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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines showed that a Terminator universe without James Cameron was its own kind of wasteland. Schwarzenegger wasn’t enough, and retreading the same premise as T2—T-800 comes back in time to protect John Connor from a more advanced Terminator—made the third installment mostly pointless. The only part of that movie that significantly moved anything forward was the ending, and we already knew where that ending would take us.
Where did "Terminator Salvation" go wrong? Let's take a look at all the factors behind the audience saying, "Hasta la vista," to this film back in 2009.
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The newest Terminator film is all kinds of awful. Why is it so hard for someone not named James Cameron to make a good film out of that franchise?
If someone bought me a ticket to see this, I'd without hesitation, give to a coworker I don't like.
Hot potato is hot wet soggy potato.
I liked it. It was a refreshing story considering the previous 2 stories. Yes it is not as good as 1 & 2 but they're classics. This was a good way to soft reboot the franchise.
Not good enough . I dont feel like settling for "just better than the awful previous two" . Not when you follow two classic movies (and a surpringly great tv show)
And there is no way not to compare it to the only worthwhile Terminator when it essentially revisit and rearrange those plots
IMO, T2>T1>TS>T3>TG
I didn't find anything terribly wrong with Salvation. I was super excited to see where the stories would go and with a strong lead as Christian Bale I thought the series had some excellent footing to start again. The more I see of Genesys, the more I know I'm staying away.
If it wasn't for the horrible f**king trend that Hollywood has now of giving you ALL the money shots and ALL the best plot points of the movie in the trailers, Salvation would have been even better.
Thank GOD the Crying Game wasn't released in this day in age. Or Psycho, it would have been ruined.