My FIRST time watching The Terminator (1984) & it BLEW MY MIND!

[@Lilmovieman27]

Can't stress enough how the second is legit one of the top five sequels ever made

[@mikryan6567]

You have to watch terminator 2 next, criminal not to

[@dangallo4397]

Unpopular opinion here: T1 is better than T2. Also, Mad Max two is the best sequel of all time

[@VegetaLF7]

@@dangallo4397 I look at Terminator and Alien in the same light. Outstanding first entry with a heavy horror structure as they face off against their respective monsters, followed up by an awesome action sequel that has our experienced hero fight back. That and both series should have ended after the 2nd ones, it was all downhill after that

[@gamleskalle1]

Top 1😂❤

[@faisalmemon285]

What is your top 5 sequels?

[@specialforcesoffaith8585]

Fun fact: There's a deleted scene where after the final boss scene, investigators and the machine company workers discovered some of the parts from the Terminator. The workers decide then to keep the parts to study them. The scene then cuts to Sarah being put into the ambulance and as the camera pulls out for a wide shot, it reveals the name of the company: Cyberdyne. Yes the same Cyberdyne that eventually creates the technology that spawned the Terminator race.

[@TheSyconerd]

There’s also another were Reese and Sarah are walking along some trees and Reese breaks down because he’s never seen a tree or such green life in his life. I felt it was cheesy yet touching and needed to show how out of place he was in a world different from his

[@deepspire]

There was also a deleted scene where they discussed blowing up Cyberdyne.

[@ardvan]

A bootstrap paradox, where the future changes the past. The chicken/egg problem. What was there first?

[@TheGoIsWin21]

​@@ardvan it's only a paradox if time is linear 😤😎

[@W0NK042]

@@ardvan- There is no chicken/egg problem. There were things laying eggs long before the chicken evolved. If you mean chicken/chicken egg: The moment the first chicken came into being, that egg became a chicken egg, so they both came in to existence at the same time. 😉

[@tmazon]

The photo callback is such a nice treat. Reese said he had the photo and she seemed sad, and he always wondered what she was thinking about. Turns out she was thinking of him. 😭

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Good writing.

[@Latinomicz]

This is one of the best call backs in movie. There is no setup really. It only takes an observative viewer to realize this. They don't shove it in your face or anything. For most viewers, it probably goes unnoticed. Reese had his dialogue to talk about this moment way earlier and you didn't think much about it then. Then this happens naturally and once you put the pieces together, it hits harder.

[@bradleybradley4363]

Your edits made me lol. SARAH: “I don’t suppose you know who the father is?” REESE: “I volunteered.”

[@joaoluizfonseca6914]

the hints were almost all there until before he professed his love for her

[@Xehanort10]

17:03 Michael Biehn who plays Reese was also Hicks in Aliens.

[@Kevonutube303]

And Coffee in "The Abyss" and Johnny Ringo in "Tombstone" and Commander Anderson in "The Rock" all excellent movies, each certainly worthy of a Review/Reaction! Enjoy!

[@TheMasterShizzle]

Also: Bill Paxton (AKA Private "Game Over, man!" Hudson) is one of the thugs who gets killed at the beginning.

[@VeX1138]

Also the cop that won't shut up is Bishop (the helpful android with milk-blood) in Aliens.

[@VegetaLF7]

@@TheMasterShizzle Making this one of the three on screen kills with him that earned Bill Paxton the honor of being the only person to date to be killed by a Xenomorph, a Terminator, and a Predator from his appearance in Predator 2. We've gotten some in two, but none in all three.

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

@@VegetaLF7 I didn't know that. That's pretty cool.

[@titaniumteddybear]

Michael Biehn, Lance Henricksen, and Bill Paxton were all in "Aliens". The latter two are the only actors to have died on screen to the 80s trifecta of Aliens, Terminator, and Predator.

[@spinynorman887]

Small Correction. Bill Paxton was NOT in "Predator", but its sequel, "Predator 2", But hey, nitpicking is my specialty!

[@JP-pr9re]

Paxton wasn't actually the one who died at the start of Terminator. The punk who was killed at the start was played by Brian Thompson. Sorry for doing a well acktually

[@erikbjelke4411]

And Bishop didn't die to an Alien. He survived his encounter with the Queen, and died later in Alien 3, if you take that as canon. But Paxton's ganger was probably killed by the Terminator, so his record stands.

[@tehawfulestface1337]

As Kyle said, Terminators were ‘infiltrators’, to blend in with humans. They evolved from rubber-skinned to almost-human. That’s the terrifying part, that the guy next to you, was not even human. In Kyle’s flashback or flash forward, a Terminator played by Arnie’s close friend Franco Columbu, blended with refugees and was able to locate their secret hideout.

[@dmanimousprime3858]

Thank you! She usually never misses details, but somehow this one got by her! Great reaction!

[@mousemacleod9184]

Finally, someone else noticed that

[@quieness]

Its already getting difficult to pick up on AI generated answers for school homeworks, we aint TOO far from this lmao. Kinda horrifying honestly. Turing test is getting there lmao

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

Lance Henriksen was seriously considered to play the Terminator, and thematically it would've made sense. Terminators were designed to blend in with humans; humans at that time were starving in a post-apocalyptic world where they were eating rats to survive. I doubt many would've looked like Arnold. Lance Henriksen's thin, almost gaunt appearance would've made him the perfect infiltration unit. Of course had they done that we never would've gotten Arnold in one of his most iconic roles.

