Terminator 2 isn't as good as I remember

[KeithTalent]

I don't get why this keeps coming up here.

Alien and T1 were the best of their respective series. It baffles me that people still don't see that.

not that the sequels were in any way bad, just very different types of films in comparison.

I don't know man, but I just need to make sure the right side is properly represented.

KT

 

[PricklyPete]

The kid is horrific, but the movie overall is still good fun.

 

[mikeymikec]

Almost any other action film since. T2 still has a lot going for it, but if you've seen even a handful of sci-fi films in the last 23 years, then its not going to be the mind-blowing experience it was when new.

Err, do you want films mostly for the CG or something? Did you think Avatar was an amazing movie?

T3 needed to be epic

What, like 'Gone with the Wind' epic?

Insert Terminator / GwtW cross-over reference here.

Alien and T1 were the best of their respective series. It baffles me that people still don't see that.

Alien and Aliens were two very different movies, and IMO both are brilliant. T1 and T2 are very similar movies except the latter gets a bit philosophical. I like both, but the first is better, the second is much more derivative than Aliens.

 

[poofyhairguy]

My wife dislikes T2 because she doesn't like the villain. She never saw T2 as a kid, so she only can view it with a modern perspective.

I watched it recently and it went like this:

Her: "How can it be a robot made of goo? Where is its CPU, or any of its circuitry if it is all goo?"

Me: "It just is. Maybe they are liquid circuits."

Her: "Liquid circuits, that is stupid. Why didn't anyone care about this when it came out? The villain is so dumb."

Me: "Well, back then baby a dude that could morph into different things was cool enough no one questioned it. If it came out today they would probably explain it all by saying he was made of nanites. But nanites weren't a go-to Sci Fi plot device like they are today. So lets say he is made of nanites."

Her: "But they never said nanites. All they said was he is "mimetic polyalloy" which sounds worse than the made up tech in a Star Trek show. Why didn't anyone care, and why do people this this is such a great movie?"

Me: "Baby, just pretend he is made of nanites if that gets you through the movie. I wanted to watch this with you to show you Sarah's man hating scene or when Arnie cuts down an entire police force with a gun from a helicopter, not to analyze how much we took for granted in the 90's."

 

[zinfamous]

My wife dislikes T2 because she doesn't like the villain. She never saw T2 as a kid, so she only can view it with a modern perspective.

I watched it recently and it went like this:

Her: "How can it be a robot made of goo? Where is its CPU, or any of its circuitry if it is all goo?"

Me: "It just is. Maybe they are liquid circuits."

Her: "Liquid circuits, that is stupid. Why didn't anyone care about this when it came out? The villain is so dumb."

Me: "Well, back then baby a dude that could morph into different things was cool enough no one questioned it. If it came out today they would probably explain it all by saying he was made of nanites. But nanites weren't a go-to Sci Fi plot device like they are today. So lets say he is made of nanites."

Her: "But they never said nanites. All they said was he is "mimetic polyalloy" which sounds worse than the made up tech in a Star Trek show. Why didn't anyone care, and why do people this this is such a great movie?"

Me: "Baby, just pretend he is made of nanites if that gets you through the movie. I wanted to watch this with you to show you Sarah's man hating scene or when Arnie cuts down an entire police force with a gun from a helicopter, not to analyze how much we took for granted in the 90's."

your wife is such a nerd.

 

[poofyhairguy]

your wife is such a nerd.

She didn't start out that way but I have made a lot of progress!

When we met she watched Nip Tuck and Real Housewives, now her favorite shows are BSG, Stargate SG1, and Farscape!

 

[Colt45]

i don't really like the liquid metal terminators either.

 

[Ichinisan]

I liked Alien better than Aliens.

This.

As should everyone. It's the far superior film.

KT

Also this.

Both movies rocked though. The sequel was better as an over-the-top action / sci-fi movie; the original was better as an immersive suspense / horror sci-fi movie.

