The Terminator (1984) 4K UHD Review | Did Warner Bros Do The IMPOSSIBLE?!

[@ge2719]

Video starts at 8:25

[@starwarsroo2448]

You sir are the greatest hero in American history

[@digit861]

Ridiculous

[@paulglover6525]

😂

[@Grw91]

😂😂😂

[@get_me_the_bonesaw3029]

Its exactly what I came to post too

[@megansavage7152]

The first terminator has always been my favourite terminator film

[@steven2640]

A minority view that I share.

[@Stevenirons]

A retarted view that very few share

[@cinemacola6398]

It's a sign of higher intelligence when someone says Terminator 1 is the best of the franchise.

[@Strugen.]

T2 is one of the greatest sci fi action movies ever made but The Terminator is the better Terminator film, with its relentless dark and serious tone where T2 matches that tone many times but has to many silly moments and gags and rock songs that undermine the universe that the first movie was setting up.

[@nicodimus2222]

It's a better sci-fi film. T2 is a better action film.

[@Aduder999]

The first film was always more of a horror and the second a straight action film.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

The second one was for children. The first one was for adults.

[@diegobelaunde4965]

Very similar to how Alien/Aliens was

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

@@diegobelaunde4965 Aliens was nowhere near as bad as T2 marketed for children but I see what you mean

[@walterwhite1]

Tire

[@NickyMetropolis1313]

​@@BigBadJerryRogersedgy take mannnn

[@Espo2250]

for some reason i cant get that scene out of my head when sarah's room mate making a sandwich with her playing the drums with celery sticks lol

[@specialformula14]

I just watched that part. She’s dead now.

[@Jalex0021]

Shoo! Go on! Gonna make a belt out of you! 😁

[@watchreadplayretro]

"intimacy... intimacy. in-tim-a-cy.... ga..ga...ga..ga" :)

[@johnboko7110]

She was making such a weird sandwich lol

[@stephenmanley4097]

I've always thought the terminator is the best film of the franchise, it's a really dark film and Arnold's character is really menacing.

[@bened22]

Bold of you to talk about the grain structure of a James Cameron film while sitting in a basement. ;)

[@midlevelmedia]

😂😂

[@BlueberrySwap-jv8yw]

Lol 😂

[@tronam]

I would’ve loved to see video of him actually saying that, because I bet he was grinning while doing it. He’s such a hard person to capture in text because the sarcastic way he speaks rarely translates. 😂

[@marcoesquandolez4737]

I was scared by Terminator when I first saw it as a kid

[@Van_Scott]

Same. I remember watching it with my parents and the red lit bathroom scene when it takes its eyeball out scared the shit out of me haha

[@marcoesquandolez4737]

@@Van_Scott yep!

[@swissbeats2k]

Me too

[@jefferyberg3549]

Your not alone I was scared on the edge of my seat especially at the end.

[@marcoesquandolez4737]

@ it was before Arnold was a star and that made it intense

[@maxpower78-15]

I taped the terminator on vhs off broadcast tv in the eighties. Then the official vhs, dvd, bluray, and now this 4k. Im excited. Its my favorite Cameron film by a lot.

[@JohnWick-yw4oo]

I wish they could find that missing deleted scene I saw in the first broadcast on tv of the first film. It shows Arnold leaving grandma’s house and walking up the hill to the road where he hears a motorcycle off in the distance. The rider comes around the corner and Arnold knocks him off his bike leaving him hurt very badly. He gets on the bike and leaves. The next scene is him arriving at the motel. I want to see that scene again. It was only aired once, unfortunately.

[@DialloMoore503]

@@JohnWick-yw4oo Wow! How do you think that scene got lost? I’ve never heard/seen the director or cast talk about it.

[@jeffcarlin5866]

Same. I was born when this movie was released in theaters...and I've owned it on every format.

[@JohnWick-yw4oo]

@@DialloMoore503 I saw it on the tv broadcast of it. It’s like an extended version of it, much like Superman the movie tv cut when it came out. There is a scene that was shot, and for whatever reason, never made it to the deleted scenes. I remember him leaving the cabin and walking up a hill. He hears a motorcycle approaching, the next scene is the motorcycle rider coming around the corner and the T-800 basically clotheslined him and the guy is really badly hurt. The man is wearing a red leather jacket and pants on a red motorcycle. The T-800 drives off with his bike. I never saw that scene again, but it was filmed and shown on tv when it first aired. I would love to see it again. I think the motorcycle rider wasn’t a very convincing actor, or maybe the practical effects of the scene weren’t very good and James Cameron permanently deleted or destroyed that scene or it’s just lost somewhere, I don’t know.

