For some reason, long before the release of the film, the viewer was enveloped in excitement and thoughts that Terminator: Genesis, how to say, “cannot”, I am afraid all these thoughts were not in vain, because so it all happened. Even before the premiere of the film, there was an interview and even a video was posted where James Cameron himself (director of the first two parts) says that the film promises to be interesting, that the guys there have done this, it will be very exciting and amazing. Arnold said the franchise no longer needed Cameron. I'm afraid the first one lied, apparently forced the second to jump to conclusions. And then there’s the third one, and he either forced a spoiler into the poster and video, or he did it himself, revealing one of the most important and key points of the new part.
What I want to say about the plot, even if we were not told that someone turned into a robot, the film would not be better from it. Why? I remember what Cameron said. The writers played a cruel joke with all the previous parts of the film, simply erasing everything and writing their own, like finished and corrected, everything for new viewers. I personally don’t understand what made the writers change the script and make it so illogical and leaky. Where did the reality, untouched by the war, come from, if it falls into a changed past, where the new T-1000 is still in full swing, which, well, does not catch or scare at all. Or is it a hint that Kyle Reese is the new chosen one? One can only guess how to find a way out of this impasse, while not breaking the pit under it.
As for the actors. I want to ask why Jai Courtney? I don’t think a more famous or experienced actor would want to play the new Kyle Reese. I am afraid that Jai Courtney suffered the expected defeat in a duel with Michael Bean (old Kyle Reese). The character of John Connor in general is not motivated by anything, so quite a good actor Jason Clark could not properly reveal his character. He's always chatting, he's got such beautiful speeches about the future and he's got a lot of energy, so why don't you just finish everybody off with a wave of your hand? There are relatively few claims to Emily Clarke, but it is impossible to compare her with Linda Hamilton at all. Linda showed a man who was strict and confident in his beliefs, and in order to defend his position, she was ready to do anything. Alas, no matter how hard Arnold tries, he does not pull this film even to the level of a “walker”. It's just so bad that there's nothing to pull.
My opinion:
Terminator: Genesis can be called the most meaningless and idiotic incomprehensible. After all, no one ever realized that this, this is a kind of continuation of the rebooted prequel for a new sequel. I don’t want to say anything, the logical chain was followed despite mixed film scores. “Rise of the Machines” wasn’t as good as “Judgment Day,” but it was a sequel. But “May the Savior Come” already transports us to the future, where people on the remains of the world are fighting machines. What does this one do? I don't understand. Genesis demonstrates how one film can merge the previous 4 parts, the last 2 of which may not have been planned as direct sequels. These are just complaints about the plot, and if you go to blunders and shortcomings, then the review may simply not fit. Personally, the last scene of the film at the factory outraged to the limit, although I am not an ardent fan of this franchise, I can imagine the reaction of loyal fans to this.
In general, the viewing is not recommended and I hope that on this the Terminator will be left alone and will no longer touch the suffering franchise.
3 out of 10
My darkest expectations were met. " The Terminator became a parody of itself, the authors no longer knew how to justify the idea and screwed up such nonsense like memories from memories that can not be, a new terminator of pixels, well, really, do not say openly that you want to make money, you need to somehow get out, in the end - UG, which seems even more dull in the finale: "I did not kill myself, I updated," for fuck's sake! What a twist!
Let us add to this to the horror of the terrible comrade Connor, whose face, apparently, was borrowed from our homemade ones from the film "Vysotsky", and also the plasticine Sarah, who slept through the film with her eyes open, and when she came to herself she screamed and nervous, but was still an unconvincing doll. Kyle Reese played by Jai Courtney was not much better, for a person performing such a mission and getting into deadly situations, this hero was too calm and unperturbed, he, like Sarah, napped and woke up only to shoot. Arnold Schwarzenegger. What about Arnold Schwarzenegger? The actor makes money stupidly. There’s nothing left of The Terminator: honestly, looking at it in this movie, you believe it’s a car, as it was in the first two parts?! No, this is an elderly uncle who walks on straight legs, makes jokes from time to time and makes faces.
This is a failure, a failure in all articles: the ridiculous plot and disgusting acting have done their black work and no special effects will save this shame from failure and spitting fans of Cameron’s masterpieces towards the creators of this nonsense.
Let’s cross our fingers so that this is the last attempt to torture our eyes and brain.
2 out of 10
After all, they tried. Really tried. Laeta Kalogridis, who didn’t like The Rise of the Machines and The Savior, struggled to squeeze out the story we ended up with. And we got something incomprehensible. It is hardly necessary to find fault with actors, special effects, soundtrack – all this is tolerable in general. But the script had to be sent to the furnace at the earliest stage of production.
1. Antagonist. The T-800, T-1000, T-X – in every film in the franchise, the villain became more invulnerable and dangerous. Genesis continues the tradition, but it does so with some blasphemy. No, the very idea of choosing a character for the role of the nano-tech T-3000 looks even attractive, but at the same time it is difficult to get rid of the idea that Taylor and Kalogridis are stepping into the forbidden sacred Cameron territory, and they do it with such enviable consistency that the anger of most fans of the franchise in the end is inevitable. However, the T-3000 is at least not a young metal creature from the previous film with a human heart, passionately dreaming of becoming a “real boy”. Thank you for that.
2. Sarah, Kyle, Arnie, John. Of course, Jai Courtney is significantly inferior to Michael Bean, and Arnold is in his old paintings. A flurry of criticism fell on Emilia Clarke in connection with her uneven play. There are no complaints about Jason Clark – he is trying for everyone. But J.K. Simmons and Matt Smith with their empty roles, there is no place here. The replay by the new actors of some scenes of the original film was perceived by some as a spit in their direction. To some extent, given the poor quality of the film as a whole, such a profuse quoting and speculating on the nostalgic feelings of the fans really should look like a petty and sneaky reception, however, as mentioned above, they tried and tried not only to make a seemingly interesting story, but also to please everyone at once, to sit on two chairs. Of course it didn't work.
3. Temporary collapse. If the first part of the film, seasoned with nostalgic notes, can be easily digested, then when watching the second, the whole gut begins to violently rebel, refusing to accept what is served to it. Even if you do not try to understand all the spatio-temporal and alternative vicissitudes of the film and the broken cause-and-effect relationships, purely on an intuitive level, the viewer will begin to understand the incorrectness and even the absurdity of what is happening. Then all this will be seasoned with absolutely empty and thoughtless action, which will only aggravate the situation. As a result, when the final credits float on the screen and a familiar musical theme plays out, the sensations will remain unpleasant. Resuscitation only finished off the patient.
4 out of 10
The final straw, perhaps, is that "Genesis" at a certain point (similar to what was already in the movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past") invites viewers to completely forget about all previously shot pictures, ignoring their events and offering a new rewritten (alternative) version of the development of events. Not everyone will like that.
With this creation, I decided to meet after a six-month release on the screen. From the very beginning I didn’t understand why, to recapture what had already been filmed. So getting acquainted with the alternative Terminator, as this film is not a continuation of the classic version of the trilogy. Why trilogies? Because I don’t think the 4th part has anything to do with the Terminator at all, but even it’s the closest thing to the original trilogy.
