Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale.
Title: The Terminator
Date: 1984
Vitals: A deadly cyborg called a terminator, played with memorable monotonic blankness by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is sent back in time to deliver one-liners and kill our hero, Sarah Connor. Connor’s crime is that she’s about to give birth to John, who will one day lead a rebellion against a nuke-happy artificial intelligence called Skynet, who has made sure the humans are (mostly) dead by the early twenty-first century. This time-twister movie is packed with great robot fight scenes and put former special effects designer James Cameron on the map as a director.
Famous names: James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn
Crunchy goodness: 4
Life lesson: It’s okay to have unsafe sex with guys from the future.
Sight that you’ll never unsee: Linda Hamilton’s perpetually erect bangs.
Elevator pitch: The terminator is C3P0 crossed with Conan the Barbarian, making him about 300 percent gay.