[@tehawfulestface1337]

@@samuraiwarriorsunite Lance Henriksen did get a chance to play an artificial human in James Cameron’s other film……

[@brianmccormick8328]

T2 is a must watch follow up.

[@cameronblack3202]

And T3! 😎😎😎

[@pacmon5285]

As an 80s child, seeing how much you enjoy stuff from that era... You can be an honorary 80s kid.

[@nullfield]

Her roommate is Bess Motta, who was well known in Canada for leading "The 20 Minute Workout" fitness series. She was always bopping to 80s music and often sang as they did their reps. "4 more, 3 more ..."

[@kwebb121765]

Ah, yes . . . The 20-Minute Workout. I remember.

[@nmt2k2]

1984 I working at Price Club, which later became Costco. After work, me and my buddies decided to go down the street to the movie theater and see whatever is playing next. It was some random low-budget movie that none of us had ever heard of called The Terminator. Needless to say, we were COMPLETELY blown away.

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Cameron is pretty much the only reason it wasn't just yet another forgettable 80s B movie. The dude had the idea and look for the terminator during a literal fever dream while sick in a hotel in Italy when filming a different B movie there that flopped. When he woke up he immediately sketched it onto paper (red eyes and crawling with a knife, similar to a slasher flick) and that is what was used to build out the model of it in the movie. He also did most of the writing IIRC.

[@billclay9489]

i did something similar with Die Hard. Whatever we were going to see so someone said lets watch Die Hard. Blown away. Also did the same thing 8 years ago. Got dropped off at the movies to see Empire Strikes Back, When it was over it was another hour or two for my mom to pick us up so we decided to go see,,,,,,,,,,"airplane". Best move ever.

[@davidareeves]

My babysitter worked in a theatre, and as long as I was quiet I could watch anything I wanted. Seen so many movies, including this one, that I was far too young to be allowed to see. I had awesome stories to tell my friends at School, they thought I made so much up ;)

[@kwebb121765]

Actually, when I first saw it in a double-feature with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, I didn't like it. The whole concept of "looks like the villains dead. Nope! he isn't," over and over again struck me as silly. It was only when seeing it on TV later on that I appreciated it for the masterpiece it is.

[@nmt2k2]

@@kwebb121765 see now I HATED Temple of Doom. It was missing everything that made her Raiders so much fun, specifically the wide expanse of locations and the globe hopping story.

[@josephsanchez2481]

I love how when the guy asked about the dead cat, it was really Terminator’s skin decomposing with the fly on his face.

[@davidmottweiler7597]

You had me at “bring back practical effects “. Love your reactions and sense of humor. Keep up the good work and make sure to follow up with Terminator 2.

[@SeeMore-ki7mq]

There are three 'ALIENS' actors in this if you didn't see them. Blue spikey hair guy is 'GAME OVER MAN' guy. The cop was Bishop and Reese was Hicks.

[@Mantis_Toboggan_MD.]

14:40 To be fair to the police chief, that would usually be pretty solid advice. He's assuming the killer is a human being, a human being that doesn't want to be caught. So telling Sarah she'll be ok in a public place with lots of witnesses, was pretty solid advice. It's not such solid advice if you're dealing with a killer cyborg/robot from the future but the chief wasn't to know that

[@jhilal2385]

There are 3 versions of T2: 1) the Theatrical version 2) the Extended Ultimate Edition with restored deleted scenes 3) the "Skynet Edition" with more deleted scenes and an alternate ending. I recommend the Extended edition with extra scenes but the original ending.

[@zhaley1980]

I would also recommend Option 2.

[@LordBaktor]

Yes, the alternate ending doesn't sit well with me.

[@jasondolph2785]

Agreed, changing the ending was a cinematic crime.

[@fllthdcrb]

Ah, so they don't understand the meaning of "ultimate". Got it. 😆

[@weepingscorpion8739]

I know what you are saying (and she already watched the movie so it's kinda redundant what I'm saying here), but the Theatrical version is actually perfectly fine. The other two versions are fine and all but overall, I don't think they add that much to it. Sure, Michael Biehn's cameo is probably the best thing but the malfunctioning T-1000 is a bit... I dunno... weird, I guess.

[@MoviesWithMiranda]

Pray that this doesnt get blocked! 🙏

[@EatinPaste]

Imma pray! 🙏

[@WrestlingGod-f4v]

I’m praying too, please for the love of God don’t block her

[@simonfrederiksen104]

I don't even know why they bother. Every time a Terminator reaction gets blocked - It will be back:)

[@SushiElemental]

That's why I'm watching immediately 🏃🏻‍♂

[@Atypical71]

Block her and get terminated

[@bytejourneycodes]

The phone book, what an era defining item

[@zhaley1980]

I love the meme of the Terminator looking at the phone book but it's in Capcha.

[@tehnemox]

​@@zhaley1980 never seen that particular meme but sound funny haha

[@reallivebluescat]

The T800 is also an infiltration model, it wears human skin to blend in and get close to humans

[@erikbjelke4411]

It's an easy to miss line from Reese, but he says "The 600 series had a rubber skin. We spotted them easy." Skynet went the extra mile to make the T-800s outwardly indistinguishable from humans, real skin and all the attendant real biology ("sweat, hair, bad breath, everything") so that humans would have absolutely no reason to suspect this thing is a _thing_ until it opened fire. It just so happened to also be useful for sending them back in time.

