β² 815 βΌ At the park, and it's such a beautiful day! π (lemmy.world) submitted 4 months ago by MTZ@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 72 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] TachyonTele@piefed.social 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Now go watch it. It's a masterpiece) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] MTZ@lemmy.world [S] 14 points 4 months ago* (3 children) It's shocking how good T2 actually is. It's almost perfect, really. I wonder how it holds up today. I bet it still holds up very well today, even without the dozens of frightening parallels to the real world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago I just showed it to my kids this past weekend (you know, to celebrate Easter) and I kept pausing it to gush about the techniques and special effects. Luckily, autism is hereditary. permalink fedilink source parent [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) It's just astoundingly well-made if one ponders the details. The semi truck looks unmistakably menacing straight from its appearance from the overpass. T1000 famously runs like a robot rather than a human. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] MTZ@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 4 months ago Yeah, definitely. And this particular scene where Sarah is dreaming of the nuclear blast is forever seared into my memory. It starts off normal(ish) but it quickly becomes apparent that something is very, very wrong. Then, in an instant, just complete destruction... everywhere. As a kid who grew up on the East Coast, on a major military base during the tail end of the Cold War, this scene really messed with me. permalink fedilink source parent [β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) And doesn't blink when shooting! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child) That's T800. The T1000 might actually blink in the film β perhaps to better blend with humans when not running. δΉ( α )ε permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) was never seen blinking because he (almost) always had shades on. The T-1000 never blinked because the actor Robert Patrick spent weeks practicing shooting without blinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Ah, could be. I remember a recent-ish shitpost on Reddit about how one of them does blink in the film. permalink fedilink source parent [β] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago My wife and I rewatched it like 6 months ago and it's still ππ€ permalink fedilink source parent [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* Apparently the scene was reused in βTerminator Genisysβ, padded at the start with some new shots regarding the rockets. Saw that on Reddit yesterday without clarification, had to check if I somehow mandelaed as to what the original scene looked like. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] MTZ@lemmy.world [S] 14 points 4 months ago* (3 children) It's shocking how good T2 actually is. It's almost perfect, really. I wonder how it holds up today. I bet it still holds up very well today, even without the dozens of frightening parallels to the real world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [β] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago I just showed it to my kids this past weekend (you know, to celebrate Easter) and I kept pausing it to gush about the techniques and special effects. Luckily, autism is hereditary. permalink fedilink source parent [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) It's just astoundingly well-made if one ponders the details. The semi truck looks unmistakably menacing straight from its appearance from the overpass. T1000 famously runs like a robot rather than a human. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] MTZ@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 4 months ago Yeah, definitely. And this particular scene where Sarah is dreaming of the nuclear blast is forever seared into my memory. It starts off normal(ish) but it quickly becomes apparent that something is very, very wrong. Then, in an instant, just complete destruction... everywhere. As a kid who grew up on the East Coast, on a major military base during the tail end of the Cold War, this scene really messed with me. permalink fedilink source parent [β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) And doesn't blink when shooting! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child) That's T800. The T1000 might actually blink in the film β perhaps to better blend with humans when not running. δΉ( α )ε permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) was never seen blinking because he (almost) always had shades on. The T-1000 never blinked because the actor Robert Patrick spent weeks practicing shooting without blinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Ah, could be. I remember a recent-ish shitpost on Reddit about how one of them does blink in the film. permalink fedilink source parent [β] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago My wife and I rewatched it like 6 months ago and it's still ππ€ permalink fedilink source parent
[β] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago I just showed it to my kids this past weekend (you know, to celebrate Easter) and I kept pausing it to gush about the techniques and special effects. Luckily, autism is hereditary. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) It's just astoundingly well-made if one ponders the details. The semi truck looks unmistakably menacing straight from its appearance from the overpass. T1000 famously runs like a robot rather than a human. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] MTZ@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 4 months ago Yeah, definitely. And this particular scene where Sarah is dreaming of the nuclear blast is forever seared into my memory. It starts off normal(ish) but it quickly becomes apparent that something is very, very wrong. Then, in an instant, just complete destruction... everywhere. As a kid who grew up on the East Coast, on a major military base during the tail end of the Cold War, this scene really messed with me. permalink fedilink source parent [β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) And doesn't blink when shooting! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child) That's T800. The T1000 might actually blink in the film β perhaps to better blend with humans when not running. δΉ( α )ε permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) was never seen blinking because he (almost) always had shades on. The T-1000 never blinked because the actor Robert Patrick spent weeks practicing shooting without blinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Ah, could be. I remember a recent-ish shitpost on Reddit about how one of them does blink in the film. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] MTZ@lemmy.world [S] 5 points 4 months ago Yeah, definitely. And this particular scene where Sarah is dreaming of the nuclear blast is forever seared into my memory. It starts off normal(ish) but it quickly becomes apparent that something is very, very wrong. Then, in an instant, just complete destruction... everywhere. As a kid who grew up on the East Coast, on a major military base during the tail end of the Cold War, this scene really messed with me. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) And doesn't blink when shooting! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child) That's T800. The T1000 might actually blink in the film β perhaps to better blend with humans when not running. δΉ( α )ε permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) was never seen blinking because he (almost) always had shades on. The T-1000 never blinked because the actor Robert Patrick spent weeks practicing shooting without blinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Ah, could be. I remember a recent-ish shitpost on Reddit about how one of them does blink in the film. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (1 child) That's T800. The T1000 might actually blink in the film β perhaps to better blend with humans when not running. δΉ( α )ε permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) was never seen blinking because he (almost) always had shades on. The T-1000 never blinked because the actor Robert Patrick spent weeks practicing shooting without blinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Ah, could be. I remember a recent-ish shitpost on Reddit about how one of them does blink in the film. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) Well, the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) was never seen blinking because he (almost) always had shades on. The T-1000 never blinked because the actor Robert Patrick spent weeks practicing shooting without blinking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Ah, could be. I remember a recent-ish shitpost on Reddit about how one of them does blink in the film. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago Ah, could be. I remember a recent-ish shitpost on Reddit about how one of them does blink in the film. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago My wife and I rewatched it like 6 months ago and it's still ππ€ permalink fedilink source parent
[β] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* Apparently the scene was reused in βTerminator Genisysβ, padded at the start with some new shots regarding the rockets. Saw that on Reddit yesterday without clarification, had to check if I somehow mandelaed as to what the original scene looked like. permalink fedilink source parent
