How Has Hollywood Been So Incapable Of Capturing the Essence of Terminator 1 & 2?

[Anomalocaris]

Alien for its time was a great movie. Aliens built on that and the sequel was fantastic. Very rare to get a sequel as good or as better than the first one, the newness wears out quick in a sequel or a remake.

The thing is Alien 3 **** all over Aliens because Newt and Hicks were dead from the start, so of all the tension and hope at the end of the second film was utterly destroyed.

Plus Ellen died too.

It was all for nothing.

As far as actually great sequels go.

The Godfather 2.
The Empire Strikes Back.
Superman 2.
The Evil Dead 2
The Wrath of Khan.
The Dark Knight.
T2-Trainspotting.
Bladerunner 2049.
Deadpool 2.

There are loads more of course.

[IceTrayDaGang]

starship troopers was also a good movie!

[Marchegiano]

TF is you talking?

Terminator 1 sucks. There is only T2 and there you have your answer. Plenty of bands only have the one hit. Ain't got it.

[IceTrayDaGang]

TF is you talking?

Terminator 1 sucks. There is only T2 and there you have your answer. Plenty of bands only have the one hit. Ain't got it.

new kids on the block had plenty of hits!