I remember watching this in a movie theater when it first came out in 1984. I was 14 years old at the time. I still remember the audience going wild every time the Terminator would get back up. I also remember how excited I was to tell my mom about the Terminator. Needless to say, mom did not share the same excitement... The 80s...what a fantastic decade to be a teenager that was...

@bobby1970

2 жыл бұрын

You must be about the same age as me, since you say you were age 14 when you saw the movie in the theater. I was also age 14 at that time. Now I'm age 51. I was born on July 8, 1970. I really miss the good old days. It's hard to believe how many years have gone by. Seems like yesterday.

@archdukefranzferdinand4429

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobby1970 sometimes ide like to think me and my friends will look back on the 2010s with the same fondness you and also my mother and father look at the 80s. (There in there 50s, I was born 1999)

@bobby1970

2 жыл бұрын

@@archdukefranzferdinand4429 , I hear ya. So true.

@thoevip89

2 жыл бұрын

@@archdukefranzferdinand4429 The decade of 80s was as dificult or worse than traumatic as the current time of 2020. In fact, today we have more adventages than in the past and more technology.

@esosaighodaro9281

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobby1970 Nigerian here, born Jan ‘70. I was also 14 when I watched the best installment of the franchise (in my opinion). Nothing like Arnold when he’s on FULL kill mode!

The sheer intensity Michael Biehn shows in this film is amazing. In my opinion he was the best thing about it.

@raypestrapur2897

Жыл бұрын

Johnny Ringo!!!

@EBR1

Жыл бұрын

I always thought he was a good actor. I liked him in "Aliens" as "Hicks" and in "The Rock" as that Navy seal commander. Also as Johnny Ringo in "Tombstone".

@dendanskehelt4296

Жыл бұрын

@@EBR1 Agreed.

@nahup944

Жыл бұрын

den danske helt michael also appeared in planet terror as the sheriff

@christophersawyers5561

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Still the best Terminator film. Real scary. No one, and I mean no one.... could have played this role better than Arnold Schwarzenegger.

@Ivan-wp1ne1

Жыл бұрын

2nd film as well, dark-tech, the rest is popular shit

@Ivan-wp1ne1

Жыл бұрын

@John Doe all Aliens are cool

@below90hz

Жыл бұрын

"No one" could have played this role better? I guess we're just going to pretend Oswald Patton doesn't exist then. No it's cool, let's all just live in your imaginary world I guess.

@Ivan-wp1ne1

Жыл бұрын

@@below90hz well, I agree with the Lone Star: Arnie was a better fit by corpo (looks invencible), accent (non-natural)…

@below90hz

Жыл бұрын

@@Ivan-wp1ne1 not sure if you are serious...

As a teenager I was taken to see this film at the cinema by a friend knowing NOTHING about it at all. Perfect!

@sf2explus184

Жыл бұрын

at the time i was 1 but remember the hype surrounding T2 movie when it came out and was about 9.

@NeilAFawcett

Жыл бұрын

@@sf2explus184 When T2 was coming out I went to GREAT lengths to find out NOTHING about it. Literally nothing. On the morning of the day I was going to see it I was driving to work, turned on the radio, and immediately, "...and this time Arni is the good guy..." before I could turn it off... Gŕrrrrttttt!

@Motoko1134

Жыл бұрын

lucky guy

@JSSTyger

Жыл бұрын

...and you came out of the theater with a buzz cut and an Austrian accent.

@I_Fight_Instacart

6 ай бұрын

I saw _Remo Williams_ instead. In my defense, I was 13 and my friend and I would've risked getting kicked out if we'd tried to get into R-rated _Terminator._ Needless to say, this has held up better than _Remo Williams._

When it took a whole film to destroy one single Terminator. A great film.

@charleswest6372

Жыл бұрын

Best of the Terminator. Sequels sucked.

@kd9-3.73

Жыл бұрын

@@charleswest6372 second one didn't

@AnMComm

Жыл бұрын

@@kd9-3.73 Second one had brilliant script and marvelous acting by Robert Patrick, but still didn't have the extreme intensity and the soundtrack the first one had. It was almost on par, but not actually better.

@maverickmic

Жыл бұрын

@@JoseRRodriguez yea this is horror really. Second is Thriller action, Third thriller action comedy then....

@ilikemoomoo

Жыл бұрын

@@AnMComm you must be high. T2 had superior everything

Fun fact: The uniform cop (aka - 1L19) at 5:45 is William Wisher. He not only helped write the script and the novelizations of both The Terminator and Terminator 2, he also played the photographer who snaps those pictures of Arnold's T-800 at the Galleria Mall in Terminator 2.

@bigb488

Жыл бұрын

👍

@GNX157

Жыл бұрын

Doesn’t he also play an officer again in one of the later films?

@plissken2156

Жыл бұрын

@@GNX157 The two Terminators and The Abyss are the only ones I know about.

@ardiekepoo744

Жыл бұрын

@@plissken2156 makes sense, all movies were directed by James Cameron.

@NoName-eo2mv

Жыл бұрын

Every terminator fan worth his salt knows that, wisher also wrote scripts for more terminator films which all got ignored, but seeing the rubbish since T2 it might of been worth a look

When Sarah drops the bottle and the Terminator walks by in slow motion with the music in the background is my favorite part of the whole movie. Beautifully done.

@DeformedConscience

Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%. Perfectly filmed

@alisaleh7474

Жыл бұрын

what is the name of this song

@mr.joseph7806

Жыл бұрын

Agree! Can't duplicate them like that anymore.

