THE TERMINATOR Tech Noir Scene(1984) Retro Sci Fi Horror

[@leopoldomodena7714]

I remember watching this in a movie theater when it first came out in 1984. I was 14 years old at the time. I still remember the audience going wild every time the Terminator would get back up. I also remember how excited I was to tell my mom about the Terminator. Needless to say, mom did not share the same excitement... The 80s...what a fantastic decade to be a teenager that was...

[@bobby1970]

You must be about the same age as me, since you say you were age 14 when you saw the movie in the theater. I was also age 14 at that time. Now I'm age 51. I was born on July 8, 1970. I really miss the good old days. It's hard to believe how many years have gone by. Seems like yesterday.

[@archdukefranzferdinand4429]

@@bobby1970 sometimes ide like to think me and my friends will look back on the 2010s with the same fondness you and also my mother and father look at the 80s. (There in there 50s, I was born 1999)

[@bobby1970]

@@archdukefranzferdinand4429 , I hear ya. So true.

[@thoevip89]

@@archdukefranzferdinand4429 The decade of 80s was as dificult or worse than traumatic as the current time of 2020. In fact, today we have more adventages than in the past and more technology.

[@esosaighodaro9281]

@@bobby1970 Nigerian here, born Jan ‘70. I was also 14 when I watched the best installment of the franchise (in my opinion). Nothing like Arnold when he’s on FULL kill mode!

[@dendanskehelt4296]

The sheer intensity Michael Biehn shows in this film is amazing. In my opinion he was the best thing about it.

[@raypestrapur2897]

Johnny Ringo!!!

[@EBR1]

I always thought he was a good actor. I liked him in "Aliens" as "Hicks" and in "The Rock" as that Navy seal commander. Also as Johnny Ringo in "Tombstone".

[@dendanskehelt4296]

@@EBR1 Agreed.

[@nahup944]

den danske helt michael also appeared in planet terror as the sheriff

[@christophersawyers5561]

Absolutely

[@raygamino6687]

When Sarah drops the bottle and the Terminator walks by in slow motion with the music in the background is my favorite part of the whole movie. Beautifully done.

[@DeformedConscience]

Agree 100%. Perfectly filmed

[@alisaleh7474]

what is the name of this song

[@mr.joseph7806]

Agree! Can't duplicate them like that anymore.

[@zadkielelijaholmeda9060]

​@@alisaleh7474BURNING IN THE THIRD DEGREE.

[@danacalla9907]

Agree 💯 it's Also my favorite part❤

[@lonestar6709]

Still the best Terminator film. Real scary. No one, and I mean no one.... could have played this role better than Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[@Ivan-wp1ne1]

2nd film as well, dark-tech, the rest is popular shit

[@Ivan-wp1ne1]

@John Doe all Aliens are cool

[@below90hz]

"No one" could have played this role better? I guess we're just going to pretend Oswald Patton doesn't exist then. No it's cool, let's all just live in your imaginary world I guess.

[@Ivan-wp1ne1]

@@below90hz well, I agree with the Lone Star: Arnie was a better fit by corpo (looks invencible), accent (non-natural)…

[@below90hz]

@@Ivan-wp1ne1 not sure if you are serious...

[@LiftedJeepTJ98]

"Come with me if you want to live" Best line of any move! Probably why it was used in multiple Terminator films.

[@Sciolist]

In 1st movie it was important because development of character arc, in 2nd movie it was necessary for Sarah to know that T800 was there to help, and knew about her very personel moment something only her son would know. After that repetition of this line just became Terminator cliche.

[@NFawc]

As a teenager I was taken to see this film at the cinema by a friend knowing NOTHING about it at all. Perfect!

[@sf2explus184]

at the time i was 1 but remember the hype surrounding T2 movie when it came out and was about 9.

[@NFawc]

@@sf2explus184 When T2 was coming out I went to GREAT lengths to find out NOTHING about it. Literally nothing. On the morning of the day I was going to see it I was driving to work, turned on the radio, and immediately, "...and this time Arni is the good guy..." before I could turn it off... Gŕrrrrttttt!

[@Motoko1134]

lucky guy

[@JSSTyger]

...and you came out of the theater with a buzz cut and an Austrian accent.

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

I saw _Remo Williams_ instead. In my defense, I was 13 and my friend and I would've risked getting kicked out if we'd tried to get into R-rated _Terminator._ Needless to say, this has held up better than _Remo Williams._

[@plissken2156]

Fun fact: The uniform cop (aka - 1L19) at 5:45 is William Wisher. He not only helped write the script and the novelizations of both The Terminator and Terminator 2, he also played the photographer who snaps those pictures of Arnold's T-800 at the Galleria Mall in Terminator 2.

[@bigb488]

👍

[@GNX157]

Doesn’t he also play an officer again in one of the later films?

[@plissken2156]

@@GNX157 The two Terminators and The Abyss are the only ones I know about.

[@ardiekepoo744]

@@plissken2156 makes sense, all movies were directed by James Cameron.

[@NoName-eo2mv]

Every terminator fan worth his salt knows that, wisher also wrote scripts for more terminator films which all got ignored, but seeing the rubbish since T2 it might of been worth a look

[@jeanlove8510]

The overlapping tracks plus the contrast between the slow dancing people and the sheer violence about to unleash is pure genius. The first time the Terminator gets back up you know you are in for something special. Mind blown

[@scrinsons]

^ This. One hell of a scene.

[@gregkosinski2303]

James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is James Cameron.

[@apphappy3796]

Yes it was GENIUS.

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

@@gregkosinski2303unfortunately he’s probably going to ruin this franchise further by rebooting it without the iconic terminator itself. He recently talked about it in an interview, focusing on the AI aspect itself.

