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Return of the Master Killer for me.
Why? Why do people have such a problem with 80's FX in an 80's movie? Should we update LCJr's transformation in the Wolfman? Or touch up the visual FX in the House on Haunted Hill? The Terminator is more than five minutes of special effects and to tamper with that means disrupting the visual aesthetic of the film as a whole.
I don't know if it's what you're referring to but the stop motion seems to be a common complaint these days. In my opinion it holds up fine and is quite atmospheric but even so, 2 minutes of visual effects weights very little on my opinion of a 108 minute feature. Once Reese is grievously wounded in the final car chase, we see a glimpse of Sarah's growth as her inner strength, that she will one day instill in her unborn child, shines through. And then we have the terrific final scene in the desert where Reese's photograph of Sarah is taken which reveals what her thoughts were at that moment, which Reese had long contemplated(She was thinking of him,) and also serves to show that things have come full circle and that "there is a storm coming."