Review of The Terminator (1984) by Pauloreviews — 16 Feb 2019
"The Terminator" is quite possibly one of the greatest action movies of all time and that says a lot, considering how many great action movies are available.
The film's greatest strength isn't its relentless pacing nor James Cameron's fantastic directing style. It's Arnold Schwarzenegger's performance, who plays the murderous robot sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor. The way he portrays this robotic figure that doesn't have human emotion in him is phenomenal. He proves that he's just more than an handsome bodybuilder who looks good on screen. Arnold pretty much steals every scene he's in, but make no mistake, Linda Hamilton and the rest of the cast are also great. I actually really liked Paul Winfield's character, Lieutenant Ed Traxler. Usually in these type of movies, side-characters would bother me, but he was surprisingly charismatic and humanized. He wasn't just a one-dimensional cop. I appreciate that.
Besides the action and the fast pacing, the movie also succeeds in telling a heartfelt story, with an astonishing chemistry between Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn (Kyle Reese). This movie fires on all cylinders (no pun intended) and sure is one of the best movies in my book.
This review of The Terminator (1984) was written by Pauloreviews on 16 February 2019.
The Terminator has generally received very positive reviews.
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