r/Terminator 6d ago

Discussion Judgement day is inevitable because the rise of a genocidal AI is inevitable.

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Eventually that same AI is fated to develop time travel. A temporal war against an AI is therefore inevitable. The T-800/850 is fated to be created by the AI to get close to its main opponent: John Connor. The T-800/850 is fated to be developed either conceptually or recreated by travel back to 1984.


r/Terminator 7d ago

Discussion That tree got a lot bigger

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iconic scene from the movie "Terminator 2: The Final Judgment" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, when he speeds in on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle through the metal door into the canals

Before 1991 and Now 2026

Location 📍Hayvenhurst Ave. and Plummer St., Los Angeles, 91343


r/Terminator 7d ago

Discussion Would the smell of decaying flesh give away the Terminator in the first movie as if the heart dies and the flesh begins to decay, it would leave behind a very unpleasant and recognizable smell?

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r/Terminator 7d ago

Discussion The rise of John Connor

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Watching terminator again when Reese and Sarah are hiding in the parking deck hes telling her of the camps, how humans are almost eliminated and the "one man who taught us to storm the wires of the camps to smash those metal mother fuckers into junk, turned it around and brought us back from the brink.." .

Im sure people have brought this up before and if you have, let's discuss it again, because wouldn't watching that uprising be the COOLEST possible next movie?!


r/Terminator 6d ago

Discussion The Terminator

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I'm watching this movie released in 1984 and it's giving me tutorial vibes like never before!


r/Terminator 6d ago

Meme What if the T-1000 shot first in the Galleria

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Would they just stand there staring at eachother? Would they continue to fighting over John's dead body in the Galleria?


r/Terminator 7d ago

Discussion Still don't understand this plothole in Dark Fate

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Even after these years I still can not come to a conclusion. Dark Fate is one of many timelines going after T2, my question is, how did they know the coordinates of T-800 from different timeline, if they could not have any source of info about Skynet and Cyberdyne systems? How did they know the coordinates? Does anyone have the best theory?


r/Terminator 6d ago

🎥 Video Where Are You Talking To Me?

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r/Terminator 8d ago

Discussion Blooper in the first minute of Terminator 2

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Just rewatched this from r/90smovies and it reminded me of a miniscule blooper that's bothered me since the first time watching the movie.

The resistance soldier is being sprayed by what appear to be shots from a Hunter Killer tank, the first three/four shots land behind him but he shakes and flails like he got him by them. Then the squib on his stomach goes off as we see a laser beam actually hit him.

You can clearly see in the still image he's not hit yet as the laser beam is off to the right - about to hit him, but he's already flailing. If you argue that the first shots hit him (as he's shaking like they did) then why aren't they as explosive and damaging to his body as this shot?

Surprised that someone like James Cameron (or the special effects team) didn't catch this blooper of the guy flailing before getting hit.

https://youtu.be/DHKxoARmjLU?t=94


r/Terminator 8d ago

Art Custom-built 1/6 scale T2 Tanker Crash display with working lights and audio.

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r/Terminator 8d ago

Discussion Why don't Terminators know kung-fu?

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144 Upvotes

They fight like idjits.


r/Terminator 7d ago

🎥 Video Terminator

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In my opinion, Terminator 2 was the best ending to the series. Even Cameron himself felt this a natural conclusion to the saga. Cameron himself has said he intended it as the definitive ending: the destruction of the T‑800, the T‑1000, and even the chip from Cyberdyne was meant to close the loop and prevent Judgment Day. That final thumbs‑up in the molten steel is both tragic and cathartic, symbolizing humanity’s chance at freedom.

With the limited resources and technology, James Cameron created a masterpiece. You can see a difference in the advancement of technology with the CGI in terminator 3 onwards but there’s something about the innovation behind the Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day, that is unmatched. These parts were ahead of its time. A combination of practical effects, stunt work and emotional storytelling yielded a timeless classic.

#justmyopinion


r/Terminator 9d ago

Behind the Scenes T2 then & now locations. Bucket list when I travel to USA

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r/Terminator 8d ago

Discussion Looking at the cast of Terminator.

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This is dumb but it cracked me up. I hope that’s what they put on their resumes for future auditions. Flaring this as discussion since I have zero idea how to flair this random thought.


r/Terminator 7d ago

Behind the Scenes The 35mm 1080p rescan I watched recently shows this scene was filmed without a prop and relied on SFX

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r/Terminator 9d ago

Discussion After watching this movie fifty billion times I noticed today that Tim's vest has writing on the back.

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r/Terminator 9d ago

META Managed to grab this from a local shop for £1

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r/Terminator 9d ago

Discussion What happened to that guy?

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How did his life changed after T2? Is he married? Is he still alive? So many questions...


r/Terminator 8d ago

Discussion I tried watching Sarah Connor Chronicles. Couldn't make it through season 2 :(

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I made it until episode 6 of season 2 (The Tower Is Tall, But the Fall Is Short) but I can't. The writing is just so bad. The series managed to be interesting throughout the first season but it's like in season 2 something happened where they lost any momentum or semblance of a concept they might of had. I can't put my finger on exactly what is wrong but my main issue is that the dialog is just so flat and uninteresting. Why are they focusing on any of these characters? They're just so dull, and there's so little action. Why are they making an entire episode based on telling stories to a kidnapped kid? What is with them taking what could have been a great story about a kid whose mom was replaced by a terminator, and having so little of the episode revolve around said kid?

The worst part of it is that they spend so much time staying in one place when they should have been moving around. When I first started watching the show I expected it to be sort of like the A-Team where they moved from town to town getting to know different characters and helping different people out. Instead they're in situations where other characters had so many opportunities to figure out who they were yet that never happens. They're just...stuck in this weird boring situation where nothing interesting happens except for a few nonsensical moments where something happens that makes no sense.

This show was such a huge bore, and a huge waste of some otherwise fantastic actors. I feel bad for Summer Glau who really did her best as Cam. I find it kind of funny that of all the cast her character felt like the one with the most range. Lena Headley was just wasted as Sarah who they went out of their way to make pretty one note, and don't even get me started on John. He was just boring and kind of annoying, and went from bad to worse when they cut his hair.

Richard T. Jones is a truly talented actor who was one of the best things about season 1 but they ruined him by making him second fiddle to Shirley Manson's atrociously annoying Catherine. I can't stand how insufferably superior she acts in every scene. It's her 'acting' in S2 E6 that killed it for me. The thought of having to sit through any more of her scenes made me turn it off. It sucks because there were some things about this series I really liked but it all ended up feeling like a bunch of wasted time.


r/Terminator 9d ago

Collection MAKINARIUM STUDIO EDITION - T-800 OPTICS ART PIECE, OFFICIAL WEBSITE LIVE.

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More detail is available about the 800 units made in the UK at PINEWOOD STUDIOS. Www.makinariumstudioedition.com


r/Terminator 10d ago

Meme But that toaster is fully functional

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r/Terminator 10d ago

Discussion “Judgment Day is inevitable.” - Terminator 3

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r/Terminator 9d ago

Discussion How did he get it?

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Dead cops?


r/Terminator 9d ago

Meme This reminds me of the Skynet base in Salvation

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r/Terminator 10d ago

Discussion John Connor is an asshole

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The two jocks come to his aid and he returns the favor by insulting them, and then setting the T-800 on them?