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I think that if you knew nothing about terminator movies, it's just an ok movie though, nothing really feels dangerous or sparks the imagination greatly.
An interesting read, but I have to question.. is it really a good movie as the author says? Ignoring any politics it was a pretty generic action flick imo
I think Arnold was right to be the hero in T2 as it works perfectly and he made both good and bad versions iconic. I think after this point he should've played the human that skynet based the model 101 on and be a heroric character in that context (not the hokey character in the T3 outtake though)
It's not credible to keep returning as a 'good' terminator. Uncle Bob should have been the exception.
There's a number of ways they could've utilised the human character, maybe starting the resistance and laying some of the groundwork for John.. fighting against the early skynet models and getting a martyrs end as the future war gets underway and skynet using his image as a symbol of futility against it.
I would disagree with T3 respecting the franchise..the Elton glasses scene instantly makes a mockery of the whole thing and it's pretty much a way less good version of T2 despite a few good moments.
I think the frustration is that there's enough basis to make another awesome movie but after T2 theres too much eye rolling humour, the t800/850 is now always a noble hero/protector character and not actually a terminator anymore, poor casting choices, poor plotlines, poor cgi, the same rehashed come with me if you want to live lines over and over, etc, etc.
Contrast Kyle's bleak description of the future to Sarah in t1with 'talk to the hand' in T3, calling a t800 pops or the mugshot scenes in genisys or t800 Carl's drape business in DOF.
In short, they have replaced Micheal Biehn with Jai Courtney literally and figuratively :)
It can be taken either way I guess...the last line encourages one but I suspect you won't care by that point :)
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