[@JohnWick-yw4oo]

@@DialloMoore503 Arnold is the only one who would know about, the actor who played the rider or maybe 2nd unit director in charge of stunts, might remember that scene. If someone has a recorded VHS copy of it they never threw away. I don’t know

[@dorkanubis]

What pissed me off was that the digital copy could only be redeemed at fandango. No AppleTV option

[@JaketheSnakePlissken]

T2 is great and all but Terminator is way better imo.

[@doomraven0]

I just watched them back to back and i agree, although when i was younger i liked T2 way more. This time watching T2 though, i kept having thoughts of how it doesn't make sense whatsoever. Reese says in the original that the time displacers were completely destroyed after he went through, so how could they send through anyone else? Also, the T1000 is super cool....and makes 0 logical sense. There is nothing biological to it at all so how would it go through the time machine? Also, how does it have sentience and the ability to speak when it is made purely of metal? Almost completely ruined the movie for me.

[@SpiderLuke]

I didn't know the original mono was on there. That's important to me. When they changed all the sounds, it never sounded as I remembered and just was weird. It's fine for anyone that probably wasnt used to it before.

[@fromfilmtocode]

The extras seem very basic for this kind of release. This movie deserves Arrow/Second Sight tier of extras.

[@ConnerNielsen6]

In my mind, The Terminator is the prime candidate for the Arrow Video brand. Too bad it’s so iconic that I doubt WB would be willing to give up the rights

[@pikeflowed]

@@ConnerNielsen6 ill have a word with Skynet..;)

[@search_eternal]

Same extras from the DVD days. But yes it needs more extras.

[@JohnWick-yw4oo]

@@fromfilmtocode how about the lost deleted scene that’s been missing on all platforms. Nobody knows about it or has forgotten it. I’d like to see someone track it down and let it see the light of day again. It’s about a minute long or a little over a minute. It’s a missing motorcycle scene from the first film.

[@amasvodka]

Hell yeah.

[@Chevymetal85]

The Terminator movie is my favorite of the franchise .... since I was a little kid back in the late 80's and 90's now a grown man in 2024 .... I love the Terminator its my favorite

[@PurpleStormProductions]

The first Terminator is easily my favorite in the franchise and is in my top 10 of my all time favorites. I’ve got the Steelbook on the way too, I should actually be getting it tomorrow. I’m so looking forward to watch it, this really seems to be the best possible outcome for this release, it’s incredible and I’m extremely thankful that it wasn’t butchered.

[@screamingeekmedia]

I do feel like Warner dropped the ball with the bonus. Being the 40th anniversary, it deserved more.

[@speedyboishan87]

Warner Bros are thieves remember that they dont release any new or older material on the DVD's, Blu-Rays all they want is your money and thats it.

[@marknickells6097]

BLU-RAY 4 K DVD , has a maximum capacity of 100 GEGS. QUAD Layers. They could have offered a bonus "Extras disk." But, You are already paying $40.00 for a DVD? Just an opinion.

[@screamingeekmedia]

@@marknickells6097 I understand they want to keep costs down as we complain about pricing. But if they are giving us nice content, it makes it worth it.

[@applescruff1969]

​@FreeThinkAlways They've definitely improved their transfers since then. This film on 4K is one of the best 4K films I've ever seen.

[@sikliztailbunch]

I love how Terminator 2 is not just a sequel but an antithesis. In the first movie, the theme is clear: Technology is hostile. It starts with small stuff. Answer machines that steal time, a walkman prevents Ginger from becoming aware of an imminent danger and the Terminator using all kids of technologies to his advantage, from hotwiring a car to all kinds of weapons. The overall tone os dark and paranoid. The score really solidifies that. But somewhere on the course, James Cameron really made peace with technology. And it went on to show. He pushed technology to its limits, no matter if its new camera technology or an effing submarine... and that shift in theme made Terminator 2 not just a lame sequel but really a consequent progression of the story that in itself had matured and became something bigger. Epic and legendary.

