The Terminator is sent back from the year 2029 by a race of artificially intelligent computer-controlled machines that aim to exterminate the human race. The Terminator's mission is to kill Sarah Connor, whose future son will lead the human resistance against the machines. The Terminator instantly became a cult classic, and this movie has spawned an entire generation of sci-fi films and the superior and revolutionary sequel. With its impressive action sequences, taut economic direction, and relentlessly fast pace, it's clear why it continues to be an influence on sci-fi and action flicks.
The Terminator is one of the tightest, tensest sci-fi films ever made and a landmark in the genre. 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.