In fact, this film gives us an alternate universe, which would have been different from the beginning. And somewhere in the middle of watching the movie, I realized that as Cameron's story unfolded, it was just as it should be, and nothing else. In fact, this film left no impressions in me, except for the return of Arnie, it is like an outlet for the soul, to see how it is certainly not the same as twenty years ago, Arnie plays in his best image in his entire film career.
On this note, I will pass to analyze the acting of all present:
Arnold Schwarzenegger is his character, as in all other films, always quality and natural, of course Arnie is not the same as 25 years ago, but still he is his presence and makes this film with the assessment that I put, and looking at Jai Courtney you understand that Schwartz can be given an Oscar for his crown role. So Arnie Bravo is a true and best Terminator and no one will replace you.
Jai Courtney – here we can compare with the original Kyle Reeves performed by Michael Bean, and even Anton Yelchin. So, Reeves, Courtney turned out better than Yelchin but much worse than Bin, I even had the feeling that this is not a person from the future, but another T-800 Terminator, there is no sympathy for him, and he plays badly, or does not play at all. Uh-huh.
Emilia Clarke is the new Sarah Connor, but there’s no way in this movie I could have imagined that this girl fought alone and beat the Terminator in the original version. This is such a beautiful woman, which can be shown in the moment with undressing. If you compare her to Linda Hamilton, you should not. Linda was shown to us as a fighting woman with a gun, later from a mental hospital, and her game was at its best, and here is a young pretty girl in tight pants and nothing more.
Jason Clarke is the new John Connor, it's hard to compare him to the character in the second Terminator, that boy, but even that guy looked better. Connor Clark’s performance was not bad compared to T3 and T4. He came out even more interesting and his character in this film is the most developed and shown to us.
Well, for other characters and acting, you can mention the new T-1000, it is not as important here as in the second part, but it is here and I did not see acting as Robert Patrick, although they both do not talk much in the movies. So also a minus.
J. K. Simmons, his character and his character were played very well, although I did not see much need in his character, but the way he played, he eclipsed both Clark and Courtney in his scene.
In general, my assessment for the new part of the franchise was formed only from the old Arnie, special effects, but they are everywhere and the new ending, which makes you wait for a further continuation of the picture. Well, also Simmons games, in general my assessment:
7 out of 10
This is not a terminator, this is an attempt to make money on nostalgia and promotion, the first parts. Hence, the waiting rating is large and the fees are not bad. Because people broke into cinemas without expecting such a trick.
If we consider the film in isolation from the famous franchise as a separate movie, then even the participation of Arnold Schwarzenegger in it would not help the film. Because the plot is mediocre. Attempts to create the mystery and unpredictability of the plot failed. Almost everything is predictable, from the power of one, two successful plot twists, lasting 20 minutes. The rest of the time is boring. Stupid, protracted dialogue. Everything in the characters is easy and perfect, OK Terminators, but the main characters people look more powerful and productive machines. It seems to be difficult circumstances, but the heroes do not feel despair, everything is clear and on points.
In short, it turned out to be a movie about a group of super heroes who save the world.
It is strange that quite a lot of special effects, but they are all made clumsy, you do not feel the scope of what happened.
In general, the movie is worth watching, about the coil, only to understand the storyline of the Terminator, well, to be in the subject of what is happening, in case of shooting the next hopefully finally successful version. Bat me was resuscitated.
The Terminator is a truly legendary franchise. She has come a long way and made an army of fans. Chic first part was filmed by a thriller, no less chic second in the genre of action movie. Then it did not go so smoothly, and the third part turned out to be a comedy action movie with a touch of nostalgia. Then there was the fourth part, which had more in common with transformers than with the terminator. In 2015, Hollywood decided to restart the Terminator. Was it worth it?
1. T-800
The error of the fourth part of the Terminator was the absence of Arnie. The creators of the restart took into account this blunder. But he looks more like a wedding general. All this nonsense with the aging of robots is frankly far-fetched, the T-800 is dullly nicknamed "Paps", half the movie he says all sorts of nonsense about pairing Reese and Sarah and so on. Schwarzenegger in his years does not look convincing, he is an absolute old man, unlike the same Stalonne and Van Dam, who keep themselves in shape. But the creators are still trying to go out on the nostalgia of the audience, and it is depressing.
2. Kyle Rees
One person I didn’t expect to see in this role was Jaya Courtney. It doesn't even fit in size. Kyle Reese from the first film was a war-torn soldier, apparently. He evoked compassion and respect. Kyle Reese's 2015 version is like a dull pitcher that gets lost in any danger. Its face does not express anything, it could be made by some terminator, the T-100 is the first failed instance. There was a stupid character who was not pleasant to watch.
3. Sarah Conor
For me, the real Sarah stayed in Cameron's movies. But it must be said that Emilia Clarke did her best and was the best of the three. Yes, she was more like 15-year-old Sarah Conor, but sometimes annoyed that she was rushing around the screen. But looking at her, I knew she was fighting for something.
4. Time travel.
The filmmakers, taking the axiom “the more time travel the better”, began to throw the characters from the location to the location. All this happens with violations of logic and meaningless reasoning of the characters, from which by the end of the film begins to hurt the head. This aspect of the film has not worked well.
Result:
This film is made only to suck money, full of references to the first parts, which are not particularly salvage the situation. In terms of level, it is worse than even the third part, which was far from perfect. When the Terminator rights go back to Cameron in 2019, maybe he can do something about it. But until then, it would be better not to shoot anything else.
"I'll Be Back" Part 5: Arnold Thanks for coming back, but I’d rather be in another movie.
Thinking back to the past...
Terminator is a great gloomy, action movie, with excellent acting and good special effects, I personally like this part most of all.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a great, philosophical, brutal, film, a great sequel, in general a cult film.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - a good action movie, with good special effects and cool Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Terminator: May the savior come - a good atmospheric dystopia, with good acting and special effects.
A Terminator: Genesis - turned out to be the weakest in the franchise. There were no special effects, no characters, no plot, no atmosphere.
The plot of the film is bad, which is why these memories were made from a parallel universe. The cast is still quite weak, Jai Courtney as Kyle Reeves, Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor, Asian as T-1000 seriously! the cast is saved only by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason. Arnold in this film is good, only embarrassing that in his role there are jokes about his age. No, that Arnold is mocking his age is good, but not for this role, because he plays a cyborg whose system should work for 110 years, and he said that he is old, and in the universe of the film he worked like 40 years.
It’s especially disappointing that the film’s budget is $155 million, but the special effects were cartoonish, of course there are a couple of good special effects, but the budget of the second Terminator was smaller, but it was shot much better. Perhaps the filmmakers decided to copy the success of the Marvel films, there are jokes in this film, they are inappropriate and not yet funny. The atmosphere of the film did not turn out at all, remember the first and second parts, how serious and gloomy they were, this film is not close.
