Terminator Genisys (July 1st, 2015)

[Bo Shrek]

Being a fan of the Terminator franchise, this is a movie I wanted to see BUT had the patients to wait until I could borrow from library (which I did yesterday). Knowing I would eventually watch this I did not bother to see trailers, read reviews or come to this thread. I watched this this morning and found myself fulling entertained with action, effects, story and comedy. Basically I enjoyed it. Based on personal enjoyment of "the first time viewing" I would put TG ahead of Ultron and JW.

Loved Arnold approach for this new T-800....."Pops". And liked the father/daughter plus father/daughters love interest. And liked that Arnold's character "finally" was not terminated in the movie. Now if only Predator could do that!!

 

[a-dev]

Yeah the one time they don't terminate him and it's a film that now won't get a sequel. But sure where would it really go with him anyway. I was only curious what kind of Terminator he was by the end - did he still have any endoskeleton (TX-style) or did his programming and memory entirely transfer into the mimetic poly-alloy - making him a T-1000?

 

[cmiller99]

I'd say that for all intents and purposes he was a TX.

 

[EVILFACE]

T-800X

That would have also allowed them to use other actors for the character.

But no sequel so .....

 

[Khev]

Yeah the one time they don't terminate him and it's a film that now won't get a sequel. But sure where would it really go with him anyway.

Yeah, as much as my goodwill toward Genisys wanted them to be able to complete the trilogy as I've thought it over I really pretty much just wanted more so some questions could be answered. Who sent Pops being the big one. But I guess I don't really need to see hours more of Arnold, Clarke and Courtney fighting Skynet again.

After my third viewing I did start to wonder if they really were hinting that Reese was somehow more than human.

Some possible "clues:"

1. Him being faster than the T-1000 and knocking the revolver out of his hand

2. The one cop in the department store seemingly behaving as if he'd been hit by a Mack truck when Reese plowed into him

3. Reese furrowing his brow at the silver mannequin when the cops lead him away, something that Robert Patrick did in a similar moment

4. Him shielding Sarah on the freeway *with his body* against a speeding car.

Or it could just be that the director was still in "Marvel mode" and treated Reese like a mini-Steve Rogers. Who knows.

 

[cmiller99]

I'd just say that they wanted him to be Action Man rather than subtle hints towards him being a robot.

 

[Khev]

Yeah I'm probably giving the filmmakers too much credit but it did make me curious nonetheless.

 

[Python]

Haven't been reading this thread lately as it started being spoilerish, fair enough at this stage I guess...


Anyway, if it hasn't been mentioned yet, a sequel is confirmed! How isn't there a Dredd 2 by now? sigh...


?Terminator: Genisys? Sequel Now Confirmed; Emilia Clarke Sure Of Joining As Sarah Connor! : Trending News : KpopStarz

 

[Khev]

They're taking time to "re-adjust" the sequels? They're probably trying to figure out how to justify a truck chase that takes place on top of the Great Wall of China.

 

[cmiller99]

That would be so dumb. And great.

Edit: Dumb great. Not good great.

 

[Python]

Ahh good, I thought that was a spoiler from Genisys for a second.... Almost threw up

 

[a-dev]

The Alien franchise took the more respectable approach after its equivalent of T2 - the third film tried to go back to the original in its scenario rather than taking the easy option of copying the most recent formula that had been so successful. It didn't pay off at the box office though or in the initial critical response. Still, Alien 3 is a much better movie than T3 and I kinda wish the Terminator franchise had copied its pattern. Instead they went the ''more is more'' way - Arnie a goodie again, a (so-called) more advanced villain, increased the scale of the action, more comedy. It just took the franchise further and further away from the original in every way, culminating in Genisys. And, sorry, that didn't happen. Not in my Terminator-verse.

T2 had already pushed it to the limits of what I'm willing to accept, and I do accept and love T2. However, for me, it should have ended there. No other movie was necessary except maybe a future-set 'prequel' which very much should have had the tone of the T1 future scenes combined with the special effects of the T2 future scene. Drop all or most of the humour. No good guy Arnie - in fact no goodie Terminators at all - until the very end when they activate Uncle Bob to go after the T-1000.

 

[RIDDICK]

The problem is that after T2 there shouldn't have been any more Schwarzenegger.
It's really amazing that TSCC series got made, and that it was good.

 

[CallMeTheDoctor]

I like this movie. Maybe it had to do that I saw Spectre first and I established Craig's like an Earth 2 version of Bond.

Seeing this, I saw it more like Earth 2 Terminator, that way it doesn't necessarily taint the original.


I am not a fan of Jai Courtney, but he was decent. I love Emilia and how she is up and coming, but yeah she didn't strike me like Sarah.

Overall, solid film IMO.

 

[Bo Shrek]

Picked up sealed Terminator Genisys with slip cover AND extra disc with the bonus 90 extra contents from a guy on craigslist $10. Not bad since I watched it for the first time borrowed from the library. I thought only BB carried the 90 minute extra disc. Wonder where he got this from....

 

[rushmore223]

Why would the robots bother putting humans into camps for extermination? Why dont they just kill humans when they find them? I doubt they need cheap labor, since they are machines!

 

[WWEJedi]

Others like this movie to? You guys better bash them to.

 

[CatWoman'sPenPal]

Just seen the movie. It's not bad. Story is OK - 6/10

Genisys is the crappiest Terminator movie to date and Terminator 3 is the second crappiest.

Terminator 2 is the best by far and Terminator (the first movie) is the second best.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I put this on my Netflix list the first other day...expectations are set to low

 

[RIDDICK]

After rewatchin' this I must say that the basic plot is REALLY cool and I REALLY like it. Could've been made into one awesome film, but... the script is mixed (great stuff with some trully dumb ****), the direction is meh, actors are blegh and the music is awfully unfit (I like Lorne Balfe, but this was just too bland and wrong for a Terminator).