Years of education and maturity have told us that movies are supposed to those aspects of the media that entertain, educate and add a specific value to our lives.Therefore, while watching movies, and especially while reviewing them, we look for that value that is added to our lives, or some thought provoking concept that is brought to the fore using the strength of audio video etc.
But when the movie delivers one of the most bone smashing, machinery breaking, car flying, blood letting experiences, these aspects can be put to rest and one can enjoy the movie for what it is.
When the Terminator was first released, it was a low budget, almost B Grade movie which worked largely due to Arnold Schwarzenegger's unpronounceable surname and a kind of butt shot in the first movie. Also,the movie was one of the first ones that gave a clearer, more brutal picture of the post apocalyptic world as compared to Planet of the Apes and other movies of those times.
And the action... oh the action. This was one of the first movies that brought CGI action in a realistic way to the audience all over the world. Who doesn't remember the first time the Terminators meet, and Arnold basically blows up the evil Terminator with the shotgun? That's the reason I began loving shotguns and looked to use them in the FPS I played, but then I found out about the recoil of the shotguns and left them at that.
Though many would say that the movie had a wafer thin plot and was gun blazing and car smashing balderdash, one cannot deny that the movie had some kind of intelligence to it. The dialogues and words that Arnold says as the Terminator would seem cliche if anyone else did, but they work simply because Arnold says it in his colorless manner.
Buy this movie if you like blowups.
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