Did a robot kill a worker, or did someone improperly bypass a safety system and get themselves killed? If it has the name “robot” the human interactions should be limited and strictly defined.
What human being has never watched Terminator? I’m guessing Sarah O’Connor is probably a Skynet ambassador who was bragging about their first confirmed kill.
While I believe I have seen terminator 2, dunno about 1, but there are a ton of movies people think everyone has seen or should see that I have not. Some I even own (like Iron Giant).
I have to admit, I feel like I’m missing out on a classic. Everyone seems to have seen “The Terminator,” but somehow, I’ve never gotten around to it. It’s almost become a point of embarrassment when the topic comes up in conversations. Friends talk about iconic lines, thrilling chase scenes, and the sheer intensity of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s portrayal of the Terminator, and I can’t contribute anything because I haven’t experienced it firsthand.
Sometimes I wonder what I’ve been doing all this time, how I managed to miss out on such a cornerstone of pop culture. Was I too busy with other movies, TV shows, or just life in general? Perhaps it’s simply slipped through the cracks, overshadowed by newer releases and trends. Whatever the reason, I can’t help but feel a twinge of regret knowing that I’m not part of the collective nostalgia that surrounds “The Terminator.”
Yet, there’s a silver lining to this. Despite not having watched “The Terminator,” I still have the opportunity to discover it for the first time. While others reminisce about their initial reactions and subsequent rewatches, I have the chance to experience the movie with fresh eyes, untainted by years of hype and expectation. It’s like having a hidden gem waiting to be unearthed, a cinematic journey that’s been patiently waiting for me to press play.
Maybe now is the perfect time to finally sit down and watch “The Terminator.” I can imagine immersing myself in its gritty futuristic world, feeling the tension build as Sarah Connor tries to survive against an unstoppable killing machine. I’ll finally understand references and tributes that have flown over my head for years. Who knows, maybe I’ll even become one of those people who can’t stop quoting lines from the movie.
So, while I may not have watched “The Terminator” yet, the anticipation of experiencing it for the first time is almost as thrilling as the movie itself. It’s never too late to catch up on a classic, and I’m ready to join the ranks of those who have been captivated by James Cameron’s iconic creation.
The movie actually takes place in the present, which is now our past, not the future. There are a couple of short scenes in the future though. The first one was made before CGI and some of the animatronics and stop-motion are going to seem really bad by the standards that you’re used to now. But there are only two scenes in the whole movie that I remember standing out as obvious SFX. Otherwise it’s a really good movie. The second one is the one that most people talk about, and that one has great SFX for its era. You’re right, it’s pretty neat that you can watch an iconic movie for the first time. Some of it may seem cliche, but that’s only because everyone has copied it since. It is the original. Enjoy!
I’ve never watched Terminator. I like sci-fi generally (The Fifth Element is one of my favourite films) but I don’t know… it just never appealed to me. A lot of shooting and chasing and emoting I’m guessing? And Arnie. Not my cup of tea.
Most people who were of movie going age when the third one came out. Would you go back and watch the first two if your first exposure to the series was Rise of the Machines?
Nobody’s exposed to everything. I’ve never watched A Christmas Story and I don’t care to. I’ve never watched Back to the Future either, though it’s been on TV while I wasn’t paying attention. I’d watch those three though if I had someone to watch them with. I did however finally watch It’s a Wonderful Life for the first time last Christmas. Except for some of the angel stuff, it’s held up really well, and it had a really positive impact on me.
It’s a Wonderful Life is an amazing movie. I still watch it every few years at Christmas time.
Back to the Future is fun. The whole series is fun. Idk how well it has held up since I haven’t seen it in a long time, but as a kid they were a hoot. Watch them with a kid if you have any kids in your life.
I had an idea for a parody where the Terminator is sent to kill the dude who will become the leader of human resistance, with the twist that Arnie is sent by the humans because turns out the guy sucks as a leader.
Sarah Connor is the lead protagonist in the first Terminator movie. The terminator is a robot sent back to the past to kill Sarah, as she will lead the rebellion against the robots in the future.
Hate (love) to be that guy, but the terminator hunts her because she will give birth to her son, who is the rebel leader in the future. With the father being the time traveler soldier sent to protect her from the terminator.
Hate to be that guy, but given that she clearly instructs and directs John (as seen in the second film), she's leading the leader, thus making her the true leader the whole time
Hate to be that guy but he was a kid in that movie. He went on to be the rebel leader, without mom, as an adult, which is what the robots were trying to prevent
That’s a really big stretch. Is my school teacher the person who achieved whatever it is I am doing, or am I? Are my parents?
Not to diminish her badassery, she is one of my favorite female movie leads, but to say she leads the resistance is simply wrong. She is dead by that time. She does, as you point out, drill her son in survival skills, military tactics, guerilla warfare, everything he will need to succeed.
But that still doesn’t mean she is the leader of the resistance. By that logic the actual leader would be kyle (the soldier from the first) because he teaches the one who teaches the leader.
It’s also the worst part, every time I think I should invent time travel, I imagine people saying “you invented what? It was always around”. No reason to even try.
Many versions of fictional time travel that allow backwards travel suggest that the travel cannot happen further back than the initial use of the time machine.
Perhaps my favorite example of this (in terms of narrative, if not logic) is a time machine that is turned on, only to immediately receive a note saying “turn it off RIGHT NOW.”
That’s actually what Terminator is going to be about. There was a recent interview with the director, James Cameron, where he mentioned something about time travel. He didn’t want to spoil it before it releases though.
I’m excited to see it in theaters when it comes out!
I was saying yesterday you never hear jokes anymore so here’s one:
An Irishman walks into a bar, orders three pints of Guinness, and sits in the corner, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender approaches him and asks, “You know, they’ll go flat after a while.”
The Irishman replies, “You see, I have two brothers. One is in America, the other is in Australia, and since we parted ways, I’ve not seen either of them. By ordering three beers, I am able to toast them both wherever they are.”
The bartender, touched by this gesture, decides not to intervene, and the Irishman becomes a regular in the bar, always ordering three beers and toasting his brothers.
One day, he comes in and orders only two pints. Sensing something amiss, the bartender inquires, “I don’t want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your loss. Was it your brother from America or your brother from Australia?”
The Irishman replies, “Oh, no, neither of them has died. I’ve just given up the drink.”
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