The Terminator Thread

[The Natural]

1 hour ago, AxB said:

They're bringing Edward Furlong back, apparently. Usually he just plays Meth dealers nowadays.

That's him in The Green Hornet, playing a Meth Dealer.

The Crow: Wicked Prayer with Edward Furlong as the Crow is one of the worst films I've ever seen.

[J.H.]

We get Furlong when all I want is Michael Fuckin Beihn!

James

[Brian Fowler]

Ghostbusters is a bigger hit, but Alien is much closer to the same vein as Halloween and The Terminator. And she was THE star of Alien the way JLC was Halloween. Ghostbusters, not so much.

[J.T.]

Jesus, I'd take Summer Glau coming back to the Terminator universe over Ed fucking Furlong.

[Brian Fowler]

On 7/22/2019 at 8:54 AM, J.T. said:

Jesus, I'd take Summer Glau coming back to the Terminator universe over Ed fucking Furlong.

I'd take Summer Glau over most people ever.

[TheVileOne]

Can't get excited about Terminator anymore after the last several bullshit sequels/relaunches.

Edited July 24, 2019 by TheVileOne

[J.T.]

14 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

I'd take Summer Glau over most people ever.

She carried the physicality of being a Terminator very well, but I'd rather punch myself in the face than sit through her attempts to carry dramatic scenes with dialogue.

Edited July 24, 2019 by J.T.

[The Natural]

Just came out a few hours ago:

Redband:

Like them more than the first which disappointed. Redband trailer is the best so far.

Edited August 30, 2019 by The Natural

[The Natural]

[Raziel]

Ok, that trailer took me from "eh" to "I'm in" pretty quick.

[Craig H]

Same here. This is the first time I can say that a new Terminator movie looks really good.

[Eivion]

Yeah those were some damn fine trailers. I was probably going to watch regardless just due to my dad and brother probably wanting to see it, but now I'm actually a little excited for it.

[Niners Fan in CT]

Redband trailer got me.  Fucking dammit..  just when I think I'm out.  Is it me or does this look like some practical effects with the cars and explosions?  They look pretty good. 

[TheVileOne]

The latest trailer is an improvement over the previous one, but it still looks like we're retreading Genisys territory. Still not sold. 

[BurningBeard]

On 8/31/2019 at 6:08 AM, TheVileOne said:

The latest trailer is an improvement over the previous one, but it still looks like we're retreading Genisys territory. Still not sold. 

Same. I'm starting to think this franchise is a poisoned chalice

Edited September 2, 2019 by CreativeControl

[AxB]

Starting to think? Did you not watch any of the movies since T2? I think that's why Avengers Endgame went so hard on "You can't change the past" in the time travel. Because everyone who's tried to do anything in the Terminator universe has ended up tied in knots with all the plotting having to make sense when it narratively can't.

[Curt McGirt]

The Honest Trailer for T2 totally ripped the entire logic of the series to pieces. After watching that I can't even take the first one seriously. I mean, it still rules, but there is no logic there. 

Edited September 2, 2019 by Curt McGirt

[Brian Fowler]

33 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said:

The Honest Trailer for T2 totally ripped the entire logic of the series to pieces. After watching that I can't even take the first one seriously. I mean, it still rules, but there is no logic there. 

The first two work because you don't think about it (though I wish they had kept the two little mentions that the factory at the end of the first one is Cyberdine) 

Especially the first or when it never gives you time to think.

[BurningBeard]

46 minutes ago, AxB said:

Starting to think? Did you not watch any of the movies since T2? I think that's why Avengers Endgame went so hard on "You can't change the past" in the time travel. Because everyone who's tried to do anything in the Terminator universe has ended up tied in knots with all the plotting having to make sense when it narratively can't.

Yeah I did but they had good intentions and an intriguing enough premise that I went along with it. And now I’ve learned that in spite of those good intentions or a decent concept the magic just really isn’t there and it probably never was to begin with and nothing can be done about it even with James Cameron’s involvement 

3 was rough, saved somewhat by a decent final act. Salvation might have been okay if the story hadn’t been redone to accommodate Christian Bale, Genysis sounded great in theory by paying homage but retelling the narrative so it wasn’t beholden to it but was ultimately nothing but set pieces 

In an age of ‘franchise everything’ some stuff just really shouldn’t 

[Brian Fowler]

I hate Genysis the least out of those three.

[Niners Fan in CT]

Nearly three decades later and T2 is still the best Action/Sci-Fi of all time. That's why these keep getting made. 

[Brian Fowler]

25 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said:

Nearly three decades later and T2 is still the third best Action/Sci-Fi directed by James Cameron of all time. That's why these keep getting made. 

FTFY

[Niners Fan in CT]

3 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said:

FTFY

You gotta be joking me. Although I'm not gonna shit on Aliens.  

[Brian Fowler]

Just now, Niners Fan in CT said:

You gotta be joking me. Although I'm not gonna shit on Aliens.  

Terminator > Aliens as well.

(But, if it counts as action, Blade Runner is better then all of these.)

[Niners Fan in CT]

T2 holds a special place in my childhood heart but at worst it's still an absolute classic.  Believe it or not the last Terminator that came out did very well overseas so they are going to keep trying to get this right...  I hope this one gets it right.