The film that introduced James Cameron

Rating: 8/10 (7 September 2003)

My Rating: *** out of ****.
The Terminator introduced James Cameron to critics and moviegoers, and was the start to a pretty decent career. The Terminator will mostly entertain you, even though its flawed. Cameron had enough talent to make it a watchable movie.
The acting is pretty good. Arnold Schwarzenegger isnt bad as the Terminator, but i dont think he has enough of a bad presence to be a truly great bad guy, hes better as a hero. Linda Hamilton is solid as Sarah Connor. Michael Biehn is fine. They have enough chemistry to make their relationship seem believable.
I feel The Terminator's pace is a bit off in a few areas, I dont know why. The Terminator effects still look decent, though nothing compared to the state of the art effects we have now. Cameron does a good job for one of his first times behind the camera. This is definitely not Cameron's best film, but it was a good start to his career.