[@jovanjorgovan23]

Yeah, soft reboots based on retcon usually are.

[@BB-ed4om]

And Cameron to this day takes trusting technology to a new level, allowing ai to mutate and ruin every one of his great films.

[@r-rod8116]

Glad they added the original mono audio on this. Terminator 1&2 are my favorites.

[@tylerwagner1978]

In retorspect i wish Arnold had another chance to play the terminator as a complete killing machine. The first is the only one with him in that tone. Everything else has a action/adventure feel.

[@davidjames2431]

Me too. I feel like they missed the ball on that one.

[@bozotheclown169]

Tbf killer Arnold did appear in T4, 5 and 6 (although not actually him playing it , just CG)

[@tylerwagner1978]

@bozotheclown169 5 and 6 is true. But 6 has a fake version of him and then he's Carl. And 5 he's still a good guy.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

You’re right. It’s hard because the 2nd one changed the tone pretty drastically and somehow worked incredibly well. But we lost the fist one’s own unique magic. It would have been cool if we got some sequels that felt like they had the same tone as the first movie. Might be a good time to do it now actually. Not with Arnold though.

[@tylerwagner1978]

@@Ray-dl5mp Sadly those days are over. Movies back when a director was aloud to experiment is pretty much over. We had Temple of Doom and Robocop type violence that's just not seen much anymore.

[@tjdw5251]

Whether it looks passable or not honestly barely matters. The fact is that the transfer would be objectively better if it hadn't been messed with with AI sharpening, enhancements and DNR. It is not difficult to simply NOT run it through the AI process... In any case, like Aliens, this was simply just the old 2k transfer from the 2014 blu-ray being upscaled. Lazy, pointless and possibly destructive to the whole physical media and restoration industry. Guys gotta stop accepting slop and open your eyes to the real damage this is doing.

[@jollygoodfellow3957]

Ok so I'll sail the seas for this one until they do a proper remaster.

[@djsoulfilter]

For its release on Ultra HD, it appears Lightstorm and Park Road Post have gone back to the film’s 2013 4K scan (from which the Lowry Digital 2013 Fox/MGM Blu-ray was created) and digitally-remastered the image under the supervision of Cameron and Geoff Burdick. This appears to be a significant refinement of Park Road’s AI “re-visualization” process (to borrow a term coined by former Bits contributor and long-time film restoration expert Robert A. Harris), which was employed on Cameron’s previous films in 4K. Image detail has definitely been enhanced, but with a somewhat lighter touch. Nothing like the heavy-handed and waxy scrubbing that was so obvious on T2 or True Lies is apparent here. Skin, facial features, costume textures, wood-all of it appears more natural, at least on first glance. And surprise-there’s grain! Based on reports from early theatrical screenings, I didn’t expect to see any, which suggests the grain has been added back in digitally. Nevertheless, it’s organic looking-never static-and it generally appears at levels appropriate to photochemical films of this vintage (and this film in particular). What’s more, the occasional speck of dust on the negative has been left in, particularly in optically-printed titles and effects shots. Take a look at Chapter 2, around the lettering when the text “Los Angeles 1984 1:52 a.m.” appears. Then in Chapter 4, look at the road on the right side as the police car passes-there are definitely little flecks that were clearly on the negative and they’ve been left in. I went back to the 2013 Blu-ray, and they’re visible there too-except now they’re far more subtle (which suggests Lightstorm did indeed go back to the 2012 4K scan, rather than simply upsampling the Blu-ray master).

[@tompoynton]

@@jollygoodfellow3957that’ll only happen when Cameron dies lol

[@keving9502]

@@jollygoodfellow3957 - Great response. I feel the same as you, and plan on purchasing it this week.

[@steven2640]

Have the standard 4K, watched it last night and thought it looked wonderful.

[@jasonx350z4]

Avatar remastered on 4k is incredible

[@jjphoenix4055]

Avatar is a POS compared with The Terminator.

[@XanArt21]

Avatar is unwatchable dribble to me.

[@randysalsman6992]

Love it. Avatar is tied to my favorite movie of all time, "The Matrix".

[@chimofcb92]

I love how you said "Is this a disaster too? It is James Cameron" lmao his reputation precedes him.