[@rodrigogonzaga1390]

Man, it's impressive how Arnold behaved just like a cyborg on the first Terminator. His attitude, the makeup on him... everything was perfect! He deserved an Oscar for that!

[@HailAnts]

Back then it was kind of a joke, in that Ah-nold found the absolute perfect acting role, an emotionless robot! 😂

[@sevach]

He shows 0 emotion, no anger, no anxiety, no frustration... he truly looks like a machine.

[@eng954]

Does a cyborg blink?

[@farmanguliyev]

in T2 he is doing better

[@psychiater123]

@@farmanguliyev no, there he is nearly a clown, t2 ist just comedy, t1 is pure hard stuff

[@waraspan755]

When it took a whole film to destroy one single Terminator. A great film.

[@charleswest6372]

Best of the Terminator. Sequels sucked.

[@kd9-3.73]

@@charleswest6372 second one didn't

[@AnMComm]

@@kd9-3.73 Second one had brilliant script and marvelous acting by Robert Patrick, but still didn't have the extreme intensity and the soundtrack the first one had. It was almost on par, but not actually better.

[@maverickmic]

@@JoseRRodriguez yea this is horror really. Second is Thriller action, Third thriller action comedy then....

[@ilikemoomoo]

@@AnMComm you must be high. T2 had superior everything

[@cryp4life509]

Who else wanted to keep watching?

[@blazinpuffs]

I love how Reese knows how dangerous a terminator is. He doesn't monologue he doesn't try to get his attention with words he just gets straight to business and unloads on his ass.

[@mr.joseph7806]

They can't be bargained with, can't be reasoned with, they destroy everything and dgaf

[@chlorophil545]

"It can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with, it does not feel pity, or remorse, and it will not stop ever until you are dead."

[@pdmore123]

❤

[@charleswinston9665]

He better have. Cause Terminator was blow her cap back! 😂

[@chrissiano82]

Reese just starts bussin no grandiosity just blasting

[@dvdeus1]

I can't tell how much I love this movie. The chemistry between Biehn and Hamilton was incredible.

[@KyleReese1984]

They're the perfect couple

[@sangeetapaul559]

Is it true??​@@KyleReese1984

[@sangeetapaul559]

Is this true?

[@KyleReese1984]

@@sangeetapaul559 Yes, he said it later in an interview

[@selinaogorman8380]

This scene gives me chills and that stare is so scary but brilliant.

[@tonyjones1560]

In hindsight, I wonder what the impact would have been had The Terminator smiled maniacally before going into "kill mode?" That cold flower *was* scary, though. No doubt!

[@antonioallen1763]

The man was a Promethius. It's Arnold (the GOAT of Body building!). Conan the Barbarian for Pete's Sake! It doesn't matter how much CGI or whatever they use now, the muscle, the scowl and stare is ALL Schwarzenegger! Intimidating without the need for special effects. The first movie is still better than all the sequels combined.

[@davidcurry2390]

@Wilfrans Millan I Dont AGREE TO ME THE T-1000 WAS WAY MORE SCARRIER He WALK UP TO IMPALE YOU AND WALK AWAY !!

[@christophepanstarrs3538]

The sequence at Tech Noir, with the music, is purely magical. It remained engraved in my memory.

[@apphappy3796]

I couldn't have said it better.

[@reubenalvear1975]

I love your comment. I saw this film when it came out. At that time I was 7 yrs old. This scene has left an indelible and infinite imprint on me.

[@dondokken9737]

80s music rocks 🎸 One of the best movies ever

[@TheGreatAlan75]

Yessir

[@9562david]

Hell yea

[@johnmc3862]

And sound effects.

[@benalkebulan9519]

1:43 pls what’s the song?

[@francescof.9290]

@@benalkebulan9519 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXqzc5qLgKyXj80

[@michaelbleckler9072]

This is a absolute classic. Mom and dad rented this on vhs when I was a kid and Arnold scared me. Had to sleep in bed with my mom and dad for two days. Horror and syfy! Classic.

[@matthewbingham4748]

haha me too. I was a scared little kid after watching this. I think this is the first rated R movie I saw. Good times

[@cobraninja2968]

I liked Arnold after watching terminator 2 and recognized him in last action hero

[@davemustaki134]

I have strange nightmares of Arnie and the characters he has played in many movies I'm not sure why that is? But I do love the guy and his movies.... really strange I never had them as a kid but now as an adult I do?

[@KYoung-kj7hr]

Yeah me too, i was about 11 years when i watched this movie the first time with my dad. I was scared and fascinated by Arnold's performance at the same time.

[@KYoung-kj7hr]

Especially the way he looks at 5:49 scared me

[@Dean4511]

Probably one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. The action and effects were great for its time, but it was the storyline that really set it apart. Mankind doomed by the very AI he created. The fact that leading scientists and experts in the field are still warning us of a similar fate yet to come makes the film ominous even to this day.

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

Easily among the best. I grew up during the original Star Wars era, and as the best of those films, _Empire_ ranks very high. But now that I'm an adult, I think this is probably better.

[@АндрейКоновалов-з7б]

Между тем Искусственный Интеллект интенсивно развивается ...

[@zubiproductions9440]

Man everything about this scene is perfect. The music, the build up, the acting, everything. They just don’t do it like this anymore. Btw - Sarah knocking over a bottle with her elbow saved humanity.

[@guillaumemaurice3503]

Btw - Sarah knocking over a bottle with her elbow saved humanity. SO TRUE!!!!

[@Ginger_Time_Lord]

Me three on the bottle thought saving humanity

[@Boxingbear]

Canada Dry !

[@paolo-1283]

You forgot the little detail, Arnold's eyebrows got burned in the fire that's why the skin looks swolen.

[@mooseyman74]

The club bouncer saved humanity. Maybe not 😄

[@MerlinOpeth]

Only Arnold could play terminator.

