Really, these ‘reboots’ and unwanted sequels in The Terminator franchise are getting rather lame. BUT…once in while, there’s a nugget. Such as this:
To be honest, I was a little underwhelmed with the gun room. My own is a bit more…densely populated…than that one. But…I guess they needed to save money for all the CGI.
But the summation of why he has all these guns ‘around’? Spot on.
Seems to me Texas is a bit over rated re: firearms. They don’t even have constitutional carry.
While we don’t for handguns, we do have it for long guns. We have open carry with a license as well.
Open carry on handguns that is!
If you can’t carry a handgun concealed (including in your car) without a license like you can here in NH, you DON’T have constitutional carry!
Doc, your are correct. We do not have constitutional carry, but in Texas your vehicle is an extension of your house. You can legally carry a handgun concealed in your vehicle without a License To Carry. The handgun must be in the glove compartment, center console, or not in plain sight. You have the legal right to defend yourself and your property in your home, or vehicle. The gray area exists when you leave your vehicle openly carrying, or concealing, said handgun.
Hopefully, Texas will get to constitutional carry in the future.
God Bless Texas!!!
“This is Texas” – Yessirree Bobcat. As the comic Stephen Wright said when pulling up to a check point and being asked if he were armed – “What do you need ?”
He has a FAMAS. Wish I could get one of those at a reasonable price.
That was the best part of the movie. Pretty much true, even in Houston. Austin…oh well.
26% change human civilization DOESN’T collapse? That is insanely optimistic. Terminator hasn’t been Terminator since T1. That was apocalypse goodness. All since just action films pretending to be T1.
I dunno, man. I think T2 really nailed it.
T2 was a VERY good action film. They actually threw a story in there. T1 was excellent action, BUT! It had that apocalypse vibe I found lacking in T2. I think it was something about the 70’s and 80’s, especially the 80’s that had a lot more danger of nuclear annihilation, that Hollywood ( and Oz movie industry, naturally ) unconsciously imputed into their films. The 90’s, and beyond, no. T2 had plenty of apocalypse special effects, but lacked the heart, the fear, that T1 nailed.
I think the biggest difference was that T1 was designed, filmed, and marketed as, basically, a horror movie. All the sequels were made as action movies with the biggest difference being that the guy who scared the crap out of you in the first movie and who you hoped could be killed by the good guys was now the good guy you were supposed to root for. Underlying dynamic really changed. BUT…every sequel also has to have an eye on canon and future outings….the original didn’t have that constraint.
I think you are on to something, with the eye on future films. Road Warrior actually improved on the original, but the first was drive-in crime drama fodder, where the second had the nuclear annihilation vibe, and saved by low enough budget. Beyond Thunderdome though, well, that was just crap. Ruined by too much money. As was the last one, to my eye nothing but a drag race up one way and back again. Just enough fan boy fodder to warm the theater seats. I think I take my post-apocalypse films a might too seriously LOL
Another unique aspect of the T1 cinematography was the use of “guerrilla” production. They had a limited budget and many of the scenes filmed on the streets of LA were done so without permit or much planning. It definitely shows in the real life gritty feel of many of the scenes. That said, T2 is one of the greatest films of all time!
Spot on distinction between T1 and the rest of the franchise. T1 was a slasher flick with a dash of sci-fi.
Growing up, I was too young to watch T1 when it came out, but caught T2 shortly after it hit the theaters. It was years before I ever got around to actually watching T1. Talk about setting yourself up for some confusion with the plot. Major moments in T2 went right over my head. All of the foreshadowing as Arnold is looking for John and when he and Sarah meet in the mental hospital. Totally missed out on all that.
Sort of like watching Home Alone as a kid. Joe Pesci was just a bumbling, small-time crook. Then I watched Goodfellas as an adult. Goodfellas came out September of 1990. Home Alone came out in November that year. Home Alone has a very different vibe for anyone who’s seen Joe Pesci in a mob movie.
I liked T1, T2, and the latest one, the others, not so much. But my standards for movies I like are pretty low. I liked all the Tremors movies (1 through 6), and am eagerly awaiting the release of Tremors 7, supposedly sometime this year. Pure escapism. Just need to suspend all concepts of plausibility.
That’s a funny clip. I’m going to have to watch this movie one of these days.
As for the gun room…
“To be honest, I was a little underwhelmed with the gun room. My own is a bit more…densely populated…than that one.”
Every one of the guns you have has a paper trail, and that trail is a big weak spot. That paper trail makes you a serious target for bad guys.
Now before you protest about how safe you are, consider the 10-80-10 rule. In all organizations including the ATF and the police, 10 percent of the people are ethical all of the time, 80 percent could behave unethically depending on the situation or the pressure(s) being applied, and 10 percent have no or a severely broken moral compass and will pounce on opportunities to commit fraud.
The FFL and associated paperwork for every firearm transaction you’ve made have left a trail to a treasure. And, 10 percent of the people you deal with would like nothing better than to sell your information to the highest bidder. All it takes is one ATF guy who has an urgent debt to pay off, realizing that selling your information could get the money he needs…
I’m not sure what precautions you have taken to mitigate this issue, but you may want to start thinking about it.
“Every one of the guns you have has a paper trail,” This is correct. However not every one of those guns has a paper trail that leads to me. Guns acquired from people who are now dead, gun purchased at arms length with no ID, guns purchased in parking lots offa newspaper classifieds, etc.
Commander, I’m glad that you are taking these precautions. One last thing, if you are not using a VPN, you should be. It’s not that hard to get a physical location from an IP address.
Just saying…