@zadkielelijaholmeda9060

5 ай бұрын

​@@alisaleh7474BURNING IN THE THIRD DEGREE.

@danacalla9907

5 ай бұрын

Agree 💯 it's Also my favorite part❤

"Come with me if you want to live" Best line of any move! Probably why it was used in multiple Terminator films.

@Sciolist

2 ай бұрын

In 1st movie it was important because development of character arc, in 2nd movie it was necessary for Sarah to know that T800 was there to help, and knew about her very personel moment something only her son would know. After that repetition of this line just became Terminator cliche.

Only Arnold could play terminator.

@annereilley4892

3 жыл бұрын

They should have cast Nicholas Cage!

@insanelanegaming5167

3 жыл бұрын

@@annereilley4892 "oh no the shotgun, not the shotgun!!"

@Rastinfilm

3 жыл бұрын

He does not need to play. He is what he is!

@davemustaki134

3 жыл бұрын

Oj Simpson was going to be the terminator originally

@dailamoc

3 жыл бұрын

Terminator plays Arnold, FYI

80s music rocks 🎸 One of the best movies ever

@TheGreatAlan75

3 жыл бұрын

Yessir

@9562david

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yea

@johnmc3862

3 жыл бұрын

And sound effects.

@benalkebulan9519

3 жыл бұрын

1:43 pls what’s the song?

@francescof.9290

3 жыл бұрын

@@benalkebulan9519 kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX2EpMmOe6rKic4.html

The sequence at Tech Noir, with the music, is purely magical. It remained engraved in my memory.

Man, it's impressive how Arnold behaved just like a cyborg on the first Terminator. His attitude, the makeup on him... everything was perfect! He deserved an Oscar for that!

@HailAnts

Жыл бұрын

Back then it was kind of a joke, in that Ah-nold found the absolute perfect acting role, an emotionless robot! 😂

@sevach

Жыл бұрын

He shows 0 emotion, no anger, no anxiety, no frustration... he truly looks like a machine.

@eng954

6 ай бұрын

Does a cyborg blink?

@farmanguliyev

5 ай бұрын

in T2 he is doing better

@psychiater123

5 ай бұрын

@@farmanguliyev no, there he is nearly a clown, t2 ist just comedy, t1 is pure hard stuff

Man everything about this scene is perfect. The music, the build up, the acting, everything. They just don’t do it like this anymore. Btw - Sarah knocking over a bottle with her elbow saved humanity.

@guillaumemaurice3503

3 жыл бұрын

Btw - Sarah knocking over a bottle with her elbow saved humanity. SO TRUE!!!!

@A_Small_Game_Cat

3 жыл бұрын

Me three on the bottle thought saving humanity

@Boxingbear

3 жыл бұрын

Canada Dry !

@paolo-1283

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot the little detail, Arnold's eyebrows got burned in the fire that's why the skin looks swolen.

@mooseyman74

3 жыл бұрын

The club bouncer saved humanity. Maybe not 😄

This scene gives me chills and that stare is so scary but brilliant.

@tonyjones1560

3 жыл бұрын

In hindsight, I wonder what the impact would have been had The Terminator smiled maniacally before going into "kill mode?" That cold flower *was* scary, though. No doubt!

@antonioallen1763

3 жыл бұрын

The man was a Promethius. It's Arnold (the GOAT of Body building!). Conan the Barbarian for Pete's Sake! It doesn't matter how much CGI or whatever they use now, the muscle, the scowl and stare is ALL Schwarzenegger! Intimidating without the need for special effects. The first movie is still better than all the sequels combined.

@davidcurry2390

2 жыл бұрын

@Wilfrans Millan I Dont AGREE TO ME THE T-1000 WAS WAY MORE SCARRIER He WALK UP TO IMPALE YOU AND WALK AWAY !!

I love how Reese knows how dangerous a terminator is. He doesn't monologue he doesn't try to get his attention with words he just gets straight to business and unloads on his ass.

@mr.joseph7806

Жыл бұрын

They can't be bargained with, can't be reasoned with, they destroy everything and dgaf

@chlorophil545

11 ай бұрын

"It can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with, it does not feel pity, or remorse, and it will not stop ever until you are dead."

@pdmore123

5 ай бұрын

❤

@charleswinston9665

4 ай бұрын

He better have. Cause Terminator was blow her cap back! 😂

@chrissiano82

4 ай бұрын

Reese just starts bussin no grandiosity just blasting

Probably one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. The action and effects were great for its time, but it was the storyline that really set it apart. Mankind doomed by the very AI he created. The fact that leading scientists and experts in the field are still warning us of a similar fate yet to come makes the film ominous even to this day.

@I_Fight_Instacart

6 ай бұрын

Easily among the best. I grew up during the original Star Wars era, and as the best of those films, _Empire_ ranks very high. But now that I'm an adult, I think this is probably better.

Schwarzenegger was so perfectly cold and terrifying in this movie and Linda Hamilton was brilliant too by being cute and innocent at first but by the end of this original movie she’s well on the way to being the kick ass momma that Sarah Connor has to become.

@goodbadbill

3 жыл бұрын

Arnold was perfect here.

@SD78

3 жыл бұрын

A strong female character arc? In a film? Why isn't she automatically the best at everything like Rey?

@drlee2

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, I feel like both actors gave their best performances of the franchise in this film.

@saongpark2423

3 жыл бұрын

Arnold originally wanted to play Reese character, until Cameron talked him into playing the terminator. This role paved Arnold Schwarzenegger into super stardom.

