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Summary: Ahnald's Best
Review: I might be alone in thinking that this is the best movie in the Terminator series. Terminator 2: Judgment Day gets a lot of attention for it's awesome special affects, most notably the T1000 played by Robert Patrick, but few science fiction films have as uniquely creative a storyline as James Cameron's original Terminator.The story is a simple one. Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is your standard nobody/anybody/everybody, a waitress in a coffee shop who could be you or me. Except in the future, where a war rages between mankind and super-intelligent machines who have become self-aware and see man not as their creator but as a threat to their existence, Sarah Connor has been marked for termination. It seems that at some point, Sarah will become pregnant with a son, John Connor, who she will raise to become a warrior and leader, and John will one day unite and lead the humans in their ultimate victory against the machines. The machines don't want that, so they send a cyborg - a "terminator" (Arnold Schwarzenegger) - back in time to assassinate Sarah before she can give birth to John. Her only hope for survival is a single protector sent through, Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn). Of course, at first Sarah thinks that Kyle is as nuts as the strange man who's trying to kill her - he has nothing to prove to her that he really was sent through time by John Connor to protect her, or that the man trying to kill her is really a highly advanced robot also from the future. But when the terminator takes out an entire police station in an attempt to get to Sarah, it's only by trusting Kyle that she narrowly escapes, time and time again, until she finds her own inner-strength to defeat the machine. True, The Terminator is presented as science-fiction presentation, but in essence the time travel is used merely as a device to bring about the psychological plot twists. For example, the machines sent the terminator back in time to prevent the birth of John Connor, but it was because of the threat to Sarah Connor that the humans sent Kyle Reese, who Sarah would fall in love with and who would become John's father. There's also an interesting sub-story about a photograph of Sarah; in the future, John would give the photo to Kyle, and Kyle would become infatuated with Sarah because of it, making him willing to be her protector in the past - at the end of the movie, we see Sarah bargaining for the photograph with the kid who just took it, never realizing the significance it would play in her own existence. Some of the makeup effects in The Terminator show the age and the budget of this movie, but it's in the way the story is skillfully crafted that makes it special. This is easily one of Ahnald's best movies, and perhaps one of the best science fiction movies of all time.
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Summary: Very good science fiction, one for your collection
Review: Shot on a tight schedule with an even tighter budget The Terminator shows what James Cameron can do with a story. No need to go into detail on the plot but this movie saved Arnold Schwarzenegger's career and he was excellent in the title role. The movie is quickpaced with the killer android sent to alter
the past by killing the mother to be of the man reponsible for the machines defeat. Future records are fragmentary so the Terminator locates Sarah Connor by using a phone book- and methodically going down the list murdering all of them. He's very brutal,letting nothing get in his way, not even an entire police station full of cops (remember that I'll be back line?)I think that I like all of the portrayals done by the actors, it's a shame that Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn seem to hhave about hit their peaks with their roles here.
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Summary: A great disc to punch up your surround system
Review: Recently T2 special edition was released and made a big impact on DVD fans. This disc really helps the movie sound more like the second film. You couldn't ask for more on this DVD except commentary but the other voices documentary gives you all the good information you ever wanted to know about this film. Watching this DVD makes you want to watch the special editon of the second film because their quality and sound make the film confortable to watch without the 80's sound effects. The truck explosion, the police massacre and the famous "I'll be back" sequence has a smashing new sound to the audiance. The shotguns and the terminator's gun give the film a better experience. If you own T@ this installment is a must have!
The delelted scenes are great because you get a chance to see some great scenes that never made it to the movie. Scenes that show the black police officer commenting on Michael Bein's story of the future and an unnforgettable performance of Micheal Bein's charactor that was soo great but made the movie slower.
The DVD menu is almost like the DVD menue on the second film which makes them almost a like. So add this to your collection and enjoy the new features!
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Summary: This Disc will Terminate all others!
Review: James Cameron showed the world his modus operandi for the first time in this spectacular sci fi action- fest starring Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. In his first major action role as the lethal machine, who is aptly described by Michael Biehn's charcter Reese: "It can't be bargained with! It can't be reasoned with! It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead!" Arnie is the quintessential killing machine on a mission to off Sarah Conner (Linda Hamilton) to prevent the birth of John Conner, the leader of the resistance against the future war of man against the machines.
The action is thrilling, heart-pounding stuff, with the Termintor on a mission to kill anyone who gets in the way. Stan Winston's animatronics used to create the Terminator are brilliant and the CG is "Whoa" material. Director Cameron, (Let's forgive him for Piranha 2) here shows what he can do when it comes to action, and boy, does he do it well! This is truly one of the most explosive, thrilling and amazing sci fi action films ever made. The DVD extras are excellent too, with commentaries, 'making of's, "terminated" deleted scenes, trailers that fully capture the menace of the machine and the nerve-shredding pace of the film, production info and more. YOU MUST OWN THIS DISC.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: Ok I recommend this movie to anyone who hasn't seen it. It has a good story, lots of action, and hardly gets slow. It's cool to see Arnold so brutal in this movie. If you're an Arnold fan (like me), then this is the movie to see if you want to see him brutal and mean.
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Summary: Dark Futures Here
Review: Not only does this movie have a villain in Arnold, but it reveals what I hope never occurs - a future which is ruled by robots and a government which is oppressive. This is a dark movie with much violence, and the "I'll be back" statement, followed by the total annihilation of a police department is overwhelming, not to mention the face-off with the Terminator and his prey at the very end of the movie. It's hot stuff, this dark parable. But beware, it's not for kids!
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Summary: This is a great Movie
Review: About Arnold as a robot and has a lot of guns. No one could of done better Than Arnold. I loved this movie. The ending is good. ... This was absolutly one of the best movies Arnold did.
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Summary: Come on, robots in the future... lol
Review: this is stupid. it has no plot... i am polish.... the polt is about a robot from the future who comes in the name of the lord. in the end, terminator terminates bugs and roaches. he dies in the end by a child with flowers.
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Summary: Perhaps the best science fiction movie of the Eighties!
Review: Almost eighteen years after its original release, "The Terminator" still remains one of the best science fiction movies ever made. The 1984 sleeper hit that catapulted both Arnold Schwarzenegger's and director James Cameron's career to stardom revolves around a young woman who - unbeknownst to her - will play a stellar role in the survival of humanity. The brilliance of the story lies with the fact that the horrid science fiction of a devastated 21st century world comes to the familiar nighttime streets of 1984 Los Angeles. Arnold Schwarzenegger steals the show as the relentless seemingly unstoppable cyborg who will stop at nothing to accomplish his mission of killing Sarah Connor. Years from now, Sarah will give birth to a son who is to lead the decimated human race to victory in their future war against the machines. A fascinating storyline, superb acting from all three main characters, brilliant special effects and spectacular chases through the dark moody nights of a seemingly hostile Los Angeles make for an absolute classic in its kind and a movie that no science fiction fan should pass up!
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Summary: Rollercoaster of Action
Review: Time travel can be hard to comprehend but that's part of what makes this movie so good. The Terminator (Schwarzenegger) and Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) have traveled to the year 1985 from the year 2029. The Terminator is programmed to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and Reese has come back to save her. The reason why; she will have a son who will help humans destroy the machines that rule the planet in the future after nuclear war. The Terminator's job is to kill her to prevent this and Reese's job is to stop the Terminator. The action is super charged and the Terminator, seemingly unstoppable because he is only a machine, appears human, and is a force to be reckoned with. Sarah has a real hard time believing Reese when he explains to her what is happening but as events continue she realizes what he is telling her is true. If Sarah only had an unlisted number...
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