The Terminator (1984)

Third viewing -- this time to introduce it to my younger son, who loved it.

It's pretty hard to accurately review a movie from the '80s. I remember seeing it in college and having a reaction that was equal-parts thrill and amazement. Now I can see the cracks, but is it really fair to pick them out with my 2009 eyes, when those same eyes saw no problems in 1986? I think I just have to realize that to whine about it would be like grading a child's art assignment -- this was, truthfully, the very best they could do at the time, and it's pretty dang great.

B+