Author Topic: Terminator I or II? (Read 3732 times)

JasonH · « **on:** February 27, 2008, 09:57:19 AM »

Okay so me and a mate were arguing in work today - he thinks Terminator II is the better movie because of "liquid metal".

I say the first was better - a true classic.

What say you's?

Pollux · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:11:55 AM »

Terminator 2 was good. But the original was better - by far!

I found Terminator 2 compensated its action with too much drama/explanation.

Gym dude · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:57:53 AM »

I would say Terminator 1 more action in it.

mass 04 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2008, 01:14:18 PM »

I by a mile.

BigNBloated · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2008, 01:19:02 PM »

I love T2 since it was what It was what was out when I was growing up. T1 is awesome but T2 owns big time in my opinion.

Pollux · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2008, 01:38:55 PM »

Quote from: BigNBloated on February 27, 2008, 01:19:02 PM

I love T2 since it was what It was what was out when I was growing up.

What the hell did you just say?

KingCol · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2008, 03:41:34 PM »

T2. But I hate the new edition scene where John Conners dad comes back in her dream with his "on you feet soldier". Ahh god its cheesy...
T1 is just too old. I could barley sit through it the other day.

Bluto · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2008, 03:45:57 PM »

danielson · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2008, 04:59:14 PM »

Part 2

beatmaster · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2008, 05:36:31 PM »

2 for me

scribbler · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2008, 09:33:02 PM »

2 holds up much better

T1 had some cool original ideas, but 2 expanded upon the mythology and added some revolutionary effects

I'll side with 2

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Desolate · « **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2008, 11:14:40 PM »

I think it depends on whether you prefer to see Arnold as the good guy or the bad guy.

"Hey, buddy. You got a dead cat in there or what?" - Hotel super

"Fuck you, asshole!" - Arnold

webcake · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2008, 01:13:49 AM »

Quote from: Desolate on February 27, 2008, 11:14:40 PM

I think it depends on whether you prefer to see Arnold as the good guy or the bad guy.

"Hey, buddy. You got a dead cat in there or what?" - Hotel super

"Fuck you, asshole!" - Arnold

Yeah thats why i cant decide. T1 Arnie is bad, T2 Arnie is good. Both are great.

Safe to say that T3 was the worst, though i still reckon it was pretty good.

BigNBloated · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2008, 06:12:20 AM »

Quote from: Pollux on February 27, 2008, 01:38:55 PM

What the hell did you just say?

haha whoops. I meant to say, I love T2 because that is the terminator that was out when I was growing up.

DK II · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2008, 01:43:22 PM »

I hated that "You can't run around and kill people" pussy shit...

If i had a Terminator that obeyed my command i would send him killing people 24/7.

240 is Back · « **Reply #15 on:** February 29, 2008, 08:15:02 AM »

T1 owns.

JBGRAY · « **Reply #16 on:** February 29, 2008, 02:45:57 PM »

Terminator 1. T2 was great, but was the beginning of the end of the gritty, action movie. I HATE CGI, give me puppets, real stuntmen, real car crashes, and poor effects any day of the week. Movies like Predator, the Mad Max series, Blade Runner, Death Wish, and others were just so great.

Arnold is just too great as a bad guy. T2 was, IMO, way too slick. Let's not go to T3.

Pollux · « **Reply #17 on:** February 29, 2008, 03:07:50 PM »

Quote from: JBGRAY on February 29, 2008, 02:45:57 PM

I HATE CGI, give me puppets, real stuntmen, real car crashes, and poor effects any day of the week.

Amen to that, brutha!

Earl1972 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 01, 2008, 12:47:07 PM »

T1 by a mile

anybody that prefers T2 is just an idiot easily wowed by special effects

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JasonH · « **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2008, 03:56:43 AM »

Quote from: Earl1972 on March 01, 2008, 12:47:07 PM

T1 by a mile

anybody that prefers T2 is just an idiot easily wowed by special effects

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Exactly.

Diesel1 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 02, 2008, 06:03:10 AM »

T1. I liked T3 as well. I can't understand why people were so down on that one, i thought it was good.

danielson · « **Reply #21 on:** March 02, 2008, 09:45:43 AM »

Quote from: Earl1972 on March 01, 2008, 12:47:07 PM

T1 by a mile

anybody that prefers T2 is just an idiot easily wowed by special effects

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T2 made over 4 times as much as T1

1    Terminator 2: Judgment Day    TriS    $204,843,345    2,495    $31,765,506    2,274    7/3/91
2    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines    WB    $150,371,112    3,504    $44,041,440    3,504    7/2/03
3    The Terminator    Orion    $38,371,200    1,112    $4,020,663    1,005    10/26/84

Montague · « **Reply #22 on:** March 02, 2008, 10:42:03 AM »

The stats show that T2 was more popular, but then again, so was Arnold by this time.
In fact, he was on quite a roll with other HUGE blockbusters.
He was seemingly unstoppable - not even The Last Action Hero could hurt him.

I think that by the time T3 was made his real estate value in the industry was still good, but not as hot as it was in the early 90’s.

Earl1972 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 02, 2008, 11:50:42 AM »

Quote from: danielson on March 02, 2008, 09:45:43 AM

T2 made over 4 times as much as T1

1    Terminator 2: Judgment Day    TriS    $204,843,345    2,495    $31,765,506    2,274    7/3/91
2    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines    WB    $150,371,112    3,504    $44,041,440    3,504    7/2/03
3    The Terminator    Orion    $38,371,200    1,112    $4,020,663    1,005    10/26/84

is this seriously your way of arguing that T2 was better, because more people went to see it

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danielson · « **Reply #24 on:** March 02, 2008, 12:04:12 PM »

Quote from: Earl1972 on March 02, 2008, 11:50:42 AM

is this seriously your way of arguing that T2 was better, because more people went to see it

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No, just showing that by your theory there are a lot of idiots out there. Besides, making a statement like that saying that preferring one movie over another makes you an idiot doesn't make sense. Movies are subjective and just cuz some people prefer one over another doesn't make it a better film. Even if people only like a film for its special effects, so what? Films are meant to entertain people and there are many ways to do it. I guarantee that you and pretty much anyone I know prefers Rambo over My Left Foot, yet that film won the Oscar and Rambo is destined to clean up at the Razzies