[@noahsternlaufer]

He EARNED this reputation with those botched releases

[@chimofcb92]

@noahsternlaufer I know, just sounded funny to me still

[@TPRErik]

I am happy that the original soundtrack is included. Some of the gun sound effects were changed (probably to make them more accurate) for the 5.1 mix. With that said I always preferred to old gun sounds.

[@Theomite]

I prefer the mono mix as well.

[@starwarsroo2448]

One version when he fired the assault rifle it made the SPAZ shotgun sound effect and vice versa

[@TheClientView]

So the included original soundtrack features the old gun sounds, has that been confirmed yeah? I’ll buy it if that’s the case because it’s just not right with the modern gun sfx .

[@TPRErik]

@ Yes, several reviews says that it has the original 1984 mix.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Original 80s gun sounds were the best because they were more explosive and booming

[@probie2460]

I just watched my laserdisc. It's all I'll ever need.

[@RetroreviewsPlus]

I bet your LaserDisc looks and sounds just fine. To me Blu-ray 4K HD it's overrated. I have never wasted any money on it. I actually would like to try a laser disc though I always wanted to try it

[@godamongmen2]

Do you guys watch those on 27inch TVs?

[@RetroreviewsPlus]

@godamongmen2 for CRTs I have 27 inch and a 13 inch, also a 55 inch rear projection Mitsubishi TV, VCR hooked up to all 3

[@Hellrun]

T1 Laserdisc is awesome, 100% with you on that

[@Hellrun]

​@@godamongmen2I watch laserdisc on my 65" C1, looks great to me, although my player is an LD-X1 so it's pretty good

[@tomboling2309]

I remember renting the terminator on VHS back in 1986 from the video store. And all I can say after watching it for the first time was wow & I want to watch it again. The terminator is one of the best action thrillers movies of all time

[@kriswingert1662]

I have the stand up for the tape with the glasses blinking the CSM101 in red.

[@kriswingert1662]

I still own the Gargoyle sun glasses I bought in 85" that Arnold is wearing in that cover picture. I even have the video store stand up for the video tape era that has the CSM101 backlit with a few leds.

[@miker5233]

I remember seeing this in the movies in 1984 as a kid this is my favorite this is what made Arnold Arnold

[@JaketheSnakePlissken]

I’m finally sitting down to watch my copy. Looks and sounds fantastic!! Detail depth and black levels all look improved over the old but still impressive Blu Ray. Terminator has never looked this good!

[@andylindsey]

Just finished watching my copy of T1 4K. I thought it looked amazing. The clarity and the vibrant colors blew me away. The daytime scenes looked especially filmic. Nighttime/dark scenes seemed to have a slight green tint to them, which I'm not sure if that was how those scenes originally looked, but that could just be my imagination. Regardless, this is the BEST Terminator has ever looked, I was genuinely delighted. There were times it felt surreal that I was watching this movie with such clarity and color. Certain scenes felt like I was seeing them for the first time, they were so vibrant and rich. Totally worth the upgrade.

[@semicharmedlife311]

No question the original film is my favorite. Established the universe and internal rules, and is a tense, atmospheric, tightly-spun horror film. Also, the only film in the series where Arnold's T-800 is a terminator and not John Connor's protector. T2 is the big budget, action blockbuster sequel that set a new standard, but the two films aren't really the same. Horror vs. Action. Like 'Alien' versus 'Aliens'.

[@Henry-by1un]

Agreed. I love how T1 is really a horror film

[@semicharmedlife311]

@@Henry-by1un It's very gripping. Only 9-years old when I saw it for the first time. 😁

[@ButtaMilkBiscuitsGaming]

The Mono sound was the goat, I can't watch this movie unless it's using the old soundtrack.

[@nabeelahmed799]

Does this have the original mono audio?

[@midlevelmedia]

Yes

[@gaozhi2007]

I think I'll stick to my DVD version on CRT monitor because I prefer the original color timing to the teal-ified version. Good to hear they didn't completely ruin this tho.

[@jreal5]

I pre ordered the steelbook. Can't wait. Favorite movie of all time.

[@jreal5]

Got it wooo

[@deagleknievel]

got mine early, still havent watched it, but that steelbook is beautiful with a great finish. and i have to agree, the older i get, the more i enjoy (ive always loved it), even if i still think T2 is my favorite. used to get in the mood to just watch T2, now when i get the itch, i watch both back to back.