Pros of the film in good action, Arnold Schwarzenegger, he is good in the film at his 67 years, I also liked the computer model of young Arnold, still reshot scenes from the first Terminator, they are well done in detail, I really liked the eighteen-minute backstory of the film.
If you like the first parts, then this film you are unlikely to like, in the fifth part the characters are spoiled, especially offensive for Kyle Reeves, in the first Terminator, he was an easily adaptable soldier, in general, masculinity itself, and in this film he constantly hysterics and dulls. And there was no atmosphere, besides unfunny and inappropriate jokes.
5 out of 10
“James Cameron stop doing Avatar, shoot a normal sequel to Terminator, please!”
I don’t want to offend anyone, but it’s not the Terminator I expected. Explosions - good, a lot of fire - even better, a bit of drama and metal love - please. Will this story ever end? Will there be a point in sucking a script out of your finger? Or will they continue to fly endlessly through parallel universes saving themselves, that guy, and then themselves? But let's be clear.
As always, let’s start with acting. Arnie is Arnie, but please stop making feelings about the car. I just don’t want to feel sorry for him, worry about him and so on – this is a machine, its history is somehow weak AI, and local snot just cause the effect – “smoke”. Sarah performed by Emilia Clarke. Of course, I understand that it was not without computer graphics, but I several times in the film caught myself thinking that this is the THIS Sarah Connor and I really hooked. And yes, she plays really cool, probably even better than that star cast. Jai Courtney – I first saw him in the series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” and only then spoiled his opinion after Divergent. Nothing special about him comes to mind, to be honest - a warrior, a man, and actually everything, and he plays well, probably good, but nothing really exciting he actually does ... well, except killing robots of course. And finishes my top list of actors Jason Clark – John Connor. To be honest, for some reason, I had a feeling that this is what John was supposed to be, colorful and interesting. I won’t say anything about the actors who played this role before him, but I definitely liked Jason Clarke.
And the overall rating of the acting 7/10 (let down too “live” Arnie and a little no Jai).
The heavy burden of responsibility fell on the shoulders of the director of this film - Alan Taylor. And not even because this year came out a whole bunch of box office science fiction films and action movies, but because the series about the Terminator has a lot of fans who did not want to let down.
I am not a fan of the series, but I remember the first three Terminators with trepidation and a kind of tender love. Now I had to look at something that fits into the “canon” rather difficult. Endless travel in time, the constant change of “parallel universes”, little sensible explanation and lamp-likeness of those times, a lot of ammunition, explosions and brain rupture – of course also in excess and no endpoint – that’s how you want to think further yourself.
The film will please fans of fighters, shooters and a good such action, but it seems to me that fans of the series will be upset, who would not mind speculating on the topic of some evidence base from what is happening.
For a long time I have not poured criticism on domestic or zabugornyh films, and therefore today I will speak the truth about a fifth of the legendary Terminator line.
However, before starting the review, I would like to recall the previous parts of the series. The first two, released by the talented James Cameron, are cult films that combine, in addition to the main positive features, a semantic load that makes the viewer think and draw the right conclusions from what he saw. However, after that, the series went hand in hand, and I must say, very unsuccessfully, lowering its quality bar lower and lower. The third film is not bad, but much worse than the previous parts and inhibits the evolution of the lineup. The fourth is disgusting! And now, the fifth film, as another attempt to revive the series.
Big budget, the approval of James Cameron himself, the presence of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the title role, returned to the big screen in the guise of the T-800. It would seem that the film should be good. But that's not true!
You notice this already in the first minutes of the picture, when the intricate intricacies of the plot begin to devour your brain. All this is interspersed with medium special effects and sluggish combat scenes. Computer graphics (so-so) climbs from everywhere, and the action does not cause the former delight. But they're flowers! Omitting cheap pathos, a sea of flat jokes, aki in Russian comedies, we find a real opus director. The film resembles anything but Cameron’s classic paintings. This is evidenced not only by the staging of the fight, but also by the cast, from which tears come to the eyes, as well as strong pressure on nostalgia for the past.
I’m not going to hide the sin, but the whole movie draws only old-good Iron Arnie and colorful Jason Clarke as John Connor. Only these guys keep the screens, but, unfortunately, this is not enough.
4 out of 10
It's done! Another Connor, another Kyle Reese, and the same Terminator are stepping on the same rake again. We’ve been waiting so long for this sequel reboot that Cameron himself blessed!
Well, I'm lying. I was just waiting for the franchise to be buried and Cameron has lost face in recent years. Unfortunately, the sixth part still seems quite likely to be the future.
In fact, all the best has already been killed, and today we are witnessing the abuse of corpses.
The hardest guerrilla warfare that humans have waged for more than thirty years now looks like a light zergrash on prepared robot positions. With a winning outcome.
Kyle Reese, who hides deep inside his surprise at the past and the pain of knowing his future, has become a dull hysterical. Ask him if he can drive at night with his headlights out.
T800 performed by Arnold Aloisovich Sh. firmly settled in place of the stupid “comedian relief”. If in T3 it could still be attributed to the fact that he is secretly mocking at what is happening, now it will not roll.
Sarah... well, now we can say that there are two Sar Connors in Game of Thrones. Only Headey did better. And in the series, Carl!
Yeah, she's kind of cooler than the waitress from T1. Only that waitress there was absolutely appropriate, and what comes out of the girl after ten years of continuous preparation for the war, we see in T2, and the local Sarah does not reach this level of steepness. It does not seem that she is serious about what she has to do and what to go through.
About the nauseous and greasy office muzzle of John Connor will remain silent.
About Skynet, which turned out to be a social network, Facebook will best say.
Special effects? Well, it seems that draughtsmen have lost touch with reality altogether and have forgotten that they should draw believably rather than "popularly." Or maybe they should just be “tasty”? Then you can shoot.
Robots have only one method of hand-to-hand – throwing the enemy aside. Squash the skull, twist the neck, punch the chest? That's so cruel. The T1000 is so defiantly harmless to the heroes that it is inconvenient. Shooting, if only to incapacitate and gain time, is a forgotten art. You have to shoot and watch and wait.
The M82 rifle was actually developed in 1982, but that doesn’t mean it was already available in 1984. No, large-scale production didn't begin until 1986, unless parts were brought back from the future.
By the way, MP5K in the captured configuration also did not exist in 1984.
Great attention to detail, in a word.
Well, for the grand finale, the thing that pissed me off the most (I swear, really): acid under the ceiling acid was clearly needed to spill Sarita on the jacket (leather), and make undress fanservice for. Give Sarah a leather jacket only to do acid. That's the bottom.
On the other hand, it may be because “any intensification of the struggle is accompanied by a loss of clothing.” However, it is very low level.
The Terminator was born in James Cameron’s nightmare. He dreamed of a wounded woman crawling away from a damaged robot, which pushed back by sticking a knife into the floor. Cameron turned his vision into a cult dilogy about a cyborg-killer from the future.
