There were more survivors than that I think. Traxler said there are 30 cops in the building to Sarah. In Terminator 2, the detectives say the body count was 17.
That head twitch @ 1:48 when he locates the power box is so perfectly robotic and oddly disturbing. You can tell it was a secondary objective once he entered the station. It is something I overlooked the first couple times I watched this. The attention to detail Arnold and Cameron brought to everything the T-800 does is impressive.
Recalculating. and to get rid of all the lights in the building, makes it easier for the terminator that's equipped with infrared vision and makes it superior against human vision
"You got 30 cops in this building." I love how in the deleted scene the chief totally understands that everything Reese said was true and told Reese to keep Sarah alive.
I am sorry. I never saw that but have heard multiple times that this scene was deleted. Is this true? I also heard that this is why Reese so easily got keys for the Gremlin escape. Is that true also? Can you provide links? Thanks in advance.
A true epic... I listened to it... Then listened to it some more and its just too pure... Deserved even.. It brought the escape to life..while arousing a sense of excitement.. expectation.. uncertainty..... And just pure seamlessness...you have Biehn tripping... Sarah depending on his judgement and the terminator on a bloodthirsty charge... The theme just tied all together...at that point...it was all to play for....
Man the first T-800 that went back in time to kill Sara Conner is an absolute BAD ASS! Oh sure T-800 from T-2 was cool and all, and it was a really good twist, but the T-800 from the first is so menacing, purpose driven, doing exactly what he was designed to do. Arnold's body language, his manerisms, everything about him just fits so perfectly with the character (a tool designed for one purpose). I mean the T-800 from the second one, after being redesigned by the resistence just decides out of NO WERE that it suddenly does'nt want to do whatever Jon Conner says and self terminates. The one from the first one actually acts like a machine and fulfills it's purpose as efficiently as possible. It's not really deceptive, it does'nt really act human at all. Don't get me wrong, T-2 Judgement day is a good film but I would not call it great. T-1? Great film. Exactly how a anthropomorphic machine should act.
It's strange how realistic this scene looks. It's brutal, gritty, horrifying, and dark. Arnold's presence is so overwhelming. This is by far the greatest sci-fi thriller movie ever made.
I remember the era ,when so many B movies came out .. exterminator for example ,then this classic action pack movie comes out to blow our minds away.. 80s,era was the best man .I miss the 80s
@@thedarkknight646 the T-800 is an advanced model more tougher than the others on the frontlines their armoured indo skeleton is reinforced with a titanium like substance unlike there brethren that can be taken down with small arms fire or better laser weapons.
That's why we were pushed to the edge of extinction. I still doubt we couldn't find a way to better fight these machines with like high power magnets and targeted lightning strikes or something. And imas others mentioned, the T-800 was the top of the line machine Skynet made as a last resort to eliminate John Connor. The T1000 was a product of humans using the T800 parts
This scene really shows you how serious the terminator was. Takes away your sense of security when youre not even safe in a heavily armed police station. it truly shows that it will stop at nothing to kill you.
@@anterolindsted Like in Terminator Salvation where the T600 has John Connor dead to rights yet it doesn't do much except toss him around even though it has a M134 minigun as a standard armament.
Alejandro Ávila Gallegos I agree with you. The original movie just stands out so well compared to the others. The soundtrack, special effects and just overall "vibe" and mood it gives off makes it probably the best one out of the series
Terminator 2 was epic, but this definitely had a darker, less-forgiving feel. Both are legendary. The rest are entertaining and have their moments, but these two films will stand the test of time and provide a consistent bar for future sci-fi/action film makers to achieve.
This scene broke the rules for what we're supposed to expect. The movie up until this point, and movies before it, leads you to believe that the Terminator will skulk in the shadows like any other serial killer, avoiding the police and not wanting to draw attention to itself. In this scene it shatters that whole trope brutally. There was nothing like this before. When Arnold says, "I'll be back," he changes film history by destroying our expectations. Once he rams that car into the police station, we get a hint of what a Terminator does in the future does best: infiltration unit that once you let it through the door begins systematically slaughtering everyone in the building. It one mission, to kill Sarah Connor, and it was going to kill everyone in that police station who got in its way. Arnold wasn't playing as a cyborg, he was playing as an unrelenting force of nature. I still to this day cannot look at him in this movie and think I'm looking at Arnold the actor playing a role. His behavior and mannerisms are so complete, I really feel like I'm watching a machine badly disguised as a human. This is without a doubt my favorite movie ever made. The Terminator doesn't work because it's a good sci-fi film (which it is), it works because it's a horror movie about a serial killer as unstoppable as Superman.
