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The Terminator

1984

James Cameron

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield ...

7.1

143,023

Sci-Fi. Action In the year 2029, the machines, rulers of earth, decide to reshape the future by changing the past. They send a seemingly unstoppable cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) from their year to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), a young woman whose future has an incredible impact on humanity. One other man has also been sent from the future (Michael Biehn), whose only mission is to save Sarah from her assasin.

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"A blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuoso moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances and a compelling story"	POS
Ireland	Tara Brady Irish Times	"Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron’s cyborg blockbuster on a B-movie budget is still the one to beat, three decades on. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"The Terminator,' is a B-movie with flair. (...) [It] has suspense and personality, and only the obligatory mayhem becomes dull."	POS
United States	Kirk Ellis The Hollywood Reporter	"No doubt about it: Arnold Schwarzenegger was born to play 'The Terminator' (...) [Cameron] proves a lean, economical storyteller, setting up his shots for maximum visceral impact."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"James Cameron’s sensational sci-fi thriller stands up tremendously well with outrageous verve, blistering excitement (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Clark Collis Empire	"As chillingly efficient in exacting thrills from its audience as its titular character is in executing its targets (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"The characterization of the violence has something agonizingly original about it (...) The results have the air of a demented ballet."	POS
United States	New York Daily News	"It’s rather confusing. But in the context of this wildly imaginative movie, it’s all, rather exciting, too (...) The real star here, however, is the story (...) It’s so good, in fact, you almost forget the film’s flaws"	POS
United States	Chris Peachment Time Out	"The pacing and the action are terrific (...) More than enough violence to make it a profoundly moral film; and Arnold's a whizz"	POS

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