Click here for free online dating advice!
| Review Summary |
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays The Terminator, a human looking virtually unstoppable cyborg sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) is also sent from the future to help Sarah survive and defuse the plan to change the future by going back into the past.
Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
|
A technological Frankenstein's monster from 2029 A.D. (Arnold Schwarzenegger in his seminal role) is sent "back" to our present time by its inhuman creator to kill Sarah Connor, a normal, unassuming waitress. One lone warrior from that near-future, Kyle Reese, is sent by mankind to protect and defend Sarah from the Terminator because, as Reese explains to Sarah, "it's very important that you live." The succeeding 80-90 minutes unfold as an energetic yet ultimately unsuccessful attempt by Reese and Sarah to evade the Terminator over the 48-hour-period of May 12-14, 1984.
Hollis Evon Ramsey, Resident Scholar
|
We learn in a prologue that Skynet, a computer system built by humans, nearly destroyed the world in 1997. It fights a losing war with humans but manages to send a robot -- The Terminator -- back in time to 1984 with a mission to kill Sarah Connor, the young woman who eventually will give birth to the Leader of the human resistance. Kyle Reese, a human soldier and bounty hunter, follows the Terminator back to 1984 in an attempt to stop it. But the android, human-looking if very large, seems unstoppable. This early James Cameron film was partly inspired by a couple of "Outer Limits" episodes written by Harlan Ellison: "Soldier" and "Demon with a Glass Hand."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
|
In this movie, two beings arrive in the mid-1980s from the future, one, a cyborg, to eliminate the mother of a post-apocalyptic war hero, the other, a human resistance fighter, to protect her, for the respective reasons of precluding the hero's birth and ensuring it. A relationship develops between the protector (named Kyle Reese) and the protected (Sarah Connor) as they try to defeat the Terminator while Sarah tries to come to terms with her future. Lots of action as the two groups attempt to eliminate each other.
William Hamilton, Resident Scholar
|
Arnold, playing the killer robot called the "Terminator", is looking for Sarah Connor.
steve, Resident Scholar
|
| Detailed literary breakdown of The Terminator |
|---|
| Our unique search engine breaks down books and movies into
dozens of literary elements, all of which are searchable.
New movie search (click here) New book search (click here) |
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 61.7%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 25%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 13.3%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Robots & Computers & VR
Yes
Plotlet:
- fighting harmful robot(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Robot
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- muscular (man)
unclothed?
- chest and buttocks
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- near future (later in 21st century)
- Post-disaster
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Kind of city
- Beautiful sparkling advanced city
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude male butt
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
|
| Most similar reviews by Gordonator ranking |
|---|
| Westworld
starring Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Dick Van Patten
|
| Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
starring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie
|
| Star Trek First Contact
starring Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, James Cromwell, Alfre Woodard
|
| A.P.E.X.
starring Richard Keats, Mitchell Cox, Lisa Ann Russell. Marcus Aurelius
|
| Screamers
starring Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin, Andrew Lauer, Charles Powell
|
Think you can enter a better review
of this movie? Click here to try! |
|
TOP SCHOLAR: