Gripping and entertaining!

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2015)

First of all, the background music is a killer, absolutely mind-blowing and amazingly fitting to the film.
As I wrote in my review for 'Aliens' (1986), I am quite reluctant to watch old films, however it was that film that convinced me that James Cameron is a man whose films transcend all such barriers and his works are meant for any era and are ever green. This has only added more to my belief and I am awe of this one as well. The best bit for me in the film has to be the ending scenes where the terminator had to be killed three times, of which the best was when he shows up for the third and the last time without legs. Assured that they can't get it wrong twice I thought him to be dead, as I shouted a loud "Oh' my God!" when he attacks them for the third time. His death was intelligently shown as a crushing from which he could never have recovered.
Personally though I had bit of a funny experience as, having watched 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) I was influenced into thinking that here too Arnold Schwarzenegger would be the hero but scene after scene my expectations of a hero weren't being met and it was when he attacks Sarah Connor for the first time and the other guy saves her, it's that where I got things right. Hahaha!
All in all, the terminator film concept itself is one the most unique and worthy of appreciation. Clearly a work of a hugely capable and creative mind.
And once again, the background music is a beauty! I can listen to it again and again and never get bored. It has that touch of inspiring you and make you feel like that the war is real, or even better, that you are a part of it all.