When the original had basically no budget? Yeah. Just sayin that if they had ended it after the first, it would have left a level of mystique that would have made it even greater. Lot of theatrical plot devices in the second Terminator that played up Arnold more than the story. The story itself was a forerunner and eerily foreboding. Been reading too many critic reviews...I’ll stop.Terminator 2 is the best example of where a sequel is much better than the original.
I mentioned Godfather II. It’s acknowledged as a superior film, but I don’t like it nearly as much (ok I didn’t really like it, period) and it didn’t have to be made. The door closing at the end of the original would have been perfect. We wouldn’t have seen Robert De Niro’s star making performance, but wouldn’t have known what we were missing. Michael as the Don was soulless and not being able to bring back Clemenza because of contract snags also took away from it...for me. JMO.[Eye twitch] Godfather Part 2 is the greatest movie ever made. Followed closely by part 1.
For me the only negative to come from Part 2, was that they made Part 3. That was a mistake almost on the same level as eve eating the apple.I mentioned Godfather II. It’s acknowledged as a superior film, but I don’t like it nearly as much (ok I didn’t really like it, period) and it didn’t have to be made. The door closing at the end of the original would have been perfect. We wouldn’t have seen Robert De Niro’s star making performance, but wouldn’t have known what we were missing. Michael as the Don was soulless and not being able to bring back Clemenza because of contract snags also took away from it...for me. JMO.