Wolff rating: EXCELLENT
Plot summary: High-tech killer comes back in time to kill the mother of a future revolutionary general.
Biased, pithy comments: One of the seminal Arnie movies. You can't go wrong with Cameron's low-budget high-adrenaline science fiction thrillers. The Terminator is in many ways the pinnacle of the Hollywood hitman---cold, unfeeling, and relentless. Plus, you have to go to root for the AI.
Other Notes: USA has really hacked this movie to pieces to remove some of the gore. Don't watch it on TV---rent it uncut.
How many times I have seen it: x4
Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwartzenegger