Just finished watching Terminator 1, what can I say... haven't seen this film for at least a year, and I didn't remember how insanely awesome it was. For once, having Arnie in it didn't screw the movie up. Incidentally, I have a really old version of the film and his name is only in really small letters because no-one will have heard of him.
Anyway, the film.
From the very offset, Terminator grips you, and doesnt let go.
Each set-piece is low key enough for them to get away with, but still manages to be impressive.
My eyes left the screen literally once... in the scene where Arnie cuts his eye out. People who frequent the horror forum know I'm not bothered by gore, but this bit always screws me up somehow.
The three vehicle chase scenes are awesome, closely followed by the Cyberdyne chase.