The Terminator
October. 26,1984 RIn the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
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Wonderful Movie
One of my all time favorites.
hyped garbage
An Exercise In Nonsense
Nothing to add to the positive reviews. However, during my early attempts to write screenplays, this was a film I played on repeat (often in the background) as one to study. I believe it is worth the same exploration for any brewing screenwriter.
Yes the clothing, music and special effects are a bit dated, but The Terminator is still a solid horror movie. James Cameron (pre-huge ego) does a great job of telling a unique science-fiction story in a way that is accessible to non-science-fiction fans. It's no wonder that this film put Arnold Schwarzenegger on the map.
Before James Cameron's ego ran rampant, this was one of the great films (the other being Aliens) that he made. A simple story of time travel, with a soldier and a killing machine from the future, coming back to accomplish disparate tasks: the soldier to save, the machine to kill, the mother of the futures savior. A brilliant film, sparse and quick, it keeps the viewer glued to the screen and again, in the pre CGI days, the limited amount of effects are simply amazing. The movie that set Arnold on his career path, and made Cameron one to be noticed. Just great.
So, The Terminator. A classic movie that mostly everyone liked. I didn't find it as entertaining. Now, this is just my personal opinion.I will start with the bad things: Acting was (I'm sorry) poor at times, same with dialogue. I know this movie came out in 1984, but the effects were outdated and on level with early 70s movies. Story, a little simple. Good things: To me, the music for movies plays a big role because how fond I am of film-music. And I found the music creative and a bit good in this film! It had much entertainment and actually GREAT QUOTES! I easily see why people love this film. But it gets a 6.5 from me.