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A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction. (R, 108 min.)
7:00 PM
Big Screen Classics 2025
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In 2029, the war between man and machine has desolated the Earth, leaving humanity all but wiped out. Pockets of survivors remain - either living as slaves serving their technological overlords, or as resistance fighters attempting to overthrow the sentient defence network that controls the machines.
From this wasteland, two soldiers are sent back in time to Los Angeles, 1984 in order to influence the outcome of a conflict that hasn't taken place yet. One is an unstoppable cyborg assassin, the other a human guerrilla fighter. Serving on opposite sides of the battle, they share the same target: Sarah Connor, an unsuspecting young woman whose unborn child will become the key to saving mankind. [Park Circus]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn
Director: James Cameron
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
"One of the most effective science fiction films of recent decades."
— George Perry, BBC.com
"Guerilla filmmaking with a newcomer’s edge has rarely been put to better use."
— Jake Cole, Slant Magazine
"It’s engrossing, suspenseful, has a personality all of its own and absolutely stands the test of time."
— Deborah Ross, The Spectator
"A tense, slickly executed thriller, which sent a relatively unknown Austrian bodybuilder screaming into the world's spotlight."
— Mark Dinning, Empire Magazine
"Much of Terminator's greatness is due to its low-budget aesthetic and lo-fi energy; perhaps out of necessity, Cameron's sense of storytelling has a lean efficiency that both he and the series have long since abandoned."
— Jason Bailey, Flavorwire
