There are few films from the ’80s that still hold as much weight on their own asThe Terminator.
For 40 years,The Terminatorhas proven that well-made genre blends don’t have to be a novelty.
Even better, it’snow available on Tubi to stream free of charge.
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“My contemporaries were all doing slasher-horror movies,” the director toldYahoo!
“John Carpenter was the guy I [idolized] the most.
He madeHalloweenfor $30,000 or something.
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That was everyones break-in dream, to do a stylish horror movie.
.And it really was the launching pad for the story.”
Of course,Schwarzenegger perfectly embodies the physique of a cybernetic killer.
The villain’s presence is as daunting as any slasher to hit the screen.
That’s where the true terror comes in.
Forty years later, we still believe he’ll be back.
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