I'd like to begin with a little thought experiment. Imagine it's 1991, Terminator 2 has just come out. Also, let's imagine the internet and had existed at that time. What would many of the comments look like?
"OMG, the Terminator has gone soft! He is a father figure now! T2 has officially ruined the Franchise!"
"The T1000 doesn't look scary at all! What's with that liquid metal crap???"
"This kid actor that plays John Connor can't act!! This is supposed to be the savior of mankind??"
While browsing through the comments to Terminator: Dark Fate I thought: Why are people today so much more unforgiving than before? Is this the worst film ever? Would the same people trash T2 if it came out today?
Anyway, I watched it and I was surprised in a good way. Not to defend everything that happens here, the new Terminator has its weaknesses. You can of course critizise it for killing off John Connor and basically telling a new saviour story. You can also be angry about replacing Skynet with a new dangerous AI called Legion.
But you can also be thankful for the return of Linda Hamilton not just as a cameo but as a main character. Also, the film is a chase movie again. The main characters are on the run constantly, which is one of the key elements of T1 and 2. Also, most of the irritating humour from T3 especially is gone. Yes, Arnold has some One-liners again, but the overall feel of the film is much darker and even more violent again. Finally, the film offers some fresh ideas that haven't been seen in previous Terminator-films. Some of them I like more, some less.
So I actually agree with some critics who claimed this the third best entry in the series. I mean have you seen what happened since T2??
*T3 has a weak villain and relies too much on stupid jokes. *The one with Christian Bale had some potential but turned out quite boring and didn't really feel like a Terminator-film. *Genysis was all over the place and it had Jai Courtney (I don't know why this man is still acting...)
I'm happy with the decision of the filmmakers to ignore everything that happened after T2. Also, I have tremendous faith in James Cameron, who was involved as a writer and exec producer here, that this is close to his vision for the Terminator Franchise.
Again, I don't know why people are so hard on this film. Yes, it's not perfect. But in no way is it the worst film in the Franchise.
"OMG, the Terminator has gone soft! He is a father figure now! T2 has officially ruined the Franchise!"
"The T1000 doesn't look scary at all! What's with that liquid metal crap???"
"This kid actor that plays John Connor can't act!! This is supposed to be the savior of mankind??"
While browsing through the comments to Terminator: Dark Fate I thought: Why are people today so much more unforgiving than before? Is this the worst film ever? Would the same people trash T2 if it came out today?
Anyway, I watched it and I was surprised in a good way. Not to defend everything that happens here, the new Terminator has its weaknesses. You can of course critizise it for killing off John Connor and basically telling a new saviour story. You can also be angry about replacing Skynet with a new dangerous AI called Legion.
But you can also be thankful for the return of Linda Hamilton not just as a cameo but as a main character. Also, the film is a chase movie again. The main characters are on the run constantly, which is one of the key elements of T1 and 2. Also, most of the irritating humour from T3 especially is gone. Yes, Arnold has some One-liners again, but the overall feel of the film is much darker and even more violent again. Finally, the film offers some fresh ideas that haven't been seen in previous Terminator-films. Some of them I like more, some less.
So I actually agree with some critics who claimed this the third best entry in the series. I mean have you seen what happened since T2??
*T3 has a weak villain and relies too much on stupid jokes. *The one with Christian Bale had some potential but turned out quite boring and didn't really feel like a Terminator-film. *Genysis was all over the place and it had Jai Courtney (I don't know why this man is still acting...)
I'm happy with the decision of the filmmakers to ignore everything that happened after T2. Also, I have tremendous faith in James Cameron, who was involved as a writer and exec producer here, that this is close to his vision for the Terminator Franchise.
Again, I don't know why people are so hard on this film. Yes, it's not perfect. But in no way is it the worst film in the Franchise.