[@annereilley4892]

They should have cast Nicholas Cage!

[@insanelanegaming5167]

@@annereilley4892 "oh no the shotgun, not the shotgun!!"

[@Rastinfilm]

He does not need to play. He is what he is!

[@davemustaki134]

Oj Simpson was going to be the terminator originally

[@dailamoc]

Terminator plays Arnold, FYI

[@antd8259]

Never get tired of watching this scene. So 80s, so punk, … can’t get any better. Saw this movie a million times back in the day on HBO which was THE channel back then. So many great movies came on there that I still watch today. The song, You got me burning” just builds the climax along with all the slo-mo.

[@reubenalvear1975]

Yep. A brilliant and excellently timed use of slo-mo.

[@gutspraygore]

This is a movie I'd watch over and over. Cameron truly stayed to his concept. The Terminator wouldn't hesitate, it wouldn't roar before it attacked, it was intelligent, just did it's job and was nigh-unstoppable and not the least bit self conscious about its burnt eyebrows.

[@DMT932]

😅

[@joethekinghawk7514]

Focus on the task at hand. The burnt eyebrow part was funny. Dude where are your eyebrows? 🤣🤣🤣

[@GNX157]

A minor bother for me was that he pulled the gun and didn’t have a round chambered. A terminator should of been prepared better for the kill.

[@mr.griffingriffin3997]

But he did check his hair after putting on his sunglasses in the bathroom … hilarious!

[@stuartwesthall]

I always liked that little touch. I mean, it's a machine but it's an infiltrator so I reckon it would make sense for it to have a check algorithm for visual appearance. I always imagine that scroll down menu flashing up 'GOOD ENOUGH ' 😄

[@yogasity]

Arnold's ability to make us believe he is a robot computer scanning the room is amazing...

[@joethekinghawk7514]

He was definitely the right guy for this part. Just to think, they were thinking about giving OJ Simpson this roll, wow how that would have turned out.

[@AchtungBaby77]

@@joethekinghawk7514 Lance Henriksen was also considered, since his slender frame and "ordinary" appearance made him suitable as an infiltrator. Some of Cameron's initial sketches of the Terminator had Lance's likeness. Ultimately though, I still believe Arnie was the right choice - his massive frame and robotic voice really made it believable that there was metal underneath all that muscle. Lance got his opportunity to play an android a couple years later in Aliens (also directed by Cameron) and did an absolutely stellar job at it.

[@joethekinghawk7514]

@@AchtungBaby77 it would have been interesting to see him cast as the terminator as well, well a more slimmed down version of a terminator.

[@Resterminador]

Well, acording to the making of the terminator 1, james cameron tells Arnold when he is acting as the T-800 that he also needs to look the places and make moves like a surveillance camera, that's why this T-800 its so robotic on its movements

[@srujan00]

Keanu Reeves would've made a great terminator, like a T-1000 or something

[@davidkaneda3317]

The slow mo build up of Arnie searching with that tune playing is just sheer brilliance!

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Schwarzenegger was so perfectly cold and terrifying in this movie and Linda Hamilton was brilliant too by being cute and innocent at first but by the end of this original movie she’s well on the way to being the kick ass momma that Sarah Connor has to become.

[@goodbadbill]

Arnold was perfect here.

[@SD78]

A strong female character arc? In a film? Why isn't she automatically the best at everything like Rey?

[@drlee2]

Agree, I feel like both actors gave their best performances of the franchise in this film.

[@saongpark2423]

Arnold originally wanted to play Reese character, until Cameron talked him into playing the terminator. This role paved Arnold Schwarzenegger into super stardom.

[@glow2590]

@@saongpark2423 Originally Lance Henricksen was going to play the Terminator instead of the Detective character.

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

In spite of all the special effect advances in all of the sequels, this one is still the BEST!!

[@JGD185]

No way lol this was great but T2 blew this out of the water

[@CephlonMayngrum]

1 is best

[@mikawelll]

T2 is way better. But T1 is also very good.

[@mikehus7439]

@@mikawelll 100%

[@Squarepeg001]

Agreed. I think a lot of its power comes from how successfully it blends different genres, from police procedural to sci-fi to the kind of horror centered around a relentless and unstoppable Michael Myers type villain which certain niche audiences would have been used to at the time. And then to cap it all - a believable but inevitably doomed love story. Phew! Anyone who grew up loving 1950s noir and the pinnacle of its 1970s evolution in Scorsese sodium-saturated cityscapes (and who don’t mind an infusion of ‘80s techno beats) will find much to admire in the movie. You can see the influence of Bullit and Taxi Driver in the car scenes, the crucial difference being how Cameron opted for vulnerability and lack of the cool factor when developing the character of Reese. He may be just as taciturn and lone wolf and competent with a large caliber gun as Dirty Harry but making him closer to a hobo than a Steve McQueen allows the desperation of his circumstances to come through. He knows the odds are stacked against him. The nightmare world from which he comes only adds depth and pathos to his character. Killer robot movies may be a dime a dozen, but this is definitely a one of a kind tour de force. Cameron was wise not to try to repeat the formula for Judgement Day.

[@stuartwesthall]

Everything about this scene is perfection, but my god, the way Arnie does that tiny little head tilt downwards as the terminator turns back around and acquires visual lock on is just beyond awesome. Such a tiny little physical gesture, but so cold and machine like....

[@sevenfd3s822]

my favorite is how he did that quick tilt with the uzi to shoot around the booth while still maintaining perfect posture, then immediately stands up straight walking briskly towards connor who was pinned by the dead bystander

[@reubenalvear1975]

Yep. Schwarzenegger nailed the detailed physical gestures. Another spot where that stands out is just before the police station mayhem when the T-800 scans the environment right after the policeman @ the desk tells him he can't see Sarah Connor.

