The Terminator
1984James Cameron108 min
Verdict: Home
- Graded near black
- The score does the plotting
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
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- A less letterboxed image on a 16:9 screen.
- Published shot timings inform the attention estimate.