Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield

Director: James Cameron

Summary: James Cameron's THE TERMINATOR is one of the tightest, tensest sci-fi films ever made and a landmark in the genre. In the year 2029, battles rage between the superintelligent machines that rule the world and the last vestiges of humanity. In late-20th-century Los Angeles, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) suddenly finds herself stalked by an unstoppable killing machine--a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) sent from the future to kill her and her unconceived son, John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah can rely only on Reese (Michael Biehn), a soldier sent from the future to protect her from the seemingly indestructible Terminator and save humanity. This low-budget masterpiece was the breakthrough film for director Cameron, who weds special effects, thrills, and understated romance to create one of the finest action films of the 1980s, which spawned many imitations but few equals. Science fiction author Harlan Ellison sued over the film's similarities to his own works, especially the OUTER LIMITS episode 'Demon with a Glass Hand', and won acknowledgement in the film's credits. Schwarzenegger will forever be known as the relentless Terminator, a heartless killing machine who returns (in a kinder, gentler form) in 1991's TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY.

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Reviewed by: philreyn
Posted on October 10, 2005 1:26 PM

The original, and I think still the best of the Terminator series. Arnie was superb as the baddie, and I think should have maintained this in the follow up films. James Cameron found something very original, and gave a good mixture of special effects, and action. In a sense this was similar to 'Highlander', but with the time flashes being in the future and not the past. The fact that there have been so many issues of this movie, proves it's lasting appeal. This is the type of classic that will eventually have a remake of the original story.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Unstoppable Force The Legacy Of The Terminator, The Terminator Closer To The Real Thing, The Terminator A Retrospective, Deleted Omitted Scenes Commentary, Other Voices Commentary, Still Image Gallery, Screenplay Drafts, TV Spots, Teaser, Trailers
Subtitles:	Czech, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Norwegian, Swedish
Release Date:	September 26, 2005
Runtime:	103 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	10006833
Keywords:	Action, General, Edition, Ultimate, Terminator, Adventure, Futuristic
Genre:	Action/Adventure