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The ending of Terminator 2 still makes me blubber
- Thread starter NTGYK
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God that wrecked me as a kid
...and as an adult
...and as an adult
Him and Johnny 5. Apparently I have a thing about robots
Okay, a little levity. The head nod Hamilton gives Arnold as they are embracing hands always makes me mild chuckle a little bit.
To me it's a huge cringe moment, and the first of many to follow in the series. I prefer the tone of the first movie, so robots with emotions and giving a thumbs up is beyond dumb.
The original "happy" ending is an extra on a ton of the DVDs and Blu-ray, and YouTube of course. It fucking sucks. So glad we got the more ambiguous ending in the end.
She's like "Hell yes you self-terminate. I'm right here watching to make sure you do."
I could never "get into" that scene. I like the Terminator but I really never liked John Connor. Especially this version.
Still a great movie though.
Still a great movie though.
There's still one chip left
T3 was actually a decent action film. Let's never speak of the others again
T3 was actually a decent action film. Let's never speak of the others again
Just try not to think about the fact that molten steel is actually really dense, and the Terminator has a fairly light density chassis in comparison, so instead of sinking into the steel he should have gone about 2/3 down and then bobbed up and down like a melting cyborg cork, until he upended and sort of flopped over into a pile of goo on the surface that slowly spread out into an even layer.
Uncle Bob indeed.
I wouldn't go that far but it's definitely one of the reasons T1 is better.
Uncle Bob indeed.
I wouldn't go that far but it's definitely one of the reasons T1 is better.
It's fucking insane how much better the damaged T-800 face looks in this thumbnail here than all of the attempts at recreating it since.
I feel we have a T1/T2 thread every week but I'm ok with that. They are still great movies and I love reading about them.
I didn't feel choked up when I saw it, nor did I cringe. In my view the Terminator is acting as a machine would. There's a Sarah voice over earlier in the film which sets it up:
Its purpose served, and knowing that its further presence is a liability, the Terminator destroys itself. I found the process somewhat awe-inspiring, but it's made clear throughout the film that the Terminator has no meaningful personhood. It's as impersonal as a Speak & Spell.
Yeah, I kind of liked it too. There were some cool aspects explored, like how John lives this marginal life off the grid. The actual occurrence of Judgement Day at the end and realizing they were exactly in place to lead the resistance.
I think it had a hard time living up to T2, but in itself wasn't so bad (the subsequent films were pretty terrible). Also I really enjoyed the Sarah Connor Chronicles.
True, but I believe what people generally empathize with is the reactions of the humans involved, not the Terminator. Similar to how funerals are for the grieving not really for the dead. In the 90s, esp. if you were a kid, it was kinda heavy stuff.
I really do like how they set that up, as you say though. That was great film-making/writing.
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He doesn't have emotions, but he kind of knows how human psychology works, so he say what a person would say.