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THE DAY THE EIGHTIES DIED
It’s bad enough that the new ‘Terminator’ movie annihilates memories of the original, and then Michael Jackson dies. What a terrible time for the thirtysomethings of today!
JUL 5, 2009 – THE GENIUS OF THE TERMINATOR MOVIES is the simplicity of the premise: the chase. In the film that launched the franchise – simply called The Terminator, and simply one of the greatest B-movies ever made – Arnold Schwarzenegger was the chaser, and his robotic inexorability was defined by Brad Fiedel’s now-classic score, a quintet of metallic clangs suggesting steel jaws of death snapping at the heels of the hapless Linda Hamilton. Schwarzenegger evolved from chaser to cuddly protector in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a sequel whose title hinted at the increased ambition in its conception. We were ... [Follow Original Article link for full content.]