This may well be the best Sci-Fi/Thriller ever made

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2010)

The Terminator is a must see film for everyone, it's a sci-fi/thriller of epic proportions, it may look dated now as it was made in 1984, but then again the film is set in 1984 so it shouldn't be considered a big deal.
The plot of the film is fairly simple, in the future there is a war between humans and machines and the machines are fighting a loosing battle and the reason for them loosing is because of a man named (John Connor) who is the leader of the human resistance and is the only man who knows how to stop the machines, so the machines decide to send one of their Android assassins called The Terminator back through time to kill john connor's mother(Sarah Connor) thus preventing john connor from being born and the machines being humanity's successor. however the human resistance is aware of this scheme and they also send in their toughest soldier (Kyle Reese; who is only human) to go and protect sarah connor from the terminator and what follows is an intense fight for survival for both Sarah connor and Kyle Reese who are up against a seemingly unstoppable killing machine.
What makes the terminator such an incredible movie is that it's very clever, the plot line is not 100% original but it is very interesting and raises a question about humanity's future, "Will Technology Reach a point where humans will no longer be in charge of society?" Now it may not seem very likely that it will happen but as you can see everyone is updating on the latest computer technology and gadgets and you start to wonder when watching the movie how far will it go?
The Director of the film (James Cameron) shows us a dark vision of the future with the war torn battlefields and giant robotic tanks killing humans, these scenes are not only cool to see but also truly frightening it's a place that you would not wan't to be.
And the cast of the movie is well chosen the terminator is played by Arnold Schwarzenegger who is without a doubt the perfect choice for the role,as he looks very intimidating and shows no sign of emotion and you believe him in the role. Sarah Connor played by Linda Hamilton is also great in her role of a regular young woman who is unaware of the terror that is about to come her way and as time goes on she has to become strong in mind and body in order to survive, and Kyle Reese played brilliantly by Michael Biehn gives her encouragement throughout the film and plays the ultimate human protector as he is the one who knows more about the terminator than anyone else, and he has to rely on his own ingenuity to not only protect sarah but also himself.
Now the special effects are very dated but there are some that still hold up to this day, the most dated special effect has to be the stop motion terminator endoskeleton in the end but then again it makes the terminator look more believable as it looks more robotic. The Action scenes are good and will keep you entertained, but don't go in expecting transformers.
Overall: The Terminator is a classic in the Sci-Fi and Thriller Genre Check this movie out, you will definitely will get some entertainment out of it.
10/10