Directed by James Cameron
Written by James Cameron with Gale Anne Hurd (T1) and William Wisher Jr (T2)
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong
Basically, I can't decide which Terminator film I prefer. They're completely different styles and one will be more suitable depending on what mood you are in.
Somehow I escaped high school without seeing either one. I remember being in Halifax my first year of university and a few of my friends were talking about Terminator 2. The specifics of the conversation are lost, but they focused their attention on me.
"What did you think" or "remember that, wasn't that awesome?"
I shuffled in my seat a bit, embarrassed that I had never seen either movie.
"Actually I haven't watched it."
No one said anything right away, they looked at each other and I didn't know if they were going to laugh, cry or hit me. Eventually, I think it was Bill who said "well damn, we have to watch it right now."
"Well shouldn't we watch the first one first?"
"You haven't seen that one either?"
I shook my head. What followed was basically me being tied to a chair not allowed to leave until I had seen both movies. It's probably why, despite the differences between the two movies, I consider them to be one. The memory of that night is so strong, not from specifics but from the interactions and the joking friendship that are connected to a night so simple.
All we did was watch a couple of movies and I was accosted at first because they couldn't believe I had gone a full 17 years of life without seeing these movies. From the dank and noir-like part one to the bright and action packed part two, the Terminator movies will always be close to my heart. And despite Titanic, James Cameron is one of the best filmmakers of all time.
All right... Titanic wasn't the worst movie but I still never want to see it again. But give me some Terminator (not the show or part 3) and we'll roll.
(note: a similar showdown happened when this same group of friends found out I had never seen RoboCop. Those movies must be the most watched R-rated movies by kids and somehow I missed out. Probably because I was busy watching gangster movies like The Godfather and Goodfellas. I was a warped child, I had many enthusiasms.)
1 comment:
Like you I didn't see these movies until I was in college. I place the blame on my ultra-conservative parents not letting me watch R rated movies.
While I was blown away by T2 I've never really found an appreciation for the first movie. I think it's good, but it's nowhere near as entertaining to me. Probably because I saw it after seeing the more action focused sequel. Both are great movies though.
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