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The Terminator, movie for the Terminator series (1984)

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  • The Terminator, movie for the Terminator series (1984) - Film review by Kadmon

    If you'd like to be surprised by the The Terminator film, I don't recommend you to watch the trailer beyond 0:48, because it gives away too much of the plot. It basically provides a summary of the film, up to the ending scene, it's only the very end we are not shown.

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    Article updated: 2023.03.30

    The The Terminator (1984) is a futuristic action / survival horror film. The movie was reviewed by Kadmon.

    Product: The Terminator, movie for the Terminator series (1984)

    Original title: The Terminator

    Series: Terminator

    Other adaptations of the story: The Outer Limits: Soldier (1964), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator 3: The Greatest Action Story Ever Told (1996), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator Genisys (2015), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

    Setting: contemporary Earth / future fantasy Earth (Terminator universe)

    Product type: Film, Genre: futuristic action / survival horror, Style: sci-fi, horror, survival horror, thriller, action, robot, cyborg, time travel

    Release: 1984.10.26

    Reviewer: Kadmon, Type: Male, 40s, Preferences: Immersive, logical story, consistent setting, prefers surprises to spoilers, prefers establishing elements before referencing them

    Watched: Some time in the 1990s?, one time, but I'm almost sure I've read the comics and the novelisation earlier. I watched parts of the movie again to write this review.

    Rating: Good (2+ out of 3 points), Enjoyment: Great (3 out of 3 points)

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    This is my review of The Terminator, a futuristic action / survival horror movie for the Terminator series from 1984. It's about a woman trying to survive an assassin sent to kill her. The The Terminator film is interesting, I recommend it.