The T-800 in The Terminator (1984)
We obviously grew fond of the T-800 that Arnold Schwarzenegger played in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. But remember how terrifying the T-800 was in the original Terminator, when he was the Terminator? He was a relentlessly brutal and dispassionate monster who lived to kill, and one of the best movie villains ever.
Yes, the Terminator franchise had diminishing returns in the sequels after T2. And James Cameron’s original The Terminator has been so endlessly parodied and referenced that it’s easy to forget the cold brilliance of the original, which set the standard for modern A.I. movie villains.
But let’s not forget the other great Terminator….
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