In trying to understand the basis of Genesis, besides the material one, the following follows. One man, with the first two terminators in his head, walked down the stairs, tripped and made the rest of his way on his head. My head broke and two movies broke and fell apart. Collecting the screenwriter, the doctors took the sprinkled fragments and did not know how to connect this puzzle. They decided not to worry, and just fell asleep as is. Everything was mixed up in the poor sick man's head, he could not separate the first film from the second. He had nightmares and went crazy. He told his psychiatrist about a terrible mess in his head. The doctor closed the ward in a mental hospital, and based on his stories he created a script that formed the basis of a thin film called “Terminator: Genesis”.
It looks more like a fan job, a parody of a non-humorous nature, but most of all, a terrible psychedelic nightmare. Science fiction "Santa Barbara" will tell about the complex problem of fathers and children, passed through the space-time meat grinder, after which the viewer's body will certainly ask for something hot. The creators had money and a desire to earn it. There were opportunities and maybe even experience. But there was no taste. No one. Neither the director, nor the cameraman, nor the composer, nor the artists with specialists (very conventionally) in special effects. These expensive, cheap-looking special effects. These Terminators, who are not soulless Rippers, but now furious supervillains. It's not a joke or a topic at all. "Paps!"!! Nope! T-800, you're on her lips! Don't let her make fun of you! Old-fashioned pathos everywhere. And this hyperbolic furious' action, the bridge scene and the delusional, cheap afterburner on helicopters. The first post-Cameron "Terminators" were stupid, but "Genesis" is much worse - tasteless.
The last nails are hammered by actors. Watching Jai Courtney and Emilia Clarke trying to play Michael Bien and Linda Hamilton was disgusting. They're like kids trying to look like adults. Arnold is best seen in the first three films (sorry, Mostow, who once spoke badly about your film!) Only Lee Ben Hong is really good. At least he managed to copy!
Genesis may have been a parasite on the body of Cameron's films, but it's worse. This is a mockery, perversion, rape of a cult film, the pain of which, when viewed, causes unbearable pain to the viewer, for what resulted (and the substance with which we compare Genesis is poured) this story.
2 out of 10
I won’t say that I was very much waiting for the new “Terminator”, because not so long ago, after two magnificent parts and one mediocre in terms of the plot (but with not the worst ending and excellent for its time special effects), the fourth came out, the stupidity of what was happening in which went off scale. And then there was the fifth part, where everything was supposed to play in a new way, and the trailer in the IMAX hall looked like a convincing argument to watch it. In fact, it was very different.
From the beginning of the film, we are told that John Connor was born after the end of the world, but in a few minutes he already wants a cold beer. Of course, I do not know the peculiarities of life in such a world, perhaps the post-apocalyptic society still prepares this alcoholic crap in its own way, but it looks strange. Now, I mentioned this oddity because it's the only inconsistency that can be logically justified. In the future, there is so much delirium in the film that the three-volume “Hunger Games” will seem the height of sanity and logic. All the timekeeping I did not leave the feeling that he wrote the plot and was engaged in staging a finished alcoholic who always wanted to hang out, but he either did not have enough money for this, or he hung out so that he again fell into oblivion, but in any case continued to create this “masterpiece”. And, yes, the fact that a post-apocalyptic society does not look too hungry, poor and suffering is quite normal for such a creation.
Acting. I’m not an expert on it, and from the viewer’s point of view it looks pretty good, but I’ve never felt sympathy or understanding for the characters, however, I have no complaints about any of the actors. Because the film was perceived exclusively holistically and it was difficult for someone to empathize when there was a lot of insanity around. It’s like trying to see the color of the shit they throw at you.
By the way, the graphics in the picture look good. Not great, but fine. That is, it often stands out on the screen, but not enough to give it much importance. You can watch. Against the background of the “jumping” bus, even drawings from “Paint” would not cause complaints.
I wouldn’t recommend watching this movie. Many have already seen it, others will see it. Because Genesis is generally accepted as a continuation of the original Terminator and the outstanding second installment. But, if you try to watch movies, getting at least some benefit, Terminator: Genesis is better not to include. You'll just get upset.
And yes, it is unlikely that the image of James Cameron advertising this film has benefited. It is clear that “nothing personal, just business”, but still somehow unpleasant.
In 1984, aspiring director James Cameron literally blew up the world film market when he released his brainchild called The Terminator. Dark, atmospheric fantastic action movie very quickly acquires the status of a cult, and played the role of a cyborg killer from the future ex-Austrian Arnold Schwarzenegger overnight turns into a Hollywood star. But no one expected Cameron to be able to break all the unwritten rules when the second part of the world famous and beloved film, released in 1991, turned out to be even better than the first. Again, the cult status of the film, the same status receives the director himself, and Arnold Schwarzenegger for some time occupies the post of N1 in the ranking of the most popular Hollywood stars. After Cameron said that everything he wanted to say in “Terminator” he said, but the title of the film promised a lot of money to those who will be engaged in the development of the franchise. The third part fails, the spin-off “May the savior come” will more or less stay afloat, but in 2015 comes a new part of the famous franchise, which should start a new trilogy.
I can imagine the titanic work that the writers of the film did when they chose the one that would be the most logical from all possible options for the beginning of a new trilogy, otherwise the distortion of the entire story of time travel from the future, where a small human race fought with machines, would immediately be felt by the viewer and then the flurry of indignation could not be avoided. I will not disclose all the explanations why our beloved Terminator became so noticeably old, why Kayal Rees went back in time, how John Connor handed over the reins of command of the Resistance to his wife (this stretches from the third part of The Terminator), but, believe me, in principle, much will become clear, although it will be carved out as if from higher matters, and the formulations themselves will be based on such explanations as if the spirit of Interstellar was infused in the writers of Genesis. But at least for this time-consuming work of these creators of the "Terminator" is still worth commending, not in vain worked out their fee.
But in comparison with Cameron’s dilogy in terms of visual part and atmosphere, Genesis is significantly inferior to it. Then it was a Militant with a capital letter, a real delight for fans of the genre, and not only for them. In the case of "Genesis" can only please the return of old-good characters (for example, Sarah Connor will return), but the visual characteristics of "Genesis" absolutely corresponds to the current trends in the creation of blockbusters: when special effects are invested fabulous money, but the soul, innovation, talent, as they say, day with fire. Cameron had a team of young enthusiasts, but in Genesis it is felt that everyone relied on the experience that special effects and graphics are now the main callers for the viewer to the cinema, and then the profits come. Yes, not bad, yes, qualitatively, yes, the level, no matter how twisted, feels, but I would like more - because for an attempt on the achievements of James Cameron anathema will not be betrayed. The eye in Genesis has something to catch, but the content is still lame.
As for the actors, in this part of the creation of the picture, half of it does, of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was not for nothing that Jonathan Mostow, who so failed with the third part of “Terminator”, shouted that Arnie was created for this role, he and nobody else! So now the former Austrian, even with wrinkles and gray hair, is so convincing with a shotgun in his hands that he believes that before you is a real cyborg, who is difficult to destroy, and he is a real defender and savior of mankind. Well, his smile in Genesis is almost the best thing in the picture. Unfortunately, other actors did not support Schwarzenegger. I don’t know how happy John Connor is to have Jason Clarke, who doesn’t look like a leader in the war on machines. She was combative, but not as charismatic as Linda Hamilton, Emilia Clarke. Jai Courtney is generally some kind of nonsense, because the actor does not twitch on his face, and he with some joy gets into large-scale projects, and even plays the cult Kayal Rees. The casting was bad, honestly, bad.
