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Top 10 Terminator Movie Moments


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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten Terminator movie moments
for this list we’re taking a look at the
most iconic moments from the Terminator
franchise be they poignant atmospheric
or just friggin awesome keep in mind
that we will be spoiling he points up
the plot here so go watch the movies
first before watching this video this is
John Connor number 10
apocalyptic opening Terminator 2
Judgment Day it’s only appropriate that
we start off this list with one of the
most rousing opening credit sequences to
ever grace the silver screen three
billion human lives ended on August 29
1997 following Sarah Connors
expositional narration over an
apocalyptic war zone were slammed right
into the middle of a playground engulfed
by Hellfire Brad Fidel’s haunting metal
music score perfectly sets the mood at
the audience grasps what’s at stake and
the grim future our characters might be
headed for
coming face-to-face but the menacing
machine officially hypes us up for the
kick-ass and surprisingly weighty story
ahead of us in the first Terminator
sequel number nine you’re terminated The
Terminator
James Cameron is known for developing
strong independent female characters and
Sarah Connor is no exception
Sarah comes a long way through the first
Terminator cementing herself as a boss
not to be trifled with
during the big cinematic climax with the
t800 on its last leg well last farm
technically Sarah must deliver the final
blow
using her environment to its full
advantage she lures the Terminator into
a hydraulic press and turns him into
scrap metal
it’s an applause worthy victory complete
with an even more epic one-liner here
terminated
number eight brain chase Terminator
three rise of the machines
Terminator three is far from the
franchise’s best outing but it’s
certainly not without a few stimulating
action pieces this standout chase
incorporates a number of vehicles like
motorcycles fire trucks and most notably
a towering crane truck with the TX
behind the wheel the crane smashes
everything in its path and takes Arnie
along for the ride as driven as the
sexbot might be the t 850 won’t relent
regardless of what stands in his way the
results lead the streets in glorious
disarray and the audience whiplash
number seven t800 versus t1000
terminator to judgement day
although the t800 and t1000 don’t
exchange much dialogue they still share
one of the most riveting rivalries in
cinema both ceaselessly determined to
fulfill their contrasting missions the
two naturally but heads several times
while the mall battle is exceptional
it’s the movie’s climactic confrontation
that pushes both characters to their
limits
fittingly set in s steel mill their
final fight is intensely choreographed
full of jaw-dropping surprises and
leaves us on the edge of our seats until
the last second as our hero rises to the
occasion
number six hasta LaVista
baby Terminator 2 Judgment Day hasta
LaVista baby is such an obviously cool
catchphrase that you think an action
star would have coined it long before
Terminator 2 came out Arnold
Schwarzenegger forever made it his own
however we need your truck as the t1000
chills out the t800 prepares to send him
to the cooler before he breaks the ice
nope the Terminator shows off his
newfound one-liner skills in addition to
being totally sweet the line
demonstrates the human bond this machine
has developed with John and just how far
he’s come as a character hasta la vista
baby number five I’ll be back The
Terminator
we’re aligned like hasta LaVista baby
sounds badass no matter what I’ll be
back doesn’t sound particularly
intimidating on paper I’m a friend of
Sarah Connor I was told that she’s here
could I see oh please yet the slow
deadpan way that Arnold delivers this
basic line just leaves us jittery with
suspense eerily wondering what exactly
is gonna happen next
I’ll be back the t800 doesn’t disappoint
coming back with a vengeance a tripping
the police station a new one
as exhilarating as the shootout itself
is the build-up is arguably even greater
and that’s mainly because of those three
little words
number four bad to the bone Terminator 2
Judgment Day for the most part the
Terminator movies maintain a serious
gritty tone the sign of a nude Arnold
Schwarzenegger is hard not to laugh at
however the films typically use this
opportunity to work in some needed humor
a highlight being the t800 s revealing
arrival in t2 strolling into a bar the
Machine bluntly asks a biker for his
clothes boots and motorcycle I need your
clothes your boots and your motorcycle P
cigar chewing thug responds like any
other person would since he sure as hell
isn’t saying please the Terminator shows
the gang that he’s bad to the bone
number three asylum escape Terminator 2
Judgment Day when most people first saw
Terminator 2 they were surprised to find
that the t800 was actually the good guy
this time around he’ll live
Sarah Connor was just as surprised when
the face of her nightmares returns she
might not have to fear this Terminator
anymore
but there’s a new model in town that
just as deadly come with me if you
wanted to live this daring asylum escape
brings all the key players together
serves up a thrilling chase and shows us
all what kind of unstoppable killing
machine were up against number two
thumbs up Terminator 2 Judgment Day yep
incredible action design the reason
Terminator 2 is such a great film is
because of the emotional connection its
character share and the genuine
affection we developed for them too
there’s one wood chip
and it must be destroyed also this makes
the ending especially devastating as the
t800 reveals that the chip in his head
must be destroyed
I cannot self-terminate you must loam
into the steel you probably didn’t
expect to bawl your eyes out but anyone
who’s seen this movie knows why we cry I
know know why you cry but it’s something
I can never do as sad as his termination
is the t800 still provides a bittersweet
hero’s exit to which we still give a
resounding thumbs up
before we terminate our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions
our destiny was never to stop Judgment
Day it was merely to survive it
number one bike chase Terminator 2
Judgment Day
while it was tempting to go with one of
the more moving moments we had to give
our number one spot to the most heart
racing scene in the whole Terminator
franchise this chase provides an
ingenious setup with our young
protagonist and his dinky little
dirtbike being pursued by the t1000 s
big rig through an aqueduct fortune leap
Rd drops by just in time to provide the
proper getaway
Xplosive masterfully shot and never
stopping to take a breath
it’s an action sequence that gets every
solitary thing right do you agree with
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