Corrected entry: The Terminator arrives through time at about 1am and only gets to a phone book to search for Sarah Connor at around midday. What has he been doing for the past 10 - 11 hours?
Phil C.
2nd Sep 2003
The Terminator (1984)
Correction: Cameron provided a breakdown of the Terminator's actions before he begins his search: He located the dingy room we see him using as a safe house. He obtained a car. He sourced the necessary maintenance tools and bandages used to repair himself, as well as the change of clothes. He visited the gun shop and obtained his arsenal of weapons. Finally, back in the room, he converted his guns to full auto (they can't be sold to consumers with that function enabled).
27th Aug 2003
The Terminator (1984)
Corrected entry: When Kyle and his female consort take down the HK tank (2nd future war segment) there's something which confuses me: Kyle, being the intelligent soldier that he is, crouches and waits until the HK is looking the other way before throwing his grenade at it. The female soldier however remains standing in plain view of everyone and doesn't throw hers until the HK's head is looking directly at her (which of course results in her getting pulverised by laser fire). While she may not be as well trained a soldier as Kyle, common sense would dictate to anyone that attacking from a position where the enemy can both see you and hit you is just asking for it.
Correction: The novelization makes this clear. Ferro (the corporal who gets shot by the HK) slipped on the rubble as she armed her charge. She had to expose herself to the HK in order to get rid of the charge before it detonated in her hands.
27th Aug 2001
The Terminator (1984)
Corrected entry: During the 1st few minutes of the film, the future shows a Flying HK travelling through the air, look closely at it and you can see it "clip" through a large piece of foreground.
Correction: This cannot be true for the simple reason that the HKs were done with small-scale models, not CGI.
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Correction: Reconnoitering the area, learning the layout of Los Angeles, and preparing for his assault, one can assume. Do you think that just because we don't see every move he makes, he must be twiddling his thumbs off in a corner somewhere?
Phil C.