Still remains one of the best movies ever made

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2015)

I know it by heart, but haven't seen it in ages.
Brilliant. Just brilliant film. James Cameron is a genius - was and still is one of the best filmmakers of our time. While some of the effects dated a bit (the terminator face surgery always seemed fake to me, even when watching it as a kid, but I still liked it then and like it now) and are more obvious when watching the movie in HD instead of a VHS (most notably the rear projection effects), this movie remains an achievement for its time and budget and still holds to this day the same effect it had 30 years ago.
Fantastic combination of vision, effects, writing, direction, cinematography, score and production. Good acting by the entire cast.
I'm curious as for why Cameron chose to reveal the "terminator view" when he did and didn't save it up for a bit later. It's hard for me to judge, having watched this movie so many times, but wouldn't it have been better not to show it at that scene and let the audience wonder whether Kyle is really telling the truth or just making up stuff?