[@Michael75579]

@@erikbjelke4411 It's also why Reese couldn't just try to take out the Terminator as the first thing he did when arriving in 1984; until the Terminator made its move on Sarah he had no way of identifying it.

[@willmurjen6600]

It makes me happy that there are people of this generation that can see the movies of my childhood and enjoy them for what they are.

[@MarkRichter-j2l]

I was born in the 60's, grew up in the 70's, & RAISED ON 80'S CULTURE....(PERFECT TIMING) to be alive

[@richlisola1]

Ah Gen X baby. You guys really hit the sweet spot in culture and economic output!

[@billclay9489]

Born in 72. Reached 1980 at 8 yrs old. exited the 80's at age 18. Great time to be a teen and experience the amazing 80's

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Born in the '50s, grew up thru the '60s to mid-'70s, but I love the '80s like nothing else!

[@Laurie473]

Born 73. so hit High School '86 - just the Best !!

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Very early Xer here. Bro, I knew exactly, what you're talkin' about! We are the people with the good karma...

[@bellaluthiel4858]

One of the things I loved about this movie when I first saw it is that it's a stable time loop. You don't see time travel portrayed straight like this very often.

[@Garrison64]

So how exactly do you explain the son sending his father back to a time before he even existed? Without Reese, Sarah would never have had John so Reese would never have been sent back. Nobody gets the time loop right. It would have made more sense if Sarah was already pregnant from a boyfriend or husband and Reese came as a result of that child being born. But they wanted that love story in there so they created this impossible loop.

[@jasondolph2785]

This is actually an example of the grandfather paradox. Still a great movie though.

[@paulbrawley2595]

the son listened to his mother's tapes that explained he had to send Reese, his father, back in time.

[@Garrison64]

@@paulbrawley2595 but the mother wouldn’t have had tapes if he didn’t come back. The tapes didn’t come first, Reese did. Nothing happens without Reese but Reese can only come back if John is born which can only happen if Reese comes back. It doesn’t work.

[@ilvanezzo]

And then they ruined it. And then fixed it (kind of). Then ruined again. And then just... sh*t all over it. (The stable time loop, I mean) Well, at least there's still 12 Monkeys. Now that's one hell of a stable time loop.

[@commonstragedy]

You missed another iconic line of, "Come with me if you want to live." You'll see it referenced in other movies (granted, not as much as, "I'll be back").

[@rkempo]

There are a lot of references in T2 that you will see from T1.

[@Laurie473]

Didn't realise that Kyle Reece was the 1st one to say it also !! - I can only hear it in Arnie's voice, lol

[@mrhedgebull1658]

20:30 "Is it about to get gross?!" Yes, yes it is, however a lot of people seem to miss that it's not gratuitous gore, firstly it serves to show why the terminator didn't just stick around at the scene of the crash, kill all the cops then kill Sarah. It's damaged in areas that would impede its combat efficiency. Secondly it shows that what Reese is saying about it not feeling pain or fear is true, to it the flesh is just another system, to be discarded once irretrievably damaged.

[@olufagosebambulagose]

If this one blew you away, T2 will make you fly apart like leaves.

[@StreetHierarchy]

😂 only after the blast wave hits

[@StCerberusEngel]

Bring your 2,000,000 sunblock.

[@kaziu312]

She will fly apart and then re-form.

[@MINKIN2]

🤖👍😢

[@Mal1234567]

@@StCerberusEngel 2,000,000,000.

[@Roddrummer]

I saw this on the big screen in 1984, then I watched it 587 times on smaller screens since, and last night I saw in on the big screen again for its 40th anniversary. Words cannot describe how much I love this movie, Cameron is a genius. And T2 is EVEN BETTER.

[@GGGritzer]

T2 wasn't a PATCH on this masterpiece. it was a prime example of more actually being less.

[@Roddrummer]

@@GGGritzer na, you’re talking bullsh*t and nonsense.

[@chucklos391]

It’s in the theatres???

[@Roddrummer]

@@chucklos391 special screening at an old school theatre here in Melbourne. Other cities may have similar showings.

[@Roddrummer]

@@GGGritzer na you’re talking nonsense.

[@mccaine1]

This is why I love your work, I get to see movies I love all over again, for the first time. Thanks!

[@PeteSmoot]

Yup, the gas truck blowing up was literally just a flesh wound.

[@MrVvulf]

Ba dum tiss. Nice.

[@ArykSapien]

I still can’t believe Cameron was able to keep the rights to Terminator. Unbelievable foresight and savviness.

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

I thought he sold the rights to the original terminator for $1 to his later co-writer wife just to get it made and let him direct?

[@ArykSapien]

@@squirrelsinjacket1804 i thought he sold temporary rights to the studio and it reverted back to him after 40 years.

[@tremorsfan]

Bill Paxton has the honor of having been killed by the Alien, the Predator and the Terminator.

[@tannhauser5399]

Very true words... Nothing like seeing Bill Paxton, and Brian Johnson in one of the first scenes (Brian, being a famous bounty hunter from X-Files, or a main "bad guy" from Cobra movie, with Stallone).

