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The Terminator (1984) film

Discussed in 8 episodes · 8 film takes
PKA Score 7.4/10
Kyle
7.6/10
6 takes
Woody
6.1/10
1 take
Taylor
4.8🦉/7
1 take
IMDb 8.1 RT 90% Metacritic 84
PKA rates this 1.1 lower than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 353PKA 466PKA 580PKA 693PKA 806PKA 353: +0.85 (2 takes)PKA 455: +0.70 (2 takes)PKA 512: -0.50 (1 take)PKA 684: +0.65 (1 take)PKA 708: +0.80 (1 take)PKA 806: +0.80 (1 take)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 508 @ 10:59 — PKN 508
Kyle discusses watching the film recently and comparing its special effects to Terminator 2
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I watched Terminator and Terminator 2 in the last week.”
▶ PKN 512 @ 26:46 — PKN 512
Discussion of 1980s special effects and their aging
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I think Terminator 1 you are going to look at and say that the effects didn't hold up.”
▶ PKN 455 @ 57:44 — PKN 455
Taylor discovers he didn't know Arnold Schwarzenegger was the villain; hosts discuss the film's plot, cast, director James Cameron, and low-budget origins
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i actually want to watch terminator one and two now if that's like a good angle to watch it from”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“I didn't know James Cameron made Terminator.”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“The first one is a low budget indie horror movie that that just happened to be made by one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.”
Kyle · unverified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“he's looking juicy. He's looking good.”
▶ PKA 353 @ 3:29:57 — Painkiller Already #353
Watching and discussing clips from The Terminator, discussing special effects and action sequences
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Linda Hamilton is the mother of like the savior of the world. Big, big fucking fan of that movie.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Biker Yeah, I fucking love that movie. That's one of my favorite action movies of all time. It's a good movie. There's good acting.”
▶ PKA 381 @ 20:49 — Painkiller Already #381
Matt Eisman discussing Schwarzenegger's filmography and discussing casting O.J. Simpson instead
Kyle · unverified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“Who is that? They said it was Howard Cosell interviewing O.J. Simpson and Bruce Jenner.”
Matt Eisman · unverified▲ positive
“Predator, Commando, Terminator, Conan. Those were those were my my Bible.”
▶ PKA 806 @ 3:04:40 — PKA 806 W/ Oompaville: Taylor's Trauma Dump Princess
Discussion of film as horror-slasher and its tight filmmaking despite Arnold's overkill weaponry
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“it's a slasher it's you know Arnold's basically thought when he uh when there's a little fire”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“the Terminator as well is so good dude it's a horror movie it's so good it's terrifying it's actually scary”
▶ PKA 708 @ 2:50:06 — Did Boogie2988 Fake His Cancer: PKA 708
Kyle urges Taylor to watch the first film
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“you gotta see Terminator too it's it's very good”
▶ PKA 684 @ 1:49:14 — PKA 684 W/ Wolf: Taylor Swift AI Scandal, Kyle Gets Poisoned, Wo
Extensive discussion of Terminator casting, including OJ Simpson consideration and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“The Terminator he was one of the four or five names yeah and and one of the things they said is like come on he's too likable”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“it's a great movie um the another one that you saw that one didn't you Taylor Terminator one yes I I saw it many years ago”