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Summary: The beginning of an Empire
Review: While this film may be the most violent of the Terminator trilogy it certainly sets the stage for the continuing story of John Conner and the Terminator. This DVD edition is slightly different from the original theatrical release in that it provides pertinent additional footage. The sound is outstanding so if you have your system hooked into a home theater system turn it up and enjoy the show.
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Summary: Full of Potential
Review: I hated this movie the first time I saw it. However, I couldn't get it out of my head, and watched two years later, and got past what made me hate it.I like the acting. Schwarzenegger is perfect as a Terminator with minimal personality and lines. He is menacing and does not justify his actions at all. He just DOES. Hamilton is very good in her role, and Biehn is, as always, excellent. The story is original (for Hollywood). It's also simple enough to fit in a movie. A robot coming from the future to kill the mother of the man who successfully led the rebellion against a robot-controlled future is quite good. It is believable (for those who can accept this type of story), and enough is left to the imagination that it isn't spoiled. The sequels forgot this technique. The special effects, of course, are generally poor. We can tell Schwarzenegger is wearing a rubber mask when he does surgery on his face, and the robot is obviously animation. However, watching the movie, I didn't care. The story was good. The violence is well done. It is a very violent movie, but the violence is more imagined or suggested. It is not shown very much. I appreciate that very much. The sequels glorified in blood and guts and random destruction. This one is very focused. The ending is depressing. Although, obviously, Hamilton wins in the end and survives, the world is still facing nuclear destruction and near extermination of the human race. That was why I hated the movie so much. What I came to realize later is that the world is not a happy place. We have happy moments, but what really keeps us going is knowing that no matter how dark the world is now or may become, it will get better. This movie did not need a sequel, and its storyline actually outlaws sequels. The two sequels are pale imitations. They have far better special effects, but the stories and the action are totally unbelievable. I never cared about anybody in the sequels and even started cooking while I watched them (always a bad sign since I hate cooking). Buy this one. Forget anyone ever made sequels.
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Summary: great movie. cant wait to see terminator 2: judgment day!
Review: This was a very good movie. I don't care about graphics usually but this movie was produced very poorly, even for an 80's movie.
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Summary: I love germany
Review: hallo
ich bin aus deutschland vieleicht kann mich jemand verstehen
amis sind einfach zu blöd um gute dvd's zu erkennen
i love all americans see you
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Summary: Best in Series
Review: T1 is the best of the bunch because it is the first and original. Those who fault the cheesy effects and music forget that it was made in 1984. Cheesy compared to what, Flashdance? Tight filmwork by Cameron and the role Schwarzenegger was born for, but most reviewers fail to credit the writer, Harlan Ellison, for the original story. He had to sue Cameron to get recognition. T2 and 3 are more flashy, bigger and louder, but without T1 they would be nothing. It's all good.
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Summary: "It's not a man, it's a machine...a terminator..."
Review: Everybody has at least heard of the Terminator. Everybody at least knows the lines "I'll Be Back" or "Hasta La Vista, Baby". Everybody knows Arnold as the tough metallic T-800. This is the movie that started it all back in 1984, and IMHO, is the best one in the great trilogy. Los Angeles, 2029: We happen upon what used to be the well-known thriving city in California. Instead, it is a desolate pile of rubble and human skulls, and the machines are taking over. But the few humans left still fight. The human resistance is led by John Connor. So, Skynet (the ultra-powerful computer in charge) sends the T-800 (The Terminator) back in time to 1984 to kill John's mother, Sarah, before John is born, to prevent his birth/existance. But the human resistance sends back a soldier, Kyle Reese, to protect Sarah so John will be born and the human resistance can still fight on. This movie is fun, scary, funny, and it grabs your interest from the very first five minutes and does not let go. It also has many intricate plot twists, so play close attention. As Rich Eisen (ESPN) said in "I Love The '80s", it's a fun story. And it is. It really helped to make sci-fi thrillers what it is today. So in closing, if you're a little sick of the sad excuse for action movies today (most of which featuring Vin Diesel...ugh), you have to get this one. I guarantee you'll love it.