[@Grizzlox]

At least he survived a twister, a space flight, and being turned into a talking pile of sh•t

[@tremorsfan]

@@Grizzlox I don't get that last reference.

[@bassmint2580]

@@tremorsfan Weird Science 😂🙏🏼

[@pearlclutch8491]

Lance Hendrickson came close if not for being a android 👍🏼

[@RickRomig]

Gotta watch Terminator 2 next.

[@DanielCline9]

And after Terminator 2 Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles would be amazing not sure about the rest of the movies though

[@theaikidoka]

@@DanielCline9 TTSCC doesn't get enough love - it's tragically cut short, but there are some GREAT ideas in it and the cast nails it. Lena Headey is a better Sarah than Linda Hamilton IMO.

[@andreabruson5558]

@@DanielCline9 out of all the other movies of the franchise, I'd save only Salvation because it's interesting the point of view we get from that one. the other ones are just trash.

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

T1 to T2 is like how Alien is to Aliens. Both are near perfect movies in their own right, but the sequels definitely benefited from much larger budgets.

[@theobserver2267]

Watch Two then stop

[@aaronhurd6434]

“They had a thing. They’re about to do the thing.” Miranda quotes are best quotes.

[@thecelticblog]

Tremendous reaction :) Tremendous :) Your response to Naked Arnie was hilarious! :) On the Terminator itself and the cyborg choice, Reece explains in it an aside where he calls them "the infiltration units." They were designed, in the future, to defeat the resistance by fooling them into thinking they were fellow survivors before being killed. As Reece points out, this is why the future resistance use dogs; dogs know the difference. There is so much great lore and some of it pays off later in number 2.

[@outtheredude]

That, and if the dude's also a body builder that's still been getting his protein shakes in a post apocalyptic nuclear wasteland, waste him! ;-)

[@slimmccoy8863]

There's a series of novels by SM Stirling that build from T2, but don't follow the path of T3. Skynet's infiltration method involves having a cyborg acting as a wounded survivor of an ambush. She's a fellow human, she's wounded, and she's attractive... so of course they take her back to base. Time travel shenanigans happen later :) The novels also address the problem of T-800's being physically identical, and so the controller deliberately alters their hair, skin tone, etc. They're still big boys, but not nearly as distinctive as 3 Arnolds walking down the street.

[@Dtox78]

Your reactions to these films are priceless awesomeness, love the channel and content

[@davidbarker77]

"It's raining men." That made me laugh out loud. Loved the reaction.

[@toddhill7483]

Raining NAKED men, to be precise

[@LittleGalaxyBoy]

9:18 There have been numerous Terminator video games dating back to The Terminator (1991), developed and published by Bethesda Softworks. This was the first officially licensed game based on the Terminator film series. Bethesda also developed Terminator: Future Shock, a retro first-person shooter that became a solid entry in the series. A variety of side-scrollers based on the Terminator IP were also released for the NES, SNES, Sega, and Genesis. In the 90s, the release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) brought a wave of arcade games, many of them light-gun shooters that became popular in arcades. The first "modern" Terminator game would be The Terminator: Dawn of Fate (2002), a third-person action game set in 2027 where you control Kyle Reese. Though it had the potential to be amazing, the controls were challenging and the game was just kind of boring. Still, it introduced some compelling lore, such as the T-400, an early humanoid robot nicknamed "Clankers" by the Resistance due to its primitive design compared to later Skynet models. The T-400 could also be taken out by basic firearms. The most recent Terminator game, Terminator: Resistance (2019), is a really enjoyable title. Although it may feel a bit low-budget, it’s packed with heart, and you can tell the developers genuinely loved the films. The game captures the tone, music, and atmosphere perfectly, with plenty of references to the first film and a few nods to the second. I highly recommend checking it out :) Summed up most Terminator games are pretty meh. I would love for a strong development team to get their hands on the rights, imagine a Terminator game by Rocksteady or Naughty dog.

[@TonyTigerTonyTiger]

10:47 "Was he in one of the Aliens?" Yes. In fact, 3 people in this movie were. I don't want to give any spoilers (maybe some people have not seen both movies yet) so I will try to identify them without giving anything away. 1) In Terminator, Lance Henriksen plays Lt. Traxler's underling, Detective Vokovich (I don't think we ever hear his character's name). One potentially memorable exhchange between them occurs when Lt. Traxler is going to talk to reporters: Lt. Traxler: "How do I look?" Sidekick: "Like sh!t, boss" Lt. Traxler: "Your momma". In Aliens, Lance plays the artificial person, Bishop. 2) In Terminator, Kyle Reese (who is sent back tp 1984 from the future) is played by Michael Biehn. One of his more-famous lines is: Reese: "Come with me if you want to live!" In Aliens he plays Corporal Dwayne Hicks, who kind of flirts with Ripley. 3) In Teminator, Bill Paxton plays the blue-haired, lead punk at the beginning (when Arnold is trying to get some clothes): not a big role. One of his lines is: Lead Punk: "Nice night for a walk, hey?" In Aliens he plays Hudson. One thing people might remember him from in Aliens is his exchange with Vasquez, the tough female marine: Hudson: "Hey, Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?" Vasquez: "No, have you?"

[@fiore7939]

And "Vasquez" is in T2. No spoilers.

[@trazzlotinkerboltz5684]

Michael Biehn also plays Coffee in The Abyss, another Cameron movie that's worth watching.

