Is anyone else here a Terminator fan? If you ask me, Terminator 2 is the best of the series. Its one of my favorite movies of all time.

I agree, T2 was the best of the series. And out of respect for the series, I never saw the new one.

THE CANONICAL ORDER...

T2 > T1 > T4 > T3

Anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

I agree, T2 was the best of the series. And out of respect for the series, I never saw the new one.

I thought Terminator Salvation was good. A lot better then T3.

I thought Terminator Salvation was good. A lot better then T3.

Then you're not a Terminator fan. The series effectively stopped after the second film.

Then you're not a Terminator fan. The series effectively stopped after the second film.

I consider myself a fan. I was excited to see Terminator Salvation.

Then you're not a Terminator fan. The series effectively stopped after the second film.It stopped being insanely awesome, yes, but I maintain that T4 is an entirely watchable film.

T3 was silly - why did'nt they just install an off switch?

T4 was pretty good - best nukes of the series. And I like Bryce Dallas Howard.

T2 was the best, Sarah Connor kicking @ss. That Mex in the desert with the secret weapons cache (which actually happened in a 90's California news story). And the ending, which Sigorny Weaver stole for Alien Reserection.

So T2 > T > T4 > T3.

All most all Terminator fans agree that T2 was the best. A great example that a squeal can be better then the original.

I thought Terminator Salvation was good. A lot better then T3.

Then you're not a Terminator fan. The series effectively stopped after the second film.

This.

Unlike most people, I liked T3, it was quite fun and it had a strong ending. If they had picked up where it left off, T4 might have been a good movie, instead of a mindless money squeezer.

Bucking the trend here and saying the original was best. Now don't get me wrong, T2 was great, but I think some people get caught up in the slightly better special effects, and special effects should NEVER be a reason to like one over the other. That's just lack of imagination.

Actually, I like T2 more not because of the special effect (I hope) - I think the story is more dynamic, somewhat deeper than in T1. Both are excellent action films, but T2 is IMO among THE best action films of all time.

I think the first one was the best.

T3 should not have even been made

t3 was alrite but i prefer the alternate canon set out by the sarah connor chronicles tv series shame it only lasted 2 series, t4 is just a terrible film that should just be ignored

Then you're not a Terminator fan. The series effectively stopped after the second film.

Exactly. After that it is just a mess.

Even now when you watch the second film, you can see it has aged very well considering that it was made nearly twenty years ago and yet is feels like it could have been made in the past few years. That is how good the special effects are. The story is pretty good to, compared to his last effort.

T3 and T4 are shite. T2 is great, and T1 is ok.

Never really liked the series.

T2 is the best action movie ever made, T1 was really good too, T3 was decent, and T4 was alright.. T4 would have been a lot better if the main character wasn't played by what's-his-face. His performance almost ruined the movie for me.

There is only Terminator 1 and Terminator 2! Now let us never speak of the related movies that shalt not be named ever again! :mad:

T2 is the best action movie ever made, T1 was really good too, T3 was decent, and T4 was alright.. T4 would have been a lot better if the main character wasn't played by what's-his-face. His performance almost ruined the movie for me.

do people just say this so they sound like they know what their talking about?

ive always enjoyed Batman's performances i find him to be a genuinely good actor

The Sarah Connor chronicles was awesome at the end. DAMN FOX for always canning good shows!

T1 and T2 were pretty sweet.

I recently picked up the re-mastered (or whatever) blue ray version of T2.

It is amazing in 1080p. The special effects do not look cheezy at all.. movie has aged very well

I love T1.

All the others are ok. I don't consider any of them bad.

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A much better version of T3.

T1 and T2 are great, the others are just poor cash ins.

T1 was my favourite. Nothing better than a real fight for your life in Human v Machine action compared to the Human & Machine v stronger Machines in the later movies. I consider all in the series to be good though.

T2, and then T1 and T4 are tied for second favorite

I don't see why people hate T4

Sarah Connor Chronicles > any terminator movie, as Summer Glau >> Arnold Schwarzenegger.

It stopped being insanely awesome, yes, but I maintain that T4 is an entirely watchable film.

If by "watchable" you meant "encrusted in feces," then I agree.

YES, THEY MEAN EXACTLY THE SAME THING. :rolleyes:

Moved to A&E.

T1 was my favourite. Nothing better than a real fight for your life in Human v Machine action compared to the Human & Machine v stronger Machines in the later movies.

I agree with this.

