‘Pretty Awkward’: One of James Cameron’s best sci-fi films, but he’s a bit blunt about it

Ta-ta-ta-ta-tam! These few notes from Brad Fidel immediately bring to mind images of Arnold Schwarzenegger and his leather jacket looking for an unsuspecting Sarah Connor, but determined not to let herself be killed. James Cameron’s Terminator, released in 1984 in the United States and 1985 in France, is one of the jewels of science fiction.

We just said all the good things we thought about 1984’s Terminator and the revolution it represented when it came out, but today, it’s up to Cameron himself to make the media Empire He wanted to ask a question, and the director has no nostalgia and honestly lists the strengths and weaknesses of his film:

I don’t see it as a holy grail, it really is. When I look back at it today, some of the parts are quite embarrassing, and some of them I say to myself: “We did pretty well with the means we had.”

Cameron, the angry director

But above all, Cameron has a message for those who criticize him for the dialogue in his films and for careful, angry directing:

“If ‘production value’ shames me, it’s not the same for dialogue, but I seem to have lower standards than others when it comes to the dialogue I write. You know what? Give me three or four of your best box office hits. Hit me and you’ll come.” And I’m talking about the effectiveness of my dialogues.”

Remember that James Cameron has three films in the top 5 greatest hits of all time: Avatar (1st), Avatar: The Waterway (3rd) and Titanic (4th). Avengers: Endgame (second) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (fifth) complete the ranking.

Therefore, Cameron’s thoughts on his dialogues are close to the authority argument, but in any case, he does not consider his first Terminator to be a flawless masterpiece. A somewhat harsh opinion, which the author of these lines cannot share.