An absolute classic!! Ingenious!!

The Terminator is a film that I didn't really like very much first time I saw it after seeing it again, I appreciated it a lot more and was blown away by it. The Terminator is a film that is very brutal, hard-hitting and violent which makes it almost perfect for the story. Only when this came out and before the other films did, we didn't know everything about Sarah Connor or The Terminator. Also, in a few ways I don't see how it could have been a franchise but after the second one came out, I could then. To be fair, the visual effects in The Terminator aren't good compared to effects now but back then they were amazing.


Arnold Schwarzenegger proves that he is The Terminator. He doesn't really act in this film but most scenes he has in the film are action scenes or when he's silent. In the first Terminator film, we only see The Terminator as a cold-blooded killer nothing more but we see in the second one his heroic side that does have a heart. The Terminator was like a possessed machine in this film. To play The Terminator, you don't really need the acting talent but only the body build with a lot of muscle which is perfect for Arnie. Michael Beihn was outstanding as Kyle Reese. There's a secret about Kyle that we don't learn until the next films. Kyle is a very brave man because he decides to protect Sarah Connor from The Terminator even though he's a human fighting a machine who is bigger and stronger than him. Linda Hamilton was awesome as Sarah Connor. Personally, I thought she was better in the first one than the second film even though she was a complete nut job in that one.


James Cameron's The Terminator is such a fantastic film to watch. His work on the film and the whole franchise is pure genius. Watching this film was like the start to the brilliant action sci-fi films from James Cameron. Cameron's two early films Aliens and The Terminator are in my opinion his two best films.


This is the best of the Terminator series in my opinion. It is James Cameron's second best film behind Aliens. The Terminator is one of the best science fiction films ever made. The Terminator is a brutal, hard-hitting and violent masterpiece that I didn't love before but absolutely love now!

10/10