An over-rated, dated film

Rating: 6/10 (7 November 2017)

Directed by the phenomenal and successful director James Cameron (who also directed classic films such as "Aliens", "Terminator 2: Judgement Day", "Titanic" and "Avatar") "The Terminator" is James Cameron's first major success as a film, and he has, ever since, periodically released box-office royalty one after the other. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (who also stars in Predator) who plays the terminator, Michael Biehn (who stars in both Aliens and The Abyss) who plays Kyle Reese, and Linda Hamilton playing Sarah Connor. First look; a great cast, but unfortunately, some overacting by the supporting cast can become annoying, though it be brief. The film has a unique and brutal antagonist but fails to become truly interesting and just seems to drag despite the short film time of 107 minutes. As well as the dated special effects, the film manages to become partly epic in its second half.