[@8RBrain]

@@trazzlotinkerboltz5684 Another Biehn/Cameron fun fact. In the three James Cameron movies Michael has been in; He gets his hand bitten by another character. "Sarah" in The Terminator, "Newt" in Aliens and "Virgil" in The Abyss.

[@ryansyler8847]

Don't forget the most memorable line of Bill Paxton's career, if not all of Hollywood history, "Game over, man! Game over!"

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Not only was he in Aliens, he was almost The Terminator. It got as far as concept art, which you can find online, he looks good in the role.

[@WolfJax]

I always loved that Kyle says that he always wondered what Sarah was thinking about in the picture because she seemed sad , she was thinking of him

[@Pir-o]

God I just love 80 movies. Back To The Future, Die Hard, Terminator, Predator, Alien, Bladerunner, Ghostbusters, I love them all.

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

They don't make them like they used to (literally).

[@rare_wulf9358]

Also movies that time has forgotten like The Elephant Man, Chariots of Fire. The Eye of the Needle, Excalibur, The Final Countdown, The Package, the list just goes on, and on

[@davidtownsend8875]

@@rare_wulf9358 And Time Bandits, A Room With a View, Ladyhawke, Babette's Feast, Shy People, ...

[@ZeSvenska1982]

Lesser God Childrens

[@SurferAgentUtah]

So glad you watched and enjoyed. Yes, 80s movies were on another level. Can't wait for your T2 reaction.

[@richard-davies]

Amazing what they pulled off with just a 6.4 million budget, some of the effects look cheesy, but with that tiny budget for 1984 it's honesty impressive with they managed to do with it.

[@ripley_hicks_newt_86]

Agreed. When you see only the upper part of the Terminator it's probably puppeteering and it looks extremely good. Like when he tries to open that door at the end.

[@passionsquietrage]

They also had to film it guerilla style since they weren't able to get filming permits for some locations.

[@KentuckyBrad]

Completely disagree

[@hoya1178]

6.4 million is about 20 nowadays, if account for inflation.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

@@hoya1178Godzilla Minus One budget. So it’s possible, but that’s how you have to make it. That’s a pretty low budget for now.

[@covrtdesign5279]

31:18. I love that the foley department saw a metal tube with explosives in it bouncing off of pavement and they thought that 2 glass bottles rubbed together would be good enough for the sound. hahahaha

[@mikedignum1868]

They filmed mostly at night because it was cheaper and they didn't need many permits. Remember, this was a low-budget film.

[@mm2270]

Low budget is an understatement. This movie was made on a shoestring budget. Cameron had to use some guerrilla filming tactics for some scenes. They would very quickly set up and film a scene before they were noticed by the police. In some cases they would tell the cops they were college students filming for a class, so they would leave them alone, lol. It’s really a testament to James Cameron’s skill as a director that he pulled off such an incredible movie with so little resources.

[@__TK___]

Wasn’t it illegal to film the movie since Arnold didn’t had a visa or permit to be in the USA at that time? Heard this some time ago so I don’t know if it’s true or not

[@JoeKhol]

They mostly filmed at night. Mostly. Sorry, wrong film. :D

[@davidareeves]

@@JoeKhol Makes the line even more futuristic ;) ​ @mm2270 Shoestring, it was stolen from a guy in a street, police found him without pants and shoes.....

[@BadgerOff32]

@@mm2270 Yeah and that's why a lot of scenes look a bit 'blue' in the film. A lot of scenes were shot using just the street lights to light up the scenes because they either didn't have time to set up their own lighting, didn't HAVE the lights available, or simply wouldn't have been able to explain it away to the cops if they had obviously professional lighting rigs set up, so just had minimal lighting set up instead. So the 'blue' lighting effect is a result of the florescent street lighting. It REALLY works for this film though. It gives the film quite an otherworldly, sci-fi feel that they wouldn't have got if they had proper lighting set ups.

[@jedlamprey]

I love that you picked up on that little bit between Reese and the kid, a kind of weirdly touching moment in the midst of the horror of what's going on. A nice little extra there is that while Reese briefly plays along, he never brings his weapon high enough that it actually points at the kid.

[@AnnaDiLiberto]

Well I don’t have to worry about AI taking over my technology. It’s Miranda triggering my Alexa and Siri 😂

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

At the beginning, with the guys around at the viewpoint, the blue haired is Bill Paxton, a very well known actor who appeared in Titanic, Aliens or Twister, among others.

[@stormtrooper9338]

A young Canadian 🇨🇦 boy from Northern Ontario, Canada, with no directing experience, heads to California and becomes a truck driver. He learns everything he can about film and becomes the writer/ director of one of the most iconic films in history. Yes, the 80s were awesome, and James Cameron has had an amazing career.

[@ThomasStClair-zr2lb]

You can tell from his early movies that he started as a special effects guy. Got his foot in the door building space ships and makeup effects for Roger Corman.

[@Osprey850]

@@ThomasStClair-zr2lb And designing sets. While watching Galaxy of terror, the sets and atmosphere reminded me of Aliens and it made perfect sense when I realized after that James Cameron was the set designer.

[@stobe187]

It's such a shame that he's such an asshole.

