The Terminator

So, how about a quick review of a movie that has been bothering me lately?   For years I had heard of this movie but never watched it; nor did I have any desire to do so.  Everything I had heard about it gave me reason to not want to see it.  And, honestly, I rarely watch "R" rated movies.  More about that another time.  Anyway, I'm not going to tell you too many details about this movie but I will tell you my opinion of it.

I believe it is the second worst movie I have ever actually seen.  It was completely stupid and dumb.  Yes, both.  Why did I watch it?  Stephen and I occasionally watch a movie together.  Because it is less painful for me to watch his kind than it is for him to watch my kind, we usually watch movies of his choice.  Having heard all the male-hype about this movie, he thought it was a likely choice.

Well, just so you know, Stephen's opinion of it was something like this, "The good thing about this movie is that it is a perfect example of the kind of movie NOT to watch."  He put it in the trash when it was over.  He got up and walked out of the room during the completely unnecessary but obligatory "sex" scene and I fast forwarded; there are some things I just really don't want to see other people do.  Know what I mean?

Some of the he-man, futuristic movies are, in my feminine opinion, not worth seeing.  But at least they have some sort of stimulating or intriguing plot line to go along with the violence that seems to appeal to many men these days.  Not this one.  The supposed plot line was illogical.  If the guy came back from the future to be the father of her child, and that child later (in the future) had sent him back in time to save her ... (see what I mean?) how could that possibly happen if he (the father) died while he was "back in time"?  Crazy.  And dumb.  And stupid.  So was the part where the half machine/half man came back to life, larger than ever only this time as a machine only, after his head fell off as a result of his body being completely incinerated.

If you've been wondering what you missed by not seeing The Terminator, take my advice and take a nap.
Thanks for reading.  :-)