Agreed. I like T-2, but T-1 is the best of those films. Here we have Arnold playing a machine functioning exactly as it is designed. He's not playing a character, he's playing a tool and I think that is how one should write AI characters. Too many times Sci Fi movies with such a character lean too heavily on Pinocio Tropes. Hence I think the T-800 is the greatest Robot onscreen.
It's just a good movie. About technology. Genre is irrelevant Like hal 9000 in 2001 Of course it's horrifying. Anything from the future that we cant understand is horrifying
@@alnu8355 That's why they always show automated dump trucks and stuff whenever the terminators arrive from the future. Showing our technological society. And the nightclub is called Tek noir. And the T1 is crushed by the hydraulic press. Watch the beginning of T2. They always show mechanical stuff when the terminator enters our timeline with the time machine. The theme of the movies is, is technology gonna control us. Or are we gonna control technology
I used to be a LEO, thank god not in Los Angeles. The average cop is a mediocre shot at best and doesn't have the intense combat training to respond instinctively to an active shooting in the optimal way. He's usually far too busy with the 99.9% of police work that doesn't involve even thinking about his sidearm to practice his marksmanship more than 1-2 times a month. In the contemptible minds of big city mayors, most of whom hate cops and guns in general, paying for the cops to shoot too frequently (or allowing them to carry a personal weapon they are more competent with) risks a backlash from the "community leaders" of the city slums. "You got money to teach the cops to be better murderers but you ain't got no money to enrich the black community, huh?" At one point, we actually LOST a training day every month so that the money could be redirected (in the wake of a legit shoot on a "popular member of the community") towards a midnight basketball program "so nobody NEEDS to get shot no more." Most of the cops I know are well-suited to the 99.9% of their job, and the decision's been made that it's way too politically incorrect for all of them to get trained extensively just for the 0.01% that end up shooting to save a life. They reserve that training for SWAT (or the equivalent) which insulates the department from lawsuits. I wouldn't do that job again for a million dollars cash and a solid gold tank to drive around in. It's the very definition of insanity: you're supposedly there to protect the weak and defenseless from predators, but you're hated by everybody, especially the people you save, and the more crime you prevent, the more they hate you. Why stick your neck out for people who wish they could live in a post-apocalyptic gang wasteland?
Indeed, we can even see that the desk sergeant (who probably has at least ten years of experience and had to test for his position) is so wrapped up in paperwork that he brushes off a shady character looking for a murder target.
I always love 1:18. The look on Sarah's face. Almost like she was wondering on the couch if all that happened was actually real. then once she hears the gunshots it absolutely confirms reeses story and you can see the anguish on her face. What a timeless classic.
This scene is so brilliantly foreshadowing what is about to happen in the future. If one cyborg can take out an entire police station what can do an army of them. Legendary piece of Art **
the terminators have phasma rifles too, and skynet is likely able to mass manufacture those kinds of weapons while humans are hunting for scraps and living in underground camps, starving.
@@CockneyClint the metal boots - great touch, shows Cameron's genius and the turn was super sick, I've used it numerous times when frustrated at a slow line - by turning your head as your body's turning shows you're in control, not just following whichever way ur body spins
This scene shows how methodical and ruthless this machine is. Gunning down police with no care whatsoever and once Kyle and Sarah are making their escape you see him checking every possible corner as he's walking along. How come James Cameron is so damn good at films? This, T2, and Aliens are some of the best films out there.
Titanic the best movie ever, I like how in this 1 the t800 has a ringing when you see his red eye point of view, also I like how in the end the endoskeleton has hydraulic wines....
You got give it to Linda her. She does a great job at showing Sarah's fear. This is the scene where she realizes that Kyle was telling the truth. And you cant help but feel sorry for her.
Cameron directed this to perfection, and in Schwarzenegger had a great body actor. Minimal dialogue, maximum effect. Also, credit to the film editor - This scene runs seamlessly. And it is the one scene that goes down in cinema history from tis film.
