"That's what it does! That's ALL it does!"

Rating: 9/10 (13 August 2017)

A genuinely iconic film that made the careers of James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It let Schwarzenegger slip the bounds of his very limited niche as a bodybuilder and made him an action star. Cameron didn't seem to see it as a science fiction film, but it is now a classic in that genre. Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn were fantastic as well. There are a lot of comments about plot holes, but there are always going to be possible paradoxes when it comes to time travel movies/books. The effects were pretty awesome for 1984. The terminator itself, with its relentless focus on its mission, has also become an iconic character/idea. You really have to give Cameron his props for imagination. Note to Cameron: There is probably an entire movie waiting to be made in the 2029 world of John Conner/humans vs. Skynet/HK's/terminators.