April 22, 2009
The Terminator Franchise
The next chapter in the Terminator saga is less then a month away. With so much excitement building I feel it is necessary to review the first three chapters in the story.
The first movie, The Terminator, was released in 1984 and became a blockbuster hit. With it’s special effects and time traveling story it was like no other. Because of this success they filmed two, and now three, more sequels and a television show on FOX. The first movie was released on VHS, when it was releases on DVD years later it included only minimal bonus features. Later the DVD was re-released as a special addition.
T2: Judgment Day was released into theatres in 1991. It became an immediate success breaking box office records and becoming the summers biggest movie, surpassing the original from 1984. T2 kept all the was good from the first movie and expanded it to make an even better one.
In T2 Arnold is still a Terminator, but as John Connor’s guardian. When the rumors came out I couldn’t believe it, they had changed what everyone was expecting. However, the special effects far surpassed the first movie and the things we saw were unlike anything seen before. It was a technological breakthrough and has become standard practice since. The DVD, packaged in a metallic collector’s sleeve, was full of history and special features, that we have now come to expect.
Ten years later, the dark horse of the franchise, Rise of The Machines was released. It was by Terminators standards a flop, but with almost $400 million is ticket sales, it would have been considered a huge success for any other franchise. The DVD was packed with extras and was just as good as the first two releases. There will undoubtedly be a special Blu-ray version of each of the first three movies and will be even more awesome in all their high definition glory.
Let’s just hope that the newest movie will bring back the Franchise glory.
Filed under Art And Entertainment by Matt Thames
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