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Who saw this in theaters 25 years ago?

posted 8 years ago by TalesfromTheCryptfan
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I remembered the teaser to it on the Total Recall VHS and being very excited to see the movie and been a fan of the original since HBO viewing in 1984 and i was 10 when this came out in theaters and saw it 4 times and dug it.

I even had some of the merchandise like toys, t-shirt, cards, comic adaptation, lunchbox and more as i was obsessed with it and even got the movie for Christmas on video.

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[–] Johnwoo1 8 years ago

You mentioned you got the movie for Christmas on video. Did you have it on VHS or Laser Disc? When T2 was first released on video in December of 1991, it had the suggested retail price of $99.95 and it was mainly available for rental. I believe T2 was used to popularize the laser-disc market; I believe T2 has become the 2nd highest selling laser disc of all time, behind Jurassic Park. Even though the VHS of T2 had a suggested retail price of $100, it was actually available for purchase in places such as "Blockbuster Video" and "WhereHouse" (remember "WhereHouse")? Did you actually pay 100 dollars for a VHS copy of Terminator 2?

[–] TalesfromTheCryptfan 8 years ago

No! my dad worked for a video store and got it for me

"Unicorn, mermaid, vampire,sorceress! No name you'd give her would surprise me i love whom i love"

[–] Johnwoo1 8 years ago

You were so lucky that your dad, who happened to work at a video store, could get you a free copy. I felt so bad that that the first VHS release of Terminator 2 had the suggested retail price of $100, and I couldn't afford to get a brand new copy for Christmas (I had to wait for months until the previously view copies/used copies of the movie were available for purchase). What made me so angry was that Arnold's previous action movie, "Total Recall", which made much less money than T2 at the box office, was first released on VHS with the suggested retail price of $24.95 and it was available for purchase in any store that sold VHS. Both of there video releases were from the same company (Live Home Entertainment), I don't know why the video company set such low price for Total Recall, but not T2. I think the video company should switch suggested retail price for the VHS releases of these 2 movie. I believe a lot more people wanted to own a VHS copy of Terminator 2 than Total Recall.

[–] MaximRecoil (4061) 7 years ago

When T2 was first released on video in December of 1991, it had the suggested retail price of $99.95 and it was mainly available for rental.

I don't believe that without some proof. Even when all movies were expensive ("priced for rental"), they weren't $100; they were more like $80, and when "priced for retail" movies came along in the late '80s (about $20), they took off quickly. By the early 1990s, every major movie released to video was priced for retail. I bought Goodfellas (1990) and Unforgiven (1992) on VHS at the local drug store when they were new releases for about $20 each. I still have them, not that I have any use for VHS anymore.

Very few people ever bought those priced for rental movies unless they were forced to (i.e., by ruining or losing a rented tape and having to reimburse the rental store for it), and by the early '90s, with every movie being sold for about $20 or less, I don't see T2 having a price of $100. They wouldn't have sold hardly any copies, and this was at a time when movie studios had really begun to appreciate the value of home video sales.

[–] alanake 8 years ago

Me!

I saw it twice. Fantastic movie, and i am a bit stunned that it is a quarter of a century old.

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[–] collint-46427 7 years ago

I did and I saw it unspoiled. I was shocked Arnold was the good guy. What a reveal!

[–] brittannie19 7 years ago

I was 8 when it came out. I had never seen the original. We were visiting my aunt and uncle and my uncle wanted to see it. I was routing for some kids movie out at the time. I don't know what my parents were thinking letting me see it. I was grumpy about this being the movie choice, but quickly in awe and a bit afraid when I saw this on the big screen. I was an instant fan and later watching the first one on VHS. I shed a tear when Arnold was terminated.

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[–] Totemkauf 7 years ago

I was also 10 when this came out , and I remember actually seeing it at a drive-in.

[–] jasonblack_123 7 years ago

I'm 21, so the biggest regret I have is not being around in the early 90s to have the pleasure of seeing this classic on the big screen :(

[–] haynese_98 7 years ago

I remember seeing this when I was stationed at Homestead Air Force Base south of Miami. It was one of those movies that I just had to see, I couldn't gather my friends quick enough so I went by myself to the South Dade 8 for a Saturday afternoon viewing. I remember a young man and his mom to my right and he was so excited he was making noise and I turned my head and she shussed him..I still feel bad about that.

Funny, there were a lot of theaters in South Miami, some even nearer to my home(like the Cutler Ridge Mall) but the *South Dade 8 was worth traveling the few extra miles, it was just the perfect theater!

Later that month I travelled up to Biloxi for a one month training class and I saw Terminator 2 again in a movie theater that had tables and you could drink beer..loved that! Me and my friends got so bored we went and saw Point Break at least twice as well.

Great summer, I'll never forget it!

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[–] mateiu_mateiu 7 years ago

Me with my dad... i was 3-4 year old... but i remember. my favorite movie of all time

[–] MaximRecoil (4061) 7 years ago

I saw it in the theater on opening day with my father and best friend, Corey. Corey and I were 16. There was a long line to get in, but we got decent seats nonetheless.

I saw the teaser trailer, the one that shows the machine that puts the Arnold skin onto the metal skeleton, in the spring of '91 on TV, and immediately called Corey to tell him about it. The Terminator (1984) had long been a favorite movie of ours, and before I saw that trailer, neither of us had any idea that a sequel was in the works. We vowed then and there to see it in the theater as soon as it was released.

[–] lasteven (305) 7 years ago

I did! I had rented the first Terminator in 1988 because I love sci-fi and time travel, plus I'd seen Aliens in theaters and loved Michael Biehn as Cpl. Hicks. I was out of town on opening weekend, so I had to wait a little, but it was great and worth it.

A friend had a full set of trading cards and I recall one showing a deleted scene of Sarah Connor seeing Kyle Reese in a dream (I was kinda bummed when that wasn't in the movie). I enjoyed it a lot, full-on action, and inspiration to work out after Linda Hamilton's transformation for the role. (Glad I followed through on that.)

I've still watched the other entries in the series, but 1 and 2 will remain high points for me.