[@michaelwright9101]

Just got my steelbook in the mail today from Gruv and will be watching it tonight after the Tyson fight. I’m so damn excited to watch this movie. One of my favorites since forever.

[@jreal5]

I pre ordered steelbook from gruv to. But I didn't think it came out til the 19th

[@jreal5]

Just saw mine was shipped

[@Au79-q2t]

There is a fight tonight? LOLZ

[@jreal5]

@@Au79-q2t yea there is watching it now. To bad I can't watch terminator 4k next like this guy lol expecting mine monday

[@unitedhybrid187]

You should have stuck with watching the movie. The fights, except the women's, sucked and the Netflix stream was barely watchable.

[@georgeharris9873]

So glad they added the original mono track. The 5.1 version is horrible. But i will be picking this up.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Me too. For that fact alone, I'm super excited to buy this 4K

[@fonzitheman]

Really? I was always under the impression a 5.1 mix would be better than any mono for any movie, you know, cause being surround sound. But the mono track is better? More accurate? Diff sounds?

[@LukeLovesRose]

@fonzitheman Yes. The sounds on the remix don't have the same impact. His 45 longslide should feel like a hand cannon. Not a squeaky toy

[@fonzitheman]

@@LukeLovesRose Will defo compare that once I get a copy.

[@LukeLovesRose]

@fonzitheman You should check out the fan-made resound of The Terminator. They shouldve hired that KZbinr to do another remix. It's awesome

[@wayneatkinson4215]

I can't honestly beleave how cleaned up and clear this film was made a cracking job

[@Mortified_Penguin7]

T1 is my favorite movie of all time!!!! Seen it hundreds of times and i am so pumped!

[@chaddixson8398]

It’s his second movie and lightstorm has done all of them except T2. He probably had little to do with it beyond approval after lightstorm handled the 4ks. There have been rumblings of a lightstorm T2 4k coming.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Yeah. The T2 4K I have says that the presentation is brought to you by Studio Canal. I have high hopes for a new and groundbreaking video release for T2. It set the bar with the Ultimate and Extreme DVD releases. It's time T2 breaks new ground with 4K

[@southendonseaarts]

Park Road Post production facility also worked on this restoration it’s owned by PeterJacksons Wingnut films.they also did Get Back recently Peter Jackson’s project for Disney+ this restoration was supervised by Cameron.

[@chaddixson8398]

@@southendonseaarts I mean they say it was but that’s more likely people he trusts at lightstorm just reporting back. He’s too busy on Avatar 3. Probably paid a bit of attention to what people said about the last 3. I think Abyss is the only one of those he truly cared about nailing. Terminator is a big deal too. I really hope T2 gets another pass. I actually like true lies, aliens, and abyss. No problems with how they look to me but to each their own.

[@EDFCentral]

I'm happy with my old school bluray. Glad you all are enjoying the 4K.

[@bloodydominations992]

They used the same master as the 10+ year old blu ray you held up. He did the same with Aliens. There were certainly things I liked about this (HDR color grade, new Atmos mix), but I think it would have looked much better with a new scan of the OCN. I guess it is what it is at this point… Cameron is going for a grain free digital look and you can’t really argue that he hasn’t achieved that.

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

I heard yes it's an old scan but it was a 4K scan unlike Aliens which was a 2K scan!

[@james87367]

Your review just got me to pull the trigger on this. Thanks. Can’t wait to watch it now.

[@JackmoveJohnny901]

T1 is better than T2 imo

[@BRIANOCONNOR2003]

*salvation

[@jarekgurd2751]

THE TERMINATOR 1984 SUUPER 👍

[@Voyag3r]

Thanks for reviewing this release! We were just talking about The Terminator. We feel it’s the best in the whole franchise, hands down.

[@jokertdk]

Was the off putting teal color grading from the blu lessened or corrected for this release?

[@darthsynchronic]

About 15 years ago, a cinema franchise did a winter film festival 80's theme where they show 80's theme movies at selected theaters throughout the country. The Terminator 1984 was only at one location. We were fortunate to see The Terminator 1984 on the BIG SCREEN in my home town.... It was EPIC and only cost seven dollars to see at that time. Back in 1984, there were a lot of movies released in the theaters and The Terminator was a limited release with very few theaters supporting the movie at that time. It didn't stay in theaters that long either back in 1984.

[@r.graves5531]

does this still not have the original mono track or do we still have to deal with the guns sounding really wimpy?

