Sir Alemeth
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T1 > T2 > T2
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Terminator 1 vs Terminator 2. Which do you prefer?
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Robocop
This is the correct answer, I change mine
TacticalHotdog
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GurgleBot20
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Robocop
Total Recall > Terminator 1 > RoboCop > Terminator 2
Summer Haze
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T2
Extra Sauce
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Depends which day you ask me.
Today the answer is The Terminator.
Today the answer is The Terminator.
I think T2 loses a tiny bit of it's impact if you know ahead of time that Arnie is the good guy. I watched it recently with someone who had only seen the first one and their reaction to him rescuing John at the arcade and the reveal of the T1000 as the villain was amazing. As a kid, having not paid close attention to the marketing when it was new, I remember being dumbstruck at that moment, too.
Bobby Roberts
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Today is apparently a day for being right and just.
It loses most of the rest of its impact with every line of dialog that comes squeaking out of Furlong's mouth.
If the marketing didn't give away that twist ahead of time I think that might have gone down as a plot twist on par with the one in Empire Strikes Back
Sgt. Kabukiman
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Terminator 1, it's not even close.
I adored T2 as a kid but I just can't sit through it as an adult. Sarah Connor is great in T2, I'll admit, but the first one is b-movie perfection.
I adored T2 as a kid but I just can't sit through it as an adult. Sarah Connor is great in T2, I'll admit, but the first one is b-movie perfection.
Brerlappin
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T1 is superior in almost every way
excelsiorlef
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T1 because I prefer T-800 as a villain rather than semi comedic child protector.
T2 is still great though
T2 is still great though
GurgleBot20
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Would it be ridiculous if I preferred the action scenes in 1 to 2? I get that there's more going in 2 and the set pieces are impressive, but in terms of atmosphere, sets, and sense of danger, I feel more immersed with 1's action scenes.
I don't think there's anything in 2 that compares with the Tech Noir and Police Station scenes.
I still like Terminator 2 but I feel this way at times.
I don't think there's anything in 2 that compares with the Tech Noir and Police Station scenes.
I still like Terminator 2 but I feel this way at times.
Zombie James
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An extremely close call, I'd say I slightly prefer the grittiness and smaller scale of T1. The horror emphasis really works well, it's a genuinely scary film.
T2 loses some edge as the T-1000 is not nearly as intimidating as the T-800. Also John Connor is being protected by a T-800, this near unstoppable force from the first film. T-1000 also disappears for a huge chunk of the film until finale time.
T2 loses some edge as the T-1000 is not nearly as intimidating as the T-800. Also John Connor is being protected by a T-800, this near unstoppable force from the first film. T-1000 also disappears for a huge chunk of the film until finale time.
Mortimer Brewster
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So much wrong in a single post,
Bobby Roberts
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It's not a great performance, and Cameron didn't write him well in the first place.
Ok, I can understand that perspective. I guess he just never bothered me that much because I just assumed he was a fucked up kid who was raised by some really shitty parents. In hindsight Furlong's performance isn't that great
DontBeThatGuy
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I don't hate him, I just hate him sometimes. Tolerance for that specific brand of corny may vary.
phazedplasma
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1 always
Exactly. Don't make me choose!
The Culture Vulture
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OG by a mile.
Soldiussnaku
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T2.
T2 is an action movie, straight up, but the first one always felt more like a horror film to me. The Terminator was more of straight up monster there. The visual effects and slightly comedic edge of the sequel took it away from that. The T1000 was too cool to be scary.
T1, easily for me and I love T2
It's Cameron at his lean, mean best. A stalker B-Movie with sci-fi clothes. I also thought the future war was much better when it was hinted at. Small slivers to frame to modern day story. Since the first movie launched there were those wanting to see a whole future war movie and I never ever agreed it would be an effective piece.
It's Cameron at his lean, mean best. A stalker B-Movie with sci-fi clothes. I also thought the future war was much better when it was hinted at. Small slivers to frame to modern day story. Since the first movie launched there were those wanting to see a whole future war movie and I never ever agreed it would be an effective piece.
Eh, I'm not sure there. At least in special effects. Some of the practical Terminator effects (the eye removal scene) look really bad in high definition. Meanwhile the CG T-1000 scenes in Terminator 2 looks remarkably decent given the early 90s CG in play. Terminator 2 also has practical effects work that people are still fooled into thinking was CG 20+ years later
Hippopuncher12
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T2 > T1 (Barely) just like Aliens > Alien. As others have said though they are essentially different genres so it's hard to compare.
sixteen-bit
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2 was better imo
Zombie James
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Sgt. Kabukiman
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The low budget nature of the first one makes it more acceptable for me. Arnold's stunt double in T2 is so obvious in dozens of shots.
Bobby Roberts
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I also think it's funny how people think Cameron's taste for corn and simple, mawkish bullshit was somehow a thing that popped up out of nowhere in Titanic and Avatar. Like it was unforeseeable he would have indulged in such blatant, hammy manipulation of the kind he constantly pushed in those movies...
...when he decided to end Terminator 2 with a flaming thumbs up from the killbot who understands why people cry now.
Like, that was the end of his Terminator series, at the time. That was its sendoff.
From here:
to here:
And people were like "Where did all this cheese come from?" in 1997. Unironically.
...when he decided to end Terminator 2 with a flaming thumbs up from the killbot who understands why people cry now.
Like, that was the end of his Terminator series, at the time. That was its sendoff.
From here:
to here:
And people were like "Where did all this cheese come from?" in 1997. Unironically.
fluffydelusions
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ProtomanNeo
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T2 may be more "fun", but T1 is a better film.
This actually happens quite a bit with sequels
I'm looking at you Alien, Austin Powers, Addams Family...
This actually happens quite a bit with sequels
I'm looking at you Alien, Austin Powers, Addams Family...
Vulcano's assistant
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Taking execution into account; I think the whole concept of terminator seats better with the action film. The framing on both of them is camp, but the second one embraces the camp of the premise. The whole thing about the computer engineer realizing that he has to throw his life work away is probably the best thing out of the two.
It was a low budget movie I believe and T2 got to blow it out due to its success. Edit yeah per Wikipedia may not be accurate but it was 6 mill vs 100 mill budget. Biiiiiiggg difference.
T2 for me.
And people were like "Where did all this cheese come from?" in 1997. Unironically.
Haha yup, it's definitely cheesy as hell, but goddammit, it tugs at those heartstrings
MyleMan1010
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The original Terminator is so much better. T2 was too corny, especially compared to the original. The tone changed from what could almost be considered a horror film to a cheeseball Hollywood blockbuster. And that
damn near ruined the movie altogether. T-1000 and kick ass Sarah Connor are really the only saving graces.
thumbs up at the end
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