Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Arnold Schwarzenegger brings complete excitement to the big screen as the T-800, a cyborg who is assigned to kill Sarah Connor. Being pursued by the T-800, Sarah joins with her future husband, Kyle Reese who, in the year 1984, must evade from the evil T-800 from killing her and the unborn baby that will soon become the leader of the Resistance. The film brings to life an "edge of your seat" exploration that fulfills what is more to come, and brings intriguing new depth to the franchise. It DOES NOT show John Connor, but throughout the whole entire movie, it brings you exciting new depth into the franchise that soon ties in with the young hero in its future franchise.Everything in this movie is pure-adrenaline fun, a popcorn adventure that is completely "out of this world" and very remembering that no-one in this day and age would ever forget the 1984's much-anticipated.

Before James Cameron's ego ran rampant, this was one of the great films (the other being Aliens) that he made. A simple story of time travel, with a soldier and a killing machine from the future, coming back to accomplish disparate tasks: the soldier to save, the machine to kill, the mother of the futures savior. A brilliant film, sparse and quick, it keeps the viewer glued to the screen and again, in the pre CGI days, the limited amount of effects are simply amazing. The movie that set Arnold on his career path, and made Cameron one to be noticed. Just great.

This action film contains few dialogues and most scenes are about Terminator´s woman Hunt. Its success is mainly due to the fact that the original idea was coming at the time when machines started replacing human being in some Jobs and other everyday life activities. Although James Cameron deserves his reputation, it is to be noticed that there is a huge inconsistency as for John Connors paternity--- Also, as it is about technology, I am not sure whether the new generations will enjoy it as much as when it was released.

The sequel to The Terminator was brilliant, don't get me wrong, but I still think the original movie was slightly better. Both were great movies, yet different in their own ways. The Terminator felt like it had a more darker tone to it, and that's something I liked compared to the sequel. What I liked about The Terminator was the plot - very interesting to follow especially when Sarah first hears about her unborn son. Either way, I think this movie is a great set-up for what is to come afterwards. Arnold Schwarzenegger was great in this movie, and it's rare to see that he doesn't play the hero for a change; in fact, he was actually very scary as the "Terminator". I consider it one of his best movies out there.