I can’t say I’m expecting much from Terminator Genisys. Then again, it could merely be a case of Paramount having no clue what they’re doing when it comes to cutting the trailers and deciding what pictures should be released. That’s me being a “the glass is maybe half-full” kind of guy. As for the previous Terminator films, I enjoy the first two well enough and while I haven’t seen Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines in about nine years, I didn’t entirely hate it. However, Terminator Salvation was a complete and utter mess, or, as I wrote in my review six years ago, “Terminator Salvation is a big dull, predictable dud that counts on monotonous action sequences far too often, while making characters and story secondary.” It appears Arnold Schwarzenegger is no fan either.
When asked what he believes to be the best Terminator film to date he doesn’t even mention the fourth and when it’s pointed out he didn’t do the fourth movie in the following “Good Morning America” interview he says, “Thank God… It sucked,” while his Genisys co-stars laugh around him. Hmmmm, I wonder if they’ll still be laughing if Genisys turns out being the kind of film it looks like it’s stacking up to be.
It is interesting to note Schwarzenneger had no part in Salvation considering he sort of showed up in the film as the CG monstrosity you see above.
Terminator Genisys arrives in theaters on July 1, watch the interview below.
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When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future…
Directed by Alan Taylor
Starring: Jason Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Byung-hun Lee, Dayo Okeniyi, Matt Smith and J.K. Simmons