The Terminator and Terminator 2 are just different kinds of films. The first is a very 80s-style dark high-concept sci-fi outing full of menace, where the unfortunate humans are really up against it since they're facing an unstoppable machine that can't be killed. Terminator 2 is a jolly action film with lots of explosions. As jolly action films with lots of explosions go, it's one of the best. James Cameron did an amazing job updating his original concept for a wider audience. Plus, of course, the special effects stand up better today. But I don't think it's really as good as the original.

The third film was just tired. The recent one was fun if uneven and often rather stupid, but I don't think it could really be called a sequel to the earlier ones, more a new story set in the same universe.

Sarah Connor Chronicles > any terminator movie, as Summer Glau >> Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Kristanna Loken is way hotter the Smeer Glau, but that does not save the 3rd film.

T1 is much better than T2, never saw 3 or 4 (I heard III was pretty lame, never got around to watching IV).

T2 was the best. T3 was worse. And T4 was even worse than that. I had high hopes for T4 too after they said it was better than 3. That just shows what happens when you put a guy who directs music videos to direct the movie.

Putting in a woman with big boobs doesn't make the movie good. Though her boobs were nice, the character had no realism associated with it.

edit: in response to above post. T1 probably is the best in the story. The effects are getting a bit dated, and some of the dialogue is cheesy. But I liked the tension in #1 the best. It was more of a thriller than the other 3. But 2 still enthralls me the most. It's just more badass.

do people just say this so they sound like they know what their talking about?

ive always enjoyed Batman's performances i find him to be a genuinely good actor

talking in a raspy voice does not = good acting. Not that I don't like the batman movies. It's just I don't watch them for their good acting.

Says the guy with a Clint Eastwood avatar

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A much better version of T3.

Man, so much stuff removed, you'd think this version can't be longer than an hour :lol:

Says the guy with a Clint Eastwood avatar

lol, pwnd myself I suppose.

lol, pwnd myself I suppose.
Except that Clint Eastwood is actually a pretty fantastic actor who just happens to speak in a raspy voice. I actually think Christian Bale is a good actor, but his performances in the new Batman films have been adequate at best (though I thought the start of Batman Begins was excellent, his performance failed to maintain that calibre) and he sucked more than Paris Hilton at a nightvision videocamera convention in Terminator: Salvation.

I haven't seen Terminator in years, but I remember being very, very impressed by it. T2, however, is in a class of its own when it comes to action films. I honestly think that Die Hard is the only thing that tops it. T3 was merely okaaaay, but not particularly good. It damaged Skynet's character somewhat - if Skynet can be said to have a character - by making it the aggressor, when the whole point of T2 was that it was we humans that were the problem; Skynet was merely defending itself.

Salvation is tripe. Utter tripe. The only positives in that film are that Sam Worthington does a good job, and the Korean chick was hot. I'd hit it. The story was pitiful and nonsensical and the cinematography was nothing but a piss-poor effort to combine Children of Men with Mad Max, a fact the director actually admitted to later. Truly a horrible film. It's not often I groan out loud during a film, but I assure you that I, as well as everyone else in the cinema, groaned loudly and longly when Christian Bale stole "I'll be back."

I'd like to point out that everyone in our cinema cheered (or possibly laughed - at any rate there was discernible response) when Arnie appeared (kind of). We didn't know that was coming. It was worth the whole of the rest of the film for that moment.

Terminator 3 and 4 were made just for the money. I was disgusted enough by T3 (mostly because of what it could have been after T2 if it had had a different director) to not even consider watching t4, especially after hearing that cameron wouldn't be in it -yet again.

Terminator 3 and 4 were made just for the money. I was disgusted enough by T3 (mostly because of what it could have been after T2 if it had had a different director) to not even consider watching t4, especially after hearing that cameron wouldn't be in it -yet again.

I was disgusted by T4. T3 wasn't as bad as T4, but it was still lacking in several areas. As for the above post, I'm guessing that's spam, but I won't bother reporting it.

1 was the best. I've never been a huge fan of 2 because none of the characters except the scientist strike me as being really "heroic" and loveable, in the same way Reese was in the first film. 3 was decent. Never saw 4. Only saw the first few episodes of the Sarah Connor Chronicles; it was... okay.

Only the first was really ground breaking. The second was a good action movie. But nut great Scifi. 3rd was noting special. 4th was just an excuse for a CGI action fest. Sarah Connor Chronicles was OK in some respects. Didn't like it towards the end though.

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