The Terminator 4K Ultra HD

This film marked the breakthrough for both Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger and Director James Cameron. "The Terminator" (Schwarzenegger), an invincible cyborg from the year 2029, is clothed in human tissue and sent back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), a seemingly innocent woman. In the future, her unborn son, is a rebel freedom fighter for the human spirit in a world run by machines, known as Skynet. Learning of the plot to kill his mother, Connor sends a warrior of his own in the hopes of assuring a future for mankind. (Gary Reber)

Special features include the featurettes "Creating The Terminator: Visual Effects & Music" (HD 12:58), The Terminator: Closer To The Real Think" (HD 11:56) and "Unstoppable Force: The Legacy Of The Terminator" (HD 09:38), seven deleted scenes (HD 09:59) and a Movies Anywhere digital copy.

The 1.85:1 2160p HEVC/H.265 4K Ultra HD Dolby Vision/HDR10 picture, reviewed on a VIZIO Quantum X P85QX-JI UHD/HDR display, was photographed on Eastman 35 mm film stock in Academy Standard Flat using the Arriflex 35 BL, Arriflex 35 III and Fries Mitchell 35R3 camera systems and sourced from a 4K master Digital Intermediate format remastered from the original negative elements used in the 2013 remastered Blu-ray. This recycled master was reportedly completed in 4K but finished in 2K, with the obvious benefits of better compression, a wider color gamut and HDR. Picture quality is, in a word, impressive. Film grain is virtually absent, which leads to the assumption that some noise reduction was performed before encoding. The imagery is sharp and clear throughout. The color palette exhibits perfectly natural hues with realistic saturation and vibrancy. At times, colors pop. The wider color gamut produces nicely nuanced hues. Flesh tones are natural and realistic. HDR contrast is superb with deep blacks, revealing shadow delineation and well illuminated whites. Resolution is excellent. Facial features reveal skin pores, lines , makeup,beard stubble and hair. Clothing fabrics are well defined. As well, object textures are revealing. (Gary Reber)

The repurposed Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack is dynamic sounding with a strong bass foundation in most scenes. Atmospherics are realistic sounding and sound effects are impressive, with enhance sonics and bass enhancement that can extend to sub-25 Hz frequencies. The .1 LFE channel is used effectively to powerful sound effects. The synthesizer score is eerie and dynamic sounding, and occupies a wide and deep soundstage that aggressively extends to the four surrounds. Overall, surround energy is aggressive and directionalized. Foley sound effects are realistic. Dialogue is intelligible throughout with generally good spatial integration.

The Immersive Sound element is comprised of selected extensions of the synthesizer score, some dialogue, police sirens, set atmospherics and Foley, gunfire, explosions. aircraft engines, breaking mirror and doors, screams, cyborg brainworkings, motorcycle engine and numerous other nuanced sound effects. This height layer application at points effectively enhances the spherical dimensionality of the soundfield, adding realism,

This is an exciting and dynamic sounding holosonic® spherical surround soundtrack treatment that will thrill fans of this classic film. For purist, Warner Bros. has provided as an option the film's original theatrical monaural mix (presented in lossless DTS-HD 2.0 Master Audio). (Gary Reber)