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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 ;)

[@TheMirandalorianReacts]

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

[@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.

[@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……

[@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...

[@brianmccormick8328]

T2 is a must watch follow up.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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, ...

[@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.....

[@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! ;-)

[@bytejourneycodes]

The phone book, what an era defining item

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@mccaine1]

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

[@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

[@iKvetch558]

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

[@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!

[@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. :)

[@davidbarker77]

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

[@toddhill7483]

Raining NAKED men, to be precise

[@AnnaDiLiberto]

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

[@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. ❤❤❤❤

[@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.

[@Jumpman67]

The thumbnail tricked me. Can’t wait for T2!

[@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.

[@PeteSmoot]

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

[@MrVvulf]

Ba dum tiss. Nice.

[@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

[@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).

[@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

[@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.

[@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! 😀

[@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

[@johnhull6061]

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

[@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.

[@josephsarto689]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@whiteknightcat]

2:48 - "Wait second, 2 o'clock in the morning? what the heck?" Jeez, Miranda, have you not lived in a city before? Commercial trash collection typically takes place between midnight and sunrise. 10:45 - "I've seen that guy on the left before - was he in one of the Aliens?" YES, correct! That was actor Lance Henrikson, who played Det Hal Vulkovich in this film and the android Bishop in Aliens. 38:23 - "My favorite one was the use of the voice mails ..." Miranda, dear sweet, 21st century Miranda, that was no voicemail, it didn't exist back then. That was a good old-fashioned telephone answering machine that stored messages either on little tape cassettes and later digitally. 38:45 - "He was friends or comrades with the son, Sarah's son ... I'm just going to refer to him as Conners ..." He was clearly identified as the future John Conner, and yes, we are introduced to him in the second and third films. 39:30 - "I did have that one question during the reaction ... why give cyborgs human skin, blood, and everything else ..." This was specifically explained at 25:48 in this video when Kyle says "That's when the infiltrators started to appear ..." and Sarah dreamed about dogs. They were designed to slip past the sentry dogs that guarded the human hideouts. On being kind to your AI, the rise of AI technology has in fact caused many people to begin fearing that the future Skynet that brought about the war and the machines might actually come to pass.

[@Shindai]

This and Terminator 2 two of the greatest movies ever made

[@squirrelsinjacket1804]

Alien and Aliens was good too.

[@aaronhurd6434]

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

[@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.

[@SurferAgentUtah]

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

[@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.

[@Dtox78]

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

[@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.

[@henrytjernlund]

Excellent reaction. Thank you.

[@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!

[@LibrarianMichael]

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

[@slithery9291]

T2 is one of the best movies of all time.

[@marasmusine]

First film I saw at the cinema with my now wife :) I'm so glad that the franchise finished with Terminator 2 and no more films were made after that.

[@pjcornelius]

It was so much more fun watching back in the day when nobody knew the terminator was a robot at the beginning. Almost impossible now that the movies have become so much of a part of pop culture.

[@StreetHierarchy]

Damn! The thumbnail had me thinking you were doing T2 already

[@martinl8574]

I am 64 and damn happy about it I got to see all this and so much more go down!

[@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.

[@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.

[@mike5d1]

Fun fact. During the casting process James Cameron rejected the studios suggestion for the part of the terminator. His reasoning was that he didn't think OJ Simpson could convincingly play a killer.

[@CraigKostelecky]

Not even 12 of O.J.'s peers could be convinced of that ;)

[@PeteSmoot]

Cameron originally wanted Schwarzenegger to play Kyle Reese. Arnold's english wasn't all that great and his delivery was stiff. They concluded he'd be better as the terminator, an absolutely brilliant decision. I can't think of anyone who could play it better.

[@Cau_No]

​@@PeteSmootArnold himself requested to get the role. Coming from Conan, he surely knew what he did, accent-wise. Originally planned for Terminator, 'stealth version', was Lance Henriksen.

