See, I found that Terminator didn't age so well, while I found T2 to be basically a remake of it. Yes, T2's plot was a lot more complex, but I rather enjoyed the whole time paradox/race to correct history thing.
The T-1000 I found to be all the more menacing because he is so easily underestimated. He just looks like a little guy, but he doesn't stop and he changes shape. He's got the head down evil blank look that comes across as real machinelike and creepy especially after talking all nice with some kids on the street. When he turns bits of himself into things and spiderclimbs on vehicles and things... that was awsome and creepy. While Arnie just clanked around a lot.
I liked the "surprise" that Arnold WASN'T the villain and get all excited when the two machines clash. I found in Terminator, Arnold was just sort of a metallic Jason Voorhees. And, I'm sorry, but Kyle was just... awful. I had no sympathy at all for that weiner.
I should point out here that I also enjoyed T3 "Rise of the Machines" because it took T2 and blew it WAY over the top. It combined the latest spfx megaaction and UBER explosions with some great self parody. The woman in that did a good imitation of the T1000 facial blank. It was just the ending of it that left me scratching my head and saying "hunh"?? But I didn't mind so much after all the neato robots and stuff.
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Date: 2006-05-18 02:11 am (UTC)See, I found that Terminator didn't age so well, while I found T2 to be basically a remake of it. Yes, T2's plot was a lot more complex, but I rather enjoyed the whole time paradox/race to correct history thing.
The T-1000 I found to be all the more menacing because he is so easily underestimated. He just looks like a little guy, but he doesn't stop and he changes shape. He's got the head down evil blank look that comes across as real machinelike and creepy especially after talking all nice with some kids on the street. When he turns bits of himself into things and spiderclimbs on vehicles and things... that was awsome and creepy. While Arnie just clanked around a lot.
I liked the "surprise" that Arnold WASN'T the villain and get all excited when the two machines clash. I found in Terminator, Arnold was just sort of a metallic Jason Voorhees. And, I'm sorry, but Kyle was just... awful. I had no sympathy at all for that weiner.
I should point out here that I also enjoyed T3 "Rise of the Machines" because it took T2 and blew it WAY over the top. It combined the latest spfx megaaction and UBER explosions with some great self parody. The woman in that did a good imitation of the T1000 facial blank. It was just the ending of it that left me scratching my head and saying "hunh"?? But I didn't mind so much after all the neato robots and stuff.
Anyway. *shrug* I liked 'em.