[@everready19373]

I was in the Air Force and we were TDY to Adana Turkey. Someone had this playing in the day room in the barracks. I grabbed a seat and did not move for the entire movie. That room was dead quite, everyone watching the movie in awe.

[@BASSstarlet]

Worse than the terminator is the authoritarian islamofascist turkey regime, which has invaded every state it borders, with the help and tolerance of America

[@maranainfirmux777]

I absolutely love that shotgun firing sound. Extremely loud and with a lot of echo. That does sound like something that could knock back even a Terminator.

[@reubenalvear1975]

I also love the shotgun firing sound, as it's so thunderous, along with the Uzi. This is the sound mix I prefer. If I correctly remember they later remastered this film's sound and this scene's audio didn't pack the same punch, imo.

[@Jonslondon]

That scope on that gun.....god I love the 80s man

[@richardclarke376]

Saw this at college in 1985 and it blew my mind. Still holds up very well today.

[@cookiemonsterdayz]

Are you still in college? Dude, you must really like it there ;-)

[@eugenyseraclimov3837]

​@@cookiemonsterdayz he's an old grupmin' PhD or something

[@kommisar.]

@@eugenyseraclimov3837 The original Van Wilder.

[@nepntzerZer]

If you where in collage in 85 that would make you pretty old.

[@Motoko1134]

@@nepntzerZer stay in school

[@dongilleo9743]

I remember seeing this movie when it first came out, in a full theater. At that moment at about 4:24, when the Terminator starts to get up, there was an audible gasp from the audience. This scene really establishes just how threatening, unstoppable, and relentless the Terminator was.

[@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX]

What was everybody’s reaction when it got up from the explosion at the end?

[@KeksimusMaximus]

@@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX gay sex. Yes, they literally started to have unprotected gay sex in the cinema

[@moontan91]

@@KeksimusMaximus it was too much for me. that's when i left the cinema to get some fresh air. lol

[@KeksimusMaximus]

@@moontan91 Right??? I literally ran out of the cinema despite the fact I was born in 1993, years after the movie release

[@KeithH02]

Remember these days, when movies were actually good ?

[@apphappy3796]

YES i do

[@keithginyard7696]

One of the best action scenes in a movie ever. Simple and well paced with good dialogue.

[@MrImastinker]

Watching this scene again, one thing I didn't pick up on before was Kyle's expression facing down the Terminator. The second he's got the bastard in his sights, his eyes narrow, his lip curls and he's *snarling* as he blasts away. No fear, no hesitation. Kyle's a soldier, and he's got a job to do. God damn, Michael Biehn is awesome.

[@vladimirdoskocil399]

YES!!

[@largol33t1]

Michael Biehn is such an underrated actor.

[@FilthTribeFTP]

Yupp, him and Bill Paxton became my 2 top favorites ever since I had seen Aliens when I was little. It's a shame Michael went down the road he did, he had so much potential, but that's the all too common path for extremely talented artists or just brilliant people in general. I don't know what it is about addiction that all to often correlates with that, but it's a sad truth.

[@AntDarHaw]

Indeed

[@talospd]

Michael Biehn acted fuck out of this movie

[@Johnny_Thunder]

The physical acting Arnie did in this movie was amazing. From the way he spun around when he heard Sarah on the phone to the dead faced robotic state he had were amazing. He did not seem like he was overplaying the role, it was perfect and natural.

[@GGGritzer]

Favourite scene, as the Terminator gets back up, Sarah's facial expression, which is horrified in total disbelief and shock, not to mention out & out fear is phenomenal.

[@uomodonore245]

I know, fantastic acting by Linda Hamilton.

[@andreiamaral8595]

My favorite scene is the garage chase. Cadillac Eldorado x Dodge Monaco.

[@israeliqueen153]

if you see a muahfukah take a couple buck shots & get back up, you'd be in disbelief too.

[@sallydavies9253]

Brilliant acting you would be so shocked to see a guy get up from multiple shots from a shotgun.

[@NormAppleton]

It's also that she suddenly believes Reese. It's a lot to process in a few seconds and Hamilton does a great job at it.

[@xander-R467]

This soundtrack... The whole movie is just a masterpiece!!! Legendary

[@Tony-Plinkett]

Sounds like the original soundtrack! Hard to find these days... 😎

[@mr.joseph7806]

They don't make them like this anymore.

[@geraldwilson681]

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn we're a perfect trio for this film. Great to see Arnold and Linda reprise their roles even in the most recent films of the Terminator legacy. Superb acting from them!!👍

[@FlexinGains]

ARNOLD WAS PRIME HERE... HE WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF THE BEST ON THE BODYBUILDING STAGE, BUT HE NAILED IT WITH THE TERMINATOR RIGHT AFTER HIS BODYBUILDING CAREER. GREAT PLOT!

[@jackluminous6024]

His greatest role to me is Conan the Barbarian! Fuggin Epic! CROM!

[@FlexinGains]

@@jackluminous6024 hey , haha do you recommend this film, I never seen it before but i've heard of it... whats the plot about peace!

[@ek1246]

Man T1 and T2 were amazing movies, I'm soooo glad they never made any more after that! 😁

[@marciocardoso75D]

keep dreaming 🤮

[@vassilip.mironov8661]

Same for the 1st Matrix!

[@wattsnottaken1]

E K I see what you did there 😏

[@wattsnottaken1]

Vassili P. Mironov we don’t talk about reloaded and revolutions. They didn’t happen end o story 😎

[@joethekinghawk7514]

Lol 🤣🤣 they didn't

[@DiaNa-wx5eo]

Величайший фильм, фильм- эпоха . Даже сейчас смотрится на одном дыхании. Как же он смотрелся в конце 80- х начале 90- х годов!