In Horror movies the cops showing up is good and that the monster will die. Not only did the Terminator go to the police HQ, He killed them all with little effort. That is Tru horror.
How many horror movies have you seen I wonder? Because it's an infamous cliche that cops showing up always ends up with them being useless and/or dying
Dinojengi ja Kumi-Kalle_139 Unless they show up at the end of the movie as either A. rescuing the Maine character or B. getting killed by the monster to foreshadow a sequel
@@couragew6260 anime fucking sucks dude. They use cheap techniques, and everyone looks the same. I don’t know how you watch that garbage day in and day out. American animation actually has soul.
This scene horrified me and gave me nightmares when I was younger. Just the horror of an unstoppable killer wrecking everyone in his path to completing his mission
Same man 100% you’d just expect to be completely safe from anything like this in a US police station with everyone being armed etc but he’s just unstoppable
I thought that too that could have been a crazy twist if it just showed a close up of sarah hiding and you hear Reeses voice, and she gets up but *SURPRISE* its actually arnold copying Reeses voice
This scene is emotionally powerful because it shatters your sense of security but the cops also bravely defend their post. It is both scary and life affirming. Good combination.
While initially I agree with your observation, just take a look at 2020-2021. People completely ignore reality and believe their own narrative. In retrospect, it doesn't seem so silly.
Arnold dress still looks cool after still 30 years here in the police station scene or in the tech noir scene His stylist made a excellent and imperishable job
The first 3 seconds of this video clip is cinematic brilliance. Perfect setup for T2 and the realization that the skeptical doctor was so close to seeing the Terminator face to face
Anyone who wants to make another terminator movie should take note of this scene. This was one of the few great scenes that really highlighted how brutal and terrifying the terminator was. No liquid metal, no femme fatale bs, just pure unstoppable carnage.
Also the way he wears the glasses makes a mock of "the eyes are the windows to the soul" because he has no soul, he is a merciless organism hell bent on preserving a dark future.
James Cameron said that he made The Terminator take damage through the movie is a symbolism of the Monster slowly shedding away his human facade his Eye , eyes are the windows of the soul , and the terminator hiding his red robotic eyes with sunglasses is symbolizing how the Monster lost the windows of the soul Then finally the flesh burning , revealing the metal demon , death in the form of steel rising from the flames of hell
That's Dr. Peter Silberman, the unsympathetic police psychologist who just interrogated Reese. After T1 he evidently got a job at Pescadero State Mental Hospital because in T2 he's Sarah Connor's unsympathetic case worker. His primary skill seems to be attracting T800s to wreck wherever he's working.
I think that's just another example of great characterisation and attention to detail. The slow walk away just emphasises the Terminator's creepiness and lack of humanity. It also did a similar slow walk away from the house where he killed wrong Sarah Connor, but it was deleted from the final movie.
4:23 he really does look like a soulless machine, the way he checks the action and snaps his gaze back to access the fleeing target. Arnold’s acting was scary and very convincing.
Yes, I always noticed that as a child. Those are the details that really give us the feeling that we have a machine in a human costume. He does focus on his target in a straightforward way, not gently like a human would. Nice job Arnold!
This scene really conveys just how menacing the Terminator is. Police stations are usually bastions of safety. Trained individuals, all armed and in a sizable number would make anyone feel safe but this scene shows how even a place as safe as a police station is no match for this killer machine as it invades and eliminates the safety to make the viewer feel just as vulnerable as Reese and Sarah. A powerful scene that really does highlight how dangerous this machine is. Also how Arnie moved his head to look at the junction box to make the terminator drop it's human like movements to indicate it was still a machine.
36 years later and this is still one of the best action scenes ever put on film. Goes to show how good this movie is ,and that practical effects can be better than gci when used properly.
This film is a definite work of art. We can see the blatant inhuman and non-human uses of power and intelligence contrasted by the very subtle lapses which only very sensitive individuals would notice.
The original T-800 had a sort of heavy heart beat as his theme while the T-1000 had an ominous whirl sound as his theme. The composer did such a great job adding fear to each Terminator
Dragon Man In that guy's name badge printed "Wright", which pronunciation similar to "write". Ironical, that he writed a protocol right before got murdered.
