Well, they tried again. For what feels like the 13th time, a Terminator Series fails to relaunch. Is it bad though?
It's not a SPOILER, right? I mean, it is literally how they marketed the Film.
In the Present, a new Terminator is sent to Mexico to kill a seemingly-normal young woman.
A mysterious young woman shows up to save the other and they have to flee the Auto Manufacturing Plant.
It's an Action Film, so let's get on the Freeway!
A surprise- not really, given the promotion- appearance of Sarah Connor is enough to turn the tide...for now.
Can a woman from the Future and a grizzled woman from the Past team up to save a young woman in the Present to save our Future?
Was that sentence confusing enough for you?
The woman from the Future explains that Skynet was defeated (since she's never heard of it), but a new threat rose in its place.
That's why the Hispanic-looking robot is here, since the young Mexican woman is important in this time.
Can they team up with Schwarzenegger (who's role I won't fully SPOIL) to save the future from a dark fate?
To find out, watch the Film. It's on Amazon Prime, so maybe get around to it now.
Considering how poorly it did, I was expecting worse. Terminator: Salvation was a bit of a mess, even if it tried something new with its tone and setting. Terminator: Genisys was all sorts of dumb and failed to tell a self-contained Story. Terminator: Dark Fate tried something new, but crashed and burned. I'm sure you could document the many reasons that it likely didn't do well. For one, it is Franchise Fatigue (both for it and them in general). Secondly, in trying to be different, it might have alienated a few people. John is dead and now it is a bunch of ladies fighting a Terminator- that might ruffle some feathers. Even having its original Lead back wasn't enough for the 2015 failure, so that's not enough. I liked having Linda Hamilton back here- not seen since T2- and I thought she did a good job playing the grizzled, tough lady that Jamie Lee Curtis did in the last Halloween. The future stuff and time-travel is a bit screwy, but all came together. The new Terminator's gimmick of splitting between the liquid metal and the skeletal form (see below) is a neat one. It sure is better than 'Nanobot Terminator' from Genisys or just Lady Terminator from T3 (not to be confused with the Film called Lady Terminator). One of the more subtle disappointments here is that its Director left Deadpool 2 over 'creative differences' and rebounded to this, only to see it fail. Sorry, bud! In the final Act, they get a bit preachy with the 'you decide your fate' aspect and it might get a bit 'Yea, Ladies!' at times. If I'm noticing it (and not really bothered by it), I can only imagine others getting up in arms about it. What's next for the Franchise? Only time will tell...but do see this Movie if you haven't and give it a shot. I know 2 people that liked it.
A solid Action Film that does have some odd pacing issues. If you can get past that and a little bit of preachiness towards the end, it's a fun time for all.
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