Dartherer I really don't get the hype.

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Claire Dunne One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

tkbludis This movie is very quotable and iconic. With thrilling action sequences and really fast pacing. Arnold is amazing as the t-800 and this movie is also amazing.

Osmosis Iron The first Terminator could almost be like a horror movie of sorts, this unstoppable and relentless robotic killer is after a young woman.. it also has a darker mood than any of the sequels. And it works to it's advantage. The debate between this and T2 will probably rage on after the Nuclear holocaust, but this was first and it was/is awesome!

cathylr This action film contains few dialogues and most scenes are about Terminator´s woman Hunt. Its success is mainly due to the fact that the original idea was coming at the time when machines started replacing human being in some Jobs and other everyday life activities. Although James Cameron deserves his reputation, it is to be noticed that there is a huge inconsistency as for John Connors paternity--- Also, as it is about technology, I am not sure whether the new generations will enjoy it as much as when it was released.

Smoreni Zmaj Computers that control nuclear weapons become self-conscious and start a nuclear war to exterminate the human race. After the war, survivors, led by John Connor, are in the war against machines and they are winning. Machines send cyborg to the past to kill Connor's mother and prevent his birth. Humans send Kyle Reese to save her. The rest is history.From today's perspective, this action SF is still good, but largely out-dated. Subjectively, I would rate it six out of ten. But when you take into account that it was filmed in 1984, that it had a serious impact on the genre and career of several actors, as well as anti-nuclear message and warning that technology develops faster than our ability to manage it safely, the rating must go up.8/10I would like to add another observation. If the film was exactly the same as it is, with the only difference that Terminator was not a robot but a ghost or a demon or something like that, it would probably be classified as a horror. This movie has all the elements of '80s horrors, and the only difference that distinguishes it from them is the quasi-scientific premise.