As for a separate film, without any binding, the "Genesis" could still get a strong "seven" at least for smiling Schwartz, and for the visual spectacle, and for attempts to tell the viewer about time travel, and how this time is still refracted. But Genesis has a great predecessor and it is impossible not to take this into account, therefore:
6 out of 10
Terminator Genesis - another film version of the cult film
I just watched Terminator: Genesis. I can't keep my opinion hot.
About half an hour after viewing, there was a wild suspicion that they were going to create a picture “a la Cat Leopold” or “let’s live together”. I mean, friendly between people and machines. It didn't pay off, fortunately. Not that I'm against a peaceful solution. But don't get me wrong, I'm against twisting beautiful stories.
I'm pissed that in the new children's books, the Wolf, after eating Grandma and Red Riding Hood, survived. It is annoying that villains are made “not very evil”, and heroes “ready to negotiate”. And yes, I like that in the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales, a witch is put in a barrel studded with nails, rather than being brought... no, not even to the point of remorse, but to the point of admitting her complete innocence for everything she has done (well, in the style of our new Snow Queen cartoon).
I didn't like it.
Of course, the idea of mixing up all sorts of scenarios and presenting things as if every journey into the past changes reality is not a bad idea. But it should be carefully thought out, and not write off every new absurdity on the fact that “it was so in another reality, and now it responded with this nonsense.”
Where did the old Terminator come from? The film never explained when he was sent, or why he suddenly defended Sarah Connor. Logically, the assassination attempt must have been known in the future, otherwise, if it had been Skynet’s success, his goal would have already been achieved and John Connor would not have even been born. While he lived quite well, he dreamed of a beer.
On the one hand, it can be thrown, as I said, on “all possible options”. On the other hand, the whole story shows that death is not corrected. Skynet sent a robot into the past because he could no longer fix the Resistance's winning streak. Because of this, a bunch of cyborgs, grand plans and expectations. And suddenly the girl who is to give birth to John Connor is threatened and here, like a devil from a snuffbox, pops up the old Terminator and begins to protect her.
And this is not the only example. Where are all the different terminators coming from? If, in this reality, a more modern assassin had already been sent in at this time, to whom was the old model sent again? Again, there is an incomprehensible confusion with chronology, each of which does not know what the other is doing.
I am silent about the selection of actors, of course, the times when people were selected for their appearance, most accurately reflecting the idea of the director, are long gone. Now they choose “recognisable” faces and don’t care that they are all bored in hundreds of roles and approach their roles in the same way as a hippo to a ballet pack.
Remember Sarah Connor from Terminator Two? Her super-athletic build, almost Schwarzenegger in a female form, showed how carefully she prepared for war, up to personal constant support of the form. And here, sorry, soft tender girl, whose fat hands clearly do not suffer from an excess of even fitness, not that of heavy training, confidently and easily holds heavy weapons with muscles that do not exist.
John Connor, a lifelong denier of predestination, is suddenly turned three hundred and sixty degrees by changing something inside. In this regard, even Terminator 4, formerly the worst of all, and then better sticks to the spirit of history.
I didn’t like the fact that, trying to finally finish the story, they filmed the endless road again. You can also use the sixth, seventh and as many terminators as you like.
I like it.
I liked the style of shooting, the “picture”. I liked that John Connor was given back his position as the leader of the Resistance, rather than an incomprehensible soldier who grinds a blizzard and fights not only machines, but also the remnants of a government that does not want to take his word for it. I liked how they began to show the war with machines on a large scale, this was not enough before.
I liked how to reshoot moments from the old film, retaining all the details, but improving the special effects.
I liked that they kept the old dear stamps in style. “I’ll be back” (this cult phrase should be transmitted without translation) and the ending with the words “the future is not predetermined”. It is a pity that in this regard did not repeat the phrase Kyle, which he answered in the first film to the question of Sarah, what kind of person her son, “I will die for John Connor” – although the moment was appropriate.
I liked that Sarah and Kyle managed to show “chemistry” and even without the way that they loved to shoot in the eighties (that is, without sex on camera).
I liked the game of Arnold, he made a lot of fun and in general, playing a robot, managed to give a range of emotions more than people.
Conclusion
No conclusions. This is a picture shot “based on” the old history. Most of all, I think it will appeal to those who did not know the background and who in any film first of all evaluate the picture. That's all right here.
The long-suffering soul of the Terminator cannot find rest.
For me personally, Terminator 5 stands apart from both the original first installments and the T-3 and T-4 films. This picture is better than the T-3 and T-4.
The film, of course, is filled with the stamps of the first two parts, but there is no escape from them, because without them the spirit of the Terminator will not be. And what can revive this film franchise, is the constant references to the original base.
Actors portrayed as Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese without any charisma, except for the esteemed Schwarzenegger, their performance falls short of the level of Michael Bean and Linda Hamilton from the first part. Schwarzenegger looked great in the film, pleased with his jokes and grimaces.
I don’t support Jason Clarke as John Connor because that’s not his role. He doesn’t look like a resistance leader, most likely some kind of rear service worker, analyst, programmer, accountant, lawyer. The best image of John Connor was shown in the film T-2.
The film is shot in the style of modern comic films: action, jokes, the absence of any laws of physics in action (for example, helicopter flights between skyscrapers, the take-off of a multi-ton bus to the sky after losing a driveshaft, the absence of any forces of attraction at the body of John Connor, the mind-blowing blows of the T-3000, from which the T-101 flies away 100 meters as a toy, etc.). The villain John Connor with his nano-technological capabilities resembled the “bad” transformers from the eponymous fourth part. The film lost the main quality of the cult first parts - a sense of constant tension and fear.
In general, I liked the film, not drawn out, it looks easy and at ease.
I would like to watch the continuation of the film (the new trilogy), get answers to new questions that arose when watching the fifth part, see the possible development of events in a new way during the adolescence of John Connor, but given that the film failed miserably at the American box office, we can only hope for the best.
What is "Terminator" knows any person who knows at least a little bit about cinema. A good action movie about a cyborg killer in 1984 turned into the coolest dramatic blockbuster of 1991, which opened the world cinema to computer graphics. And at the same time made the director James Cameron really cult. The Terminator is not just a movie, it is one of the symbols of the era. And here I would finish the dilogy on a major note, but... After 12 years, producers in Hollywood decided to cut down on a proven brand of money, despite Cameron’s refusal to take part in the project. Thus appeared "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" - a spectacular, dynamic action movie, but at the same time empty, faceless and completely unnecessary. Then N2 attempts to reboot the franchise — "Terminator: May the Savior Come". No more time travel, only the future, only the post-apocalypse, only war. It was good, but nothing more, and without Arnie. As a result, we miss again. And so, in 2015, the third reboot attempt is Terminator: Genesis. Huge Budget, Arnie's return to the movies, even James Cameron gave a blessing. Did it work this time?