[@walteralcaraz5898]

The "code" that is displayed when seeing the Terminator's POV (red language displayed on the screen) is 6502 "Assembly Language". Especially when he was chasing them and jumped on the car in the alley. It was often called "machine language" at the time. The 6502 CPU was THE CPU used in many computers during the 1980s, the Commodore brand (the PET, VIC-20. and C64 [although it used a superset with a couple extra instructions, the 6510]), Atari Brand (400 and 800 series), and the early Apples (Apple I and II series). The interesting thing (to me) is that I understood everything that was being displayed and I was only about 14 years old when the movie came out in theaters back then. Even though it was an R rated film, the cashier knew me and my father and knew that he wouldn't have a problem with me seeing R-rated films even though I wasn't 17 years old yet. He just warned me about the R rating and why it was R rated ("dude, there's like a lot of language and there's a sex scene.") I've seen the movie at least two dozen times since then, and the sequel even more. I almost watch them once a year just because I want to keep the knowledge and I also love the films.

[@brichan1851]

I simply adore watching your reactions to these movies. These are movies I grew up with, and seeing you as you watch them for the first time, makes these movies new to me all over again. You recognize the magic of movies as they once were. What you bring is something truly special. You are fun and just a joy. All I can say is thank you for bringing the life and magic back to movies and sharing it with all of us. ❤❤❤❤

[@halhortonsworld5870]

I was in high school 80-84 and in the military 85-88. Yeah, it was an amazing time!

[@travislwoodward7780]

Great reaction as always, it's like seeing the movie for the first time again. You'll like the sequel, it has some great twists and lots of action! 😀

[@user-Chris.Alger11]

Great reaction M'. So good to find a Terminator 'virgin'. The (adjusted for 2024) budget for T1 would be 18.1M today, crazy. So many great movies from the 80's, CGI, who needs it? ; )

[@RDRussell2]

I graduated high school in 1986, and you are not wrong! The 1980s were a great time to grow up. There was, as you so correctly put it, the "movies, music...the other stuff..."

[@mikegoodwin2386]

Class of '87 here.

[@ryansyler8847]

You have one of the most expressive faces I've ever seen. I watched this video and a couple of others you made with the sound muted and I could follow your reaction just by facial expression. Joy, disgust, shock, glee, surprise, anticipation, triumph, sorrow and any other range of emotion you have an uncanny ability to convey through facial expression alone. You have an intense gaze and focus that needs no words to describe your reaction. That expressiveness not only communicates to the viewer but it also invites the viewer to share in your experience. It's a shame it's 2024 and not 1924. You would have made an extraordinary silent film actress.

[@Scripture-Man]

I agree, she should definitely be a comedy actress. I can see her being absolutely hilarious in a sitcom.

[@Clambamthankyoumam]

Rest in peace Bill Paxton! I miss him so much which is exactly why i enjoy watching him in The Terminator, Aliens, and Predator 2.

[@nmt2k2]

@@Clambamthankyoumam I don't know how much of a deep dive you've done into Bill Paxton but he was half of a New Wave group called Martini Danch. Look up the song (here on KZbin) called "How Can The Laboring Man Find Time For Self Culture:". Very reminiscent of some of the more melodic DEVO (which makes sense because Mark Mothersbaugh had a hand in producing it).

[@davidareeves]

Game over man, game over. RIP mate and thanks for the memories

[@michaelray3865]

Died of the Terminator, the Alien, and the Predator. A classic movie tr-fentanyl!

[@michaelray3865]

A classic movie tri-fecta!

[@iggtastic]

True Lies anyone?

[@markc.7984]

Awesome. Miranda i really want to see the full length of this one!!!

[@iKvetch558]

Please...when you watch Terminator 2, be sure to check out the extended edition? Thank you. 😁

[@martinm8991]

Throughout this whole reaction, I kept imagining her future moments during the reaction to the legendary T2 Looking forward to it, especially if watched short time after she saw T1

[@YouTaus]

"Was that guy in Alien? Or Aliens?" Yep, that was Bishop from Aliens. You also have Hicks in the form of Kyle Reese. Fun game for Terminator 2. Find Pvt. Vasquez in the film. :)

[@joeb918]

Fun fact: Arnold said he could do the German dub for his character, but sense he’s Austrian and not German, German audiences they tested with thought his accent was too soft, too much like a “farmer” rather than a menacing robot sent from the future to terminate.

[@paulbrawley2595]

I had read that the other actors in Star Wars were calling David Prowse "Darth Farmer" because of his accent.

[@MGower4465]

Schwarzenegger would go to lunch in "damaged Terminator" makeup and scare the crap out of everybody for laughs.

[@brianvalencia7717]

Despite his intimidating size (at the time), Arnie never shied away from having a sense of humor.

[@VegetaLF7]

@@brianvalencia7717 Exactly, dude is a goofball that just happens to have muscles bigger than everyone else.

[@Scyth0r]

@@VegetaLF7 I mean, he's also a cheater who had a child with his housekeeper while married with four children, and kept it hidden for a decade. But nobody's perfect, and he owned up to it (eventually) and made reparations.

[@Captain_Caveman1981]

​@@brianvalencia7717If you ask me, even as an old man he's still intimidating. I would not talk shit to him to his face. Haha

[@TranCeFORM3R]

The Terminator is basically a horror movie, it’s frightening how indestructible it is.

[@TranCeFORM3R]

Machine 1 Humans 0

[@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800]

Agreed. I will always argue it's a sci-fi horror. Sci-fi because killer robots/lasers/etc, horror because holy shit look at the endoskeleton and what it does. If that's not a walking nightmare I don't know what is.

