The Terminator (1984)

The Terminator

The beginning of a franchise. The story of man versus machine is interesting enough, the plot is both deep enough to be satisfying and far fetched enough to add some elements to the movie. If we add the happy 80's in retrospect, this is about as good as a 80's movie could be within this genre.

It's not as enchanting a ride as I remember the sequel, but it stands well on its own feet. Schwarzenegger works as the killer cyborg, Michael Biehn does well as the guardian angel and Linda Hamilton is perfectly 80's as Sarah Connor.

Old school Sci-Fi/Action that still works really well.