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The Terminator
A (INDIA)
1984
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4.3
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4.5
The Terminator is a blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuoso moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances and a compelling story.
Variety
4.5
More than enough violence to make it a profoundly moral film; and Arnolds a whizz.
Time Out
5.0
Getting the extraordinary physical specimen of Arnold Schwarzenegger for the lead was a stroke of genius and a stroke of fortune. Each of his pecs is ..
The Guardian
5.0
Overall Criterions Bruce Lee set is as wonderful as youve heard, boasting definitive restorations and enough supplements for at least two semesters wo ..
4.5
As wittily created by Cameron and cowriter Gale Anne Hurd, hes not just a remorseless killer hes the Thing That Wont Go Away.
4.5
The havoc makes for a genuine steel metal trap of a movie that may very well be the best picture of its kind since The Road Warrior.
The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
The body building actor scores by combining his iconic physique with a compellingly told story that requires him to speak very little dialogue.
4.5
You almost forget the films flaws like the cartoony look of the war ravaged future. Here, the most absurd excursion is believable and we go along will ..
Ny Daily News
4.5
An efficient, cold blooded sci fi splatter movie that never makes the mistake of forgetting that on some level it is deeply ridiculous.
The Globe And Mail
3.5
Its a work of pulp art to see the future guv of California rip out someones heart.
Sover
4.4
This isnt a run of the mill turn off the brain collection of chases and fight scenes.
ReelViews
5.0
This was the film that demonstrated to the dubious everyone that the musclebound fellow with that outrageous accent might be more than just another pa ..
Tv Guide
4.5
A brilliant sci fi film that cleverly combines strong storytelling with suspense and killer set pieces.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.8
Still, theres no denying that the film is always completely compelling, if only on a purely visceral level.
Reel Film Reviews
5.0
Wittily written with a nice eye for sharp detail, its hard sci fi action all the way.
Radio Times
4.0
OK, so hes not playing the exact same character in Terminator 2, Judgement Day (this time hes a good cyborg).
Shadows On The Wall
4.4
It seamlessly melds the best narrative mind tricks of science fiction literature with the visceral violence of the best action movies.
Q Network
4.5
My favorite of the Terminator series, James Camerons 1984 science fiction horror film is still one of the most horrific and nightmarish genre installm ..
Cinema Crazed
4.0
One of the most effective science fiction films of recent decades.
Bbc
3.0
As for Schwarzenegger, he nicely fleshes out the convention of a soulless gun for hire. With his choppy hair, cryptic shades and state of the 80s leat ..
Time
5.0
A nerve bludgeoning, relentlessly exciting action movie masterpiece.
Total Film
4.4
A cyberpunk picture that flirts with emotional resonance but mostly focuses on the gut...testosterone fueled, estrogen boosted action melodrama.
Groucho Reviews
3.5
Though the production design is a bit flimsy at times, both the big ideas at work and director James Camerons brilliance as a proactive, inventive fil ..
Herald Sun
4.4
The Terminator was James Camerons second film and remains his most crisply written in every respect.
Film Freak Central
4.5
This rip roaring action adventure has already carved out its niche as one of the major hits of the pre Christmas season. And with good reason.
Boxoffice Magazine
4.5
The fascinating story introduces audiences to a bleak future the decimated, postapocalyptic wasteland of 2029 a popular interpretation of pessimistic, ..
3.8
Those nightmares weve all had about being chased by some relentless, unstoppable monster This is the movie adaptation.
Larsen On Film
4.5
Cameron maintains the heedless, non sequitur pace of a nightmare without resorting to cheap tactics. The frights of these nightmares, those cracked re ..
The Filmy Ap
5.0
I remain perpetually amazed by how magnificently Cameron keeps the tension up... there is not a single moment that isnt operating at 100%.
Antagony & Ecstasy
4.5
And thats a fools errand; a big studio sequel cant replicate the original Terminator, because it feels so distinctively homemade, from those chintzy l ..
Flavor Wire
4.5
The original and best film from the franchise iconic, heady, dark and exciting.
Film 4
5.0
To my mind better than its successor (for pure freshness) this film shows a keen understanding and love of the sci fi genre.
Scifi Movie Page
1.5
As a souvenir of a kind of B grade action cinema that has all but vanished, The Terminator should find a small place in the heart of every movie addic ..
Chicago Reader
1.5
keeps things under control nicely, though, right through the final confrontation.
People
5.0
The ingeniousness of The Terminator is in giving us one of the most memorable and brilliant villains ever printed on celluloid.
Filmcritic.com
4.5
The Terminator more closely resembles some of its clunky predecessors when it comes to aesthetics.
Culture
4.5
The film that put James Cameron on the map and made Arnold Schwarzenegger an international star, The Terminator is a high potency distillation of a bu ..
Net Flix
4.8
Writer/director James Camerons sleeper film (only his second feature film), co written with producer Gale Anne Hurd, was an exciting, well paced actio ..
Film Site
4.5
This entire premise is unfair, and film doesnt pretend otherwise.
Tor.com
5.0
Throughout his extraordinary, legend in his own time career, James Cameron has done very little that cannot be legitimately considered well ahead of i ..
Bangit Out
4.5
A tense, slickly executed thriller, which sent a relatively unknown Austrian bodybuilder screaming into the worlds spotlight.
Empire Online
1.5
Forget that the premise is silly and the acting second rate because director James Cameron has the action formula down pat.
Boston Globe
4.5
Gritty, clever, breathlessly paced, and dynamic despite the dark shadow of doom cast over the story, this sci fi thriller remains one of the defining ..
Tcm
4.5
TECH%u2022NOIR indeed. Hes a futuristic machine and this movie is pitch black with menace.
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