Terminator Genisys (2015)
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Do not like the look of the casting at all... but I get the gist of the story and it could be interesting revisiting the strongest two films of the Terminator series.
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I have to admit, the film itself looks... Alright.
But that title stinks. Seriously, I cringe every time I look at that title.
But that title stinks. Seriously, I cringe every time I look at that title.
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The title is stupid, but certainly deserves nothing more than that. I found the first Terminator movie interesting, as if I recall correctly, there were no time-changing paradoxes like you see in Back to the Future. The second I don't know so much, and the third was just stupid. Didn't see any other Terminator films after that. I would have liked a Terminator trilogy where you can't change the past, and in the end the last movie picked up in the future, where the first one would have begun before the time-travelling past storyline.
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Terminator 2 is the best of the franchise by far, in my opinion. To this day, one of my favourite action movies. Terminator went downhill after 2, anyway. 3 seemed utterly generic and I didn't even bother watching whatever else was released with the Terminator badge on it. And Terminator 1, while 'the original' just wasn't as great as the second. Worse in terms of CGI, script, acting and overall feel. To me, at least.
Kinda sad that they can't let the franchise die in peace. But that goes for many successful movies, games, books...
Kinda sad that they can't let the franchise die in peace. But that goes for many successful movies, games, books...
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T2 is an action classic, and I seem to recall was pretty state of the art for it's effects at the time (CGI vs more traditional techniques) but it's budget was absolutely MASSIVE when compared to the first film, it's almost an apples and oranges comparison in that respect. The acting in both I can take or leave, Edward Furlong was irritating everytime he spoke, Linda Hamilton was about the same (as the first film), Arnie had more to say (good thing or bad, I'm not sure!).. personally, don't see much between them in terms of acting. Just much higher production values.
Rise of the Machines (T3), had so much hype to live up to, it was almost certain to fail to meet expectations and lets face it, it's depressing. The first film ended with the Terminator failing, Sarah Connor living... Terminator 2 ended with the Terminator failing, John Connor living, and the future being saved.. T3... well that ended with what turned out to be an inevitable nuclear war.. that's never a good note to end a franchise on --- but, it did tell an important part of the story, it shows how/why judgement day happened.
With Terminator Salvation, they then kind of carried it forward to base an entire film around the war against the machines.... it had a lot of potential, but kind of failed to hit it's marks. It was okay, but not a classic.
Genysyisiys seems to be getting back to the older idea of the films, but is it really going to bring anything new in doing that? Based on telling a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end, I think all 4 films could be justified, even if only the first 2 were suitably well executed... Genisys, seems like jumping back to the original, to do a prequel/tie-in, just to generate a bit more cash, though it does look like it will be more enjoyable than the last two.
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Wait, this is part 1 of a new trilogy? Good Grief!
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So the terminator saves sarah when she's a kid.
I'm just about to go see this.
Has anyone here seen it, and what do you all think?
I'll give my review in about 3-4 hours if it is even worth reviewing.
And personally, I thought T2 was awesome when I was 15, but these days I say it is impossible to better the darkness of the original.
Though salvation I quite liked too.
Shame they didn't carry on from there really.......
I'll be back.
I'm just about to go see this.
Has anyone here seen it, and what do you all think?
I'll give my review in about 3-4 hours if it is even worth reviewing.
And personally, I thought T2 was awesome when I was 15, but these days I say it is impossible to better the darkness of the original.
Though salvation I quite liked too.
Shame they didn't carry on from there really.......
I'll be back.
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Hmmmm
Hard to say much without giving the plot away really.
It's a good action movie with the expected explosions and Hans Zimmer soundtrack.
It starts in the future, but quickly moves back to terminator 1 in some fairly authentic fashion.
Lots of in jokes for fans of the franchise, but where they make you chuckle and momentarily reminisce, they also quickly make you realise that they are puppeteering your favourite terminator folklore, and boy are they swinging the strings about.
I enjoyed it, but I left the theatre with several questions and quite a few "well if that was the case, why didn't they just do that" thoughts.
You know like how the entire premise of some of the older movies from the seventies and eighties could have been completely undone if just one character had had a cellphone?
Its a bit like that.
There is a bit of time travelling in this film, and that always leads me to the classic Marty mcfly moment when he says "if only I had more time..... Wait a minute! What am I talking about I've got a time machine!, I can just go back a little earlier....."
