Originally posted by FlyattractorYeah apparently the studio, Orion I think was the name, treated T1 as a quick B-movie action flick to try and create a quick buck. Cameron has stated he had to argue with the execs many times to get the finances to shoot the movie past the tanker explosion.
[b]That reminds of the joke Arnold made about how they spent more on the catering for T2 then the budget for T1. [/B]
Originally posted by -Pr-
I have no problem with people saying the second is a technically better movie, but I'll always prefer the first. Was more of a SCI-FI thriller, and there just isn't enough of those nowadays.
T2 did carry on that tradition though, just with a lot more action. But the T-1000 was damn scary to me as a kid.
But that's something that's been completely lost since T2. Nowadays the films are more like superhero films.
Originally posted by -Pr-
I have no problem with people saying the second is a technically better movie, but I'll always prefer the first. Was more of a SCI-FI thriller, and there just isn't enough of those nowadays.
Yeah. The first one definitely has a darker tone and is more gritty.
Why don't you think there aren't enough sci-fi thrillers these days? I think our standards and expectations have changed because of movies like, The Terminator. I mean, i'm sure we could sit here and fire off a hefty list.
T2 for me. I agree the first Terminator is overlooked and is great, but damn T2 was groundbreaking with the special effects and action. It was also awesome as other's have stated, to see Arnold as the T-800 as a good guy. Though for me Robert Patrick as The T-1000 was the icing on the cake. As the casting director Mali Finn stated " he has a different kind of power from Arnold's " I do love T1 for sure, but it's T2 for me.
What T1 did with a 6 million dollar budget was phenomenal. T1 managed to craft an epic, horror science fiction universe on a shoestring budget. A feat I don't think will ever be replicated to the same extent.
T2 is a classic in its own right because it expanded on the first one brilliantly. T2 also was very different and inventive.
Both are classics, but I'll go with T1.
Originally posted by Darth Thor
Jai Courtney Reese was a joke.Also it's not the same watching T1 after T2. Reese being John Connor's Dad was an amazing twist at the end if you saw it in the proper order.
Anyway if you're a fan of horror classics like Halloween and you're also a fan of Sci-Fi, then you can't not Love T1.
But I do like sci-fi and horror classics. I wasn't even born when the first movie came out, but I'm sure if I was a young kid at the time I would of loved the movie. I think people have different standards depending on the era they grew up.
Just like a kid today who saw the Star Wars originals might think they are awful because he is used to films being a certain way, in specific, films looking a lot better(visually). So for some kids the OT is all "meh". If these same kids had grown up in the late 70's when the movies first came out I guarantee they wouldn't of been going "meh" because at the time..it was some ground breaking stuff.
Similar to how people used to be fascinated by CGI and even go see movies just to see the CGI when it first became big, but now it's something we just come to expect. I can't remember the last time I thought to myself "awesome special effects!" when watching a movie. Not because the effects aren't good, but just because I've come to expect those types of stuff as standard.
Originally posted by Surtur
I also recently acquired both T2(directors cut) and the first film. I had never seen the first film before, so I gave it a shot. I just found it to be...boring. Not the entire thing, but it is like there would be stretches of boredom briefly interrupted by some parts with action.For T2, I never felt that way. Even when the action wasn't going on..I never felt bored.
When it comes to pure action though I find T3 to be the best.
Just curious.. how old are you? I'm guessing youngish being that you never even saw the original. Do you really need action throughout the film for you to be able to watch it?
IT comes down to this for me...
For nostalgic purposes I prefer T1.. I grew up on that movie and saw it when I was a kid. I was an 80's kid, so 80's type movies I always tend to enjoy. However, if you ask me which one I wanna be stuck on a desert island watching between the two.. T2 wins in this area.
Originally posted by Surtur
But I do like sci-fi and horror classics. I wasn't even born when the first movie came out, but I'm sure if I was a young kid at the time I would of loved the movie. I think people have different standards depending on the era they grew up.Just like a kid today who saw the Star Wars originals might think they are awful because he is used to films being a certain way, in specific, films looking a lot better(visually). So for some kids the OT is all "meh". If these same kids had grown up in the late 70's when the movies first came out I guarantee they wouldn't of been going "meh" because at the time..it was some ground breaking stuff.
Similar to how people used to be fascinated by CGI and even go see movies just to see the CGI when it first became big, but now it's something we just come to expect. I can't remember the last time I thought to myself "awesome special effects!" when watching a movie. Not because the effects aren't good, but just because I've come to expect those types of stuff as standard.
Never mind, I kept reading the thread and you answered my question here