It's all right at first. Kyle Reese is sent to 1984 to protect the mother of John Connor, the leader of the resistance in the war with the Skynet system. And then the thread of the plot was completely lost, since the creators clearly wised up with the storylines. And since the first two parts are fresh in memory, the questions arise of themselves. What is this "new" past? What does a cloud of cyborgs of different models do there (it is clear from the trailer)? How did the old Terminator become an ally? And that's just a small part. And closer to the middle of the film, the brain is already beginning to explode, and the only question remains: “What is going on here?”
Accordingly, there is no special desire to follow the second half of the film. Although the main action takes place there. And I must say, closer to the end, the film is gaining momentum. But even here there are serious flaws (especially from the point of view of logic), another string of questions on the plot to which there is no answer and a rather blurred ending.
The story did not grow together, and well, ... If not a faceless cast. And if Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason Clark play at the level, then Emilia Clark and Jay Courtney are a complete failure. Both play unconvincingly, and they do not even want to empathize. J. K. Simmons also did not please - he definitely did not fit into this role.
What does it look like? I have to say, it's pretty good. But it clearly does not look at $155 million, and it does not cause delight at all. Think about what the last Mad Max looks like for that money and compare it to what’s happening here. Yes, the camera work here is very good, but for a high-quality picture this is not enough.
Over. Did you get a restart? Judging by the announcement of the sequels, yes. Just reset the curve somehow. Yes, there are positive aspects: here and Arnie, the action is good, the sound is great, there are references to the first parts, and in general in places it looks very good. But a completely wacky scenario (the likes of which I haven’t seen in major projects since Prometheus), a weak cast, a bunch of holes, white spots and unanswered questions play to the detriment. Given the weak box office, I conclude that this is also a mistake. And that’s really bad, as it’s a shame to see such a great franchise beating in agony trying to get back on screen. And no references to the original, tenacious phrases of Schwarzenegger and familiar motifs of Brad Fidel (even if you fill in the entire film with them) will not help here.
4.5 out of 10
Ah, vaudeville, vaudeville...
The reincarnation of the great, cult film James Cameron from Alan Taylor turned out, to put it mildly, vaguely, miraculously and wisely. The resourceful writers of this film chose to create a “temporary porridge” or rather a “vinegrete vinaigrette”, mixing all sorts of alternative lives, endless time machines into the epic story and hanging on the omnipotent “Skynet” the label “infinitely unkillable”. Terminator nonsense, which rushed from the screen, nothing but emotion and glamour did not cause, although if Taylor and the company shot the fifth part for this purpose, then there are no more questions, because they managed to “make me laugh” with this horseshoe.
Fiction is fantastic, of course, but those twists that have done with such, we can say, a nostalgic-legendary film, will not fit in your head and most likely will not fit, since my inquisitive mind refuses to accept the story about Sarah and John Connor filed, like that, avant-garde-vulgar. The film "Back to the Future 2" can safely "smoking on the sidelines" in comparison with those plot intricacies that occurred in "Genesis", they look of course cheerful, but somehow useless and in vain, ignoring all the charm and atmosphere that were inherent in Cameron's films.
In addition to disappointment and sadness from the film, oddly enough, you can experience a number of positive emotions: from super cool special effects, and from the remake of some scenes, and of course, from the main hypostasis of all posters with the word "Terminator" - actor Arnold Schwarzeneger, his famous T-800 appeared in the form of a chatty wit, who learned to love and analyze, and even cretinously smile at the most unnecessary moment. In general, the actors were chosen perfectly, pleasantly surprised by Emilia Clark , who filigreely played the young Sarah Connor and Jason Clark , who entered the image of John Connor , although someone seemed closer to the type of Christian Bale , as well as Jay Courtney calmly played the role of Kyle Reese. Not pleased with the absence, for good reason, sharp Robert Patrick, which is relatively poorly replaced by the Korean Lee Byung-hon.
Vericting the film "Terminator Genisys", first of all, I want to say that it is worth watching, if only for the sake of once again reviewing those films 30-year-old and comparing the incomparable.
Something like that!
Once upon a time there was a good fellow, brave warrior Kyle Reese, handsome and blush, stately and rich, only time fell to him bad, vague. Once upon a time, at the behest of his son John Conor, he went to the past far behind his twitch, beautiful woman Sarah Conor, to conceive a son with her - a great warrior and give him the strength of the hero, so that the human race would save Skynet - the technique. For how long, traveling through time, found Kyle Sarah, a young sage, firm in hand and wise in word. The truth is grumpy, the defilement was not in years, but the sorceress is wise: everything argues by itself in the knobs of her white ones, even with the “stove” you do not need to get up, only with a footy top and give orders, and the faithful “twoman” her unprecedented, nicknamed Papps here as here, all orders are executed and removes everyone from the way. Oh, not an easy way fell to the lot of the mighty three, but fire in the eyes and good in the hearts will cope with dashing iron and herod aliens.
“Narrator” Alan Taylor, who recently entertained the audience with “overseas fables” about “Game of Thrones” and the second film about Thor (“Thor 2: Kingdom of Darkness”), this time gathered the audience with another part of the legend about the Terminator, for the creation of which either he did not think much or thought too much, but in the end came not a particularly inspiring collage from the plot segments of previous films, almost not related to each other. As for time travel, the film does not take into account the variability of the time continuum that underlies all other science fiction films: Kyle Reese finds himself in an alternate version of the past, where Sarah is no longer a fragile waitress, but a warrior, but the subjective past of Kyle and John (the future of the planet) that brought them to this reality and the one they remember has not changed. And, unfortunately, such mistakes occur in the film more than once. If the viewer is not an avid fan of the saga, ready to swallow everything related to his favorite story, he will be mercilessly confused in the plot, and unravel, will be disappointed: intrigue and that is absent thanks to the spoiler in the trailer, there is no sincerity despite the generously inserted sentimental episodes, the actors pumped up even though they climbed out of their skin to justify their fees. Blue-eyed crumb Emilia Clark, firmly grasping this role and deciding that changing the style of clothing will rid her of the image of the “mother of dragons”, was very mistaken: selflessly trying to show that she knows from which side of the machine you need to shoot, instead of the alleged brutality, causes only tenderness. What is worth only the scene when she flies into the shop window in a van, opens the door bent over her whole body to reach a specially elongated doorknob for her and shouts with a harsh expression “Come with me if you want to live.” But what is most offensive, the legend of this saga - Arnold Schwarzenegger was ruthlessly exposed by a laughing stock resembling a retired hero and for some reason is the owner of the amusing nickname Papps, reminiscent of the nickname of a pet. After all, honored superheroes should act as a springboard for the younger generation of actors, not a footrest.
