Review of The Terminator (1984) by Charlotte R — 04 Feb 2013

I love this film... the graohics are pretty good for a film that was made in 1984.

This review of The Terminator (1984) was written by Charlotte R on 04 Feb 2013.

The Terminator has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

The Terminator (1984) Movie Reviews (935)
The Terminator (1984) Critic Reviews (35)
The Terminator (1984) User Reviews (900)

More Reviews of The Terminator

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Alexandrea (51) on 01 Dec 2021

Not as good as I remembered it being when I was a kid…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Heycorvo (1) on 27 Mar 2020

One no probably the best sci-fi/action movies of all time.The Terminator a killing cyborg against James Cameron a must see movie for sure…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Tomtag (45) on 08 May 2019

Before being a master of great CGI movies like Avatar (2009), Titanic (1997), James Cameron directed and produced this, Terminator (1984),…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Eva3Si0N (403) on 12 Sep 2020

One of Cameron's best movies. For 1984, the film is simply great, and Arnold Schwarzenegger perfectly approached the main role…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Floro (9) on 17 Oct 2021

I think it has a very predictable plot but you can kind of enjoy the fast-paced action sequences…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Tyranian (764) on 13 Apr 2019

Pretty good SciFi action with Arnie and some cool stuff though its dated a bit visually…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Loletinalexis (72) on 20 Jul 2019

The Terminator is uncertainty, it is fear, it is interest, it is magic…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Alejandro970 (859) on 09 Apr 2020

One of the movies that put the names of Schwarzenegger and James Cameron on the spotlight…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Imthenoob (1,101) on 28 Jan 2020

The original Terminator fires on all cylinders. It's such a classic sci-fi movie. I'm really surprised to see anything negative said about it…

Read Review

Review of The Terminator (1984)

By Nora V (9) on 07 Oct 2018

In regards of every single aspect, The Terminator is the textbook example of just how much can be done with as little money…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)

By Danny H (304) on 05 Jul 2010

Released 9 years after the first Beastmaster, which I regard as a classic, this film is just bad…

Read Review

Review of MegaForce (1982)

By Janet Maslin (949) for New York Times (5,786) on 16 Jun 2013

Mr. Needham's secret weapon is Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Reynolds isn't here…

Read Review

Review of Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone (2014)

By Steve W (2,154) on 13 Nov 2015

Another subpar episode finds the new team going up against a weird threat that doesn't explain things very well…

Read Review

Review of Reset (2017)

By Kimber Myers (423) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 28 Jun 2017

Though there are some cool moments, the film lacks the connective tissue to make an audience invest in Xia Tian’s efforts…

Read Review

Review of Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

By Zach T (240) on 03 Aug 2012

Some older movies stand the test of time very well, Panic in Year Zero is NOT one of those films. The movie was horrid…

Read Review

Review of Far from Home (1989)

By Kim B (837) on 23 Jun 2013

Don't waste ur time. Terrible script and acting…

Read Review

Review of Saaho (2019)

By Mynameis1 (1) on 08 Sep 2019

Worst movie I have ever seen probably, unbearable, the CGI was also really bad, it doesnt looks like a 350 crore movie, really disappointed…

Read Review

Review of Wrath of Man (2021)

By Warren Cantrell (31) for The Playlist (3,871) on 06 May 2021

Hyper-violent and narratively undercooked, the film represents a creative nadir for pretty much everyone involved and manages something even…

Read Review

Review of Airport 1975 (1974)

By Broyax (884) on 09 Nov 2022

C’est dommage, c’était l’occasion pour ce nanar à gros budget de 1974 (eh oui, un nanar avec du fric, un petit peu quand même… rien…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Terminator

1984

81%935 Reviews

1998

43%347 Reviews

Life of Pi

2012

79%1,082 Reviews

Silent Hill

2006

60%790 Reviews

A Woman Under the Influence

1974

82%318 Reviews

Kong: Skull Island

2017

66%1,524 Reviews

The Frozen Ground

2013

55%405 Reviews

Don't You Forget About Me

2010

51%54 Reviews

Savages

2006

67%708 Reviews

Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

1966

75%712 Reviews