The Terminator (1984)

i saw this about a week or two ago but my internet decided to be painstakingly slow, so i didn't bother posting. sorry for making you wait so long. This is one of those movies where the sequel surpasses the original, but this movie is still one of my personal favourites of James Cameron's and of science fiction in general. James Cameron is good and all but his best work are not Avater (2009) and Titanic (1997) as many may think.

Most people should know the story by now, but here's the gist anyway- Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is sent back in time to protect Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) from The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Why? because she is going to be the mother of John Connor, who will lead the resistance forces against the evil super computer Skynet.

The movie still boasts impressive explosions and the acting, while not Oscar worthy, is pretty good. Standouts are Linda Hamilton and Arnie. the small dashes of humour are also a welcome change from other science fictions. But what struck me most about the movie was that the more it went on (and this includes the second one) it became more and more believable. The computers we make to better our lives could really go haywire (this was also theme in one of- if not THE greatest- sci fi's ever: 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968]).

The second one is better (although i could've done without Edward Furlong as John) but this one is truly EPIC. and Arnie is one of the best villains ever in this one.

"Come with me if you want to live" Kyle Reese Michael Biehn), The Terminator