Stunning Use of Early Digital effects

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2013)

When this movie came out, people still went to movie theatres to watch movies and computers were just starting to be an integral part of movie making. This was an instrumental time in the progression of digital effects and James Cameron used it to full effect.
Cameron began with a very strong screenplay continuing the story of our hero Sarah Connor and introducing her son John Connor, the saviour of the human race against the machines, as a young man.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was reluctant to resume his role in a sequel because of his experience in Conan the Destroyer which he felt was an inferior movie to Conan the Barbarian but was convinced by Cameron to accept the role. The screenplay introduced the Arnold Terminator as a good guy and a new version of the Terminator as the foe and improved killing machine.
Great dialogue, action and emotional content contributed to the success of the film and has kept it relevant and watchable 30 years later.