Poll: Which Terminator was the best?

aaharvel
aaharvel Posts: 4,489
edited December 2005 in Music & Movies
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

imo it's a tie between 1 & 2.
I spit on 3. :D

vote for 1 movie, and comment on your preferred order.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited December 2005
    hahaha, no love for rise of the machines eh?
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited December 2005
    it just doesn't make any sense that's all. i mean what's the point?
    I hardly even remember the woman terminator (model X?). but i do know that the liquid 1000 in T2 was a damn freak.

    i think Terminator 4 should pit Ahhnold against Tookie. Fro and all.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2005
    T2 was clearly the best. Its a scientific fact.

    T1 was very good. T3 was okay. Pretty lame actually unless you are like me and loved #2.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2005
    Shizelbs wrote:
    T2 was clearly the best. Its a scientific fact.

    Agreed. T2, at it's release, raised, and reset the bar for sci-fi action movies. The camera work, the effects, the score. It still holds it own today, what fourteen years later?

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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    arnold vs tookie, no contest. literally. dat nizzle gone. i'd say a tie between one and two. wow. wow. uhmm. crap. post later.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    i'm leaning toward t2 just because of the sound being better than one.

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    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • lanion
    lanion Posts: 843
    edited December 2005
    T2.
    badass Linda Hamilton or wimpy Linda Hamilton?
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited December 2005
    don't let james cameron see this poll. he might think that the last installment didn't captivate the audience with any efficacy.. he may thwart creating/finishing part four.

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    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • gregure
    gregure Posts: 871
    edited December 2005
    I agree T2 was more enjoyable. Awesome effects (for its time, especially) and very engaging. It was also more fun to see Ahnuld as a hero. However, from a film critic's point of view, I can see why many would think the first one was a superior film. It's just it's so damn 80's.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2005
    T1. It's simply dated and it shows. It was awesome at that time....but not anymore. This movie is rolling into the Star Trek: Wrath of Khan bracket for me. This was the Terminator in the most RAW form.

    T2. Yes....a mainstay for this genre for awhile longer. The Terminator evolved a little, added some humor, but when attached to a chain gun....R A W.

    T3. Easy to forget, especially w/ Claire Danes and Nick Stahl. The Terminator transformed into Martha Stewart. The female Terminator(Loken) was hot, but hasn't been seen since.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2005
    That's what I'm saying homeslice, this one's a no brainer.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2005
    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! :D:D:D

    dorokusai wrote:
    T3. Easy to forget, especially w/ Claire Danes and Nick Stahl. The Terminator transformed into Martha Stewart. The female Terminator(Loken) was hot, but hasn't been seen since.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited December 2005
    the 'chase' sensation and overall pacing are better in the first one. That's what keeps 1 on the same stomping grounds as 2 imo.

    but seriously though the 2nd one had THE PERFECT ending. Why make a 3rd?
    oh yeah. $.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited December 2005
    The Original Terminator. Hands down the best of the 3.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited December 2005
    The first one is my favorite simply because I was onnly 12 at the time and thought the Terminator was the most terrifying and coolest thing Id ever seen!

    The 2nd is a very close tho, great action and special FX.

    Wanna know the part that makes me sick? T2 is 15, yes 15 years old!!!!!
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited December 2005
    T1 looks like it was made by the same animation/claymation studio that did the CBS Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,718
    edited December 2005
    It's hard to beat the original (my vote) in any series of movies, but T2 was a damn good flick too.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited December 2005
    #1 all the way! #2 was a very close second. Could've beat out #1 due to the better effects but it's hard to beat the original. #3... J O K E ! Only thing saving it was the extreme hottie (which was not believable) and killer surround. To bad it didn't save a pooooooor plot.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited December 2005
    I also voted for #1. Was #2 better technically and all that - sure...

    But the first one had the most impact on me, and therefore get smy vote...
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited December 2005
    I wanna know who voted for the third one. I actually liked the third one a lot - just curious who voted for it.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,718
    edited December 2005
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  • MSkeezer
    MSkeezer Posts: 1,183
    edited December 2005
    Who did vote for #3? You and I are going to have some problems, I think. jk

    I voted for #1. The second one is the superior film technologically, but the first film had the better emotional pull.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited December 2005
    I just realized I do not own any of these.
    That sucks cause now I want to watch them all in a marathon fashion after xmas.
    Time to go shopping.
    My vote goes with 1 because the original storyline was inovative.
    Number 2 had better effects and sound but was a sequel so that detracts a little for me.
    Number 3 I do not remember.

    A poll like this on the Mad MAx series would be interesting.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited December 2005
    MSkeezer wrote:
    Who did vote for #3? You and I are going to have some problems, I think. jk

    I voted for #1. The second one is the superior film technologically, but the first film had the better emotional pull.

    that's pretty much it for me too.
    skynut buy the 1st 2. Don't waste your time or money on 3, or you'll ruin a good story.
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