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TJOHO says...

13 years ago

Try watching the beginning of this movie and un-know what you know about the franchise. Who are these two guys? Where did they come from? Why are they after Sarah Connor. It is a great example of suspense-building storytelling.

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Reply by Digital_Phreaker

3 weeks ago

@tjoho <br /> <br /> It _really_ is. My first introduction to the franchise was an edited for TV VHS recording of Terminator 2 that didn't have the first 30 minutes of the movie. I didn't get to see this until I was 17, just before Terminator 3 was released, and while the CGI and Winston models were obviously dated compared to T2, I was blown away by just how great the storytelling was. There's _very_ little wasted time in this; right off the bat, it's chases and action with only a _tiny_ bit of context.

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Galileo5 says...

7 years ago

This is like the 100th time I'm watching The Terminator. I just noticed this for the first time: Sarah hides in a club called Tech Noir so she can use the telephone. The phone is literally ON THE DANCE FLOOR! Hahahahaha. Gotta love the 80s.

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aldy says...

10 years ago

I don't really get what the big deal was with The Terminator. Perhaps it was revolutionary for its time and nobody had made a tense action thriller before (I have no idea whether this was actually the case), but watching it now, it's pretty ordinary with far, far too many plotholes and inconsistencies to really make it worthwhile.

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Reply by Mr. Sackamano

7 years ago

@aldy That Filminator is out there..it can't be bargained with, it can't be reasoned with, it doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear, and it ABSOLUTELY will not stop...EVER, until it leaves a shitty review

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Reply by Ragnar Danneskjöld

2 years ago

@aldy If you had watched it in 1984, you'd have a different opinion.

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Reply by beernbugs

2 years ago

@ragnar-danneskjold He wasn’t born in 1984.

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Senne says...

12 years ago

Gotta love those 80s special effects :) Stop motion, miniatures, grainy picture and that typical flat 80s audio. Soundtrack seems a bit inspired by TRON, which is also great. A good film.

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Jay_G85 says...

6 years ago

For it’s time I think James Cameron done well with the SFX!! The scene when Arnie cuts his eye out looks a bit silly but you gotta remember it’s 1984. Watching this again after years I didn’t realise how many familiar faces were in this, That scene with Bill Paxton “nice night for a walk” is still one my favourite scenes! He’s still the only man to have been killed by a terminator, an alien and a predator! You could add Lance Henriksen but he weren’t really a man in Aliens... T2 next!

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nmahoney416 says...

5 years ago

I haven't seen this in a long time and it holds up pretty well. The action is great. The make up and effects definitely have aged but are decent. It must of been really cool seeing this back in the day. Arnold is a perfect killing machine. The world they build is interesting. The love story is very cheesy. The score is iconic. Overall a solid action movie.

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AlexanderZ says...

7 years ago

This is the movie that made a big break through for sci-fi movies!!!!

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manicure says...

3 years ago

I am aware that "The Terminator" will always be in the hearts of all the kids who grew up in the '80s, and that despite the low budget it managed to introduce fresh ideas, inspire hundreds of films and create a solid blend of sci-fi, horror, and action. However, I can't deny that it aged pretty badly. It's still quite entertaining as it's fast-paced, straight to the point and with a good atmosphere, but everything has been made better in other films. The Terminator character has been built around Arnold Schwarzenegger's stiffness and inexpressiveness, and it works great for this film. He should have been a bad guy for the whole franchise.

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KevinSocial9697 says...

4 years ago

No matter how many times I watch this film I always find my self very entertained and this will forever be a Sci-Fi, Action and Thriller classic!!!!!!

From the soundtrack by Brad Fiedel (who is criminally underrated) to the amazing performances from Michael Biehn (Kyle Reese) and Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor) who both make you believe this incredibly intense situation. Also don't think I forgot about Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) who is just so perfect in all of these films as he plays the role of The Terminator so perfectly.

I don't know what else to say about this film, I saw it first when I was 8 years old and still love it as much as the day I watched it on VHS with my dad.

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spikey_mark says...

4 years ago

A much younger me would have rated this a 9 or a 10 back in the day.....quite ground breaking at the time when put alongside the other hits of that year...Indiana Jones, Karate Kid, Beverley Hills Cop etc. It's still a half decent film and I really enjoyed it despite some ropey looking special effects. That line...."I'll be back". Quality.

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great_vc says...

4 years ago

My favourite saga of all times, not even starwars or anything else. I love the whole idea and premise of Judgement day, making this one of the best movies in the 80s and years to come. It created a myth and so so many more in the movie franchise.

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Nancy L Draper says...

5 years ago

In 1984, a movie came out that I thought I would never be the least bit interested in. I went to see it because my youth group was talking about it and, as their Minister of Christian Education, and their youth leader, I was always interested in interacting with them about the media they consumed so I could challenge their worldview with the cause of Christ. I was completely astonished to fall in love with the love story that was, surprisingly, at the heart of this weird, mechanical, apocalyptic movie. It became one of my favourite movies and I’ve seen it multiple times since then and it still moves me. That movie, of course, was THE TERMINATOR, a straight up 10 out of 10. [Pre-Apocalyptic Love Story]

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