Editing The Terminator (section)

==Legacy==
''The Terminator'' has [[List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}]] based on {{RT data|count}} professional reviews on the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. Its critical consensus reads: "With its impressive action sequences, taut economic direction, and relentlessly fast pace, it's clear why ''The Terminator'' continues to be an influence on sci-fi and action flicks."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=The Terminator|id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}}|type=m|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] (which uses a weighted average) assigned ''The Terminator'' a score of 84 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=the-terminator|type=movie|title=The Terminator|access-date=February 2, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

''The Terminator'' won three [[Saturn Awards]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|Best Science Fiction Film]], [[Saturn Award for Best Make-up|Best Make-up]] and [[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Writing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |work=Saturnawards.org |access-date=September 19, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512032708/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=May 12, 2011}}</ref> The film has also received recognition from the [[American Film Institute]], ranked 42nd on AFI's ''[[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills|100 Years... 100 Thrills]]'', a list of America's most heart-pounding films.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/docs/tvevents/pdf/thrills100.pdf |title=AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills |publisher=[[American Film Institute|AFI.com]] |access-date=June 6, 2010 |archive-date=June 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629221917/http://www.afi.com/Docs/tvevents/pdf/thrills100.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The character of the Terminator was selected as the 22nd-greatest movie villain on AFI's ''[[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains|100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/handv100.pdf?docID=246 |title=AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains |publisher=[[American Film Institute|AFI.com]] |access-date=June 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807135547/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/handv100.pdf?docID=246 |archive-date=August 7, 2011}}</ref> Schwarzenegger's line "[[I'll be back]]" became a catchphrase and was voted the [[AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|37th-greatest movie quote]] by the AFI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/quotes100.pdf?docID=242 |title=AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes |publisher=[[American Film Institute|AFI.com]] |access-date=June 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070844/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/quotes100.pdf?docID=242 |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>