[@michaelkuhlman883]

The first Terminator is a love story between Sarah and Reese. The second Terminator is Sarah getting back in touch with her own humanity after SHE has been forced to be a terminator, a warrior, having to reconnect with her son John. It's a tough tie. I like T2 better for action, I like T1 better for the love story.

[@mattk5020]

I agree with you and if ARROW OR SHOUT FACTORY did this release we would get NEW commentaries and interviews and special features. We should approach both companies to see if they can give it the full treatment in a steel book format as well and T2 as well. Regards from England 🇬🇧

[@Spacerangershack]

Now we just need Terminator 3 on 4K! Also an American 4K release of Terminator Salvation cause that one only got 4K releases in a few countries

[@steven2640]

Yes and a fixed T2 4K.

[@fonzitheman]

Yeah I have Salvation 4K here in Aus, but also would like T3 in 4K as well.

[@unitedhybrid187]

All we need is T1 and T2. The rest is crap.

[@kellinwinslow1988]

No we really don't. There are only two Terminator films much like there are only two Alien films . This constant misuse of old franchises needs to stop.

[@benpascall4297]

I mean, 4k is region free (bar a few examples), so you could always just import Salvation pretty inexpensively.

[@ungraduatedmedia]

Agree on all fronts with the 4k transfer. I sound myself thinking it was Cameron’s best transfer to date with any of his 80’s and 90’s classics. I thoroughly enjoyed this - will say some of those practical and special effects did show their age, as to be expected, to some degree. Another great review my friend!

[@Galgomite]

Just got my copy last night! My thoughts, 1) there is a ton of detail that I’ve never seen before in the movie, especially in the model/ puppet shots. I also noticed the grid pattern on the police station’s frosted doors for the first time so there is legit detail to be found here. 2) the grain is very convincing, but I would be surprised if it were the original grain. 3) the disc really seems to struggle to present the grain structure without artifacts. This is a pixel peeping complaint, but I noticed. 4) for whatever reason I did not find the color, particularly pleasing, personally. I’d love to know what others thought about this.

[@darrenbailey8957]

Got this on the 18th great transfer First off. Cameron I believe was involved in the transfer process from start to finish. He took a lot of stick for the release of True lies which I have not seen but read numerous reviews about the wax look. But this Film he really has done a good job so credit where it’s due. Now hopefully in the future we can get T2 revisited for 4K.

[@midlevelmedia]

If Cameron was involved, I gotta give it to him for this one. Beautiful work.

[@gabrielralls]

On the cinema release for this 40th anniversary, James Cameron did an intro to the film. He said he wasn't heavily involved in the transfer but he did set his goals for it and he did approve it. He also talked about how the film they used was brand new and meant they could work in low light (hence a lot of its grain) but he wanted the restoration to remove a lot of the excess grain without taking away from the characteristics of the film. I think it does a shockingly good job compared to T2. Just shows what a few years of technology and modern AI can do. The irony.

[@flyingrobotduck]

I'm glad they did a good job on this one. T2 is still my favorite, but this is still a classic that deserves a great 4k release.

[@mikesifuentes3409]

Got my steelbook yesterday ima watch it this weekend

[@TheOneBryanJames]

Just ordered this on Amazon! Trust your reviews, thanks ken!

[@midlevelmedia]

You’ll love it

[@TheOneBryanJames]

@@midlevelmedia Watched it last night! Amazing transfer! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@m.dorado6966]

Hey Ken, what sound bar do you have? I'm in the market for one. Thanks.

[@laszlomolnar298]

Originally The Terminator was scanned in 4K back in 2012, but was finished in 2K. Then for this release it was upscaled from that 2K master to 4K.

[@jase-listener]

A good review vid. I have just subscribed. I was wondering if you ever reviewed BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (2010 Panos Comsmotos)? If so will it be going to be released on 4k? Even though I do not vid 4k I am considering it for the future. 💀📼

[@MarkSion101]

Great review, new sub!

