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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Terminator 1 being optional? Really. Maybe I am in the minority here, but I feel the first Terminator movie is superior to the sequel. Maybe it's the noire like feel it has going for it, but it just feels more authentic than Judgement Day. Don't get me wrong T2 is great as well, but trying to teach the Terminator human emotions really didn't work for me. The effects are obviously superior in T2, but for 1984 the first movie had fantastic effects as well. It was also great seeing Arnie in one of the few roles where he plays a villain.
It's very similar to how people compare Alien with Aliens. If you want all out action and effects, go for the sequel; however If you are looking for a more authentic, gritty, dark sci-fi/horror movie choose the original.
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Yup and I think it is far inferior to T2. That being said T1 is still a fantastic film, I just think T2 is the best action movie of all time and it probably isn't even close.
I don't agree with the Alien/Aliens comparison though. Since both Terminator movies are Cameron movies. I just think T1 is a little low rent compared to T2, I could see how someone might call it gritty because of that. T2 being a somewhat similar movie, a pursuit movie with a powerful villain chasing our hero and his outmatched protector, I think it improved on the first one in every category. I wouldn't call T1 more authentic or dark. It just has lower production values.
Alien/Aliens are actually pretty much different subgenres, with both probably fitting into the general sci fi genre.