It’s been 40 years since The Terminator, and by extension, Arnold Schwarzenegger, were introduced to the world. It was James Cameron ’s first movie (he apparently doesn't count Piranha II) and it's arguably still Cameron's best movie.

James Cameron says parts of The Terminator 'pretty cringeworthy' ahead of 40th anniversary - The filmmaker doesn’t feel the cult film’s ‘production value’ has stood the test of time

The filmmaker stands by his dialogue, though: "Let me see your three-out-of-the-four-highest-grossing films — then we’ll talk about dialogue effectiveness."