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 once slammed the later Terminator films that he did not direct, saying he would rather pretend they were bad dreams. Cameron directed the

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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."

The Terminator is a 1984 film directed by James Cameron. The movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator.

Although many consider it a masterpiece, James Cameron has enough distance from The Terminator to give it his honest review. Marking the 40th anniversary of his directorial debut, the 3x Oscar-winning director looked back on parts of the 1984 film as “pretty cringeworthy” as he admitted the “production value” didn’t age well.

James Cameron reflected on being “just a punk” when he directed The Terminator and how, looking back now, he knows it wasn’t perfect. The Oscar-winning director spoke to Empire magazine ahead of the classic sci-fi film’s 40th anniversary next month and noted he considers the project his first,