[@mickeybowmeister1944]

There's something about 80's American cars and trashy Los Angeles at that time that's so cool. Like a real GTA.

[@gabrieldelimaferreira8024]

PJ45 L E A 45JF NO MEU

[@celaodias1447]

Today, the days suck from hell 😖

[@notthatdigusted7468]

Makes me feel like my pre-school years living in a rougher part of Los Angeles.

[@fibboobbif]

Late 60s early 70s cars even better to crush ;-) i am so glad i was there in LA in 1980 and 1982 to smell that atmosphere .

[@stevengondosiswanto4732]

You mean GTA Vice City, right ?

[@danstar1985]

Why can't they make movies like this anymore? The cold, dark horror like feel this film had was nothing short of pure genius! This has to be my favourite scene in T1, just love the atmospheric build up of the T800 encountering Sarah for the first time and Reese just unloading that sawn off a dozen times haha 😍 This scene is just a huge explosion of retro awesomeness that kick starts the action and relentless chase throughout the entire movie! It's just perfect, the music, the scenery, the horror... Man they just can't replace that vibe!

[@gkroll8467]

The sequel sucks Arnold da good guy makes me puke that kid was so fucking annoying

[@chucky3285]

Because of modern technology and trying to be to advanced this was classic 80s here

[@bratticuss]

Well we have to check boxes today.

[@oddities-whatnot]

Todays generation want everything to be CGI perfection.

[@Rondo2ooo]

@@oddities-whatnot ...with shitty script and artificial atmosphere. Totally agree.

[@johnkennedy1993]

2:26 the way Kyle Reese watches Sarah in this second is just amazing...

[@belabaksay-roka900]

There is nothing amazing about her ... Biehn is an actor with completely average acting skills... Arnold is a much better actor than Biehn. He can look much more 'amazing' seeing than Biehn ...

[@ashy_gee6]

I love every bit of the music in this film. The electric, bad guy theme, chase and thriller tone. 80s music really is great it was like experimenting phase the world went through.

[@clarkw4028]

Very rich period to be alive in! Great music, great action packed movies (thanks to the women’s liberation), and people had thick skin (unlike today’s snowflake generation)!

[@michaelvaughn8864]

Techno music was really beginning to come into its own then, too, Mr. or Ms. Gee. It fit the film's futuristic vibe like a hand in glove👌

[@michaelvaughn8864]

It was becoming more mainstream by then. That's what I really should've said

[@handsomesquidward5160]

I love the soundtrack starts at 3:05

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

Man I love this scene so much. There are so many movies from this era I wish I could go back and experience for the first time, again.

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

About the closest you can come is to watch this and then listen to _Feels Like the First Time_ by *FOREIGNER.* 🎸🤟🎤🎶🥁

[@ToTheNines87368]

This scene is so great. The tension, the cinematography in general. The use of slow motion and overlapping soundtrack of the in world dance song and the industrial terminator theme. Probably my favorite scene of all time.

[@EclecticCleric]

I don't think it's slow motion. I'm nearly sure Cameron had the actors dance slow so the Terminator looks improbably fast.

[@antonleimbach648]

Still one of the greatest Sci Fi - action movies ever. Watching this in the theatre was mind blowing.

[@arsnotory5143]

I wish the latter terminator movies had this kind of vibe.

[@superjosh3439]

Ye I agree

[@michaelvaughn8864]

That's because it was an original concept and such a novel idea. Nothing like it had never been seen before in a movie. I was in awe when I first saw it as a high school freshman in October, 1984

[@FatalDyZr]

The problem with the new ones is that It doesn't have the same horror vibe the first one has And the last one is young arnold aint young no more lmao but atleast we have these gems to rewatch

[@michaelvaughn8864]

@@2684dennis Actually, sir, I've seen just the first 3 ones. I've never seen any of the others. I think they've killed it with all these ridiculous sequels. It's insanity at its worst. It's a money making franchise, and I get that. But, truth be told, it plain ruined a great series that should've stayed a trilogy

[@michaelvaughn8864]

@@FatalDyZr True that, sir. I couldn't agree more

[@adamtrons]

The original TERMINATOR is still my favorite. Solid story, acting, VFX and music. T2 was good but I felt Arnold was a more scary or menacing stalker in the original. Now someone needs to recreate this Tech Noir bar, (minus the killing people) so that Terminator fans have a place to hang out. LOL 🤖

[@jackluminous6024]

This first film is the best by far! One of the greatest films ever made! The entire movie is a chase scene, very much like Mad Max Fury Road!

[@liveslugreaction6509]

@Rev an yeah i agree with you but definitely arnold killed it in the first one as a ruthless cyborg

[@MrAllan875]

Thought I was the only one who saw T1 as the best. He was ruthless.

[@ToTheNines87368]

Very different types of movies. Kind of similar to Alien vs Aliens. Maybe not as contrasting, but close.

[@rekunta]

Yeah I prefer the original as well. In fact, I still consider it Cameron’s best work to date. I just could never buy the humanity they tried to give the Terminator in the sequel. _”I know now why you cry, but it’s something I can never do”._ It didn’t work for me.

[@kylecrane4376]

That scene where he scans past as she bends down to pick up her glass still makes the hair on my neck stand up. Really nicely done.

[@adventreaper]

That's probably my favorite scene in this whole movie. Like watching a great white swim through a bunch of dolphins...and sarah just happens to be in his blind spot. Nobody is ready for whats next, not even Kyle Reese. Not really.

[@danskyl7279]

The ambience sound effect or whatever sounds eerie, it enhance the "death" aura to full effect.

[@AzorAhai1209]

Back then when Terminator movies were so good 🙄

[@GGGritzer]

Movie, because there really is only one. Several tributes after. But this one stands all alone.

