Explosive and electrifying film, being brilliantly edited and competently directed by James Cameron

Rating: 8/10 (13 April 2020)

A cyborg, Arnold Swarzzenegger, is sent to present-day Earth. HIs job results to be kill Sarah Connor, Linda Hamilton, who will conveive the child to be become the freedom fighter, a great liberator and an arch-enemy of the robots ruling the future Earth. Sarah is helped by a soldier from the past, a futuristic visitor, Michael Biehn, who will eventually fell in love with her. Both of whom have to find a way to escape from the invincible Terminator who will stop at nothing to chase her .
Exhilarating and nail-biting original film based on a story by Harlan Ellison and script by Gale Anne Hurd, that caused a famous and boxoffice franchise. Adding a prolonged climatic final sequence full of noisy action and violence that is considered to be one of the best of film story. Here Arnie is a cold-bloded cyborg who will stop at nothing to get his target : Kill Sarah Connor, he utters one now popular line : I'll be back, that has passed into movie legend . This is one of the brightest and better films action films of the Eighties. Arnold Swarzzeneger
dominates the movie in a stiff and wooden action, in Mr T style. There are nice secondaries providing brief interpretations as Paul Winfield, Lance Henricksen, Rick Rossovich, Bill Paxton, Brian Thompson, Dick Miller, among others. It packs a repetitive musical score by synthesizer and composed by Brad Fievel, including the classic leit motif. As well as adequate and atmospheric cinematography. The motion picture was compellingly directed by James Cameron, and it became a a worldwide megahit, the same as the extraordinary sequel, Terminator 2 Judgement day, also made by James Cameron.

The popular franchise is formed by the following ones : The Terminator 1984. Terminator 2 Judgement day 1991 by James Cameron, with Arnold, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong . Terminator 3 Rise of the machines , 2003 by Jonathan Mostow with Arnold, Claire Danes, Nick Stahl. Terminator Salvation 2013 by McG with Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, Helena Bonham Carter. Terminator Genisys 2013 by Alan Taylor with Arnold, Jason Clarke, Jay Courtney, Emilia Clarke. Terminator Dark Fate 2019 by Tim Miller with Arnold, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davies, Gabriel Luna.