[@ethanholgate2512]

And Jim now denies that according to Arnold 🤣

[@bellies1000]

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

[@presencerocks2224]

I have watched several people react to the Terminator. This is by far the best one. You never disappoint. Do us a favor and fast track Terminator 2. It is one of those rare sequels that is every bit as good, and perhaps even better, than the original

[@raymondfunkhouser4804]

I love it when someone of your age watches a movie from the past and you really enjoy it because this one of my favorite all time movies and yes you are right about the one cop being in aliens and he was in several of the aliens movies

[@kccountrykid]

Glad you enjoyed it! I'm sure you'll be glad to know, Terminator 2 is even better... at least in my opinion. :)

[@Anson_AKB]

just like Alien & Aliens, part 2 is a bit better, but you can't see, understand or appreciate it without first having seen the original first part. there is debate whether that also applies to Predator, where you need to watch both, and where i needed to watch the sequel a few times to start liking it (now finding it slightly better).

[@TranCeFORM3R]

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

[@marcelopaolillo9848]

At my first look. I thought you were going to react to Terminator 2, and ... I got disappointed. But, since you haven't watched this one first, watching this one first is absolutely necessary to understand the second one. So, I'm watching this "with you" (space and time not considered here).

[@Korbin0815]

your reaction is epic. looking forward to the next one.

[@christopherrobin6955]

Since you seemed to have missed it, spiky hair is bill paxton and reese is michael biehn , both in aliens , another cameron film ,and yes the cop is bishop.. paxton also has the honour of being killed by a terminator, alien and a predator lol

[@rcrawford42]

And surviving a near-disastrous trip to the moon.

[@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.

[@rolandzamora4040]

You definitely should watch t2. The other arnold movies I would recommend are total recall, the running man, twins and true lies

[@Anson_AKB]

Last Action Hero

[@bradleybradley4363]

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

[@ericbatterson7720]

Your hair looks especially good in this video

[@Augustus087]

Agreed.

[@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.

[@GuyPower]

3:45 This scene in the movie always seems to make a strong impression, especially on female viewers...

[@jerrywalters8885]

This was his first hit. He wrote it and all. Only made 1 movie b4 this and it did well enough for them to greenlight this

[@IAMGUAMCPA]

you are going to LOVE T2 nuff said.

[@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!

[@mikehill1626]

There are 3 actors from Aliens the one who played Reese, the cop, and Bill Paxton

[@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.

[@reallivebluescat]

Wait til you see T2. Its held as one of the best action movies of all time

[@jamescarter421]

It's been years since I watched this. It's a great 80s classic. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Dr_Kyutoko]

"Is it gonna get gross?" Close your eyes, it's gonna get very gross. Austin Powers cross-eyed moment on the time travel wibbly jibbly of Kyle being John's father. XD Now you just have to watch 2, 3, Salvation, Genisys and Dark Fate. GOOD LUCK. Little sad you didn't notice Biehn as Hicks from Aliens though.

[@BizzyX78]

----- @Dr_Kyutoko ----- - Funny how you went from a numbering system to specific titles... -----

[@Dr_Kyutoko]

@@BizzyX78 Because 2 and 3, Judgment Day and Rise of the Machines actually HAVE numbers on them, Salvation, Genisys and Dark Fate were not given numbers.

[@JRFROMWBC]

That was so satisfying to see someone who is seeing this for the first time and so into it.

[@duncanheron-brown4810]

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

[@NotThatLittleJohnny]

Thanks for making me smile. The guy picking trash...what's he doing at 2 o'clock in the morning? He's working like many of us do/did. Also most guns on display in a firearms store have had the firing pins removed until they are sold.

[@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.

[@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? ; )

[@Mikedegot]

Kyle Reese was a man on a mission. He's very thorough.

[@acesfn7316]

Great reaction. If you liked this movie you will love the second. It is possibly the best sequel ever made

[@GGGritzer]

Aliens, Empire, Lethal Weapon 2 & Top Gun Maverick crush T2 as a sequel. T2 was laced with a tonne of unexplained stuff & goofs.

[@ModeMan101]

One of the best, if not the best, sci-fi action films of the 1980s. Crazy to think that it only had a $6M budget ($18M today), whereas the sequel cost 10 times as much!

[@andreabruson5558]

this is a real masterpiece and the fact that it's been made with a very low budget (6M dollars) it's unbelievable! James Cameron is a genius!

[@gyrene_asea4133]

Miranda, you did a great job with this one. So much fun!

[@Justin.Franks]

2:10 _"I would never do this in public"_ as you are seen by more members of the public than you likely ever been

[@kmlynden1]

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

[@richardcranium6081]

I like that you said that we should bring back practical effects.