@glow2590

3 жыл бұрын

@@saongpark2423 Originally Lance Henricksen was going to play the Terminator instead of the Detective character.

Arnold's ability to make us believe he is a robot computer scanning the room is amazing...

@joethekinghawk7514

3 жыл бұрын

He was definitely the right guy for this part. Just to think, they were thinking about giving OJ Simpson this roll, wow how that would have turned out.

@AchtungBaby77

2 жыл бұрын

@@joethekinghawk7514 Lance Henriksen was also considered, since his slender frame and "ordinary" appearance made him suitable as an infiltrator. Some of Cameron's initial sketches of the Terminator had Lance's likeness. Ultimately though, I still believe Arnie was the right choice - his massive frame and robotic voice really made it believable that there was metal underneath all that muscle. Lance got his opportunity to play an android a couple years later in Aliens (also directed by Cameron) and did an absolutely stellar job at it.

@joethekinghawk7514

2 жыл бұрын

@@AchtungBaby77 it would have been interesting to see him cast as the terminator as well, well a more slimmed down version of a terminator.

@Resterminador

2 жыл бұрын

Well, acording to the making of the terminator 1, james cameron tells Arnold when he is acting as the T-800 that he also needs to look the places and make moves like a surveillance camera, that's why this T-800 its so robotic on its movements

@srujan00

2 жыл бұрын

Keanu Reeves would've made a great terminator, like a T-1000 or something

I can't tell how much I love this movie. The chemistry between Biehn and Hamilton was incredible.

The original TERMINATOR is still my favorite. Solid story, acting, VFX and music. T2 was good but I felt Arnold was a more scary or menacing stalker in the original. Now someone needs to recreate this Tech Noir bar, (minus the killing people) so that Terminator fans have a place to hang out. LOL 🤖

@jackluminous6024

Жыл бұрын

This first film is the best by far! One of the greatest films ever made! The entire movie is a chase scene, very much like Mad Max Fury Road!

@liveslugreaction6509

Жыл бұрын

@Rev an yeah i agree with you but definitely arnold killed it in the first one as a ruthless cyborg

@MrAllan875

Жыл бұрын

Thought I was the only one who saw T1 as the best. He was ruthless.

@ToTheNines87368

Жыл бұрын

Very different types of movies. Kind of similar to Alien vs Aliens. Maybe not as contrasting, but close.

@rekunta

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I prefer the original as well. In fact, I still consider it Cameron’s best work to date. I just could never buy the humanity they tried to give the Terminator in the sequel. _”I know now why you cry, but it’s something I can never do”._ It didn’t work for me.

There's something about 80's American cars and trashy Los Angeles at that time that's so cool. Like a real GTA.

@gabrieldelimaferreira8024

3 жыл бұрын

PJ45 L E A 45JF NO MEU

@celaodias1447

3 жыл бұрын

Today, the days suck from hell 😖

@notthatdigusted7468

3 жыл бұрын

Makes me feel like my pre-school years living in a rougher part of Los Angeles.

@fibboobbif

3 жыл бұрын

Late 60s early 70s cars even better to crush ;-) i am so glad i was there in LA in 1980 and 1982 to smell that atmosphere .

@stevengondosiswanto4732

3 жыл бұрын

You mean GTA Vice City, right ?

The overlapping tracks plus the contrast between the slow dancing people and the sheer violence about to unleash is pure genius. The first time the Terminator gets back up you know you are in for something special. Mind blown

@scrinsons3355

Жыл бұрын

^ This. One hell of a scene.

@gregkosinski2303

Жыл бұрын

James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is James Cameron.

That scope on that gun.....god I love the 80s man

2:26 the way Kyle Reese watches Sarah in this second is just amazing...

This is a absolute classic. Mom and dad rented this on vhs when I was a kid and Arnold scared me. Had to sleep in bed with my mom and dad for two days. Horror and syfy! Classic.

@matthewbingham4748

3 жыл бұрын

haha me too. I was a scared little kid after watching this. I think this is the first rated R movie I saw. Good times

@cobraninja2968

3 жыл бұрын

I liked Arnold after watching terminator 2 and recognized him in last action hero

@davemustaki134

3 жыл бұрын

I have strange nightmares of Arnie and the characters he has played in many movies I'm not sure why that is? But I do love the guy and his movies.... really strange I never had them as a kid but now as an adult I do?

@KYoung-kj7hr

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too, i was about 11 years when i watched this movie the first time with my dad. I was scared and fascinated by Arnold's performance at the same time.

@KYoung-kj7hr

3 жыл бұрын

Especially the way he looks at 5:49 scared me

I wish the latter terminator movies had this kind of vibe.

@superjosh3439

3 жыл бұрын

Ye I agree

@michaelvaughn8864

3 жыл бұрын

That's because it was an original concept and such a novel idea. Nothing like it had never been seen before in a movie. I was in awe when I first saw it as a high school freshman in October, 1984

@FatalDyZr

3 жыл бұрын

The problem with the new ones is that It doesn't have the same horror vibe the first one has And the last one is young arnold aint young no more lmao but atleast we have these gems to rewatch

@michaelvaughn8864

3 жыл бұрын

@@2684dennis Actually, sir, I've seen just the first 3 ones. I've never seen any of the others. I think they've killed it with all these ridiculous sequels. It's insanity at its worst. It's a money making franchise, and I get that. But, truth be told, it plain ruined a great series that should've stayed a trilogy

@michaelvaughn8864

3 жыл бұрын

@@FatalDyZr True that, sir. I couldn't agree more

I was in the Air Force and we were TDY to Adana Turkey. Someone had this playing in the day room in the barracks. I grabbed a seat and did not move for the entire movie. That room was dead quite, everyone watching the movie in awe.

