First action picture I ever enjoyed

Rating: Null/10 (15 April 2000)

I first saw this at the theaters with my future (and still) husband. (Guess he was getting tired of the "chick flicks.") While not your typical date movie, I had never seen an action picture, outside of the Star Wars series (if those are considered action-?). I was amazed how much I loved it. It has non-stop excitement, tense action, and good acting. Arnold is certainly at the top of his game here, as is Michael Biehn (and he's really cute, too). I had always thought action pictures were shootings, car chases, and most importantly, bad dialogue delivered by bad actors! Terminator introduced me to the genre and helped convince me that some action pictures actually do have a decent script and can be very good movies.
I have one question about the sequel to this film: Why? To "wow" us with newer, better special effects? As is often the case, the sequel is can't top the original, which stands on its own merit without further explanation. Let the audience draw its own conclusions--we've all got brains, thank you!