A reboot that should be terminated.
Terminator:Genisys is a sequel and a reboot to the previous four Terminator movies, but I really only count the first two film classics.
I can see why the filmmakers of Terminator:Genisys thought it was a good idea, at least on paper to reboot the Terminator franchise after the disappointing third and fourth films. However, the story that is used to reignite this classic Sci-Fi film series works in reverse effect and just might (pun intended) terminate this series for possible sequels.
Let me first tell you the premise of this film. Kyle Reese goes back to 1984 to save Sarah Conner from being killed. Didn't this happen in the first movie? Hang on. When he gets there, he finds things are different then what he was expecting. I'll stop there. I will say this, without spoiling anything. What transpires through the rest of the film, it manages to erase all previous four movies from ever happening, at least for this movie. Fine. Pull a DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (X-MEN) if you must and erase the last two films. But how dare you mess with the first two, which includes the action masterpiece TERMINATOR:JUDGEMENT DAY. That is a cinema sin if I ever heard one. It might have worked if it was replaced with an even more fantastic story, but, instead we get a been there done that rehash of everything that we've ever seen in the previous TERMINATOR films. Might I add that turning this into a love story between Sarah Conner and John Reese admist all the action was a bad idea because there is not an ounce of chemistry between the two actors at all. The action sequences are decent, but like I said, we've seen this before. Why does it seem most of the action takes place in either a police station or a factory? If you're going to do something new, then by all means, do it. Instead, we get a flimsy time travel/end of the world love story that was done way better in TERMINATOR 2.
Besides some ok action, there is one thing that is good about this movie and almost makes it bearable to watch, and that is Arnold as the Terminator. Too bad we didn't get more of him.
I give TERMINATOR:GENISYS a C.
I recommend instead, to watch TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY instead of this turd.
That's my two cents.
I can see why the filmmakers of Terminator:Genisys thought it was a good idea, at least on paper to reboot the Terminator franchise after the disappointing third and fourth films. However, the story that is used to reignite this classic Sci-Fi film series works in reverse effect and just might (pun intended) terminate this series for possible sequels.
Let me first tell you the premise of this film. Kyle Reese goes back to 1984 to save Sarah Conner from being killed. Didn't this happen in the first movie? Hang on. When he gets there, he finds things are different then what he was expecting. I'll stop there. I will say this, without spoiling anything. What transpires through the rest of the film, it manages to erase all previous four movies from ever happening, at least for this movie. Fine. Pull a DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (X-MEN) if you must and erase the last two films. But how dare you mess with the first two, which includes the action masterpiece TERMINATOR:JUDGEMENT DAY. That is a cinema sin if I ever heard one. It might have worked if it was replaced with an even more fantastic story, but, instead we get a been there done that rehash of everything that we've ever seen in the previous TERMINATOR films. Might I add that turning this into a love story between Sarah Conner and John Reese admist all the action was a bad idea because there is not an ounce of chemistry between the two actors at all. The action sequences are decent, but like I said, we've seen this before. Why does it seem most of the action takes place in either a police station or a factory? If you're going to do something new, then by all means, do it. Instead, we get a flimsy time travel/end of the world love story that was done way better in TERMINATOR 2. Besides some ok action, there is one thing that is good about this movie and almost makes it bearable to watch, and that is Arnold as the Terminator. Too bad we didn't get more of him.
I give TERMINATOR:GENISYS a C.
I recommend instead, to watch TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY instead of this turd.
That's my two cents.
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