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Summary: ARNOLD'S BEST
Review: THIS IS ON OF ARNOLD SCHWARZENGGER'S BEST MOVIES.
ARNORLD IS A ROBOBT SENT BACK IN TIME TO KILL SAHARCONNER (LINDA HAMLITON)WHO WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A SON WHO WILL LEAD THE HUMAN RESITANCE AGAINST SKYNET. THIS IS A MUST SEE MOVIE
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Summary: Now THIS is what I call Special Edition.
Review: If you are a fan of the Terminator Series, or a DVD producer wanting to see how to properly release a Special Edition, look no further. The SUPERCLEAN video is the best I have seen....this looks like it was filmed yesterday! They said this was a Digital Master from a Hi-Definition transfer, well I GUESS SO! And the added 5.1 audio is a nice bonus. Not on par with todays movies audio, but considering it was originally MONO the improvement is fantastic...and definitely close enough to make it sound great. This one's a no brainer.
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Summary: I think the sequels were better
Review: I know this movie was made in '84, but the special effects were so bad i couldn't help but laugh. The entire second half of the movie arnold(aka the "Terminator") looked completely like a rubber puppet and when you see him at the end as a robot he looked like a cartoon. That aside, this movie has too little action and spends too much time with pointless romantic (and sexual) scenes as well as several boring flashbacks to the future (no pun intended). It never seemed to end. Just when you think the terminator is killed he pops up again. However for the few good action parts it provides, I give "the Terminator" 2 stars. As for the dvd, it will never amount to the sheer wealth of extras on T2's dVD treatment. The picture and sound are goodhere though, plus there are deleted scenes and documentaries. 4 stars for the DVD. In my opinion, I dont reccomend buying it, but if you havent seen it it is kind of a sci-fi classic and is worth watching at least once. My overall grade: 2.75 stars.
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Summary: ''I'LL BE BACK''
Review: THIS IS THE MOVIE THAT MADE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER THE ICON HE IS TODAY. THIS 1984 CLASSIC IS ABOUT AN UNSTOPPABLE KILLER CYBORG FROM THE FUTURE [ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER] WHO TRAVELS BACK TO 1984 LOS ANGELES TO KILL AN INNOCENT WOMAN NAMED SARAH CONNOR [LINDA HAMILTON], LITTLE KNOWING THAT A MAN NAMED REESE [MICHAEL BIEHN] WAS SENT TO TRY AND PROTECT HER. THIS MOVIE IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ACTION/SCI-FI MOVIES EVER MADE. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE IS GOOD. THERE'S EXCELLENT SPECIAL EFFECTS, EXCELLENT ACTION SEQUENCES, AND EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES. THIS CLASSIC IS SOMETIMES UNDERRATED IN COMPARISON TO ITS 1991 SEQUEL ''TERMINATOR 2; JUDGMENT DAY''. ALTHOUGH THIS MOVIE MAY NOT BE NOWHERE NEAR AS HIGH TECH AS TERMINATOR 2 OR 3, THIS IS EASILY THE BEST OF THE 3. ONE HAS TO WONDER, WHY COULDN'T MICHAEL BIEHN GET ANYMORE HIGH PROFILE ROLES? HE DID SO GREAT IN THIS MOVIE. I ALMOST WISH HIS CHARACTER RETURNED FOR T2. IN MY BOOK, THIS IS A DEFINITE 5-STAR CLASSIC, THE SUCCESS OF THIS MOVIE INSPIRED MANY CLONES AND IMITATIONS, BUT NONE OF THEM EVEN COME CLOSE TO TOPPING THIS FANTASTIC MOVIE. I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS FILM TO ANY ACTION OR SCI-FI MOVIE BUFF. YA JUS CAN'T HATE THIS MOVIE.
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