@BASSstarlet

2 ай бұрын

Worse than the terminator is the authoritarian islamofascist turkey regime, which has invaded every state it borders, with the help and tolerance of America

Never get tired of watching this scene. So 80s, so punk, … can’t get any better. Saw this movie a million times back in the day on HBO which was THE channel back then. So many great movies came on there that I still watch today. The song, You got me burning” just builds the climax along with all the slo-mo.

In spite of all the special effect advances in all of the sequels, this one is still the BEST!!

@JGD185

Жыл бұрын

No way lol this was great but T2 blew this out of the water

@abramlittle7102

Жыл бұрын

1 is best

@mikawelll

Жыл бұрын

T2 is way better. But T1 is also very good.

@mikehus7439

Жыл бұрын

@@mikawelll 100%

@Squarepeg001

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I think a lot of its power comes from how successfully it blends different genres, from police procedural to sci-fi to the kind of horror centered around a relentless and unstoppable Michael Myers type villain which certain niche audiences would have been used to at the time. And then to cap it all - a believable but inevitably doomed love story. Phew! Anyone who grew up loving 1950s noir and the pinnacle of its 1970s evolution in Scorsese sodium-saturated cityscapes (and who don’t mind an infusion of ‘80s techno beats) will find much to admire in the movie. You can see the influence of Bullit and Taxi Driver in the car scenes, the crucial difference being how Cameron opted for vulnerability and lack of the cool factor when developing the character of Reese. He may be just as taciturn and lone wolf and competent with a large caliber gun as Dirty Harry but making him closer to a hobo than a Steve McQueen allows the desperation of his circumstances to come through. He knows the odds are stacked against him. The nightmare world from which he comes only adds depth and pathos to his character. Killer robot movies may be a dime a dozen, but this is definitely a one of a kind tour de force. Cameron was wise not to try to repeat the formula for Judgement Day.

Man T1 and T2 were amazing movies, I'm soooo glad they never made any more after that! 😁

@marciocardoso75D

3 жыл бұрын

keep dreaming 🤮

@vassilip.mironov8661

3 жыл бұрын

Same for the 1st Matrix!

@wattsnottaken1

3 жыл бұрын

E K I see what you did there 😏

@wattsnottaken1

3 жыл бұрын

Vassili P. Mironov we don’t talk about reloaded and revolutions. They didn’t happen end o story 😎

@joethekinghawk7514

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 🤣🤣 they didn't

The buildup and tension in this scene is ridiculous. It builds and builds and builds, the slow motion making all the more intense. Then all hell breaks loose. Classic Cameron style.

2:05 I've always loved how those 4 light synth notes transition from a moment of relief to high tension so quickly as he turns around, amazing scene

This is a movie I'd watch over and over. Cameron truly stayed to his concept. The Terminator wouldn't hesitate, it wouldn't roar before it attacked, it was intelligent, just did it's job and was nigh-unstoppable and not the least bit self conscious about its burnt eyebrows.

@DMT932

3 жыл бұрын

😅

@joethekinghawk7514

3 жыл бұрын

Focus on the task at hand. The burnt eyebrow part was funny. Dude where are your eyebrows? 🤣🤣🤣

@GNX157

Жыл бұрын

A minor bother for me was that he pulled the gun and didn’t have a round chambered. A terminator should of been prepared better for the kill.

@mr.griffingriffin3997

Жыл бұрын

But he did check his hair after putting on his sunglasses in the bathroom … hilarious!

@stuartwesthall

5 ай бұрын

I always liked that little touch. I mean, it's a machine but it's an infiltrator so I reckon it would make sense for it to have a check algorithm for visual appearance. I always imagine that scroll down menu flashing up 'GOOD ENOUGH ' 😄

Saw this at college in 1985 and it blew my mind. Still holds up very well today.

@florianmaschke269

3 жыл бұрын

Are you still in college? Dude, you must really like it there ;-)

@eugenyseraclimov3837

2 жыл бұрын

​@@florianmaschke269 he's an old grupmin' PhD or something

@kommisar.

Жыл бұрын

@@eugenyseraclimov3837 The original Van Wilder.

@nepntzerZer

Жыл бұрын

If you where in collage in 85 that would make you pretty old.

@Motoko1134

Жыл бұрын

@@nepntzerZer stay in school

Everything about this scene is perfection, but my god, the way Arnie does that tiny little head tilt downwards as the terminator turns back around and acquires visual lock on is just beyond awesome. Such a tiny little physical gesture, but so cold and machine like....

@sevenfd3s822

5 ай бұрын

my favorite is how he did that quick tilt with the uzi to shoot around the booth while still maintaining perfect posture, then immediately stands up straight walking briskly towards connor who was pinned by the dead bystander

James Cameron Made one of the best films of all time.

Watching this scene again, one thing I didn't pick up on before was Kyle's expression facing down the Terminator. The second he's got the bastard in his sights, his eyes narrow, his lip curls and he's *snarling* as he blasts away. No fear, no hesitation. Kyle's a soldier, and he's got a job to do. God damn, Michael Biehn is awesome.

@vladimirdoskocil399

2 жыл бұрын

YES!!

@largol33t1

2 жыл бұрын

Michael Biehn is such an underrated actor.

