![]() The Terminator feels no pain, has no emotions, and will stop at nothing to accomplish its mission. ![]() Reese volunteered to follow the Terminator back in time to protect Sarah after his use of the time transportation equipment, it was to be destroyed by the resistance in order to prevent further Terminators from going back in time. After a grinding campaign, the human resistance was on the verge of victory in a last-ditch effort, Skynet sent the Terminator back in time to kill Sarah before John was born, preventing the resistance from ever being founded and allowing the machines to win by default. John Connor, Sarah's son, rallied the few remaining humans and led a resistance movement against the machines. Skynet ordered that a scant number of humans were to be kept alive in order to be used as slave labor. In the near future, Reese explains, Skynet gained self-awareness, initiated a global takeover of military hardware, and launched a nuclear war against humanity. While hiding in a parking garage, Reese explains that the man hunting Sarah is actually a cyborg assassin called a "Terminator", built by Skynet, an artificial intelligence network created by Cyberdyne Systems. When he attempts to kill the last Sarah Connor, he is stopped by the other man, Kyle Reese who has been sent back in time to protect her. He successfully kills the first two of the three listed women. The mysterious muscular man obtains weapons and begins hunting down all women named "Sarah Connor", using a phone book to track his targets. ![]() One is heavily muscular the other man, slim and wiry. Two men appear in Los Angeles in separate locations, manifesting in sudden, blinding flash-storms of electricity. To think this was all based upon just a quick nightmare that James Cameron had, he didn't have much money, but he had a good script, a great crew on his side to make one of cinema's greatest movies of all time. Finally I got to see it with my mom and I was in love, this wasn't just an action movie, though it is one of the best, it had a story. I remember the first time I saw this movie, I was just 8 years old and my dad of course walks in saying to cover my eyes at every "bad" scene with violence or nudity, needless to say about 70% of the movie he covered my eyes. The Terminator is one of those films that no matter if you've seen it or not, you've heard of it, heck you know at least one or two lines without seeing it! This is the movie that blasted then new comer's Arnold Schwartzeneggerr's career, made James Cameron a name in Hollywood, and gave new meaning to a possible dark future that gave us nightmares. ![]() I'd you haven't seen this, I urge you to watch it asap, then quickly get the follow up on. Linda Hamilton is equally good, perfect for the part. ![]() I had Arnie posters plastered everywhere as a kid, he was just so cool, his actions, body language and sheer presence here are iconic. The pacing, energy and general tension are quite something, this film could teach many modern films several lessons. James Cameron's direction is flawless, this film really did set the tone for many future action sci fi thrillers. A true classic, I personally prefer T2, but this is where it all started, and it's definitely better than anything that came after the incredible follow up. For the time, the special effects are great, the action is explosive and non stop, but the story is there, there are various plot threads and twists, but at no point is it hard to follow. Arnie is absolutely perfect as The Cyborg, for my money it's still his best role, although it's arguable that he hits his peak in the second. It's a classic movie, an exciting, action packed sci fi thriller which holds up incredibly well. 2029, a Dystopian future where machines run the world (I can't help wondering if this film got it spot on,) a powerful cyborg killing machine is sent back to 1980 on a mission to kill Sarah Connor. ![]()
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