In 2005, ''[[Total Film]]'' named it the 72nd-best film ever made.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/who-is-the-greatest |title=Film news Who is the greatest? |magazine=[[Total Film]] |date=October 24, 2005 |access-date=May 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123115358/http://www.totalfilm.com/news/who-is-the-greatest |archive-date=January 23, 2014 }}</ref> Schwarzenegger's biographer [[Laurence Leamer]] wrote that ''The Terminator'' is "an influential film affecting a whole generation of darkly hued science fiction, and it was one of Arnold's best performances".<ref>{{cite book |last=Leamer |first=Laurence |title=Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger |url=https://archive.org/details/fantasticlifeofa00leam |url-access=registration |publisher=St Martin's Press |location=London |year=2005 |page=[https://archive.org/details/fantasticlifeofa00leam/page/161 161] |isbn=0-283-07028-5 }}</ref> In 2008, ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine selected ''The Terminator'' as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.empireonline.com/500/36.asp |title=''Empire's'' The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=May 21, 2010 |archive-date=January 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127045611/http://www.empireonline.com/500/36.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Empire'' also placed the [[Terminator (character concept)|T-800]] 14th on their list of ''The 100 Greatest Movie Characters''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=14 |title=''Empire's'' The 100 Greatest Movie Characters |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=May 21, 2010 |archive-date=November 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107045108/http://www.empireonline.com/100-greatest-movie-characters/default.asp?c=14 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, ''The Terminator'' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the [[Library of Congress]] and selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]].<ref name="NatFilmReg">{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7804404.stm |title=Terminator joins movie archive |date=December 30, 2008 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=December 30, 2008 |archive-date=February 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228153651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7804404.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, the ''[[Independent Film & Television Alliance]]'' selected the film as one of the 30 Most Significant Independent Films of the last 30 years.<ref>{{cite web| title = UPDATE: How "Toxic" Is IFTA's Best Indies?| url = https://deadline.com/2010/09/iftas-toxic-best-indie-film-list-65871/| work = Deadline| date = September 10, 2010| access-date = January 23, 2017| archive-date = February 2, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202022156/http://deadline.com/2010/09/iftas-toxic-best-indie-film-list-65871/| url-status = live}}</ref> In 2015, ''The Terminator'' was among the films included in the book ''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book |title= 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=GTzcCgAAQBAJ |editor1-first= Steven Jay |editor1-last= Schneider |year= 2015 |edition= 9th |publisher= [[Barron's Educational Series]] |location= Hauppauge, New York |isbn= 978-0-7641-6790-4 |page= 697 |oclc= 796279948 |series= Quintessence Editions |access-date= September 10, 2019 |archive-date= November 14, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201114044404/https://books.google.com/books?id=GTzcCgAAQBAJ&hl=en |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 2019, Huw Fullerton of ''[[Radio Times]]'' ranked it the second best film of the six in the franchise, stating "''The Terminator'' was a brilliantly original, visceral and genuinely scary movie when it was released in 1984, and no matter how badly the visual effects age it hasn't lost its impact."<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/terminator-movies-ranked/ | title= Terminator movies ranked – from worst to best | work=Radio Times | first=Huw | last=Fullerton | date=24 October 2019 | access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref> In 2021, Dalin Rowell of [[/Film]] ranked it the fourth best film of Cameron's career, stating, "While its pacing and story structure isn't as tight as its sequel's, ''The Terminator'' remains one of the most iconic pieces of pop culture ever created."<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.slashfilm.com/617886/every-james-cameron-film-ranked-from-worst-to-best/ | title= Every James Cameron Film Ranked From Worst To Best | work=[[/Film]] | first=Dalin | last=Rowell | date=28 September 2021 | access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref> Phil Pirrello of [[Syfy]] ranked it at number seven in the "25 scariest sci-fi movies ever made", stating, "Cameron forever changed both the genre and Schwarzenegger's career with ''The Terminator'', an iconic, tension-filled flick that mixes science fiction, action, and certain horror movie elements into one of the best things to ever come out of Hollywood [...] Cameron's well-structured script is pure polish, with zero fat and a surplus of riveting tension that helps make it the timeless classic it is today."<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/scariest-sci-fi-movies-list-aliens-anniversary | title= The 25 scariest sci-fi movies ever made, from 'Aliens' to 'Invisible Man', ranked | work=[[Syfy]] | first=Phil | last=Pirrello | date=15 July 2021 | access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref>

===Merchandise===
{{Further|List of Terminator comics|List of Terminator video games}}
A soundtrack to the film was released in 1984 which included the score by Brad Fiedel and the pop and rock songs used in the club scenes.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-terminator-mw0000650880|title=AllMusic Review by Bret Adams|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=January 24, 2014|archive-date=June 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612134646/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-terminator-mw0000650880|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shaun Hutson]] wrote a [[novelization]] of the film which was published on February 21, 1985, by London-based Star Books ({{ISBN|0-352-31645-4}});<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shaunhutson.com/history/film.shtml |work=Shaun Hutson: Official Site |access-date=January 24, 2014 |title=Hutson's History – The Film Tie-ins |archive-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203003220/http://www.shaunhutson.com/history/film.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Randal Frakes and William Wisher wrote a different novelization for Bantam/Spectra, published October, 1985 ({{ISBN|0-553-25317-4}}). In September 1988, [[NOW Comics]] released a comic based on the film. [[Dark Horse Comics]] published a comic in 1990 that took place 39 years after the film.{{sfn|Overstreet|2010|p=252}} Several video games based on ''The Terminator'' were released between 1991 and 1993 for various [[Nintendo]] and [[Sega]] systems.<ref name="Marriott, Scott Alan">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1446 |publisher=[[AllGame]] |title=The Terminator – Overview |last=Marriott |first=Scott Alan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211044439/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1446|archive-date=December 11, 2014|access-date=July 24, 2015}}</ref>