@FilthTribeFTP

2 жыл бұрын

Yupp, him and Bill Paxton became my 2 top favorites ever since I had seen Aliens when I was little. It's a shame Michael went down the road he did, he had so much potential, but that's the all too common path for extremely talented artists or just brilliant people in general. I don't know what it is about addiction that all to often correlates with that, but it's a sad truth.

@AntDarHaw

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@talospd

Жыл бұрын

Michael Biehn acted fuck out of this movie

Back then when Terminator movies were so good 🙄

@GGGritzer

3 жыл бұрын

Movie, because there really is only one. Several tributes after. But this one stands all alone.

@user-qe7bt9dz1l

3 жыл бұрын

Because James Cameron wrote and directed them himself. Don’t go saying now that his minuscule involvement in Dark Fate was any indication on this mans movie making skills because if the movie was HIS movie to write and direct, he’d knock it out of the park just like he did with Terminator 1 and 2. He needs to write it and direct it himself or it’s a fail.

@GGGritzer

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-qe7bt9dz1l, I agree, T2 was good. But nowhere in the same league of the first. It was probably the better of all of the cash in sequels but it lacked a lot of what the first had.

@MrRobjs83

3 жыл бұрын

T2 was considered overall the best because it was the most successful at the box office and top notch special effects plus didn't it win an oscar? Idk but it's considered one of the best movies of all time but it's also because it was more kid friendly, it was basically PG-13 compared to this one, while it did have some horror in it as well, it just didn't have the same dark atmosphere as this and Robert Patrick wasn't nearly as terrifying as Arnold was in this. He actually kinda resembles Michael Myers

@GGGritzer

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrRobjs83, it was a flawed but entertaining Si Fi film. SFX by the bundle & lots of big bangs. First was a damn near perfect Sci Fi/Horror. An element sadly missed in the cash in sequel.

Величайший фильм, фильм- эпоха . Даже сейчас смотрится на одном дыхании. Как же он смотрелся в конце 80- х начале 90- х годов!

The slow mo build up of Arnie searching with that tune playing is just sheer brilliance!

I remember seeing this movie when it first came out, in a full theater. At that moment at about 4:24, when the Terminator starts to get up, there was an audible gasp from the audience. This scene really establishes just how threatening, unstoppable, and relentless the Terminator was.

@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX

2 жыл бұрын

What was everybody’s reaction when it got up from the explosion at the end?

@KeksimusMaximus

Жыл бұрын

@@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX gay sex. Yes, they literally started to have unprotected gay sex in the cinema

@moontan91

Жыл бұрын

@@KeksimusMaximus it was too much for me. that's when i left the cinema to get some fresh air. lol

@KeksimusMaximus

Жыл бұрын

@@moontan91 Right??? I literally ran out of the cinema despite the fact I was born in 1993, years after the movie release

Why can't they make movies like this anymore? The cold, dark horror like feel this film had was nothing short of pure genius! This has to be my favourite scene in T1, just love the atmospheric build up of the T800 encountering Sarah for the first time and Reese just unloading that sawn off a dozen times haha 😍 This scene is just a huge explosion of retro awesomeness that kick starts the action and relentless chase throughout the entire movie! It's just perfect, the music, the scenery, the horror... Man they just can't replace that vibe!

@gkroll8467

2 жыл бұрын

The sequel sucks Arnold da good guy makes me puke that kid was so fucking annoying

@chucky3285

Жыл бұрын

Because of modern technology and trying to be to advanced this was classic 80s here

@bratticuss

Жыл бұрын

Well we have to check boxes today.

@oddities-whatnot

Жыл бұрын

Todays generation want everything to be CGI perfection.

@Rondo2ooo

Жыл бұрын

@@oddities-whatnot ...with shitty script and artificial atmosphere. Totally agree.

Awesome type of movies that has gone, and will never come back!

This film and Aliens are the only two films that had me literally on the edge of my seat in the movie theatres - the intensity was sky high.

2:05 that woman dancing is gorgeous 💘

@user-sw4wk3op9f

2 ай бұрын

Every time I watch this I notice her. So 80's, so hot!

@anthonyiadarola1201

Ай бұрын

That’s back when woman were all natural beauty

This soundtrack... The whole movie is just a masterpiece!!! Legendary

@Tony-Plinkett

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the original soundtrack! Hard to find these days... 😎

@mr.joseph7806

Жыл бұрын

They don't make them like this anymore.

I was in high school when Terminator first premièred. Best action 🍿🎥 movie .

Michael Biehn was superb in this movie and was missed in the sequels

@tiaferrandino4881

5 ай бұрын

Yep they did have a scene with him in the sequel but they took it out. (He was in Sarah's dream.) Wish they kept it in :(

@danskyl7279

5 ай бұрын

​@@tiaferrandino4881Technically it is in, the directors cut which imo makes T2 which is an already great movie to even better.

You're in a public place, you'll be safe until we get there

@Yohanan552

3 жыл бұрын

Sarah: what if it's a robot from the future?

@sunnymitra6372

3 жыл бұрын

@@Yohanan552 It's not a Robot.....it's a Cyborg.......Cybernetic Organism..........Cyberdyne Systems Model 101

@Yohanan552

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunnymitra6372 actually technically terminators are Androids, not cyborgs. Cyborgs are living organisms with mechanical attachments to augment performance. Terminators are metal robots with an outer layer of living tissue, used as a disguise, due to its use as an infiltration robot.

@partyfavors9238

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunnymitra6372 I have to see Sarah!

@davidharrison7014

3 жыл бұрын

There's 30 cops in this building.