Saving the world is a good thing, but unfortunately, only special effects evolve from film to film. Heroes, like the plot, on the contrary, degenerate, bringing nothing new and repeating the same mistakes. The world genius created Skynet with his own hands and certainly had to provide for side effects (and ideally invent an antidote): whoever does not fall into the hands of absolute power, sooner or later will want more and is unlikely to be content with the role of a humble servant. But it is easier for people to invent problems first, and then courageously overcome them, simultaneously looking for the guilty. Since the “suppostate” is the computer, it remains only to guess about its ultimate goal, since wealth and fame are unlikely to seduce electronic brains.
... For a long time it is short, but still the heroes passed the way not close but not easy. They defeated the Ataman of Iron and punished the wicked. For how long – think and guess, and do not ask questions. Don’t be lazy – explain the morality of this story yourself. Let this story be long and confused, but time and time will pass and people will flock again to the narrator Alan from the world of greatness and will eagerly listen to his words hot, his eyes bright and good heart. I wasn't there myself, but I drank honey beer, it didn't flow down my mustache, but I still got in my mouth. That’s the end of the story, and who listened – well done.
5.5 out of 10
I could, like some witties, put something like “New but useless” in the title, or, conversely, respond in defense of the new “Terminator”: “Old but not useless,” but I won’t. In fact, both phrases would fit into the film. Trying to resurrect a legendary franchise with someone without whom it doesn’t make sense or succeed didn’t get me any approval. Sumburny trailers, bad cast, elderly Arnold - all this suggested that the case smells fried.
It also happens that a movie, from which nothing good was expected, can, even if not shoot, but deliver a certain amount of positive emotions. By the way, the most anticipated blockbuster of the summer “Jurassic World” overestimated expectations. And “Terminator”, on the contrary, met expectations, since they were initially not inflated.
You can treat “Genesis” in different ways. Someone will say that you, comrades, are tired of such a blockbuster. And someone will object, stabbing himself five in the chest, that all the best has already been filmed by Cameron and took a deserved place in the collection among the classics, and this is a pathetic fake and a complete misunderstanding. Well. Both will be right. Because it's a little bit like that.
If you try to somehow connect the events of the new picture with the events of the old one, then at the output, the computing apparatus of your brain will give a clear and short conclusion. There is a lot of confusion on the screen. And if the task is to get pleasure from all this, it is better to just forget about the predecessors. Names, appearances, characters, motives - all in scrap. And here comes the pros of the project. One, actually. This is a very funny comedy parody with notes of nostalgia. In fact, Alan Taylor, who was so scolded by critics, gave up on the proposed development of the script of the first tapes and boldly began to broadcast his version. Ruthlessly cutting off all threads and connecting links, simultaneously weaving new and not very, to put it mildly, logical. It radically changed the direction, mood and design of the new “Terminator”.
Everything old-school and brutal (well, pretty much everything) that we knew and loved in Cameron’s films has melted into Taylor’s picture. Generations change, times and mores too. So the movies also have to change. The market adjusts to the consumer.
The first thing that comes to mind very quickly while watching: “Why so many snots?” We are not watching Santa Barbara, we are watching God. The good, lamentation and squeezing of meager tears from the viewer are mixed with comic and dynamic bonuses. They're the ones that keep you from getting bored. An innocent joke thrown between a chase and a shootout is not a panacea, but a remedy for despondency and yawning, at least. By and large, the bulk of the material with which the director worked is a copy of what we have already seen before. Building a new designer from old parts. The problem is that the second time, a lot of things are not rolling properly. And the effect of nostalgia, which has become fashionable to bribe a trusting viewer, does not work to the fullest.
The director can be scolded, but not necessarily, given the level of his work (and this is mostly something serial for TV). To be fair, Genesis looks easy. He's not bored with content. There is enough dynamics, there is adventure energy and you will get from five good action scenes. In other words, an exemplary blockbuster. Dear, stupid and able to entertain a boring evening. I liked it more, for example, than the bland second “Avengers” and “wooden” “San Andreas Fault”.
The weak spot that has nothing to cover is caste. Jai Courtney, no matter how hard he tries (however, he does not try), but is not able to charm the viewer and fix his eyes on his person. The guy is stocky, but charisma lacks critically. Something similar is happening with the Clark duo. Jason does not get along with John, and Emilia, just a cool girl from whom no one expects much, does not fit well with the image of Sarah, who has to survive in difficult times for her, shoot, run away and constantly hide from killers. It's with her round blush cheeks and a pair of three extra pounds. I don't know, guys. As for Iron Arnie, he was both disappointed and pleased. You can see that Schwartz is trying to amuse the fan base and spark interest in what is happening (and in some places it works), but we will remember him as another Terminator. Not the one who, at retirement age, portrays a clown to the amusement of the crowd, but the one he was in the first films. Papps' new nickname is probably the funniest thing there is. Personally, I could not imagine when he pronounced a home pug.
Another highlight (even too much) worth mentioning is the attempt to turn The Terminator into a father-daughter family drama (think of the recent Maggie). The attempt, I must say, is not the most successful. This approach cuts the eye and negatively affects the atmosphere. The action begins to look remotely like a TV soap with claims.
“Terminator: Genesis” is a film product that is not so bad, no doubt, although ridiculous against the background of the old films in the series. From the point of view of popcorn spectacle for the format of wide screens and independent storytelling - it is a good representative of the family. But this is absolutely stupid and turned into porridge continuation. A lump made of everything that came in hand. So how to treat it is your own business. How we view it changes the way we view the film. A similar story happened with McGee’s film. History, by the way, is still relevant. I would even say that it has become even more relevant now. In an age when a person is attached to gadgets and is not able, perhaps, to live without them fully and normally. In the age of digital technologies and their rapid development. Only the spark is missing. Taylor's painting was able to make itself known anyway. Which is confirmed by the world fees. Interest is still there. For some, it can be a kind of manifesto, for others, an occasion to refresh the memory and nostalgia, for others – a sad and true disappointment. Part of the audience rejected it, the other part accepted it. But should we continue? I really don't know anymore. In the next film, "updated" T-800 will replace the "liquid" characteristics? In my humble opinion, this is nonsense. The score, as a continuation, is five points. As an independent project, there are eight. I'll focus on the second option. One of the few blockbusters of the past year, watching which I almost did not miss. It's an indicator for me, in principle.
The fourth part of the franchise “May the savior come” greatly aggravated the possibilities of “Terminator” for further existence. It was so incomplete that everyone decided that the great classic about the robot – the killer safely died and will no longer be the same as before. But that all changed when James Cameron began giving advice on how to organize the film. Linda Hamilton, to whom the role of John Connor’s mother is stuck, is now not suitable for her age and they decided to replace her with a receiver, also externally similar to Emilia Clarke, who shone quite recently in the series. “Game of Thrones” brought her a lot of fame.
The role of John Connor, who was supposed to save everyone, put Jason Clark. Clark? It was him. But this is by no means a relative of Emilia. He's just the same name. Not only in Russia, you know. I think it's very good that Jason became John. After all, Christian Bale was considered for the role, who, fortunately, did not find free time in the schedule to play John. Can you imagine what would have happened if Bale had found the time? I don't see him as John Connor at all. There was no room for him in the fourth part, and it was better not to let him in the fifth.
