The Terminator (1984) - 6.9

Rating: 7/10 (29 October 2019)

The Terminator (1984) - 6.9
Act 1 - 6.8
Act 2 - 7.0
Act 3 - 7.0

Futuristic opening doesn't hold up too well
Still love the iconic terminator theme
Terminator entrance still awesome
Treats the audience with respect by showing instead of telling story
Score is very of it's time and doesn't work in every scene now, inconsistent
Action scenes are very jarring as they have to hide the movies flaws as it is a low budget film
Still has some great moments scenes and lines
Film knew the dangers of technologies and they power they could eventually have
Film makes sense and makes smart decisions
Fake Arnold head looks awful
Smart twist with Kyle being Johns father creating a paradox
Good sci-fi elements in the film
Voice changing of the terminator is great
Characters aren't fully realized
Way too many chase scenes that take up too much of the film which I understand because they are always trying to escape from the terminator
Roboskeleton terminator at the end looks really bad when it's CGI, animatronic one looks good
Kyle dies saving Sarah but he completes his mission
Film ends with Sarah losing everyone and everything preparing for John's birth as she is out on her own now
A storm is coming and we see the story behind the photo
Good film that still holds up overall