Review of Terminator Genisys (2015) by Muldjord — 30 Jun 2015

This movie is clearly meant as an amalgamation of the first two movies. You could even go as far as calling it a tribute. It's not as clever or as groundbreaking, but there's a lot to enjoy. Arnold is at his best and the explanation for his dated looks as a terminator is easily believable. This was probably my biggest question when learning that the movie was in the works and wondering about Arnolds age since he is supposed to be a robot. But it makes sense! And the "young" t-800 looks great! Almost can't tell it's cgi and I absolutely loved the scenes where they interact.

There's a lot of enjoyable dialog in this movie. Some comedic stuff going on aswell, which I always appreciate as long as it's not overdone. They walk the line, but don't cross it. The Arnold smile was just brilliant!

Action sequences are reminiscent of a lot of the action from the first two movies. Clearly meant as such, which is perfect in my opinion. They did go a bit overboard a couple of times, especially the helicopter scene, but nothing that really ruined anything.

One-liners are also a highlight. I'm sure the pro reviewers will bash that, as they are supposed to I guess. But I loved it. Arnold should always be back, that's just how I want it.

The story is a bit muddled - and quite hard to follow. But once I decided on just giving in to the paradoxes, I just had a brilliant time watching it. It basically tries to rewrite the first two movies, which is ok by me. The first two movies are still as brilliant as ever, so I don't mind seeing how else it could have played out. Even though it is a bit more confusing this time around.

Sarah Connor is a bit miscast in the movie. Emilia Clarke is a great actor, but she does seem a bit too decent for this role. Her look is just too sweet in my opinion, even though she does a great job at it. I certainly don't dislike her as Sarah Connor, but with Linda Hamilton's boots to fill, it's an uphill battle.

All in all this is certainly the best Terminator since T2. I'm actually wanting to just forget about 3 and 4 and call this one 3.