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What a ground breaking film, which is put into perspective, when you consider that T1 had a production budget of less than one fifth of T2, this alone should make you realise what an outstanding job was done on it.
We can all imagine what it would be like to have your life placed at risk at the hands of a relentless Murderer. This is the essence of the story. Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is the hunted, a cyborg, (part mechanical, part organic), killing machine, from the future, known as the Terminator (Arnold Schrwarzenegger) is the hunter.
It's mission to assassinate the mother of John Connor, who was to later in time become the leader of an army that opposed the terminator's creator, Skynet.
Sarah does however have an ally in the form of a human soldier who volunteered to travel from the future to protect the mother of his commander against the Terminator.
Kyle Reese (Michael Blehn), is determined to save the woman that he loves. He managed to fall for Sarah before he had even met her, through a faded Polaroid that John Connor gave him some years earlier.
Casting is a major plus for this film. Arnie obviously stands out as the almost indestructible Terminator, this is perhaps a role he has not bettered to date. Linda Hamilton is convincing as the 'mother with attitude' Sarah Connor. But perhaps the best performance is from Michael Blehn as the heroic Kyle Reese, in my opinion a very underrated actor, his performance in T1 is put in perspective better, when you consider that this film was Blehn's first major Hollywood film. Overall great well balanced and superbly performed cast.
James Cameron is in his element, with this film. It's brilliantly directed, with scenes of action and suspense that captivate you throughout, that and he makes Arnie looks hard and I mean HARD. You know T1 was and is his baby.
Perhaps the only disadvantage to this is Arnie's dialogue. It is very limited to say the least, but in Cameron's defence, this does make the Terminator more sinister and evil. Still a bit annoying for me though, but not enough to spoil.
Overall T1 is a fast paced film with a gripping series of terrifying chases and great action sequences, with an ending that just begs a sequel. T1 has to rate up there in the top 10 films of all time, as it is almost flawless, so with that recommendation don't bother seeing it....... DUH!.
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Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Advantages: Uncommonly good storyline for an action film, super special effects, imaginative design, excellent value DVD Disadvantages: Many won't enjoy it for its occasionally-graphic violence
tom1clare 07.03.2004 (10.03.2004)
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Review of Terminator
Advantages: Some visually entertaining if unengaging special effects Disadvantages: Terrible dialogue, direction, plot and acting, Unoriginal, dull and unengaging.
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