Summer of Netflix Day 30 - The Terminator

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Joel: Ok, controversial opinion time: The Terminator is better than Terminator 2. Yes, the second movie will always be known for its stunning visual effects work, and how it pushed the entire film industry forward with what it was able to do, and Terminator 2 is a fantastic movie in it’s own right, there’s no arguing that. But the original film is a tighter, cleaner script, and was able to do more with less. Even if it does have that pesky time loop plot hole that hangs over the entire Terminator franchise. Were Terminator 2 is a bigger movie, the first movie is a great chase movie. It’s not robot fighting better robot, but just a few dumb humans trying to get away, trying to survive, with an impossibly powerful machine of destruction chasing them forever. It’s more tense, it’s more deliberate and it is an incredible, well crafted bit of filmmaking. Again, Terminator 2 is great, and should be enjoyed by everyone. But don’t let the thrill of seeing the special effects of the second movie cause you to forget just how good the original is.

Chris: About 5 minutes into watching this, I made the discovery that I hadn’t actually seen The Terminator and in my childhood, I misremembered Terminator 2 with the original. I’ve never been a huge fan of the Terminator even though I’ve seen every (well, I have now) movie at least once. I still sort of partial to Terminator 2 even though I know Joel will argue all day about how The Terminator was better. The story, at it’s core, is an awkward one. John Connor is necessary for the survival of humanity in the future and, according to a note left by his mother, Conner needs to send his friend Kyle Reese back in time to bang Sarah Connor, John’s mom, so that John Connor will exist in the future to save humanity. Also, Reese knows he’s going to die and that there’s a giant Austrian robot trying to a) cock-block Reese b) kill Reese and c) kill the woman he needs to bang to save humanity. Also, talk about performance anxiety for Reese, he’s got exactly one chance to “perform” to save the world. Basically, John Connor is a time-travelling, fatally dangerous human embodiment of OKCupid.


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