The Terminator (1984)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton
Rating: R
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 defense 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. -- Go back to where it all began. Join us for these special screenings of the new digital conversion of this classic of the action sci-fi genre!
Watch Trailer"Arguably among the very best science-fiction contemporaries."
— Greg Muskewitz, eFilmCritic.com
"One of the most effective science fiction films of recent decades."
— George Perry, BBC.com
"A nerve-bludgeoning, relentlessly exciting action movie masterpiece."
— Total Film,
"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 brilliant sci-fi film that cleverly combines strong storytelling with suspense and killer set-pieces."
— Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
"Although not a horror movie in the strictest sense, the film also introduced us to one of cinema's most iconic final girls."
— Howard Gorman, NME (New Musical Express)
"A tense, slickly executed thriller, which sent a relatively unknown Austrian bodybuilder screaming into the world's spotlight."
— Mark Dinning, Empire Magazine
"The havoc makes for a genuine steel metal trap of a movie that may very well be the best picture of its kind since The Road Warrior."
— Kirk Ellis, The Hollywood Reporter
"The Terminator is a blazing, cinematic comic book, full of virtuoso moviemaking, terrific momentum, solid performances and a compelling story."
— Variety Staff, Variety
"Gritty, clever, breathlessly paced, and dynamic despite the dark shadow of doom cast over the story, this sci-fi thriller remains one of the defining American films of the 1980s."
— Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
"With that small budget, Cameron showed how a skilled director didn’t need fancy visual effects to tell a story, focusing on what the eye doesn’t see and relying on the rare glimpse of gore and cybernetics to keep the audience invested and unnerved."
— Wesley Lovell, Cinema Sight
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