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The Terminator

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James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR is one of the tightest, tensest sci-fi films ever made and a landmark in the genre. In the year 2029, battles rage between the superintelligent machines that rule the world and the last vestiges of humanity. In late-20th-century Los Angeles, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) suddenly finds herself .. Read more

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Michael Biehn
Director James Cameron
Run time 103 mins
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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  • 5 stars out of 5

    Arnold Schwarzenegger said “I'll be back,” and he was, seven years later. But the success of the sequel should not undermine the powerhouse strengths of this, James Cameron's original hi-tech nightmare, with violent cyborg Arnie time-warped from the future to alter the nuclear war-torn course of history. Generating maximum excitement from the first frame, the dynamic thrills are maintained right up to the nerve-jangling climax. Wittily written with a nice eye for sharp detail, it's hard sci-fi action all the way, and Linda Hamilton shines as the bewildered waitress who will unwittingly become the saviour of the human race.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Back from the future in which the machines rule comes a rippling robot (Schwarzenegger) who terminates opponents with... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 13 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Great

    The phrase ?I?ll be back,? is engrained on the world ever since Arnie?s deadpan delivery to a policeman in The Terminator. Sales in black shades rocketed and we finally realised that there was a role for a large muscle-bound actor with limited ability in the English language, other than as Conan, The Barbarian.

    The Terminator was the first outing for director James Cameron, and he hit the movie world with a timeless classic. The Terminator is the story of a T-800 robot, sent from the future into the past, to eradicate the mother of the still unborn John Connor ? the man that would prove to be the undoing of the robots.

    Arnie plays the emotionless robot in a way that another actor simply could not. This was inspired casting and has really everything to do with Arnie?s current superstar status.

    Cameron uses suspense in this film well. Although it is an action movie, there is a strong love interest which is tackled sympathetically. Although some of the special effects show up compared to later movies in The Terminator franchise, this movie carries you along out of sheer originality.

    If you enjoyed Terminator, you may also like to hire [Terminator II ? Judgement Day], and [Conan, The Barbarian].

      • A customer from Wirral, England
      • Posted 20 Sep 2003 15:35

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A classic...

    If this brutal modern classic could be described in three words it would be: rough-edged, low-budget and nasty.

    But these are compliments: the lack of a slick packaging lends Cameron’s science-fiction parable a much harder, tougher edge- something which the sequel, perhaps, lacks. In any case, there’s not much to criticise: it’s exciting, inventive and showcases a terrifying(ly good) Schwarzenegger in by far the best performance of his career.

    With that razor haircut, leather jacket and pair of shades, who can forget eighties cinema’s most iconic moment: ‘I’ll be back’. Right he was.

      • ATfilmcritic from London
      • Posted 28 Jun 2005 15:09

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