Very Original

Rating: Null/10 (18 July 2002)

The first time I saw this movie, I was 7 or 8 years old, a little too young to see a movie like that. Well, if a child saw a movie, it's automatically scarier, because a kid can't see immediately if it's real or not. I'm now 16, when I saw this movie 8 years ago, it was a very scary movie, and actually it still is scary after all those years. So that can only mean one thing: It's a great movie, and it is. If I compare it with its sequel, this movie has a darker and moodier atmosphere, and it's more original than T2.. If you have seen both movies, you can see that T2 inherited a lot of its original. And Arnie as the bad guy (excellent performance by Arnie), that was the best thing, he carries the whole movie by himself, no one else could do this role better than Arnold, because he was just perfect. He doesn't have to say a lot, but that's one of the most effective points of its character. Other points is his cold-blooded appearance, just ice-cold and no emotions at all. Great job, Arnie!!
James Cameron has made an excellent sci-fi movie, with a very original story, a good cast and good special effects for a movie out of 1984. He really keeps the suspense in it, it never goes away, because you never know when The Terminator will strike again. With the story I have to say that it really opens your mind for the future, because what happens in that future, COULD happen in real life(So watch out for every machine in your house, you never know). Did you know that this movie had a budget for only 6$ million. James Cameron really showed me what you can do with a small budget like that, he made one of the scariest movies and one of the best sci-fi movies ever. A real classic and its sequel too, so my advice is: rent both movies or buy them, either suits me. But definitely see it.
8/10