Still a great movie after all these years

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2008)

I bought this title after watching the first two installments of the new "Sarah Conner Chronicles". It was a favorite of mine back in the 80's and it still is. I don't care that the effects are not as pristine as they are today. It's the story, which along with "Back To The Future" explores aspects of time travel in an interesting way. It's also the way the Terminator is presented as a malevolence that is almost unstoppable. One of my favorite moments is watching Linda Hamilton's expression after Kyle Reese has pumped round after round in the the Terminator - and he still gets up! I swear, it is almost like "The Omen" - how do you stop a foe that is unstoppable? The 2nd movie was also good although I'm not wild about loudmouth kids acting beyond their years. I wish Arnold had remained the bad guy - that was where his real value was. The third movie was a fiasco. But this movie was and always will be my favorite of the franchise.