Terminator franchise reboot

V F · 13 Apr 2015 at 20:51

Grandmaster Fap! said:
I must be in the minority as i thought Salvation was pretty good, i honestly dont understand the hate it gets compared to T3 which i thought was a comedy skit of T2!

The strange thing is, I always associate Terminator Salvation with the video game: Enemy Territory Quake Wars. It has the same sandy, gritty atmosphere. Everything looks deserted and/or chalky.

Somnambulist · 13 Apr 2015 at 21:22

T3 felt like a pointless film but it at least went with the dark ending. Salvation was just... I've rarely wanted to walk out of the cinema but it had so many ******-sized plot holes and things that made absolutely zero sense, way beyond any suspension of disbelief - how the script made it all the way to screen I'll never know.

Gerard · 13 Apr 2015 at 22:12

Actually looks interesting now, though it did massively spoil a large part of the movie...I'm guessing they seen the "meh" feedback so far and had to do something to get interest going for it.

molinari · 14 Apr 2015 at 12:55

As others have mentioned about the spoilers in this trailer, I don't think there is much need to actually go and watch it now.

Secret_Window · 14 Apr 2015 at 13:19

There is another twist in the film that hasn't been revealed, apparently...

Diagro · 14 Apr 2015 at 14:01

Hikari Kisugi said:
Matt Smith will be perfect for a deus ex type ending involving a timey-whimey thing......

The-Fender · 16 Apr 2015 at 01:29

A reboot with Lee Evans as the terminator would be rather nice,

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No1newts · 16 Apr 2015 at 16:49

So now not only does it look ****, it looks **** and I know everything that will happen, great way to put the final nail in the coffin with regard to me going to watch it!

Gerard · 8 Jun 2015 at 23:40

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/james-cameron-genisys-terminator-endorsement-121016156362.html

James Cameron liked it, surprisingly. (spoilers in the video, some bits not even in the trailers)

SonniLombardi · 27 Jun 2015 at 00:17

Reviews are coming in a bit poor I've been reading, will put this off for now I think.

FoxEye · 27 Jun 2015 at 14:00

Hikari Kisugi said:
hmm so future John becomes Skynet itself?
that's somewhat odd, interesting twist upon things
pondering why he is bothering to come back at all

Why did you not spoiler that (I've done it for you)? FFS.

This was going to be FOTY 2015. Now you've ruined it. I'm going to cry now.

Tummy · 27 Jun 2015 at 14:09

Press screening for this! Cannot wait to see if it really any good.

Marsman · 30 Jun 2015 at 16:53

Well having just seen some of the early reviews, couldn't help but laugh. Trailers looked ****, and the film looks like it delivers.

Maybe if this does badly enough, we will be spared the planned 2nd and 3rd films.

Jonny2284 · 30 Jun 2015 at 17:32

This is meant to be a comedy reframing of Terminator right? They aren't expecting us to swallow this as a serious plot?

Gerard · 30 Jun 2015 at 19:49

Jonny2284 said:
This is meant to be a comedy reframing of Terminator right?

Nope.

ianh · 30 Jun 2015 at 20:14

Marsman said:
Maybe if this does badly enough, we will be spared the planned 2nd and 3rd films.

Sadly it'll do really well due to the hype, regardless of how good, but more likely bad, it really is.

Unfortunately I think the ability to tell a good story has virtually died out in mainstream Hollywood nowadays, it's all about "just do some talking or something so we can get to the next set piece".

It'd be nice to have a screenwriter take his idea outside to a "normal" person to get a common sense check done on it before the studio OK'd it, but that will never happen.

TALON1973 · 30 Jun 2015 at 20:31

ianh said:
Sadly it'll do really well due to the hype, regardless of how good, but more likely bad, it really is.

Well going by my odean showing it wont be doing much box office .. 2 shows on 2 days

ianh · 30 Jun 2015 at 21:49

Hmmm thats very low. Down here there's 11 showings (2D/3D) per day in Ashford which is kind of what I'd expect for a summer block-buster.

Gerard · 1 Jul 2015 at 03:01

Reading some interviews, apparently the big spoiler that was included in the later trailers was something that the writers and director and a lot of people behind the scenes weren't happy about. Seems like Paramount seen the lukewarm reaction to the earlier trailers and cut one with that in it to generate some interest even though its obviously a key point in the movie.

To me it seems like they shot themselves in the foot, i think keeping that a secret and letting word of mouth spread thee word would have generated far more interest in people wanting to see it for themselves.

SixTwoSix · 1 Jul 2015 at 05:59

Same principle as Jurassic World for me, i'm going to go in with low expectations not expecting much but will watch it anyway cos you know...Terminators right

Plus I don't pay per movie as I have an unlimited card with cineworld