For an 80s sci-fi action that is essentially a string of cgi-free car and foot chases set to broken synthesizer chords and interrupted with occasional scenes of exposition (our mulleted heroes trying to soberly discuss a ridiculous time-travelling robot assassin plot), the original 1984 Terminator is a masterpiece and even more enjoyable to rewatch now to see the genesis of the Terminator motifs that recur throughout the sequels, like the first appearance of Dr Silberman (here dismissing as mental illness the robot killer threat but himself destined for the insane asylum) and Arnie's first utterance of the line, "I'll be back," and a few clever smaller details like the scene where a fellow waitress being glib about the future tells Linda Hamilton's Sarah Connor not to worry about the customer's child who spoons ice cream into her apron pocket because no-one is going to care in 100 years.
★★★★☆
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