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The Terminator (1984)

The Terminator (1984)

108 minutes EN Action , Thriller , Science Fiction
Your future is in its hands.
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
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"_It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop... ever, until you are dead!_"
What's there to say that hasn't been said already? It's an incredible sci-fi thriller that is so good because not only is the story fun, but Cameron makes it look so good even back then before he blew up. Arnold is terrifying, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn were meant to be and the score gives me chills.

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Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend.
I have no idea what just happened, I just watched the 2020 version, and it doesn't even look better, and there doesn't seem be a lot of info on the situation.
It has decent practical effects, it's a got plenty of action in a machine chasing a woman aided by a soldier from the future.
Arnold carries an odd amount of weight as an emotionless cyborg, but Linda Hamilton shores up the rest. I don't think it is Michael Biehn's fault, but Kyle Reese is kind of a forgettable character in this.
The depth of this action movie is just on the concept of time travel, and whether or not you can truly change the future.
This is a good movie, but it lacks something really special for the time of 2020, it's more important as a precursor to the sequel.

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Production companies: Hemdale, Pacific Western
Production countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Budget: $6,400,000
Revenue: $78,371,200

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