Review of The Terminator (1984) by Chris R — 02 Jul 2015

Dark, gritty, and very humanistic. James Cameron delivers a great sci-fi, a great horror, and well tech-noir.

This review of The Terminator (1984) was written by Chris R on 02 Jul 2015.

The Terminator has generally received very positive reviews.

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