- Release Date: 1984
- Runtime: 108 min
- Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield ... see all
- Director: James Cameron
- Plot: A human-looking, apparently unstoppable cyborg is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor; Kyle Reese is sent to stop it.
User Reviews
Love this movie!
Jan 06, 2009
smosier87 - yahoo.com
Jan 06, 2009smosier87 - yahoo.com
Although T2 had much better effects, The first Terminator will always be my favorite! Action, horror, romance---you'll find it all in the first Terminator. Great movie!... Full review
"The Terminator"
Jan 01, 2009
cosmeo77 - yahoo.com
Jan 01, 2009cosmeo77 - yahoo.com
What a breakthrough advancement of special effects within this film. This is hysterical! The movie itself is an absolute triumph of the Sci-Fi genre. A movie like this will long be remembered. "The Terminator" will be back!... Full review
A Great Sci-Fi flick
Dec 12, 2008
schmiz_master3000 - yahoo.com
Dec 12, 2008schmiz_master3000 - yahoo.com
This is a really good movie. You can obviously see it was on a tight budget, but I think James Cameron really used creativity, instead of money to solve the problem.(One of the only times he did considering Titanic.)Overall it was... Full review
i'll be back !
Oct 22, 2008
saad20051989 - yahoo.com
Oct 22, 2008saad20051989 - yahoo.com
unique movie of its kind it's thrilling and also great technically that goes in the same line of the scary and the suspenseful make you unable to guess the end.... Full review
Yes, he'll be back
Oct 09, 2008
okiereviewer - yahoo.com
Oct 09, 2008okiereviewer - yahoo.com
I first saw this movie on HBO. This was back when HBO actually showed first run movies. There was nothing else worth watching at 7:00 that night so I thought, “I’ll watch this for 30 minutes and then change to something... Full review
BEST MOVIE EVER
Sep 25, 2008
rosaayala1 - yahoo.com
Sep 25, 2008rosaayala1 - yahoo.com
I enjoy this movie gives you chills plus it's amazing.This movie was original,action packed, futuristic, and imaginable,,superb cast,great effects and the best director and not to mention a classic.Highly recommend the best movie ever.Love it!!!... Full review
A Great Action Sci-Fi...
Sep 16, 2008
dashrendaar - yahoo.com
Sep 16, 2008dashrendaar - yahoo.com
One heck of a joyride. One of the best time travel stories too. It has solid action, and respectable visuals for its time. Some of the acting can be cheesey at times, however it actually works for this film. James Cameron's... Full review
a classic.
Sep 04, 2008
m_tunney - yahoo.com
Sep 04, 2008m_tunney - yahoo.com
a very classic movie. i loved it. it was entertaining,and the visuals were good for its time(some of them are awfully dated and some are still sort of impressive). a great movie.... Full review
Poor child actors
Sep 01, 2008
george11672 - yahoo.com
Sep 01, 2008george11672 - yahoo.com
This had potential to be a great movie but as I watched I couldn't get over the screechy, whining voice of John Connor.... Full review
terminator schwarzenegger
Aug 08, 2008
antmanf1996 - yahoo.com
Aug 08, 2008antmanf1996 - yahoo.com
the terminator is a non stop action. it has some of the best actors in it i would recmmond it. i like the robots.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jun 25, 2009portadowntimes.co.uk
Bale delivers Salvation for Terminator series....Perhaps with a few dud lines here and there and with some poor or hasty editing, Salvation is not without its flaws.....Danny Elfman's aggressive score is fitting for a stark, sepia-toned nightmarescape where the fight for human survival is paramount.....engaging descent into the would-be future of the human race, weighing in some spectacular fight scenes and jaw-dropping special effect sequences..... ... Full Review
| Jun 19, 2009Eye Weekly
But Lady Terminator 's tacky magnificence also signifies outward:....Turkish Star Wars has nothing on Lady Terminator , a brilliantly demented Indonesian Xerox of James Cameron's canonical tech-noir.... ... Full Review
| Jun 02, 2009Entertainmentwise
most classic sci-fi films are in fact twists on old genres.....Movie lovers lamented the announcement....Yelchin further cements his 'future Edward Norton' status, adding a solid performance that's remarkably like Michael Beihn's portrayal.....Nonetheless, excitable Charlie's Angels director McG was put in the director's chair and an impressive cast assembled.... ... Full Review
| May 27, 2009Newstrack India, India
It's a great film, I was very excited.....and they said, 'That was the best 'Terminator' movie ever!....'Terminator Salvation' bruises Schwarzenegger's ego....was hurt after his four children loved the new movie more than the earlier three starring him, reports contactmusic..... ... Full Review
| May 27, 2009AndhraCafe
It's a great film, I was very excited.....and they said, 'That was the best 'Terminator' movie ever!....'Terminator Salvation' bruises Schwarzenegger's ego....was hurt after his four children loved the new movie more than the earlier three starring him, reports contactmusic.com..... ... Full Review
News
Terminator franchise up for auction
publicradio.org –
2009-11-02
Sandra Oh living 'green'
canoe.ca –
2009-10-03
"She's great," says Carly Lee, who works at the Whole Foods market in Los Angeles where Oh, 38, is known to shop. "A lot of people say they're for the environment, but it's the small things that say a lot... ... Full Article

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