A lot of the reviews I saw said exactly the same thing, that it's the The Force Awakens of Terminator movies. It does a bit premature to me to judge a movie like this on just the first 5 minutes, a lot of these kinds of movies like to start off seeming like they are going to be one thing, before then throw a curve in there and end up something completely different.
Just saw it. It's a good, back-to-basics TERMINATOR movie with a good cast and some spectacular action. It doesn't break any new ground, but it was fun.
Just returned from the movie. My wife and I liked it, It was more like the first movie but a little different, although we were prettig shocked after the opening scène. And Linda Hamilton was just GREAT, I felt so sorry for her. But I hope that they just go forward into the future, like Salvation did but with a better story and with Hamilton.
All of the post-T2 movies have made, at the very least, modest profits. But nothing of what I've seen of Dark Fate gives me any interest in seeing it.
I'm not sure I get why the "The TFA of Terminator movies" keeps getting mentioned. Every Terminator sequel except for Salvation follows the same pattern as the original film. They've been TFA-ing since long before TFA existed.
Previously, on page one of this thread... *wakes up* And the reviews are.....middling to poor. I think I'll wait until it's on TV.
It has been 35 years since Linda Hamilton first graced screens as the now-legendary Sarah Connor in James Cameron's The Terminator. Images of Sarah in a tank top, combat pants, and sunglasses — ready to take on whatever Skynet throws at her — are seared into the collective costume consciousness. It is a look that is updated in Terminator: Dark Fate, which sees Hamilton return to this role for the first time in nearly three decades. https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/look-of-the-week-sarah-connors-terminator-style-evolution
So, for anyone who watched the film, how does it rank in the frachise, or in comparison to the original?
Judgement Day Terminator Dark fate Salvation (at least they tried something new with going to the future) Rise of the Machines Genisys
I think that this new one invalidates T1 and T2. All the other sequels were based on the time line being changed and this one just did the same thing. This movie and genysis really messed up John Connor. TDF basically took him totally out if the equation and just gave us more of the same.
Since we already got one spoiler post, I'd to remind everyone this is not a spoiler thread, if you want to talk about spoilers, please either hide them, or start a spoiler review thread. I'm probably not going to be able to see it til Wednesday and I'm trying to avoid spoilers.
It seems it’s not doing good at box office. It’s a shame but not surprising either. The brand is tainted. I liked all Star Wars films, Prequels included. But you had 10 years between ROTS and TFA to build interest. It’s been only 4 years since the last attempt to reboot Terminator. Which was only 6 years after the previous try!!! Plus all Star Wars films build on each other. I understand that the casual audience do not care or understand continuity. But when Terminator films are defined by constant recasting and reboots it’s a problem. Even casul film goers got to be confused. What are we getting now?! Nothing exists in a vacuum. Most sequels are veiled rehashes of the same idea. How many variations of time traveling Terminator sent to the past to kill someone can be done? Even if it was a single continuity all these years. But either way there have been now 6 films same idea.