[@Mr.Honest247]

Because James Cameron wrote and directed them himself. Don’t go saying now that his minuscule involvement in Dark Fate was any indication on this mans movie making skills because if the movie was HIS movie to write and direct, he’d knock it out of the park just like he did with Terminator 1 and 2. He needs to write it and direct it himself or it’s a fail.

[@GGGritzer]

@@Mr.Honest247, I agree, T2 was good. But nowhere in the same league of the first. It was probably the better of all of the cash in sequels but it lacked a lot of what the first had.

[@MrRobjs83]

T2 was considered overall the best because it was the most successful at the box office and top notch special effects plus didn't it win an oscar? Idk but it's considered one of the best movies of all time but it's also because it was more kid friendly, it was basically PG-13 compared to this one, while it did have some horror in it as well, it just didn't have the same dark atmosphere as this and Robert Patrick wasn't nearly as terrifying as Arnold was in this. He actually kinda resembles Michael Myers

[@GGGritzer]

@@MrRobjs83, it was a flawed but entertaining Si Fi film. SFX by the bundle & lots of big bangs. First was a damn near perfect Sci Fi/Horror. An element sadly missed in the cash in sequel.

[@mrzoinky5999]

This film and Aliens are the only two films that had me literally on the edge of my seat in the movie theatres - the intensity was sky high.

[@cybergothika6906]

If you pause approximately around 4:10 or 4:11 you can see a little electric blue spark. Amazing attention to details from the FX guys. Plot wise, Kyle knew exactly where to shoot.

[@bigb488]

4:11

[@WiIdbiII]

Wow. I've seen this movie about a hundred times , and never noticed that until now.

[@cybergothika6906]

@@WiIdbiII It took me one night at the youtube to finally see it after decades. Talk about crazy.

[@mickesmanymovies]

This is one of my favourite movies, and I've seen it at least a dozen times... NEVER caught that before! Awesome detail! -THANKS!

[@Extreme96PL]

You can also hear metalic sound when shot hits endoskeleton first Terminator had great detail including fact that T-800 skin starts to rot later in movie because Kyle probably hit heart.

[@Traderjoe]

I saw this in the theater back in the day and me and my high school friends walked out of the theater afterwards and we felt invincible. It was the coolest movie we had even seen till that point. It’s still got it.

[@ZealwoodGaming]

2:05 I've always loved how those 4 light synth notes transition from a moment of relief to high tension so quickly as he turns around, amazing scene

[@elarrioguajardo208]

You're in a public place, you'll be safe until we get there

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

Sarah: what if it's a robot from the future?

[@sunnymitra6372]

@@RandolphTheWhite1 It's not a Robot.....it's a Cyborg.......Cybernetic Organism..........Cyberdyne Systems Model 101

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

@@sunnymitra6372 actually technically terminators are Androids, not cyborgs. Cyborgs are living organisms with mechanical attachments to augment performance. Terminators are metal robots with an outer layer of living tissue, used as a disguise, due to its use as an infiltration robot.

[@partyfavors9238]

@@sunnymitra6372 I have to see Sarah!

[@davidharrison7014]

There's 30 cops in this building.

[@Latchobuhl]

James Cameron Made one of the best films of all time.

[@mastermindmartialarts]

The buildup and tension in this scene is ridiculous. It builds and builds and builds, the slow motion making all the more intense. Then all hell breaks loose. Classic Cameron style.

[@KenshoBeats]

Good ol times. Always loved the way the sound and slow mo is treated when T-model is approaching his victim, brilliant.

[@RS-do1of]

Was there anything more awesome that The Terminator crunching the bouncer’s hand in a fairly unbothered/mildly distracted way. Those moments are such great pieces of film. Would love to do that in real life!

[@RajKumar-xs6ue]

Me too

[@patrickjohnson1309]

Me to

[@miketalas7998]

Me Three!!! :D

[@wgromit7575]

"You're in a public place so you'll be safe 'til we get there..." Ah, how times have changed. I was 9 years old when I saw this in the theaters, the line was out the door and around the block for this movie. It's still one of my favorite films! If you'll humor the social commentary, this movie was considered hell-a violent at the time. I remember people saying it was 'too violent to watch.' Even though mass shooting had started before 1984 in the US, the idea of someone coming into a club and shooting people indiscriminately only existed in movies. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming this movie or even Hollywood. I'm just reflecting on the past and where we've come from. I really do think everyone in our society was more grounded, humble, concerned, selfless, and empathic of each other back then. And no one looked at this qualities or traits as weak or soft, they were considered healthy. We weren't concerned with being 'alpha males' or in being part of a 'power couple.' I look back to that time and think that even I was more empathetic of the life around me. I wonder what changed for me, for all of us?

[@2Bunphettered788]

This needed to be written. 👍

[@hectorlopez1069]

I love that music. You got me burning.

[@joethekinghawk7514]

Terminators burn the place down.

[@13strigoi69]

Tahnee Cain and the Tryanglz. You can find the full songs here on the Tube.

[@александрсалтанов-л7р]

Один из лучших фильмов. Настоящий боевик фантастика. Страшный по настоящему и захватывающий.

[@Chrishagen]

Michael Biehn was superb in this movie and was missed in the sequels

[@tiaferrandino4881]

Yep they did have a scene with him in the sequel but they took it out. (He was in Sarah's dream.) Wish they kept it in :(

[@danskyl7279]

​@@tiaferrandino4881Technically it is in, the directors cut which imo makes T2 which is an already great movie to even better.

[@taegotkash]

@@danskyl7279That’s the only version I saw the 2 hr 35 min cut and it was awesome

[@joaquindelarosa1215]

This film is a masterpiece of science fiction horror. None of the sequels even come close. This science fiction is now a science reality. It is all horrifyingly real.

