Review of Terminator Genisys (2015) by Hazardreborn — 04 Jul 2015

Pay no attention to the lame critics. They probably are still whining over the fact that the trailer spoiled the main plot-twist in the film. Which by the way I had spoiled as well and still loved every second of this film.

On my first viewing, I loved it enough to want to give it a 9/10. Then I thought well it has some drawbacks and some plot-holes, and thus should objectively belong at 8/10.

However, as far as subjective taste goes, I still think it is a 9/10 and would so watch this film again and again!!!

On second viewing, I realised that what I implied as a convenient plot-hole, is perhaps a plot-point on its own that they are building up to for the next films. A mystery to solve. And that thought makes this film even more fun to watch! I simply love it.

I wanted the ending to be a little darker, however with light of the chance of 2 more films coming out to complete the trilogy, I am happy with this ending as well.

It was a little PG heavy, and it could have been a little longer to add in there some lore elements and some slow-paced horror like the originals. However, even without those the pace is great. So great in fact I found fixed to the film all the way through on both viewings. Which is awesome! No bore, and no characters that I didn't want to see. It feels as though it really just kept the important things.

Fan service is also there. Recreated scenes from the original Terminator. The war in the future. All perfect. Then it follows a classic time-twisting element of the Terminator saga to become also releveant to our own time, leaving (spoiler) Sarah Connor in a future with Kyle Reese the year of 2017. Also the year the sequel should come out, right? (End of spoiler).

Hence it is all lined up perfectly.

I can't wait to see the next ones and I am so watching this again and again and again. I simply loved it.

The naysayers are either to ignorant to understand half the plot or are wering nostalgia goggles at which point only a screening of the original Terminator would please them. Their views on all things Terminator are completely unfair, proving also that they are NOT fans of the franchise, but fans of the old film because hey, childhood.

Anyway, check it out.

I would even go as far as saying that it is almost as good as T2. I liked it more than T1, for sure, and that in itself is a HUGE surprise. But to also like it also as much as T2? Well that was completely out of the question and yet it happened.

Definately more fun to watch than T2 though, even with some drawbacks it is a film that second and third viewings keep adding to it. For me, this is a new timeless classic and a perfect addition to the Terminator franchise. It doesn't undo the old films either. Since this timeline exists because of the previous ones.

For some this is the true T3. For me it is not. T3 was T3. This here was an awesome reboot that I simply loved which "resets the future"! For me, this will be a new classic.

Bring the rest on.