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Am I the only one that sees this as superior to T2?

posted 6 years ago by LucasCorradi (87)
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I love Arnold as a bad guy and I just love the horror movie aspect of it rather than the heavy action of the second one. I connect more with the characters here too

[–] Enigmaticocean77 (2432) 3 years ago

This movie is WAY better than T2. T2 was fun, but it was a bit too goofy in places. This movie feels gritty and real where T2 feels polished and commercial.

[–] acidraindrop (3055) 3 years ago

Commercial is the right word.

T2 ups the action as well as the philosophical content, but it also injects a lot of cheese indicative of a mainstream, popcorn flick.

T1 plays it more straight, and consistently so.
No to mention that T2 basically retcons T1's timeloop ending, so in a way, that's kinda messed up already, messing with the canon of the prequel.

[–] Skynet1984 (189) 3 years ago

The Terminator is without a doubt superior to T2. Like you say the horror aspect of it is much more suited and Arnold as the bad guy is awesome.

[–] CrabgrassWilly (1616) 3 years ago

I liked the first better as well.

[–] degray9 (1126) 3 years ago

T2, like Aliens, is more like a retread of the first movie. It doesn’t really do anything new except act as a vehicle for Schwarzenegger and the special effects.