 

[Kadarin]

Terminator 2 is a near perfect action scifi movie, the only flaw being the unfortunate choice of Edward Furlong as John Connor. One of the few actors I can think of who is more annoying than Shia LeBoof.

 

[blankslate]

Why are you guys bagging on Leonardo Dicaprio.

Sure he wasn't great but it was one of his first roles.


I mean he didn't grow up to work with some of the best directors as an adult and garner a couple of Oscars nods for nothing.



......

 

[Ichinisan]

Why are you guys bagging on Leonardo Dicaprio.

Sure he wasn't great but it was one of his first roles.


I mean he didn't grow up to work with some of the best directors as an adult and garner a couple of Oscars nods for nothing.



......

Troll. You know it's not Leo in "T2."

 

[ImpulsE69]

Well..Stallone was pretty good in it as well, he just traded the car for the moped.

 

[lamedude]

Stallone mentioned in a T2 thread? You just activated my trap card!

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Troll. You know it's not Leo in "T2."

Yet you can't spot the big shiny hook under the meat of intensive purposes...

 

[Eug]

poofy,

I had the same feeling about T2 as your wife when I saw T2 in the theatres. T2 was much more about the special effects, but actually specifically one type of special effect.

Yes, the morphin' metal was tres cool, but I felt the movie relied just way too much on it. EVERYTHING in the movie was morphin' metal.

 

[poofyhairguy]

She calls the villain "Goo." As in "the Terminator movie with Goo is dumb."

 

[ImpulsE69]

Stallone mentioned in a T2 thread? You just activated my trap card!

:thumbsup:

 

[Kev]

Damn how is it possible to not like T2.

Also... mandatory PREDATOR STOMPS

 

[zinfamous]

PREDATOR STOMPS

:thumbsup:

 

[glenn1]

Just saw the trailer for T5 and it looks awful beyond belief.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPPenARkdNg

 

[AznAnarchy99]

The real question is, who would win between Terminator, Predator, or Alien?!

 

[zinfamous]

The real question is, who would win between Terminator, Predator, or Alien?!

Predator waits until Terminator kills Alien, then snipes (I mean STOMPS!) Terminator, claims both as trophies.

 

[zinfamous]

Just saw the trailer for T5 and it looks awful beyond belief.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPPenARkdNg

looks like a fan trailer....but some of those images can't really have come from other sources, afaik.

but Furlong, Hamilton, Patrick from 20 years ago? I don't think so...

:hmm:

 

[ImpulsE69]

Just saw the trailer for T5 and it looks awful beyond belief.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPPenARkdNg

That is one of the worst fan made trailers ever. He didn't even try.

 

[PingSpike]

My wife dislikes T2 because she doesn't like the villain. She never saw T2 as a kid, so she only can view it with a modern perspective.

I watched it recently and it went like this:

Her: "How can it be a robot made of goo? Where is its CPU, or any of its circuitry if it is all goo?"

Me: "It just is. Maybe they are liquid circuits."

Her: "Liquid circuits, that is stupid. Why didn't anyone care about this when it came out? The villain is so dumb."

Me: "Well, back then baby a dude that could morph into different things was cool enough no one questioned it. If it came out today they would probably explain it all by saying he was made of nanites. But nanites weren't a go-to Sci Fi plot device like they are today. So lets say he is made of nanites."

Her: "But they never said nanites. All they said was he is "mimetic polyalloy" which sounds worse than the made up tech in a Star Trek show. Why didn't anyone care, and why do people this this is such a great movie?"

Me: "Baby, just pretend he is made of nanites if that gets you through the movie. I wanted to watch this with you to show you Sarah's man hating scene or when Arnie cuts down an entire police force with a gun from a helicopter, not to analyze how much we took for granted in the 90's."

I always just assumed he had a central processing core with power source, surrounded by hardened armor that kind of floated within his body and sent signals to control his form and movements. Of course, this means he had a weak point that was never really exploited. Some kind of interference to fuck up his body control or just direct heavy fire to crack the core unit. Maybe Arnold didn't have detailed files on this particular topic.