[@rosario508]

I wholeheartedly agree. Most people say T2 is better but NOTHING beats the original!

[@joaquindelarosa1215]

@@rosario508 not even close!

[@ST19859]

@@rosario508 Sorry but T2 is just superior in every way, and I say that as a kid of the 80s. T1 is a classic but the action, pacing, storyline, music all blow this one away.

[@rosario508]

@@ST19859 You should be sorry

[@curtisjohnson9910]

T2 was great

[@lifewouldbeadream]

Sheer brilliance...and nostalgia. That scene was so perfect and legendary now. I was born in 1984 and this is everything that was perfect about that year and the 80s in general.

[@xrpfreak7881]

I was there and I can say 84 might have been the best year ever, followed closed by 83, 85 and 86. 84 was perfection or the best we could hope for.

[@corrycuster3158]

At the risk of just simply repeating the obvious things said by many other people before me the music, the way that it fit the scene the buildup of the intensity the emotions that are conveyed. This is probably one of the single best examples in cinematic history where the music and the scene simply melted together and created absolute perfection

[@EvaSlayAllDay334]

I love the way the music slows down, freezing every moment in time and showing the importance of everything in this scene. Her dropping something and bending to get it, the people dancing blocking his view, every single thing affected the outcome of the future and its importance.

[@weeardguy]

Yeah, when slow motion actually added something to a movie instead of the over-used slows and CGI today (not to mention a whole bunch of camera-operators who apparently seem to have trouble keeping a camera reasonably still (or just shoot from whatever kind of stationary object) or shake the camera on purpose for the whole fucking movie...)

[@tanler7953]

Brilliant directing.

[@Legendary_Cheese_Wizard]

I swear T1 and T2 had the dopest vibes! If they made the whole Terminator series like this it would be one of the best film series of all time

[@gustavonoelcarlosmata8817]

Awesome type of movies that has gone, and will never come back!

[@thisguy4397]

A moment of silence for mr Reese accuracy with that shotgun. Didn't hit none of those people behind the terminator.

[@fabe4youth]

That man was a true warrior, had no fear and what made him an efficient shooter

[@neilfeinberg7825]

I had to wait till he moved on you. Yeah well 6'1" 235 lbs of terror don't wear pin stripe tie & checker board shoes. Good guess Reese!

[@SuperNikita666]

Mr Reese, dirty, hungry, not shaved, ready to fight for his life or his mission.

[@SamLemont]

Might be using slugs instead of buckshot?

[@golgotretze]

Actually, he didn't care. His orders were to save Sarah to make possible the birth of John. End of story. He himself was expendable, and he knew it. If he didn't manage, humanity would go extint. End of story.

[@thoreo7390]

“You got me burnin” Nice foreshadowing

[@paulkane7771]

This was really a groundbreaking movie. Not so much from special effects (it really didn't have that much), but the action, the tension, the story were off the charts!

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

The story is king. That's what puts this head and shoulders above the other T movies for me. I rank T3 second and T2 third. After that, who cares.

[@pdmore123]

Perfect film

[@drlee2]

@@I_Fight_Instacart I also put the dialogue, characters, and acting in T1 above all other Terminator films. Every actor in T1 nailed their parts making their respective characters feel fully realized. They never acted like they were in a movie. And the dialogue feels natural and normal even today. The biggest trait of T1 is that it is a legitimate horror film that happens to have elements of the action, thriller, and sci-fi genres. As a standalone, T1 is basically a horror movie.

[@TigerUpperCut22]

some people still think terminator 1 was an action movie, but actually it was a horror movie with science fiction elements.

[@paulohagan3309]

Plus action

[@TreeGreenOak]

This is the best Terminator move. I love it so prehistoric.

[@undertheblue2006]

This scene is just epic! One of the all time classics for sure

[@davidcolantuono3622]

She's scared of the man who is her protector at Tech-Noir, but she's unaware that there's someone *ELSE* that she really should be scared of that's also at Tech-Noir. She quickly comes to that realization soon enough.

[@gwillis9797]

I love this scene. Sarah, don't understand what is going on. The Terminator is in the tech bar looking for Sarah from her picture. Reese is looking for the Terminator, which he doesn't know what he looks like until he tries to kill her. Everything has to be slit second timing to save Sarah.

[@reptongeek]

I do still wonder though how Sarah didn't get shot! The Terminator could have shot her by accident when Kyle started shooting and at least one of those Uzi bullets could have hit her too

[@gwillis9797]

When I was in the Army I was not taught to put the weapon on ( full automatic) unless you have to because, one of the reasons is it's used as a suppressive technique and the other is that you want to hit as many targets as possible. This means you don't care because YOU ARE NOT AIMING THE WEAPON). AIMING THE WEAPON, saves bullets and accomplishments more. The Terminator didn't have time to aim the weapon he calculated his chances just by ( spraying) the club and some people was getting hit and some not. A " 9 millimeter " , bullet is not a heavy bullet but you could carry a lot and it has less recoil it still could do damage. A 5.6 millimeter ( AR-15 or 16 ) is not designed to go through people, etc and hit targets. A 5.6mm is designed to tumble in the body and rip up the insides. Sarah go lucky and Ress didn't get lucky he go hit. When a mass shooter shoots at targets they use a accurate weapon but usually no time to aim. Wounds are different types since its a 5.6mm the damage it does is ( kill by making you bleed out fast ). Wounds are hard to control but young mass shooter probably doesn't know the science but knows what is seen and observed by others on the news or TV.

[@kane_lives]

I love how at 4:05 the Terminator just leisurely comes within 2 steps, then just stops and reloads the gun. T-800 is 800 lbs (350 kg), there is no need to use a gun at that range, a single step on her chest would be fatal. But then again, almost the same happens in Terminator Salvation where a legless T-600 ambushes the protagonist and instead of just crushing his leg first, it throws him AWAY. L - Logic.

