tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post5873454368470411322..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: The TerminatorJoel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-5530291351846304112009-01-17T09:16:00.000-05:002009-01-17T09:16:00.000-05:00Adding to Jon's comment ...I'd just like to say th...Adding to Jon's comment ...<BR/><BR/>I'd just like to say that my dad, wonderful man that he is, did NOT fast-forward through the sex scene.<BR/><BR/>If it's as I remember it, there's a moment where Linda Hamilton is silhouetted, her breasts hanging down from her on-top position.<BR/><BR/>And if it's as I remember it, well, I've never forgotten it.<BR/><BR/>Oh, Linda. It's your fault that when I was in middle school I watched that "Beauty and the Beast" TV show.<BR/><BR/>Did I just admit to that? Oh, dear.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-44245439720251994442009-01-16T22:06:00.000-05:002009-01-16T22:06:00.000-05:00Piper, thanks - I responded over there and will pu...Piper, thanks - I responded over there and will put up my 9 resolutions after I finish writing this comment (thanks giving me an out-of-jail-free pass when it comes to writing one more post for the week!)<BR/><BR/>Jon,<BR/>Though I tend to prefer older effects to CGI I have to admit that shot of animatronic Arnold fixing his eye, cut to the real Arnold putting on the sunglasses, really doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>T.S.,<BR/>I'll do a review on Terminator 2 if you write up the two, expanding on your thoughts here - though no promises on my doing so any time soon. Anyway, can that count as one of my 9 resolutions?Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-40551877122870477872009-01-16T14:27:00.000-05:002009-01-16T14:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for the good review. I was happy the Librar...Thanks for the good review. I was happy the Library of Congress brought <I>The Terminator</I> into the National Film Registry this year, and your review does justice to a good film. I've always been on the fence about preferring either the first installment and its sequel; were it not for the same characters and events, you might think they were completely unconnected films. Anyway, I enjoy elements of both to a great degree. Perhaps you'll give us more in-depth thoughts on <I>T2</I> down the line.T.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00945932279787919282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-24566167726391745462009-01-16T12:08:00.000-05:002009-01-16T12:08:00.000-05:00Funny guys, I think "The Terminator" may have been...Funny guys, I think "The Terminator" may have been my first R too (it was either this or "The Hidden," a culty scifi romp with Kyle McLachlan that my dad loved). Ah, those were the days. Growing up in the suburbs of LA, where the only place to get dinner after 8:00 pm was Denny's. I only remember two things about that introductory viewing: 1) that my cousin, who was also present, put his head in his hands during the scene where the Terminator performs extemporaneous surgery on his eyeball; and 2) that my dad fast-forwarded the sex scene, which went completely over my head at the time. Call me crazy but a part of me longs for the days when I believed James Cameron films to be the apogee of cinematic sophistication...Joseph "Jon" Lanthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826623899121215596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-46217200327214363472009-01-15T22:49:00.000-05:002009-01-15T22:49:00.000-05:00MovieMan,You been tagged.MovieMan,<BR/><BR/>You been tagged.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-7633474667522922042009-01-15T22:03:00.000-05:002009-01-15T22:03:00.000-05:00I like Terminator 2 but The Terminator thrills me ...I like Terminator 2 but The Terminator thrills me more, for the reason both of you have mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Alien was my first rated R, also watched with my dad - who had nightmares when he saw it back in '79, jumping up from bed to vaccuum the bedroom floor in a delirious half-awakened state, convinced that the alien which had popped out of his chest and was hiding somewhere under his bed.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-53241083945101246832009-01-15T21:55:00.000-05:002009-01-15T21:55:00.000-05:00"The Terminator" was my first R-rated movie. My da..."The Terminator" was my first R-rated movie. My dad rented it, having already seen it, and we watched it together. At the time, he had to kind of explain to me while "I'll be back" is funny. I didn't get it.<BR/><BR/>I've kind of stayed away from the film ever since "T-2" came out. You identify the emotionless, tirelessness that makes the Terminator so terrifying a villain, and I like clinging to my memory of how scared I was watching: there was no question that Sarah and John were no match for what they were up against, and so I sat in constant fear that the cyborg would show up. And then what could they do but run?<BR/><BR/>I'll never forgive "T-2" for giving emotion to the robot and destroying everything that was memorable about the character.Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-7736491540218923312009-01-15T07:55:00.000-05:002009-01-15T07:55:00.000-05:00Nice review, Moviemaker. I've always had great af...Nice review, Moviemaker. I've always had great affection for this film, I think mostly because the Terminator is quintessentially remorseless, and so he becomes a delightful villain. None of that phony human compassion. As you point out, the cyborg simply doesn't care, and the film moves beautifully because of that.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.com