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."

Last year we learned that James Cameron was developing a new Terminator movie. At the time he said that the project is heavily inspired by AI, and before he made it, he wanted to see how things play out with AI in the real world.

"I don't cringe on any of the dialogue, but I have a lower cringe factor than, apparently, a lot of people do around the dialogue that I write," Cameron told Empire Magazine. "You know what? Let me see your three-out-of-the-four-highest-grossing films--then we'll talk about dialogue effectiveness."

James Cameron has reflected on his 40-year film career which boasts classics including Titanic, The Terminator, and the highest grossing film of all-time, Avatar. However, the Oscar-winning director admitted that he finds his breakthrough movie “cringeworthy” and explained the reasons why.

Marking the film's 40th anniversary, James Cameron recently gave his honest opinion of his 1984 directorial debut 'The Terminator'.

Plans are being made for more Terminator movies. James Cameron’s The Terminator, which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton, was released in 1984. It kick-started a franchise that led to five other theatrically released movies,

James Cameron has talked about the future of the Terminator movie franchise. Y'know, the guy who created the whole thing back in the 1980s? Perhaps we should listen. He thinks its fortunes rely on basically jettisoning almost everything we thought was essential in the 1980s and 1990s.

E ver since The Terminator hit the big screen 40 years ago, Hollywood has taken the time-twisting cyborg saga and run with it. First, James Cameron sequelised his own original wit