[@muER76]

80`s were happier that 2021, even with killers in discotheque

[@fibboobbif]

in other words: Standing in front of Studio 54 in NYC for hours without a chance to get in was more exciting as a todays visit in a music concert.

[@WhiteChocolate74]

Yup. People were wilder back then

[@TigerUpperCut22]

♪ killing at the discotheque ♫

[@altorre5739]

"80`s were happier that 2021" No kidding ?

[@muER76]

@@altorre5739 Regretfully, no

[@Co1ny]

to this day i really love that movement by arnie at 3:57. that re-aiming and quick scheduling is surely just improvised at that moment but fits a machine so well. fantastic movie

[@tuckersautter1832]

It looks very robotic

[@freemarketjoe9869]

While filming this movie, Arnold didn’t think much of it, on tape talking to someone about it, saying “Almost done filming this piece of shit” completely unaware it was about to propel him into instant stardom. It hardly cost anything to make, but made 100 times its initial investment, so, T2 soon followed, suddenly turning Arnold into a huge, in demand movie star.

[@davidtheguitarman]

I like how they portrayed him as an unstoppable, relentless machine.

[@marlongraham6177]

Arnold was a beast in this movie! His acting skills was so impeccable that I actually believed he was a real cyborg! Still do😆

[@KeksimusMaximus]

It's a real cyborg actually. They literally made a steel automaton covered in Arnold's flesh just for this movie. Arnold didn't survive this unfortunately and they had to replace him with a double later. But that double had to face the same fate in the T2 movie. It's only in T3 they had to hire a second Arnold double to play the role without his skeleton being replaced by a walking machine. And that's why T3 and the latter movies are much worse

[@davidmurphy8364]

This whole scene is a masterpiece

[@bretztheman]

Hey that guy didn’t pay ! “You’ve Got me burninggggggg” 🔥

[@joethekinghawk7514]

Yep, that song was right, his knuckles were burning.🤣🤣🤣

[@idunno512]

Crrruuunchhh

[@joethekinghawk7514]

@@idunno512 lol

[@mooseyman74]

A lot of clubbers probably got that burning sensation a few days later

[@bretztheman]

@@mooseyman74 yes! I see what you did here! And I like it!

[@Mark-yy2py]

The score is still scary to this day.

[@joethekinghawk7514]

I agree

[@jordanmusikwerks1047]

Michael Bein is always intense. Maybe his characters are always that way. But Arnold really manifests as a terrifying murder machine. He doesn’t just kill you, he’s a bit sadistic! Pulling out hearts, throwing humans around like dolls and shooting without pause.

[@alessiocataldi2434]

That instant frame, barely visible at 4:16 and on 0,25x speed when Arnie is landed, shows Kyle Reese's shadow behind lights, like as he was a new messiah

[@golgotretze]

The entire TechNoir scene is brilliant. That moment when time slows down... bufff! Awesome.

[@wattsnottaken1]

Miquel Tomas Homs the song fits so perfectly 🔥

[@EliPorterMahn]

This sci-fi horror movie in ways, Arnold portrayed the cold emotionless aspect of the terminator perfectly, the mood of him pursuing his target is palpable

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

He's the only terminator that I actually find frightening. Robert Patrick and Kristanna Loken both did a good job, but they didn't scare me. Arnold is almost like a horror movie character.

[@slasher19necroslayer42]

@@I_Fight_InstacartI don’t know, but Robert Patrick’s Terminator is also scary like this one (if not more, due to being camouflaged as cop and with the ability to shapeshift, and not to mention that being able to imitate human emotions).

[@TopDog381]

Scene scared the shit out of me as a kid. Especially when he is in the club and she bends down and he just missed seeing her at first. I couldn't sleep for a fucking week as a kid

[@joethekinghawk7514]

That's the terror of the terminator.

[@Mehdi-6895]

Same here. In night time I had to wake my mom up when I want to go the bathroom to watch for me. I am serious!

[@ChrisH98X]

I didn’t have the balls to watch this movie when I was young (no pun intended) just because it was dripping in horror, the eerie music, how the metal endo skeleton limped with quickness at the near end of the movie fuck man 😂

[@michaelvaughn8864]

That was a very awesome scene, Mr. Tolliver

[@ДмитрийМарков-х6и2щ]

Best Terminator movie ever made and one of best fantastic movies ever made. Terminator 2 and so on lost this athmosphere unfortunately.

[@CaptainCanuck1975]

4:28 The shot of Arnold slowly sitting up is creepy. Almost like a horror movie where the killer refuses to die.

[@kyleking284]

Still one of the most CHILLING SCENES in this movie after all these years, LOVE IT!!!❤😜

[@ronkil1900]

Master peace! This movie is way ahead of its time.

[@Blackheart_Rises]

Piece *

[@antonho2471]

People overlook that part at 0:02. The moment he hears "Sarah" he immediate redirect his attention over to the machine whereas he was completely ignoring it earlier. It's literally a computer processing every single piece of information and as soon as a word matches what it has on its records, it hones in.

[@fatdaddyeddiejr]

More important. The Terminator collected Sarah's address book. And he found her student ID badge with a picture of her. So now the Terminator knows what she looks like.

[@HappyDude1]

i need a Phased plasma rifle in a 40 watt range

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

Hey it's just what ya see.

[@joey_chestnut]

@@RandolphTheWhite1 the oozie nein millahmeetah

[@thelonelytraveler3933]

You know your weapons buddy!

[@keiththompson2172]

I’m gonna close early

[@davidharrison7014]

@@keiththompson2172 He sure did.......lol