The cops don't get to say they weren't warned this was coming, Kyle Reese literally screamed directly into the camera they can't stop him, and they chose not to take it seriously. Nice setup there Cameron
3:21 Probably the most awesome shooting ever seen in a film; a spray of the assault rifle, finished off with a shotgun blast to put the cherry on the icing.
Poor Lance Henrikson never seems to catch a break. Shot by an assault rifle AND a shotgun, split in two by an Alien Queen, grenade down the trousers in Hard Target, stabbed by a Predator while dying of cancer, I mean what's next?
*earlier in the movie* He was probably wearing bullet proof armor, that's why he survived the 12 gauge shotgun *only attempts to shoot him in the chest*
Man 1984 was a great year for films. Terminator, Ghostbusters, Temple of Doom, Beverly Hills Cop, Gremlins, Karate Kid, Nightmare on Elm Street, Sixteen Candles, Footloose, Red Dawn, Splash and Revenge of the Nerds all came out that year.
3:10 poster beside paul winfield when he's shooting Arnie, that's a real life missing boy called kevin andrew Collins who went missing in 1984 aged 10 and who hasn't been seen since...
If you break it down, the Terminator is just an amazing story. A killing machine that looks like a man. No one can tell it’s a machine. Very simple, but very effective. That’s why movies back in the 70’s-90’s were so great
JoeJoeRunya Yes that is what was planend, but they wanted a more average looking guy and not someone like Arnold. The actor who plays one of the cops was planned for the role
Terminator 2 has some great set-pieces and Robert Patrick did a fine job as the T-1000, but for me, The Terminator is the better film - more gritty, more atmospheric (having the film set almost exclusively at night helps), the 18- rated violence, the soundtrack, Michael Biehn's terrific performance, and the relentless menace of Arnie as the Terminator sets this apart. The light humour in the sequels really did water down the tension. I much prefer Arnie playing the 'guy', his fixed expression and body movements were terrific. I would say that this was his best acting performance along with his outing in Predator.
My favorite thing about this scene is all the background speech i.e. the cops calling "gunshots", "they have automatic weapons" etc. Not to mention all the guttural screams once it's over. It really captures the essence of what it must be like to be present during a mass shooting/act of cybernetic warfare
Shadow Wolf What? That movie is a milestone, one of the most successful in '82. I don't know how old you are, but I am 42, and after Conan the Barbarian there were hundreds of knock-offs in cinemas and video stores. It was controversial because of the violence and Arnie's poor acting skills, but nevertheless his first major movie. Terminator came 2 years later
When The Terminator attacks Sarah in the police station, Ed Traxler states that there are "thirty police officers" in the station. If you count the cops that The Terminator kills on-screen and the burst fire that he shoots for off-screen kills, it adds up to thirty. But in the sequel, An unidentified detective mentions that the Terminator "killed seventeen police officers that night." Makes me wonder did they overlook the 13 dead bodies they missed?
The terminator sawed off the stocks of the weapons using tools it found in a hardware store, as its targeting system had no need for controlling recoil, even after converting the AR to be fully automatic.
When i first viewed this film on HBO in my teen days, it gave me a creepy feeling that this TERMINATOR DON'T PLAY! It prove to me what was said earlier in the film-"This Terminator cant be bargain with. It cant be reason with. It has no pity or remorse or mercy or fear and it will not stop EVER UNTIL YOU ARE DEADDDD!" Words to live by if we ever end up in a futuristic apocalyptic future with machines taking over and TERMINATORS out there to keep us in check!
Low budget couldn't redo every shot. Still a timeless classic and actually doesn't matter. Watched this movie so many times and only spotted this when I watched CinemaSins 😁👌
Haha, never noticed that before. At first I was like maybe they inverted the picture or something so the rifle was in his left and shotgun in his right, but no it's totally the spas he's aiming in that room.
This scene is absolutely brutal. The only scene in T2 I feel matches it is the one where Arnold is shooting the swat team with the gas in the cyberdyne building.
You should be more surprised that the T-800 didn’t kill the swat members, he just injured them and knocked some of them out. On John’s orders, he’s not to kill them. Even the T-850 in T3, didn’t kill any SWAT members, although he wasn’t ordered to not kill any human threat.