[@TranCeFORM3R]

@@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800 the stock motion is terrifying seriously. Just another withy????

[@TranCeFORM3R]

a Covenless Witch

[@TranCeFORM3R]

@@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800 it’s like you want to run but you admire it without knowing it’s too late, the cheapest I mean it wasn’t cheap in that time elevates the terror. Feel more real

[@josephsarto689]

“There stuck in the 80s, they should have taken me with them” lol this is why we love Miranda ❤️

[@kmlynden1]

great video.... keep going down the terminator rabbit hole. you'll love em

[@alanflor703]

I've probably seen 30 people react to this and this was the funnest one. I laughed pretty hard a few times. I always like women's reactions to Arnie's first scenes. You did not disappoint. You talked about missing being able to see these '80s things when they were new. I saw this in the theater and I really wish they would do it again. Show some of these old classics. Lord knows there are a lot of people that never got the chance. And it's not like they have any other good movies to show nowadays.

[@mrjimifletcher]

Great reaction! The Terminator is one of my all-time favourite films. Together with the amazing sequel (which you will love, I'm sure of it), we have one of the absolute best double-whammys of cinema.

[@LibrarianMichael]

T2 is one of the best sequels ever. I can't wait for you to see it.

[@bellies1000]

Another epic from the 80`s. With some epic thememusic! Thx for the reaction!

[@johnhull6061]

I’ve been itchin for another good one. 80s have a great run of movies!

[@xoloft73]

I went to a drive in to see that movie, It was great. Love your facial expressions during your streams. Keep up the great work!!!! 😆

[@sleestack13]

Miranda, just because you love practical effects... when you get to T2, watch the special edition. There is a scene involving a mirror that is really cool. When you read up on just how it was actually shot, I think you will be very impressed.

[@pcnoad]

As long as it's the special edition, not the extended cut. I love all the additional scenes, but the alternate ending is kind of lame.

[@mikedevonish3933]

Wow...I saw Terminator at a Comic Convention with my Brother in NYC at the Javits Center loooong b4 it went to cable. it might have just left the theater. We used to jump on the train and on every year. Our first trip was around mid to late seventies. The first time our grandfather took us for one day and that was it for him. A few years later we went on our own. I must have been about 14 dragging 13 or so with my little brother in tow. Good days.

[@cloud77ism]

Has one of the best sequels ever made highly recommend the second

[@jbvuvan3495]

I actually prefer the original. The sequel lost me early, when the Terminator use sunglasses for no good reason in-universe

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

@@jbvuvan3495 Maybe the same reason anyone does, to block sunlight. One could assume they would be as blinded by it as you or I.

[@lisakovanen1975]

​@@jbvuvan3495but the Terminator uses sunglasses in this movie.

[@jbvuvan3495]

@@lisakovanen1975 To cover up his damaged eye and fried eyebrows. There actually is a reason in the first movie.

[@jbvuvan3495]

@@ShuffleUpandDeal32 That would be quite a design flaw

[@ldycemnn]

Glad you liked it. If you have Netflix, there is a show called Movies of the 80s I think, where they do a deep dive on making of the films. Terminator one was very interesting.

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Fun Fact: Cameron had the Terminator idea come to him in a dream (when he was sick in a hotel having a bad fever) during a low point in his career while in Italy. He woke up and immediately sketched the 'blown in half red-eyed terminator crawling while holding a knife' image onto paper which was where the design of the terminator came from.

[@macgibbon]

Lance Henriksen: "Was he in one of the Aliens?" Bil Paxton: Am I a joke to you?

[@Caredroia]

*I was born in 1986 - 85/86/87 were great years for music, TV, and films. I have an affinity for the 80s, God Bless 'em!*

[@VegetaLF7]

86 baby here too (fuck we're getting old) and yeah, our generation had it best when we got to see the transition of technology from the arcades and 2D games of our parents to the development of the internet and the rise of 3D games. We are the first of the internet generations.

[@eighthdoctor]

🤜🏻🤛🏻 from a fellow '86 baby! 😁

[@StCerberusEngel]

1984 here. It was a great year for movies, music, and television.

[@TK949]

20:54 "Oh, okay, that's cool, though" made me laugh out loud.

[@LostLight2005]

I love the synth sounds!!!!

[@theaikidoka]

The 'Terminator theme' is fantastic - synths, percussion, keyboards...

[@LostLight2005]

@@theaikidoka i need to get the score!!! I knew this for a long time, but I guess it really hit during this react.

[@shugaroony]

@@LostLight2005 You can't beat a good synth score.

[@LostLight2005]

@@shugaroony TOTES! I'm constantly looking for background synth sounds to listen to on youtube. It just takes me to a whole new reality!

[@ManveruT]

"I would never do this in public" ... proceeds to do it and broadcast it on the internet!!! 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@duncanheron-brown4810]

T2 is going to blow your mind…it is one of the best movies of all time…no pressure 😊

[@tommc4916]

I was stationed in Hawaii and in the US Army when this was released, so my first wife and I headed down to Waikiki to catch it, along with a visiting college friend of mine. Little did we know that the theater we chose was ALSO the site of the world's first McDonald's movie concession kiosk, so you bet your booty we had Cokes, buttered popcorn AND a 20-piece box of McNuggets for us all. I may or may not have shared those nuggets. Growing soldiers need their protein.

