The Terminator

What can be said that hasn’t already been said about the perennial Sci-fi classic The Terminator? For those that don’t know this is the story of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) as she is hunted by a cyborg from the future known as a terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and protected by a solider from the same future (Michael Biehen). All this happens as in the year 2029 man and machine are at war and it is Sarah’s unborn son that is humanities leader and saviour. This is a dazzling film that put Cameron on the map as perhaps the greatest action director of all time. It was also a star making device for Schwarzenegger, who entered a lifetime best performance in the iconic role of the cold heartless machine, setting him up for one of the supreme careers in Hollywood history. This film also was so brilliant and unique in its narrative that it instantly created a vast world of possibilities in every viewers mind as to what could come next and how could this possibly be topped. This is a movie that if for some reason you haven’t seen, go and watch it now and if you have had the pleasure of viewing it, hopefully this review will remind you of its greatest and repeat viewing may be in order.

Score 5/5