Hits the spot every time!

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 2011)

Forget all the timeline rubbish, and just watch a great simple thriller movie. Made before CGI it is all the better for it, as the story and action just follow a human-like robot that cannot be stopped chasing a naive young woman and her human protector. Both the robot and the protector are from the future so scifi is involved. But it is basically an updated chase movie based on the Frankenstein tropes and themes. The added love story works and the darkly lit sex scene does not get spoilt by actressy quibbles about getting kit off! James Cameron keeps the action moving, the script is taut, while Schwartzenegger is incredible for his passivity and menace (forget all the jokes about his acting and prepare to be frightened!). The following Terminator movies can never quite match up to the cheaper original!