[@orlandoflorida8888]

Thank you for the review, I wish you would go to the point more briefly. Thanks again

[@MadMartysMovieReviews-gv6hk]

I'm a huge fan of The Terminator, definitely rate it as a slasher, not released in Ireland yet but out next week, looking forward to watching it then doing my own review...excellent vid as always 😀

[@monte4503]

You were right on the money in that second before you pivoted! Looks genuinely terrible. AI artifacting all over the place with the exact same color timing as the blurays. I feel like I'm on a different planet when people say the grade is a return to the original. Guys, it's quite literally identical to the one you were complaining about before! There's no tangible upgrade here, just fake sharpness and fake detail.

[@troyn8269]

I thought it was a great transfer and the Atmos was pretty legit

[@davidbergin2086]

So relieved and happy we finnlay got a worthy transfer for the first one. It's my personal favorite. The gritty, 80s neon dripped, scifi horror slasher vibe can't be topped. T2 is fantastic but it's more a like a family adventure compared to the terminator imo. But it's shocking that not one new extra has been added considering the legacy of this film and it's time of release in this day and age.

[@LeeTheVet]

Hello Ken! I'm hearing online that T1 is a nice and beautiful ttransfer on this 4K UHD! I'm stoked for it now and how it looks. I really wish ARROW would pick up T2 !! lol I ordered the standard slipcover version. I have a very expensive steelbook edition with a slipcase already for T1. Thank you for the review!

[@trecordingshere]

They should have updated the mirror scene like in fan edits

[@mrey06]

Ken, how do I know if my Sony UBP-X700 4K player is region free? Or any player for that matter. Thanks

[@RetroRanter]

Finally the old gun sound effects are back, the had so much more oomph to them. 😂

[@periklisbegzos]

Is there a good 4k UHD Terminator copy out there? I got the Italian (theatrical cut) and it seemed that it wasn't remastered for 4k

[@ULTRAWIDE.]

I wonder if they just went off the remastered blu ray transfer. That still looks really good. Looking forward to seeing this when it arrives.

[@MDBowron]

Question from a newbie: can you play a 4k film on a regular DVD player or Blu Ray player or do you need a 4k player?

[@midlevelmedia]

You need a 4K player. If you have an Xbox One Series S or PS5 you can play them on there as well.

[@MDBowron]

@midlevelmedia thanks for answering my question and thanks for the advice

[@TES_Adventurer]

Nice I cant wait to get the Terminator in 4k. T2 Has always been my favorite with Terminator 1984 second but I too watch the original more anymore. But my new favorite is Dark Fate defiantly top 3 for me!

[@Chris87713]

I wish James Cameron would have done a commentary for this. Hes done commentaries for most of his other movies. You would think he would have wanted to do one for this because this is the movie that put him on the map as a director.

[@rct8884]

Thanks for your thoughts on this version. Curious if T3 would ever get a 4k release.

[@midlevelmedia]

I’m not a huge fan of the third, but I would definitely be down for a 4K edition of it. Haven’t watched since it released in 2003.

[@christennery2877]

Dude I don’t care what anyone says about Arnold acting career. He’s absolutely nailed the Terminator role to a T. He’s performance was Oscar winning. There is no other role he ever did the came remotely close to how well he played the the Terminator. This was Arnold’s role hands down!!!

[@RobertQuant]

Ken u getting kickboxer on 4K December 3 it has new interviews with the Jean Claude and the other actors

[@iainturner5996]

I’m glad to hear the transfer is good, thank you Kenny 🤘

[@TheJoker051177]

Uk based. Got the 4k steelbook lets be honest with out the 1st there cannot be the second. So the 1st is always the best for me. Plus the terminator (arnie) actually kills in this movie something he doesn’t do in the 2nd. That being said waited ages for this release and feel just grateful for the 4k regardless of the quality and of course in the uk we have silly licensing laws at times which is why we can’t get the abyss (we won’t cut the rat drowning scene)

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Whenever they come up with a version that has entirely new camera angles added in, I'll buy that. How far off is that technology? I'll also buy a new one when it's made into a 3D print of the film.

[@pieterbalk-ht7kq]

How you do a proper 4K transfer? Watch Born On The 4th Of July. How to screw up a classic movie on 4K? Ask Cameron!

[@screamingeekmedia]

I tried the 2.0 track a couple times and did not like it at all. It was flat and did not fill the room Where the surround mix is robust. Where you have The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth 4K with 2.0 tracks that are just as good as the Atmos tracks.

