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Movieloverman12

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This movie is a classic for sure. Hack, it started one of the greatest series of movies. I mean this movie was made in 1984, so the effects are cheesey but that doesnt harm the movie one bit. Look its anouther must see beofre your dead type of...
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This movie is a classic for sure. Hack, it started one of the greatest series of movies. I mean this movie was made in 1984, so the effects are cheesey but that doesnt harm the movie one bit. Look its anouther must see beofre your dead type of movie. Just go out and see it!

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Posted jun 29, 2009 5:54 am pt

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A Classic. One of cinemas ground breaking films.

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Posted jun 6, 2009 12:47 pm pt

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This remains in my top five movies and always will. It is ssoooo good! i mean it has all the great actors, Jamse cameron, and a good plot. Its action scenes are pretty good for 1984. The cheesey scenes will most likely make you laugh and its just...
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This remains in my top five movies and always will. It is ssoooo good! i mean it has all the great actors, Jamse cameron, and a good plot. Its action scenes are pretty good for 1984. The cheesey scenes will most likely make you laugh and its just alot of fun. Terminator is one of the best sci-fi and best movies EVER!!

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Posted may 29, 2009 10:52 pm pt

V_Translanka

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Arnold convincingly plays a robot...go fig. Robots AND Time Travel?!? Did they bust open my diary before making this movie?? Uh...not that I have a diary or anything!!! >_> The eyeball scene that really haunted me as a kid is so ridiculously...
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Arnold convincingly plays a robot...go fig. Robots AND Time Travel?!? Did they bust open my diary before making this movie?? Uh...not that I have a diary or anything!!! >_> The eyeball scene that really haunted me as a kid is so ridiculously dated now it's funny. Can't wait for IV to was away the sins of III...

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Posted nov 13, 2008 3:47 pm pt

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I finally got to see this movie a while back, And what a great action film. I really like the Specail effect in this movie, because there were no cgi and they pulled it off making the killer machine look real. I give this movie 4 stars for great...
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I finally got to see this movie a while back, And what a great action film. I really like the Specail effect in this movie, because there were no cgi and they pulled it off making the killer machine look real. I give this movie 4 stars for great action, Great cast and a great Specail effect. I give this movie four stars.

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Posted oct 8, 2008 3:15 am pt

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It is a classic. One of the best sci-fi movies made.

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Posted may 27, 2008 12:58 am pt

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Terminator Vas Good And The Effects Vas Verry Good And Arnold Schwarzenegger Vas Verry Good Terminator And On Terminator 2 Vas Arnold Good But not So Good On This Terminator Movie And That Vas A Verry Good Sc-Fi Movie And A Verry Good Orion Movie...
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Terminator Vas Good And The Effects Vas Verry Good And Arnold Schwarzenegger Vas Verry Good Terminator And On Terminator 2 Vas Arnold Good But not So Good On This Terminator Movie And That Vas A Verry Good Sc-Fi Movie And A Verry Good Orion Movie And On Terminator 3 Vas Suck But Sarah Connor Vas Litle Good And Kyle Vas Litte Good And I Gotta Si The New Terminator 4 I Think Att That Movie Suck For Arnold Not Ar Terminator!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!So And This Movie Is Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted may 9, 2008 6:28 pm pt

AlexanderHolm9

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I like this movie and it was pretty good done and the effeckts was good so its a great movie and i like the END and the end was good done!and Arnold Schwarznegger was good in The terminator he is steel and the terminators eye was well done..:P and...
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I like this movie and it was pretty good done and the effeckts was good so its a great movie and i like the END and the end was good done!and Arnold Schwarznegger was good in The terminator he is steel and the terminators eye was well done..:P and it was no humor that was good :P but Alien was better wen this movie :(:(:(:(

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Posted may 9, 2008 6:27 pm pt

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This is a fantastic sc-fi movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfect as the terminator, funny that they were thinking of having OJ Simpson play the role at first. Great effects and a classic movie. another great move from the 80s

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Posted jan 2, 2008 11:18 pm pt

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The terminator is another one my favourite movies of all time. Arnold Schwarzenegger was excellent as the terminator and Michael Biehn also was excellent as Kyle Reese great actoring, great special effects and i really enjoyed the movie.

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Posted dec 1, 2007 10:42 pm pt

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