By Quentin Piton | Series Journalist – Cinema
Journalist specializing in series, cinema, but also anime and manga. Spends his time dreaming of Emma Watson, considers Olivier Giroud as the GOAT and refuses to speak with those who are against the absolute truth which is: How I Met Your Mother is a better series than Friends.
In 1984, a film that changed the world of science fiction was released. 40 years later, it continues to be adored by millions of fans, but sometimes makes its director grind his teeth. While he remains admiring of the work done on Terminator, James Cameron acknowledges some flaws.
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In the Top 5 of the biggest box office hits of all time worldwide, three films are directed by the same director: James Cameron with Titanic (n°4), Avatar 2 (n°3) and Avatar (No. 1), all for a total of $7.5 billion in revenue. An incredible and unprecedented feat, but one that has no impact on the filmmaker’s ego.
James Cameron admits he didn’t get everything right with Terminator
The proof, in an interview given to Empire, James Cameron acknowledged that he had not succeeded in everything in his career, notably with one of his projects celebrated as one of the best science fiction films in history. What are we talking about? Terminatorwritten and directed in 1984.
“I was still a bit of a rebellious beginner when I made The Terminator. I think I was 29 at the time and it was my first real directorial role.“, he recalled, specifying that if Piranha II was technically his first real job, “Terminator was my first film, and that’s why it remains important to me.“.
However, even though this project is important to him, that it revolutionized cinema (with an average rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes) and that it grossed $78.3 million in revenue at the time (the equivalent of $237.2 million today), James Cameron does not consider it untouchable.I don’t see it as the Holy Grail, that’s for sure.he confided. I look at it today and there is some parts that appear to be greatly embarrassing/awkward and others where I say to myself, ‘Yeah, we did well with the means we had.’“
Don’t tell the director about the lines
However, while it is often the replicas that are singled out by the most critical, James Cameron assures that he is not complaining about this.I’m just talking in terms of overall production.explained the filmmaker. I don’t cringe at any dialogue, because I know I have a cringometer calibrated much lower than apparently many people have towards the dialogue I write.“.
Well, in reality, James Cameron – whose incredible career speaks for itself – obviously has a very sensitive ego. After all, this little reminder about his lines not being polished enough motivated him to let loose the most royal barb possible: “You know what? Show me your top 4 movies of all time and then we can talk about the effectiveness of dialogues“.
Hard to say anything after that!
