The Terminator |  | Director: James Cameron
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  552 reviews
Sales Rank: 4,357
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 027616079169
UPC: 027616079169
EAN: 0027616079169
ASIN: B000OPOAM0
Theatrical Release Date: October 26, 1984
Release Date: June 5, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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This is the film that cemented Schwarzenegger's spot in the action-brawn firmament, and it was well deserved. He's chilling as the futuristic cyborg who kills without fear, without love, without mercy. James Cameron's story and direction are pared to the bone and all the more creepy. But don't overlook the contributions of Linda Hamilton, who more than holds her own as the Terminator's would-be victim, Sarah Connor--thus creating, along with Sigourney Weaver in Alien, a new generation of rugged, clear-thinking female action stars. It's surprising how well this film holds up, and how its minimalist, malevolent violence is actually way scarier than that of its far more expensive, more effects-laden sequel. --Anne Hurley
Product Description
A cyborg is sent back from the future, where computers rule the world, to eliminate the woman who will be the mother of the man who leads a resistance
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 "One of Sci-Fi And Arnold's Best!" September 5, 2010
Gregorypwilson (Syracuse, NY USA)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn
star in James Cameron's 1984 sci-fi film. A 2029 soldier
travels back to 1984 to protect a woman from a killer
cyborg. This is definitely one of Arnold's best and also
one of the best sci-fi films. This dvd has nice picture
and sound plus cool extras. I highly recommend this
80's classic.
 This disc undermines what Blu-Ray is all about September 1, 2010
Rykre (Carson City, Nevada)
Sony must think we just want any movie on Blu-Ray, so we can say that we have the best quality available of any particular movie. I really wish these companies that release Blu-Ray would stick to the REASONS WHY we would upgrade our movie collections from DVD to Blu-Ray.
This release of "The Terminator" onto Blu-Ray is a waste of everybody's money if your intention is the same as mine as to get a High-Definition improvement of our favorite movies. If it can not be made to look any better than the DVD, please don't release the Blu-Ray version of the same mediocre quality. However, I know with today's quality enhancement skills being applied to many films, this movie could have been greatly improved for a pleasing High-Definition improved picture and sound. We know it takes a pain-staking frame-by-frame articulate effort to improve video quality but it CAN be done. It has been done by many movie companies already. And only then, should our movies be converted to Blu-Ray so that it JUSTIFIES why we would want to buy the movie again. Jeez, is that too unrealistic of an expectation?
Here are some words of deception used as well as some vague statements to explain what you're getting with this Blu-Ray release of "The Terminator":
On the front (bottom), it says: EXPERIENCE HIGH DEFINITION
The deception here is that this statement DOES NOT apply to this Blu-Ray disc.
And on the top of the back it says: BLU-RAY DISC TAKES YOU BEYOND HIGH DEFINITION
Again, that statement is not supported by this movie's un-enhanced transfer to Blu-Ray. Shame on you, Sony!
Then, there is this rather vague disclaimer that I guess we should start to look for before we waste our money buying the Blu-Ray to replace our DVD:
Near the top on the back it says:
PURE (meaning unchanged and unaltered) PICTURE AND SOUND QUALITY. TRUE TO THE ORIGINAL SOURCE MASTER
Well, there you have what best explains that NO EFFORT has been made to improve this movie for transfer to Blu-Ray. You're going to get the same un-improved video transfer as that of your DVD, and this Blu-Ray disc gives you less extras than the DVD. And why is that? So that, some day soon, they may actually apply that pain-staking, frame-by-frame, articulate effort to improve the video quality, and then put in all those currently existing extras that your DVD already has, so that they can sell the Blu-Ray version of this movie AGAIN. Why else, would they leave out all those already existing extras? It's a pre-calculated rip-off! It's a recognized release pattern that we've seen for years, and they still do it. I believe George Lucas is the master of this corrupted "bilk-the-consumer" re-release then re-sell, style of profiting. Sell it at a bare minimum for quality and content. Then, improve on it, and then sell it again.
So, I hope this will be a lesson to us all. And I've learned this with several Blu-Ray releases as well. Just because it's been transferred to Blu-Ray, DOES NOT mean that it's going to look any better than your currently owned DVD.
So, buyer beware! If possible, RENT IT FIRST! So, you can compare it to your DVD. That would save you money in the long run, don't you think?
 That's all? August 9, 2010
Lee Presson (Colma (City of the Dead), CA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
What I got was a bare-bones release with a new cover. The only special feature was a trailer. Very disappointing.
 AWESOME MOVIE July 31, 2010
Carrot Top
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this movie. Never mind its sequels, though. This is the only one really worth watching. This is one of my favorite action movies and I recommend it for anyone who likes them. Terminator rocks!
F**k you a**hole - WRONG! July 23, 2010
Igor Mechihin (Ekaterinburg, RUSSIA)
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
Shut up!
You still don't get it, do you?
He'll find her. That's what he does. That's all he does.
You can't stop him. He'll reach down her throat and pull her f**king heart out!
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