Favourite scene, as the Terminator gets back up, Sarah's facial expression, which is horrified in total disbelief and shock, not to mention out & out fear is phenomenal.

@uomodonore245

3 жыл бұрын

I know, fantastic acting by Linda Hamilton.

@andreiamaral8595

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite scene is the garage chase. Cadillac Eldorado x Dodge Monaco.

@israeliqueen153

3 жыл бұрын

if you see a muahfukah take a couple buck shots & get back up, you'd be in disbelief too.

@sallydavies9253

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant acting you would be so shocked to see a guy get up from multiple shots from a shotgun.

@NormAppleton

3 жыл бұрын

It's also that she suddenly believes Reese. It's a lot to process in a few seconds and Hamilton does a great job at it.

Still one of the greatest Sci Fi - action movies ever. Watching this in the theatre was mind blowing.

This scene is so great. The tension, the cinematography in general. The use of slow motion and overlapping soundtrack of the in world dance song and the industrial terminator theme. Probably my favorite scene of all time.

@EclecticCleric

2 ай бұрын

I don't think it's slow motion. I'm nearly sure Cameron had the actors dance slow so the Terminator looks improbably fast.

ARNOLD WAS PRIME HERE... HE WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF THE BEST ON THE BODYBUILDING STAGE, BUT HE NAILED IT WITH THE TERMINATOR RIGHT AFTER HIS BODYBUILDING CAREER. GREAT PLOT!

@jackluminous6024

Жыл бұрын

His greatest role to me is Conan the Barbarian! Fuggin Epic! CROM!

@FlexinGains

Жыл бұрын

@@jackluminous6024 hey , haha do you recommend this film, I never seen it before but i've heard of it... whats the plot about peace!

I absolutely love that shotgun firing sound. Extremely loud and with a lot of echo. That does sound like something that could knock back even a Terminator.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn we're a perfect trio for this film. Great to see Arnold and Linda reprise their roles even in the most recent films of the Terminator legacy. Superb acting from them!!👍

The physical acting Arnie did in this movie was amazing. From the way he spun around when he heard Sarah on the phone to the dead faced robotic state he had were amazing. He did not seem like he was overplaying the role, it was perfect and natural.

If you pause approximately around 4:10 or 4:11 you can see a little electric blue spark. Amazing attention to details from the FX guys. Plot wise, Kyle knew exactly where to shoot.

@bigb488

2 жыл бұрын

4:11

@WiIdbiII

Жыл бұрын

Wow. I've seen this movie about a hundred times , and never noticed that until now.

@cybergothika6906

Жыл бұрын

@@WiIdbiII It took me one night at the youtube to finally see it after decades. Talk about crazy.

@mickesmanymovies

Жыл бұрын

This is one of my favourite movies, and I've seen it at least a dozen times... NEVER caught that before! Awesome detail! -THANKS!

@Extreme96PL

5 ай бұрын

You can also hear metalic sound when shot hits endoskeleton first Terminator had great detail including fact that T-800 skin starts to rot later in movie because Kyle probably hit heart.

One of the best action scenes in a movie ever. Simple and well paced with good dialogue.

This whole scene is a masterpiece

"You're in a public place so you'll be safe 'til we get there..." Ah, how times have changed. I was 9 years old when I saw this in the theaters, the line was out the door and around the block for this movie. It's still one of my favorite films! If you'll humor the social commentary, this movie was considered hell-a violent at the time. I remember people saying it was 'too violent to watch.' Even though mass shooting had started before 1984 in the US, the idea of someone coming into a club and shooting people indiscriminately only existed in movies. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming this movie or even Hollywood. I'm just reflecting on the past and where we've come from. I really do think everyone in our society was more grounded, humble, concerned, selfless, and empathic of each other back then. And no one looked at this qualities or traits as weak or soft, they were considered healthy. We weren't concerned with being 'alpha males' or in being part of a 'power couple.' I look back to that time and think that even I was more empathetic of the life around me. I wonder what changed for me, for all of us?

@2bunphettered788

Жыл бұрын

This needed to be written. 👍

Man I love this scene so much. There are so many movies from this era I wish I could go back and experience for the first time, again.

@I_Fight_Instacart

6 ай бұрын

About the closest you can come is to watch this and then listen to _Feels Like the First Time_ by *FOREIGNER.* 🎸🤟🎤🎶🥁

“You got me burnin” Nice foreshadowing

This sci-fi horror movie in ways, Arnold portrayed the cold emotionless aspect of the terminator perfectly, the mood of him pursuing his target is palpable

@I_Fight_Instacart

6 ай бұрын

He's the only terminator that I actually find frightening. Robert Patrick and Kristanna Loken both did a good job, but they didn't scare me. Arnold is almost like a horror movie character.

@slasher19necroslayer42

5 ай бұрын

@@I_Fight_InstacartI don’t know, but Robert Patrick’s Terminator is also scary like this one (if not more, due to being camouflaged as cop and with the ability to shapeshift, and not to mention that being able to imitate human emotions).

This was really a groundbreaking movie. Not so much from special effects (it really didn't have that much), but the action, the tension, the story were off the charts!

@I_Fight_Instacart

6 ай бұрын

The story is king. That's what puts this head and shoulders above the other T movies for me. I rank T3 second and T2 third. After that, who cares.

@pdmore123

5 ай бұрын

Perfect film

I love every bit of the music in this film. The electric, bad guy theme, chase and thriller tone. 80s music really is great it was like experimenting phase the world went through.

@clarkw4028

3 жыл бұрын

Very rich period to be alive in! Great music, great action packed movies (thanks to the women’s liberation), and people had thick skin (unlike today’s snowflake generation)!

@michaelvaughn8864

2 жыл бұрын

Techno music was really beginning to come into its own then, too, Mr. or Ms. Gee. It fit the film's futuristic vibe like a hand in glove👌

@michaelvaughn8864

2 жыл бұрын

It was becoming more mainstream by then. That's what I really should've said

@handsomesquidward5160

2 жыл бұрын

I love the soundtrack starts at 3:05

Один из лучших фильмов. Настоящий боевик фантастика. Страшный по настоящему и захватывающий.

This scene is just epic! One of the all time classics for sure

Michael Bein is always intense. Maybe his characters are always that way. But Arnold really manifests as a terrifying murder machine. He doesn’t just kill you, he’s a bit sadistic! Pulling out hearts, throwing humans around like dolls and shooting without pause.

That scene where he scans past as she bends down to pick up her glass still makes the hair on my neck stand up. Really nicely done.

@adventreaper

Жыл бұрын

That's probably my favorite scene in this whole movie. Like watching a great white swim through a bunch of dolphins...and sarah just happens to be in his blind spot. Nobody is ready for whats next, not even Kyle Reese. Not really.

@danskyl7279

5 ай бұрын

The ambience sound effect or whatever sounds eerie, it enhance the "death" aura to full effect.

I love that music. You got me burning.

@joethekinghawk7514

3 жыл бұрын

Terminators burn the place down.

@13strigoi69

2 жыл бұрын

Tahnee Cain and the Tryanglz. You can find the full songs here on the Tube.

Love the 80s noir and retro to this film it pretty sums up the 80s back then.

Of the entire franchise, only one can be considered a horror film.

Hey that guy didn’t pay ! “You’ve Got me burninggggggg” 🔥

@joethekinghawk7514

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, that song was right, his knuckles were burning.🤣🤣🤣

@idunno512

3 жыл бұрын

Crrruuunchhh

@joethekinghawk7514

3 жыл бұрын

@@idunno512 lol

@mooseyman74

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of clubbers probably got that burning sensation a few days later

@bretztheman

3 жыл бұрын

@@mooseyman74 yes! I see what you did here! And I like it!

The score is still scary to this day.

@joethekinghawk7514

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

Brings back fond memories. I first watched this while stationed over in southern Germany in 1984. Had gone to visit our company's Day Room after work hours when it was already running, so I stayed for the second viewing of it to catch up on what came before the moment I first saw it; was hooked on the franchise ever since.

@yyz4761

Жыл бұрын

Really an exceptional film for its time. I saw it in the theater with my friends in high school. We were all abuzz about it for days. My standard reply was “fuck you asshole” in my best Arnie empression.

@itzcaseykc

Жыл бұрын

@@yyz4761 After the second viewing of that movie, I kept watching it over the years and even collected as many movies within the franchise series as I could. Even watched a few episodes of its show to see if it was as interesting as the movies were. Still not sure.

This film was released in cinemas in communist Poland in 1987. Three years after its premiere in the USA. The film made a huge impression on me. I was 20 at the time.

@arkadiuszdef.1847

6 ай бұрын

@@MaxMustermann-lb7sn Not exactly 🙂 Initially the title was "Terminator". Just like a original. However, after some time the title was changed to ''Electronic killer (Terminator)". I don't know why. 🙂 Everyone just called it Terminator.

This film is a masterpiece of science fiction horror. None of the sequels even come close. This science fiction is now a science reality. It is all horrifyingly real.

@rosario508

Жыл бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree. Most people say T2 is better but NOTHING beats the original!

@joaquindelarosa1215

Жыл бұрын

@@rosario508 not even close!

@ST19859

Жыл бұрын

@@rosario508 Sorry but T2 is just superior in every way, and I say that as a kid of the 80s. T1 is a classic but the action, pacing, storyline, music all blow this one away.

@rosario508

Жыл бұрын

@@ST19859 You should be sorry

@curtisjohnson9910

Жыл бұрын

T2 was great

I saw this in the theater back in the day and me and my high school friends walked out of the theater afterwards and we felt invincible. It was the coolest movie we had even seen till that point. It’s still got it.

The ultimate take your freaking hand off me @1:42🤣🤣🤣

4:28 The shot of Arnold slowly sitting up is creepy. Almost like a horror movie where the killer refuses to die.

80`s were happier that 2021, even with killers in discotheque

@fibboobbif

3 жыл бұрын

in other words: Standing in front of Studio 54 in NYC for hours without a chance to get in was more exciting as a todays visit in a music concert.

@WhiteChocolate74

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. People were wilder back then

@TigerUpperCut22

2 жыл бұрын

♪ killing at the discotheque ♫

@altorre5739

2 жыл бұрын

"80`s were happier that 2021" No kidding ?

@muER76

2 жыл бұрын

@@altorre5739 Regretfully, no

1984 a great year, wish I was at that club,no phones, no cameras

At the risk of just simply repeating the obvious things said by many other people before me the music, the way that it fit the scene the buildup of the intensity the emotions that are conveyed. This is probably one of the single best examples in cinematic history where the music and the scene simply melted together and created absolute perfection

You have to appreciate the way he mechanically flips the pages of the old address book. So many things like that this movie got right.

Was there anything more awesome that The Terminator crunching the bouncer’s hand in a fairly unbothered/mildly distracted way. Those moments are such great pieces of film. Would love to do that in real life!

