Yknow that question always kills me. T2 is so well-designed, but T1 is so raw and pure. I'm never totally happy with my answer.
What is James Cameron's best movie?
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Yknow that question always kills me. T2 is so well-designed, but T1 is so raw and pure. I'm never totally happy with my answer.
Terminator since we're talking about the films he directed. Aliens is a close, close second. Those films were when he was super hungry as a filmmaker.
My favorite James Cameron story is Strange Days, though.
My favorite James Cameron story is Strange Days, though.
Yes!! Technically it's a Bigelow, right? but it's absolutely a Cameron movie too.
Nah. T2 is this big safe blockbuster. T1 was raw, gritty, and new.
It's always a toss up between T2 and aliens for me. Its near impossible to seperate them. Also pretty much every movie he has made is at least good with most being great. I hope avatar 2 is a return to form, I don't hate avatar but I'd say it's probably my least favourite Cameron movie.
Can't believe I'm about to admit this but I've never watched the original Terminator. Time to buy.
That sense of dread, tho.
When Terminator was still an R-rated horror franchise with thematic depth.
When Terminator was still an R-rated horror franchise with thematic depth.
I'm actually flabbergasted at the fact that I can't find 'The Abyss' or 'True Lies' on Blu Ray or via streaming sites. I still haven't seen the former and I haven't seen the latter in forever.
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The blu rays don't exist apparently.
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The blu rays don't exist apparently.
T1 for me, but that's mostly because when I saw it I had no fucking clue what my friends were taking me to see.
T2 but for some reason, over the years I have more fondness thinking about True Lies than many of his other films that I liked more when they first came out (Abyss, Aliens, Terminator).
Maybe because it was his most fun action film with a fun premise and a big budget in a way Cameron knows how to pull off and the last film of that type that we got from him. Post-True Lies Cameron still is a well-made filmography, but just does have the same inventiveness, regardless of how long he works on Avatar films for.
Maybe because it was his most fun action film with a fun premise and a big budget in a way Cameron knows how to pull off and the last film of that type that we got from him. Post-True Lies Cameron still is a well-made filmography, but just does have the same inventiveness, regardless of how long he works on Avatar films for.
how is that even possible, so much shit gets released on blu-ray, they cant even get these, that doesn't make any sense
i guess Cameron is in charge of them and is slacking? ooooook lmao
I rewatched Aliens the other day and boy was it silly. The "macho" marine act by the crew was ridiculous and Bill Paxson had such an annoying voice.
The answer to this question is Terminator 2. That movie holds up well even today and has a completeness to it that fee movies do.
The answer to this question is Terminator 2. That movie holds up well even today and has a completeness to it that fee movies do.
Aliens is the template for modern action movies, so I'd argue it's his most important. Does that make it his best? I dunno.
My favorite is T2. (T1's low budget kills it, unfortunately.)
My favorite is T2. (T1's low budget kills it, unfortunately.)
Since I haven't watched the original Terminator, I'll just say this:
Aliens > Terminator 2 > True Lies > The Abyss > Avatar
Either way, James Cameron can do no wrong for me in the action genre.
Aliens > Terminator 2 > True Lies > The Abyss > Avatar
Either way, James Cameron can do no wrong for me in the action genre.
Terminator 1 is a better movie than T2. This is in no way taking away from how good T2 is, just that T1 is a tighter and more efficient sci-fi thriller. It is just lean and mean.
But Aliens is his best film.
