Terminator Genisys (July 1st, 2015)

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

That's sad. I watched the film for like the 50th time and I still saw this big beast of a m************r whose jaw alone looks like it could kill you.

Yeah, one of my favorite scenes is when he goes to the club and he breaks the guy's hand without even looking at him, like he was nothing.

 

[Khev]

Very interesting experience seeing it in the cinema, catching other people's reactions to a well-known film. People were laughing at a lot of stuff that was never meant to be funny - not just talking about dated effects - pretty much every line of dialogue Arnie had, people were laughing....like as though this was Uncle Bob, the T-850 or Pops. Apparently even killer Arnie is chuckle-worthy today.

I'm sorry to hear that. That can be very annoying and I've had that experience before. Not for The Terminator but I caught the restored Gojira (subtitled with no Raymond Burr) at the theater about 10 years ago and two idiots were mocking it the whole time, laughing, saying things like "hadouken!" Okay that actually sounds kind of hilarious right now but it pissed me off at the time.

I had the opposite crowd experience for Terminator, no one was laughing because NO ONE was actually there. Literally there were three of us. A teenage girl, me, and then another dude in his 40's. All of us sitting separately. I was kind of shocked about the girl, I kept expecting a dude or other friends to come join her but nope, just us. There were, however, three separate occasions where people came in, watched it for a few minutes, and then left. Two couples and a group of three guys. They seriously each lasted 3-4 minutes maybe. I can only assume that they saw "Terminator" lit up at the ticket counter and assumed they were buying tickets for Genisys. Once they saw young Arnold and the 80's future war visuals they were GONE. I couldn't believe it.

One screen, one showing in all of Tampa and three of us showed up? Lame...

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

I'm sorry to hear that. That can be very annoying and I've had that experience before. Not for The Terminator but I caught the restored Gojira (subtitled with no Raymond Burr) at the theater about 10 years ago and two idiots were mocking it the whole time, laughing, saying things like "hadouken!" Okay that actually sounds like of hilarious right now but it pissed me off at the time. .

OMG I'm dying!!

 

[jye4ever]

That's how many were in FR on opening night at my viewing.

More like

hadouken lol

I see that Comedy Central is showing Terminator 1 tomorrow night.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I see that Comedy Central is showing Terminator 1 tomorrow night.

After Genisys, all Terminators will be seen as comedies.

 

[cmiller99]

You're not wrong! I thought maybe the actress was older and playing younger, but no, she was 35 or 36 when she did that film. The 80's made people look old!


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This is true, apparently she was exactly 35 when they shot the scene

 

[DiFabio]

Nothing beats seeing these films in theaters again, on the the big screen.


My AMC theater have been showing classics for years now, not even for anniversary years, and I've made it a point to see as many as I can. I've seen Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Batman '89, Groundhog Day, Alien, Aliens, Jurassic Park, Ferris Bueller, Back To the Future but they have yet to get The Terminator and T2 for some reason. I really hope they get them someday.

I've got my tickets for Caddyshack and the Blues Brothers for next month.

 

[crows]

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B O S S

 

[EVILFACE]

 

[King Darkness]

Perfect

 

[rjszar]

Ok, someone explain the spelling of the title? I still don't get it.....?

Never saw anything official but I thought sys was short for system.

 

[DiFabio]

Damn, Arnold too.

 

[a-dev]

I'm sorry to hear that. That can be very annoying and I've had that experience before. Not for The Terminator but I caught the restored Gojira (subtitled with no Raymond Burr) at the theater about 10 years ago and two idiots were mocking it the whole time, laughing, saying things like "hadouken!" Okay that actually sounds kind of hilarious right now but it pissed me off at the time.

I had the opposite crowd experience for Terminator, no one was laughing because NO ONE was actually there. Literally there were three of us. A teenage girl, me, and then another dude in his 40's. All of us sitting separately. I was kind of shocked about the girl, I kept expecting a dude or other friends to come join her but nope, just us. There were, however, three separate occasions where people came in, watched it for a few minutes, and then left. Two couples and a group of three guys. They seriously each lasted 3-4 minutes maybe. I can only assume that they saw "Terminator" lit up at the ticket counter and assumed they were buying tickets for Genisys. Once they saw young Arnold and the 80's future war visuals they were GONE. I couldn't believe it.

One screen, one showing in all of Tampa and three of us showed up? Lame...

Mine was by no means a packed showing but there was a lot more than 3 people anyway.

I dunno, I think people were still enjoying it, I hope the laughter was just a reflection of a general good mood. I mean I was grinning like a buffoon during the main titles. That particular playing of the main theme still has a juicy impact. The T2 version tends to be referenced more or even the full T1 Terminator theme -





but I prefer this:

After Genisys, all Terminators will be seen as comedies.

Even T1, retroactively, it might seem. And this is the audience they're going for with Genisys. I dunno, are we the weirdos trying to take this franchise seriously?

 

[jye4ever]

a-dev you weirdo.

 

[Matt S]

Never saw anything official but I thought sys was short for system.

that makes as much sense as anything...thanks

 

[jye4ever]

New TV spot even shows why the bus flips now.

 

[a-dev]

a-dev you weirdo.

 

[RIDDICK]

 

[Khev]

I wish they gave Terminator a full one week release or something. It was a little bittersweet soaking in its cinematic awesomeness knowing that I may never have that moment again. Because of that I really did try and savor every scene.

It really is a rare movie in that even though it was extremely low budget and is now very "dated" there's not one single element that I feel suffers due to either of those facts nor is there any technical deficiency that actually takes me out of the movie. The rear projection future war, Arnold's fake head and arm, Reese's questionable chin scar, even the weird cable that appears to be towing the semi for a split second before it explodes.

As much as I hated the Star Wars Special Editions I've always pretty much held the notion of "yeah, go ahead and clean up those matte boxes." And for all the spectacular visuals of T2 I still cringe every time Arnold rolls off the semi in the steel mill. But not for T1. Every technical triumph enhances the story and every shortcoming for me just enhances the "raw, desperate" vibe of the whole film. I love it.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Damn, Arnold too.

Anything to get people to see his movie