Classic Friday : The Terminator (1984) 9/10

Starring : Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen
Director : James Cameron
Running Time : 108 mins

A cyborg assassin called The Terminator (Schwarzenegger) is sent back through time to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Hamilton), whose unborn son will lead the human race in a war with a race of machines. Sarah find herself running for her life with only the help of a man named Kyle Reese (Beihn), who has also travelled back to protect her.

This is an all-time classic, and made James Cameron a household name overnight. Having Arnie play a villain would sound unusual now, but he was only known for a few small parts at the time, and plays the emotionless killer to the hilt. Hamilton is brilliant as Sarah Connor, but Biehn is a little one-dimensional, and it’s little wonder that few directors other than Cameron will give him lead roles.

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