One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic role, he plays the Terminator in this movie, a cyborg who traveled back in time to kill Sarah Connor. The reason? To kill John Connor before he is even born. In the future, machines have taken over the world and killed most humans, however, John Connor led a band of resistance and am close to victory. This is an interesting plot although the backstory is told via flashback-type sequences from time to time. In present day, it is effectively a big chase sequence between the Terminator and Sarah, although Sarah gets help from Kyle Reese, a future resistance member sent to protect Sarah. How do you defeat a near invincible cyborg? That's one of the reasons why you will be watching. There were some great effects for its time, such as the full metal skeleton shown in the climax. However, the type of action sequences has aged and is not as fast paced as contemporary films, although it still holds up very well to this day.