One of the Best Movies of All Time

Rating: Null/10 (26 April 2002)

The Terminator is one of the truly best sci-fi movies that exist today. The plot is fantastic also making it one of my favourite movies along with the sequel. The story of Sarah Connor and The Terminator really blew me away first time I watched it, as a kid. The only times I actually were allowed to watch it was when I was sick and had to stay home and my mother permitted me to watch it. I was so happy, those were the times!
Well, The Terminator has a fantastic dark atmosphere unlike T2, really underlining the scary story being told. The score also has great influence on this matter; it has a very dark and edgy feel to it, however the main theme is kind of sad. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a perfect cast as the cynical Terminator and he would be hard to imagine playing the hero, since Michael Biehn does it very well.
James Cameron laid his ground on this movie making a lot of top-notch movies; still this is one of his best. There are many memorable scenes, although the "cat scene" is the best, I really like the way the Terminator and the motel-guy talks: AY BAHDEE YA GAT A DEAD GAT IN DER ER WHAT? FAWK-YOU-ASS-WHOLE.
The special effects, however, are all but mind-blowing. I didn't notice it when I was kid, but now e.g. it looks really funny when we see the endoskeleton walk around. Of course special effects doesn't make a movie, but it's the only thing this movie lacks.
Rating: 10/10