[@EvilHandyman]

Her voice mail message said something like "Fooled you. You're talking to a machine, but don't be shy, machines need love too." Arnold just wanted, no needed, a big hug, and everything could've been worked out.

[@alexyavetskiy5326]

Miranda, I absolutely love watching your reactions - they're so pure 🥺 Arnold and... the view 😆

[@Shindai]

This and Terminator 2 two of the greatest movies ever made

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Alien and Aliens was good too.

[@NickAfterDark]

Oh man, really enjoying this one, Miranda. I love how you were talking about how fascinating the human body is while, at the same time, I'm laughing because I knew about the eyeball part coming up and was like, "oh man this is gonna be great." 😂

[@williambeckett6336]

Fun fact: The spike haired punk with the tire tread on his face? That's a very young Bill Paxton. He and Lance Heinrikson both hold the title of having been killed by a Terminator, a Predator and an Alien. Lance gets killed by the Terminator in this one as well. Both would work with James Cameron for decades.

[@joshr8666]

Practical effects are great but they can only take you so far so I think the best thing is to blend practical effects with CGI especially if you can do it where nobody even notices. The other hand CGI is so good now that practical effects might not be necessary because the whole point that people like that was that it looked real

[@Guitcad1]

The reason for giving them human tissue was just to allow them to infiltrate better than the previous model with rubber skin. As Reece pointed out about the rubber-skinned infiltrators, "We spotted them easy." The fact that these cyborgs could then go through the "time displacement" thingy appears to have been just a happy accident ("happy" for Sky Net, at least).

[@o0pinkdino0o]

That poster was on my bedroom door from my youth (from the local video shop). Young Guns was on the other side which you will also love. The Terminators were designed as infiltration units, hence the human look.

[@Augustus087]

I graduated high school in 1980. It was truly, the best of times.Try to put Pale Rider on your list to see. It will be totally worth it.

[@billclay9489]

At 7:15 when the terminator ask for the phased plasma rifle which clearly is not a weapon made yet going by the store owners "hey, just what you see" was asked that by the terminator because its a weapon from the future that can kill him. He was checking to see if it had been already made for this time period. Even later when Sarah ask Reese can he stop it and Reese says "with these weapons, I dont know." Again showing they have weapons from his time that can stop a terminator.

[@jonmercano1138]

Please consider the original Planet of the Apes films from the 60s and 70s 🙏 Barely any Arnold films?! Better add to the list Predator, Commando, Total Recall, Conan the Barbarian, etc

[@tonyclements1147]

I agree.

[@whiteknightcat]

YES! The original Planet of the Apes was monumental, and Dr Zaius' reciting of the words of the Lawgiver at the end was so prescient!

[@Y0Da77]

She definitely saw a lot of Arnold in this one

[@jonmercano1138]

@@Y0Da77 hey ohhhh

[@BobCrabtree-ev4rz]

Definitely agree..the original '68 Planet Of The Apes movie.I avoided the zillion sequels,but that's just me.

[@davidbergfors6820]

Fun watching! 3:23 Now, to what view were you referring may I ask? 😏 20:45 downright paradoxical you being fascinated with medicine but grossed out by it! gave me a laugh though, so thanks 😜 Isn't it awesome how a movie answers the questions being asked and making sense of the plot! thanks for bringing me with you! and see you for T2!

[@sachaallari592]

Terminator 2 is quite possibly one of the best films ever made. Hell it is the best film ever made in my book I'd watch that over anything made today! Again just my opinion!

[@jessiegarcia6849]

An added bonus to your content is that all I see and hear is actor Kaitlyn Dever, and I absolutely love her work. ❤

[@bludrugo29]

Great reaction, Miranda. I disagree with those who claim the second movie is better than this one. The first is a masterpiece, especially because it was made with an absurdly low budget. And most importantly, the more significant story is told here.

[@Anson_AKB]

For all three (Predator, Alien, Terminator), i find the second a little (just a tiny little) better than the first, although for some it took multiple watches. And for all of them, you can't see, understand, or appreciate them without first seeing the orginal first one of each franchise. When also looking at the budget of the movies, the second parts are not as much better than the first parts, as they are more costly.

[@theaikidoka]

I think 2 is a superior example of it's type, but it is a different type of movie. 1 is a great slasher horror, 2 is an outstanding scifi action movie. 1's true greatness is the concise, intelligible and complete nature of the lore - you can watch only the first and have a great Terminator experience, with a solid plot justification for the next if you want it. Everything you need to know is explained in the first, and any additional worldbuilding is for fun, not necessity.

[@lordjimbo2]

You nailed it. Opinion is divided on when it started (1980-1982) and when it ended (2006-2008) but humanity peaked and it was a glorious time to grow up.

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Kyle Reese was born in 2002. With 27 years old (2029), he went back to the past (1984), impregnated Sarah and died. When John Connor is 17 years old, his father Kyle will be born... and he must ensure, without fail, to return him to the past, selling an image of Sarah that will make him fall in love with her, to ensure his conception.

[@WorldSacred]

Kyle Reese would have been about 20 years old. Sarah would have been about 19 years old.

[@TecmoBowlPlayer]

"you're talking to a machine" the foreshadowing in this movie is hilarious 😂