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Movie Overview
Cast
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Michael Biehn
• Linda Hamilton
Director
• James Cameron
MPAA Rating
R
The Terminator (1984)

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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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3.5/4
"The Terminator was James Cameron's second film and remains his most crisply written in every respect."  Film Freak Central  Bill Chambers

B
"It's a work of pulp art to see the future guv of California rip out someone's heart."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

9/10
"[An] excellent piece of science fiction cinema."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

3.5/4
"seamlessly melds the best narrative mind tricks of science fiction literature with the visceral violence of the best action movies"  Q Network Film Desk  James Kendrick

4/4
"To my mind better than its successor (for pure freshness) this film shows a keen understanding and love of the sci-fi genre."  Sci-Fi Movie Page  James O'Ehley

4.5/5
"The film that put James Cameron on the map and made Arnold Schwarzenegger an international star, The Terminator is a high-potency distillation of a bunch of sci-fi concepts into one package."  Netflix  James Rocchi

9/10
"...remains the quintessential Schwarzenegger movie...a high-octane, tech-noir adventure."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

4/5
"A surprisingly vicious little film, filled with indiscriminate, un-PC killings and a rough-edged feel that makes it utterly compelling."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

89/100
"While many feel the sequel is superior, I’d contend that T2 was merely more expensive. If you’re building a sci-fi collection, this one should be on your Top Ten list."  Apollo Guide  Scott Weinberg

"Gritty, clever, breathlessly paced, and dynamic despite the dark shadow of doom cast over the story, this sci-fi thriller remains one of the defining American films of the 1980s."  Turner Classic Movies Online  Sean Axmaker
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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