Review of The Terminator (1984) by Amanda C — 07 Feb 2015

I generally make it my mission to hate everything that James Cameron makes, but it's really hard to dislike The Terminator. Arnold Schwarzenegger was born to play this role and great use is made of his limited verbal skills and physical mass.

Linda Hamilton seamlessly makes the transition from damsel in distress to certified action hero. The effects are great, especially the stop frame animation of the Terminator which makes it just that much more creepy.

CGI would have made it less effective. overall it's a great ride, fast paced and tightly crafted. Might have to downgrade my hatred if Cameron to extreme dislike.