T1 or T2

[Susan]

T1 is better, T2 was created to appeal to the young teens - hence the obnoxious kid actor and metal soundtrack. It was lighter, lots of goofball humor - admittedly the effects are nice but I'm faithful to the original which presents a darker story with an uncertain ending that has one thinking about time travel, and whether or not any choice we make is predestined or our own. T2 and T3 he is more of a caricature of himself. I know it's the "cool" movie guys love, lots of stuff blowin up. I liked the character development of Sarah, but too many nuclear bomb dreams and someone really needed to beat the crap out of that kid.  I bought the original on DVD and it's nothing like the way I've seen it on television - worth the buy.