The Terminator [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The Terminator [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: The sequels only diluted it.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Terminator remains the great 80s B-Film. Not only does it have a sexed-up "Outer Limits" plot with a brilliant conception of a futuristic war against self-generating machines, but in in the best "Escape From Planet of the Apes" tradition, it even takes place in the present day.
The Terminator was a breakthrough film that altered the Sci-Fi mainstream. Its nihilism and violence killed off the Star Wars era, and ushered in the second half of the 80s, during which McTiernan/Cameron thrived. But all of this cultural relativism aside, The Terminator is a well-constructed, skillfully shot lower-budget film. The unrelenting pace has a become a textbook for subsequent directors.
But I do I think it is unfortunate that there were sequels made. "T2" immediately does away with the Del James-esque poetics of the first film and goes for pure commercialism. It has neither the nihilism nor the urgency of the first, and the science fiction element is simply rehashed, with mediocre results. Terminator 3 does a decent job of continuing with the story, but it too just makes the same point (in a much less subtle way) than this first film, which stands on its own.
And the blu-ray looks great.
Movie Review: I'll be back
Summary: 5 Stars
The phrase "I'll be back" conjures up pretty much one image in today's world; yes that of the first of the Terminator series of movies.
Night time, wind and electricity swirl around and the appetence of a naked Anry (Arnold Schwarzenegger.) Frightening in its self but only a taste of what is to come. It seems that he is invincible and is targeting all the Sara Connors in the phone book. Each one being dispatched more violently than the last. A less robust being (Michael Biehn) also appears the same way. He too is seeking Sara.
What is so intriguing about Sara Connors (Linda Hamilton)?
Who will find her first?
What effect can the outcome have on humankind?
I thought Arnold's accent added to the character of the movie. It is the way one says "I'll be back" that adds the threat.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Perfect Blu-Ray Transfer
Summary: 5 Stars
I am reviewing the Blu-Ray quality not the movie as everyone knows what Terminator is all about.
Ok I have to say this is a Perfect Transfer for a 1980s movie on B-Ray.
Picture is so real it felt like they made it 2 months ago. (There was only 2 picture greyness when Arnie is in the hotel room Patching his eyeball and at the end when he gets blown up in the truck and transforms in the cyborg. I guess not much can be done there especially when it's a Model.
Apart from that 100% perfect picture and not to mention the sound: much sharper then the special edition DVD which had some faults.
Only Down side that I have to say is where is the Special Edition Terminator 2 Blu-Ray????
Blu-Ray is supposed to be the ultimate in storage capability and yet they still con us. I bought T2 thinking it was the uncut version but was shocked to see it was the normal movie Yuck what a big con. (Please release the uncut version)
Movie Review: The Terminator Blu-ray
Summary: 5 Stars
I just received this blu-ray from Amazon on February 14 2010.
This is a full high definition transfer in 1920x1080p with uncompressed audio.
This blu-ray has been made from a re-mastered 2k source but not from a fully restored source. There is still a small amount of "dust or dirt" and a few small scratches but this film is still in excellent condition in my opinion.
Keep in mind this film was low budget, the film medium used was "rough grain" and that NO high-def transfer will ever yield a sharp and crystal clear image. A perfect example: The new Battlestar Galactica series was purposefully shot "grainy" and it will never look crystal clear in a high-def transfer.
This blu-ray version does have a few special features to include:
7 deleted scenes
Creating The Terminator: Visual Effects and Music
Terminator: A Retrospective
Movie Review: This Blu-ray is clean
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been waiting for a decent film transfer of this movie since the original DVD which was non-letterbox stereo. Boy did that one suck. I am sure the 2001 DVD release re-mastered from HD and 5.1 audio was much better. But I waited for this one and it's 100x better. The menu is cool but would have been even better with a faster interface response like HD-DVD provided. Let's hope Java-BD offers better menu speed/quality/consistency that all of us were used to on HD-DVD.