Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Arnold is once again back as a terminator, and as the last time his lack of acting skills makes him perfect for the cyborg role. James Cameron both in the chair and behind one of the pens, and this time he came pretty close to perfect the genre.

As in the original The Terminator, Cameron blends CGI, action and suspense with a well told story covering the theme of time travel and future cybernetics all mixed in well. Twenty years later, and this movie still hold up in an ever changing CGI-world. That's quite an achievement, and one none should underestimate.

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.