Review of The Terminator (1984) by Sam C — 02 Sep 2017

This Sci-Fi movie is dark, awesome and badass.

This review of The Terminator (1984) was written by Sam C on 02 Sep 2017.

The Terminator has generally received very positive reviews.

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