@RajKumar-xs6ue

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@patrickjohnson1309

2 жыл бұрын

Me to

@miketalas7998

2 жыл бұрын

Me Three!!! :D

This is the best Terminator move. I love it so prehistoric.

Take a lesson directors. This is an ICONIC scene.

The background music and dancing is so 80's! love it!

Arnold was a beast in this movie! His acting skills was so impeccable that I actually believed he was a real cyborg! Still do😆

@KeksimusMaximus

Жыл бұрын

It's a real cyborg actually. They literally made a steel automaton covered in Arnold's flesh just for this movie. Arnold didn't survive this unfortunately and they had to replace him with a double later. But that double had to face the same fate in the T2 movie. It's only in T3 they had to hire a second Arnold double to play the role without his skeleton being replaced by a walking machine. And that's why T3 and the latter movies are much worse

i need a Phased plasma rifle in a 40 watt range

@Yohanan552

3 жыл бұрын

Hey it's just what ya see.

@joey_chestnut

3 жыл бұрын

@@Yohanan552 the oozie nein millahmeetah

@thelonelytraveler3933

3 жыл бұрын

You know your weapons buddy!

@keiththompson2172

3 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna close early

@davidharrison7014

3 жыл бұрын

@@keiththompson2172 He sure did.......lol

The shot where she drops her water and the terminator misses her while passing the dancers is incredible

Bring these times back

She's scared of the man who is her protector at Tech-Noir, but she's unaware that there's someone *ELSE* that she really should be scared of that's also at Tech-Noir. She quickly comes to that realization soon enough.

This scene is double tragic. Today we can't dance like they used to do back in the 80s. And today we can't even get out of the house.

@Anomalous602

3 жыл бұрын

Most people be on their phones and wasting time to not dance like they wanna watch others but don’t wanna join em’. Back in the days makes me appreciate everything we did before tech came along.

@Pfirtzer

3 жыл бұрын

That's because you are sheeple, you just go out of your house, how stupid have you become to think there is a real virus?It's a scam, to put a gene therapeutic stuff in you to eradicate you. Open your eyes, search for info, it's in front of you.

@teeheeteeheeish

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can

@silvioantoniopatinoportill3112

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pfirtzer Really, Pfizer? :)

It's crazy how Linda Hamilton's voice drastically changed from 1984 to 1991. They sound like 2 complete different people.

@stevejacobs2764

Жыл бұрын

That’s what happens when you smoke, lol

This scene is perfection. I love the part where the terminator slowly walks by Sarah's table scanning the whole bar for her with that music playing. 80s must have been such a colorful and fun time.

@RoverIAC

Жыл бұрын

you really should change that name

@hectorlopez1069

Жыл бұрын

Pure perfection

A moment of silence for mr Reese accuracy with that shotgun. Didn't hit none of those people behind the terminator.

@fabe4youth

3 жыл бұрын

That man was a true warrior, had no fear and what made him an efficient shooter

@neilfeinberg7825

3 жыл бұрын

I had to wait till he moved on you. Yeah well 6'1" 235 lbs of terror don't wear pin stripe tie & checker board shoes. Good guess Reese!

@SuperNikita666

3 жыл бұрын

Mr Reese, dirty, hungry, not shaved, ready to fight for his life or his mission.

@SamLemont

3 жыл бұрын

Might be using slugs instead of buckshot?

@golgotretze

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, he didn't care. His orders were to save Sarah to make possible the birth of John. End of story. He himself was expendable, and he knew it. If he didn't manage, humanity would go extint. End of story.

I love this scene. Sarah, don't understand what is going on. The Terminator is in the tech bar looking for Sarah from her picture. Reese is looking for the Terminator, which he doesn't know what he looks like until he tries to kill her. Everything has to be slit second timing to save Sarah.

@reptongeek

Жыл бұрын

I do still wonder though how Sarah didn't get shot! The Terminator could have shot her by accident when Kyle started shooting and at least one of those Uzi bullets could have hit her too

@gwillis9797

Жыл бұрын

When I was in the Army I was not taught to put the weapon on ( full automatic) unless you have to because, one of the reasons is it's used as a suppressive technique and the other is that you want to hit as many targets as possible. This means you don't care because YOU ARE NOT AIMING THE WEAPON). AIMING THE WEAPON, saves bullets and accomplishments more. The Terminator didn't have time to aim the weapon he calculated his chances just by ( spraying) the club and some people was getting hit and some not. A " 9 millimeter " , bullet is not a heavy bullet but you could carry a lot and it has less recoil it still could do damage. A 5.6 millimeter ( AR-15 or 16 ) is not designed to go through people, etc and hit targets. A 5.6mm is designed to tumble in the body and rip up the insides. Sarah go lucky and Ress didn't get lucky he go hit. When a mass shooter shoots at targets they use a accurate weapon but usually no time to aim. Wounds are different types since its a 5.6mm the damage it does is ( kill by making you bleed out fast ). Wounds are hard to control but young mass shooter probably doesn't know the science but knows what is seen and observed by others on the news or TV.

After seeing Arnold in T2 and comparing him to T1 i have to give it to T2. He really perfected the terminator in T2

@gerardusch

5 ай бұрын

In T2 he became a child's definition of a terminator. T2 was made to be family friendly, which kinda ruined the essence. I don't even wanna bother talking about T3 or other follow ups. T1 is my opinion is an absolute masterpiece though. The story, the sound effects, the darkness, Arnie's presence, Paul winfield's underrated acting ... just sheer brilliance.

The first Terminator will always be the best!! The movie is actually terrifying!!