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James Cameron says parts of The Terminator are 'pretty cringeworthy': 'I don’t think of it as some Holy Grail'

James Cameron sees some parts of 1984's 'The Terminator' as 'pretty cringeworthy,' but defends his ability to write dialogue: 'Let me see your three-out-of-the-four-highest-grossing films — then we’ll talk.'

The Titanic filmmaker candidly reflected on the quality of his breakthrough movie in an interview with Empire commemorating the 40th anniversary of the sci-fi classic. Elsewhere in the interview, Cameron also explained that casting Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular murderous robot proved to be a masterstroke — despite the fact that the Austrian bodybuilder didn't match his initial conception of the character. In Entertainment Weekly's oral history of The Terminator in 2014, Cameron reflected on hesitantly meeting with Schwarzenegger to play Kyle Reese.

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