Though critics gave the film decent reviews due to Crichton's intelligent script, competent direction, and well-imagined technologies, it quickly fell by the wayside due to its direct competition with James Cameron's unprecedented blockbuster, "The Terminator".
Though critics gave the film decent reviews due to Crichton's intelligent script, competent direction, and well-imagined technologies, it quickly fell into obscurity. One theory as to its failure to gain an audience was that the core of its plot--killer machines--was identical to James Cameron's unprecedented blockbuster, "The Terminator".