Seminal 1980s science-action that remains Cameron's most
influential work, informing everything of its ilk from RoboCop to The
Matrix. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the killer cyborg from the future
sent to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who will birth humanity's
future, robot-beating saviour. Only human Kyle Reese (a sensitive
Michael Biehn) is sent to protect her. The cyberpunk action is
relentless and the mood bleak in its tech noir gloom, but Cameron weaves
his sci-fi fable with such aplomb and visceral kineticism that you are
left breathless. Arnie has never been so effective. So grungy it almost
feels like a guilty pleasure.
