James Cameron has admitted parts of 'The Terminator' are "pretty cringeworthy" because the "production value" hasn't aged well.

Arnold Schwarzenegger-starrer “The Terminator” grossed more than $78 million worldwide when it was released in 1984

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 has admitted parts of The Terminator are "pretty cringeworthy". The 70-year-old filmmaker has looked back on his directorial debut to mark its 40th anniversary and while he acknowledges some of the movie — which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg assassin — was done "pretty well" and he has no problem with the dialogue,

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."

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