[@LoganSpates]

I was fortunate enough to see the 4K release this summer at the Independent Picture House in Charlotte, NC, and it was fantastic! We’ve got a great transfer here and cinephiles should pick this up! I can’t wait to get my pre-order 😊

[@BigDtheFreestyleMC]

Where can you buy it at in usa

[@midlevelmedia]

Amazon and Gruv.com would be your best bet. Walmart maybe, but I wouldn’t count on it being in stores.

[@snowatom]

Just checked my digital library, and was happy to find, that my old digital copy had gotten upgraded to 4K. Thank you Apple :o)

[@maxpower78-15]

I got the steelbook. Slipcover on the way from amazon. If it comes. Havent viewed it. This is maybe my last real big movie i need on 4K. I eagerly await your thoughts.

[@Greyman-x6d]

When I was 4 years old my mum's boyfriend babysit me. We watched Terminater late at night. I started sleepwalking and I've had nightmares ever since. He told mum I wanted to watch it.

[@willnoiles2001]

The much talked about new extra on the ‘Titanic’ release was actually an episode of some show that looked at whether there was enough room for Jack on that piece of wood that Rose lied on to save her life. Cameron was involved in that episode, but it’s hardly a new feature filmed just for the 4K release.

[@jeremydrew1227]

Did you miss the new documentary on that release?

[@HucksPopCultureCafe]

Thanks for the review, Ken. Just added to cart! 😁

[@badboy-gn8fu]

Terminator is one of my fav film of all time! i have VHS, DVD, blu ray, now 4k, and next i will get on holodisc in 2040 lol

[@cairnex4473]

It's not even hard to do a GOOD 4k transfer just clean the negative and scan it, Job done! ...don't change anything, don''t run a DNR filter over it, don't mess with the color grading and make everything all green, preserve the original work and present it in it's best state possible. It takes LESS work to do it properly than it does to ruin it but directors have some compulsion to keep directing their old films.

[@RyanWard1987]

10000% this! Why must Cameron insist on “going around the block to cross the street”? His “fixes” are more work/money/trouble than they’re worth, and it’s a worse result than the industry standard! While I personally rank this Cameron transfer somewhere between Abyss/Avatar and Titanic, it is still very obviously a meddled-with 2K DI upscale with Park Road Post’s AI upscaling. They either added grain back in, or DNR’d way less of it this time, so that’s good, but see… even though it was meddled with less than/better than True Lies/Aliens, at the end of the day, it’s *still meddled with* nonetheless 😅🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mv28]

Shows you may not know too much about the process if you are advising them to not mess with the color grading. If a negative is being rescanned, it *needs* to be regraded, or it would look like a behind-the-scenes home video.

[@cairnex4473]

@@mv28 I said don't MESS WITH the color grading... meaning keep it as true to the original presentation as possible.

[@EastendofLondon2]

In my honest opinion as someone who loves this film and is a stickler for film transfers and audio quality ……… Yeah they got it right . Even with the Ai upscale as is expected with Cameron’s transfers , this transfer is brilliant and the biggest plus is the updated DTS HD MA 2.0 MONO ! Track . Excellent release and the best of his recent 4K remasters

[@Comewithmeifuwant2live]

What's going to be your settings for the first time watch? Obviously Mono is a given lol I'm delighted that's back.

[@donmorton7282]

Great review buddy. Have to pick up

[@thecoolj45221]

I love your show, I was wondering which James Cameron movie do you like better Titanic or The Terminator, just wondering

[@jjphoenix4055]

Just finished watching and omgosh!!! I can't believe how amazing this film looks on 4K!!! I watched it on theaters and it didn't looked that good! The transfer is flabbergasting compared with some other movies from the same era released on 4K. And I agree, the first film was way better storyline wise than T2, which is more an spectacle than anything else. Give us more remasters like this Warner Brothers!!!

[@tonyoverstill7587]

Yeah lets get more AI tinkered 4ks that add fake detail and remove grain. Your part of the problem.

[@jglg7238]

@@tonyoverstill7587 I know, peole are blind, and can't see the garbage Ai upscale that was used, also grain was removed

[@qasimansari7540]

Your experience of the films is exactly the same as mine. Saw T2 every weekend for about a year. No joke, I know the whole script by heart! I lived in Dubai back then and T1 was banned so didn't see it for a while. I agree that with time the first film is probably better all things considered.

[@adamcamery1697]

Have it on Laserdisc, DVD & Blu-ray. Ready for this release.