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The Terminator [Blu-ray] (0534647081)
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| This is the film that cemented Schwarzenegger's spot in the action-brawn firmament, and it was well deserved. He's chilling as the futuristic cyborg who kills without fear, without love, without mercy. James Cameron's story and direction are pared to the bone and all the more creepy. But don't overlook the contributions of Linda Hamilton, who more than holds her own as the Terminator's would-be victim, Sarah Connor--thus creating, along with Sigourney Weaver in Alien, a new generation of rugged, clear-thinking female action stars. It's surprising how well this film holds up, and how its minimalist, malevolent violence is actually way scarier than that of its far more expensive, more effects-laden sequel. --Anne Hurley Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
Great movie, pretty impressive FX for it's time. The Blu-ray version suffers a little due to this movie's old master. It's no where near being Pirates of the Carabean clear (Probably the best Blu-ray video quality so far).
There are some extras, one which show the making of the FX, which is a plus.
But for 19 dollars, it's a no brainer. Get Blu-Ray version if you don't already own DVD version.
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Author: Guest
Lots of action from beginning to end. If you love an action film, this is for you!
Schwarzenegger was a perfect pick to play this character.
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Author: Guest
Since I'm a HUGE Terminator freak (I've read ALL of the books I could get my hands on about the Terminator series),I also know the history of this movie and it's rather quite interesting:
James Cameron actually made this movie after he had a nightmare about a killer robot from the future and from there, he created one of my favorite movies of all time; The Terminator (T2 was FAR superior but that's another story).
Before they starting filming they actually wanted Arnold to be the good guy but once he read the script for Cyberdyne System's Model 101 (or better known as the Terminator) Mr. Cameron decided to put him as the killer robot.
James Cameron called his good friend Stan Winston to be apart of the film (Stan Winston is an AMAZING special effects artist; he also did work for another film starring Arnold; Predator), he drew up the skeleton for CSM-101.
At the time Linda Hamilton was dating James Cameron; he put her in the main role of Sarah Connor and the rest is history.
The story goes like this; in August 21, 1997 Cyberdyne launched nuclear warheads at Russia, and after mankind was nearly wiped out thanks to the nuclear winter, there was another war; a war against the machines.
John Connor decided to launch a rebellion against the machines but the war must be fought in the past before John is born.
Cyberdyne decided to send a machine back into the past to kill the mother of John Connor back in 1984, but along with the machine comes John's father Kyle Reese to help Sarah and to help train her into becoming the soldier of the future so she can train her son into the man that he is going to become.
The movies are VERY INTERESTING to me and I'm not into sci-fi at all but I LOVE The Terminator series and everything that is associated with it, so if you haven't seen it yet (God knows where you have been if you haven't seen this movie yet) or just want to catch a really good flick this is the movie for you.
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Author: Guest
This transfure shows the age of the film, but it's not bad at all considering the age of the original, and lacking a lot of digital clean up it is unlikely to ever look better, matter of fact this film looks better on Blu-ray then the current T2 release on Blu-ray that I felt was a waste of money.
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Author: Guest
One of my absoulute FAVORITE movies. I was literally dragged into the theater by my friends, who insisted I HAD to see it, and after 10 min. into it, I didn't blink for the next 2 hours. I've seen this movie over 100 times since, and have yet to tire of it. The sequel is equally fantastic, (see the Special Ed. with the additional footage), but the third left me disappointed.
Truly a marvel of storytelling. James Cameron proves his skills as a director and writer, in this masterpiece of 1984. Who would think, he would become one of the greatest directors of all time afterwords?
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