If they had used their time travelling antics a little more wisely, then you could have cut the runtime down to 30 minutes.
But I guess no one would go to see a thirty minute movie (unless it was Kung fury), so they needed to do something.
So, I'm babbling a bit, sorry, erm.... It's an ok action flick with some new style terminators, some good homage to terminator movies gone by, some sacrilegious timeline/folklore alterations and a fine looking pair of breasts.
And arnie's in it too.
I read somewhere online that it's the first of three, but I honestly can't really see how.
To say why I can't see how would be spoiling it for everyone, but I'm sure if the regular contributors to this section of the forum go see it and then speculate on where they are going with this side of the story, then maybe my eyes will be opened.
Is it worth going to the theatre for?
If you like an action movie which you know the backstory to (and that is essential) then why not.
It's certainly an enjoyable film.
If you like to save money and only go for movies that will take your breath away and make you think about them for weex to come, then I'd say wait for the bluray.
One thing I did was leave the theatre without waiting for the credits to finish.
I have a feeling I should have stayed and double checked that I didn't miss some vital clue to the next one at the end of the credits, but maybe That was just because I felt like the film shouldn't have just ended where it did.
Time will tell I guess.
Some terminator purists will leave the theatre disgusted, I have no doubt.
Postulating on what on earth they are going to do to the timeline next.
Some will leave feeling that when the credits rolled, the whole franchise had just been terminated.
👍
Hard to say much without giving the plot away really.
It's a good action movie with the expected explosions and Hans Zimmer soundtrack.
It starts in the future, but quickly moves back to terminator 1 in some fairly authentic fashion.
Lots of in jokes for fans of the franchise, but where they make you chuckle and momentarily reminisce, they also quickly make you realise that they are puppeteering your favourite terminator folklore, and boy are they swinging the strings about.
I enjoyed it, but I left the theatre with several questions and quite a few "well if that was the case, why didn't they just do that" thoughts.
You know like how the entire premise of some of the older movies from the seventies and eighties could have been completely undone if just one character had had a cellphone?
Its a bit like that.
There is a bit of time travelling in this film, and that always leads me to the classic Marty mcfly moment when he says "if only I had more time..... Wait a minute! What am I talking about I've got a time machine!, I can just go back a little earlier....."
If they had used their time travelling antics a little more wisely, then you could have cut the runtime down to 30 minutes.
But I guess no one would go to see a thirty minute movie (unless it was Kung fury), so they needed to do something.
So, I'm babbling a bit, sorry, erm.... It's an ok action flick with some new style terminators, some good homage to terminator movies gone by, some sacrilegious timeline/folklore alterations and a fine looking pair of breasts.
And arnie's in it too.
I read somewhere online that it's the first of three, but I honestly can't really see how.
To say why I can't see how would be spoiling it for everyone, but I'm sure if the regular contributors to this section of the forum go see it and then speculate on where they are going with this side of the story, then maybe my eyes will be opened.
Is it worth going to the theatre for?
If you like an action movie which you know the backstory to (and that is essential) then why not.
It's certainly an enjoyable film.
If you like to save money and only go for movies that will take your breath away and make you think about them for weex to come, then I'd say wait for the bluray.
One thing I did was leave the theatre without waiting for the credits to finish.
I have a feeling I should have stayed and double checked that I didn't miss some vital clue to the next one at the end of the credits, but maybe That was just because I felt like the film shouldn't have just ended where it did.
Time will tell I guess.
Some terminator purists will leave the theatre disgusted, I have no doubt.
Postulating on what on earth they are going to do to the timeline next.
Some will leave feeling that when the credits rolled, the whole franchise had just been terminated.
👍
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Plus Jurrasic World and Minions might have something to do.
Although I say the IMDB page. Its ok. Not bad but not great either. I agree with some that the franchise needs to be end especially with an old Schwarzenegger, several miscasts, ridiculous older movie references, and the story buildup thats isnt very engaging.
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Until last week, the only Terminator movie I watched was T2, and I don't even think I sat through the whole thing. I was young. Heck, I was born the year T1 came out. Anyway, I went and streamed the first four films over the week and I liked a lot of things about all of them. I don't hate T3 or T4 like a lot of people do. I find the entire storyline fascinating. Tomorrow I plan to watch Genisys, and I'm going into it with semi-high hopes.
Does it appear that there might be a 6th movie, or is this the end?
Does it appear that there might be a 6th movie, or is this the end?
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