But the role of Kyle would be better left Anton Yelchin. He's better suited for the role than Jai Courtney. Anton is a much better fit for Kyle’s first version than Jai. He is denser and distorted by the impression of a young, frail boy who skillfully snoops after Sarah and by the way perfectly manages weapons. Or at least Taylor Kitsch would be invited. It would have looked better in the face of such events.
I really liked the plot. The idea that changing the future entails changing the past is quite impressive. And indeed. In the third part of the franchise, which, by the way, also almost fell into the abyss of obscurity.
Overall, I liked the movie, but I think it’s worth stopping at. Don't spoil the atmosphere. After all, the continuation will be completely uninteresting and not attracting such attention. We should not continue to save the world from artificial intelligence. It is worth leaving everything as it is and ending on this winning note this wonderful franchise.
8 out of 10
I’m not very good at writing reviews, but here I just have to do it.
What to say, the film in the movie I did not watch, I was waiting for a quality rip, so I heard negative reviews and whine that the grass was greener before. I started to look skeptical. But that was not the case...
I will not compare it with Judgment Day - this is an unattainable masterpiece. The first Terminator is a very powerful movie. But the third, although with Arnie was already much weaker - he took only the new robot aunt and charisma Arnie, the rest was secondary and primitive. This is the weakest film in the series.
Fourth... To be honest, it has an indirect relationship to terminators. It can be viewed separately, simply by replacing a few names. Good, spectacular, with a couple of ideas ... but without charisma completely.
And here's Genesis. A great find to fit in the aged Arnie, a little confused with the timelines, but there is no other way. Great turn at the end of the application for continuation. Well, that's Arnie's killer humor.
I watched the film with interest, there were almost no boring scenes. Sarah is of course weak, Kyle is no in general, but it can be forgiven for Arnie.
So I would rate this movie as a solid four. I would definitely put him above the third terminator. As the start of a new franchise is quite a good option.
As for the secondary ideas, as many complain... So the plot of all Terminators in principle fits into one sentence "bad robots want to kill everyone, a good robot tries to prevent them." Do not wait for intrigue and passion.
Let the savior come on the day of the uprising of the machines and present Genesis.
Another adaptation of my beloved franchise since childhood. The trailer promises familiar footage, memories and nostalgia for the times of the first and second parts. The budget for advertising is huge, the budget of the film, apparently, no less. It is a pleasant expectation that the authors took into account all the negative aspects and absurdities of the past films and finally came up with the formula “How to make the Terminator a successful film”. What do you think after watching?
As a result, the authors step on the same rake as their predecessors. First, terrible humor. In recent years, it has become a tradition to humor in large-budget blockbusters and, if in Avengers, Iron Man it looks organic, funny and fitting, then in Terminator humor should serve to dilute the heavy, depressing atmosphere of the main characters, who are confronted by a very strong and more technological opponent. Remember the second part, those scenes of chase and near death that we experienced with the main characters, when we jumped from the sofas with shouts ' Run faster' when it was felt with your whole body that you were being hunted, and a very strong enemy is hunting, when the viewer is covered by a sense of fear, adrenaline, an oppressive atmosphere of loneliness of heroes and those drops of humor presented by James Cameron literally became a speck of hope and light in the dark realm of machines. And remember the third part, when the hero of Schwarzenegger leaves the store and puts on glasses in the shape of stars. At that point I realized it was a complete fiasco. It’s the same in 'Genesis' but only that moment came in the trailer when Schwarzenegger showed his smile when he met Kyle Rezz. It's a complete fiasco.
Secondly, the inability to pick the main villains, which has become the norm in most major projects. Jason Clarke, in my opinion, does not fit into this film at all. Remember the second part again. Well, still remember the icy look, the emotionlessness of the T1000 performed by Robert Patrick. This is the antagonist from which goosebumps run despite the fact that Schwarzenegger is twice as much. And imagine the same ruthless villain, but only in a man of large size, and even more technological. It would just rip the viewer apart. Have authors not understood this in so many years? Have none of them ever watched the Universal Soldier ' Van Damme and Lundgren? Or did the intimidating cyborgs play better in those years? Fiasco.
Third, the plot. My brain began to boil after the first attempts of Schwarzenegger’s character to explain all the wisdom of time travel. Clever, clever, kind of logical, but... to what? Make the movie original? Or, again, add to the humour described above? Fiasco.
Total.'Terminator' and 20 years later remains a current franchise. We don’t see robots in everyday life. Iron skeletons of the T800 still look fresh, relevant and promising, but the franchise, trampled in the dirt in 2003, survived the failure in 2009, again returned to the bottom, given the fees in the United States, reviews of critics and ordinary viewers. And this is very disappointing, because to wash away the shame of all these parts would be, probably, only the founder and father of the film, who for quite understandable reasons now is unlikely to want to connect with the once created and beautifully shown child. . .
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Despite the lack of art in the text of the behind-the-scenes narrative and dialogues between the characters, the annoying deliberateness of the fragment of the changed past that pops up at the speed of light, as well as the completely indistinct musical accompaniment, the first 3,150 seconds of the total, almost two-hour, timekeeping of the picture Alan Taylor can rightfully be considered the best gift for fans of the original dilogy for the last twenty-six years, since the release of the blockbuster >>>>>>>>>>>>
Indeed, the main target audience - the generation that grew up on the box office tapes with the participation of Arnold Schwarzenegger - crumbles in bows to the current curators of the franchise, watching exclusively the above-mentioned segment of the fateful "Genesis". A perceptibly nostalgic, stunningly spectacular and surprisingly atmospheric prologue, detailing the catastrophic destruction associated with the use of nuclear weapons, sets the right direction for a story reinterpreted by creative managers from Skydance, in particular, David Ellison.
The substantive chronicle of the tragic events of 29.08.1997 is gradually replaced by an intriguing panorama of the destroyed metropolis, eloquently depicting the hopelessness of humanity, which is forced to wage an unequal war with machines. Under the leadership of the legendary John Connor (multifaceted Jason Clark), the proclaimed leader of the Resistance and the prophet who inspired the doomed population of the planet to fight cybernetic creatures, volunteer fighters storm the secret abode of a network of defense computers - a research complex where the device for time travel is located. The successful implementation of this operation was facilitated by a detachment in Colorado that deactivated the Skynet Central Node.
Of course, the key factor in the episode about the harsh realities of the post-apocalyptic future is not the offensive of the rebels, but a couple of epic footage of the teleportation of the notorious T-800 in the set of the film The Terminator. Further adventures, carefully recreated, thanks to the technologies of animatronics and motion capture, a digital copy of the young “Mr. Universe” cause even greater delight:
1. Traditional arrival at the address at the appointed time, impregnated with testosterone pathos;
2. Cult meeting with three curious punks at the walls of the Griffith Observatory;
3. Sudden receipt of gratuitous assistance from liquid metal hands T-1000;
4. Brutal battle with an older opponent, which led to an unforeseen denouement, etc.
Similarly, the authors did with the savior of a daring but very vulnerable waitress, Sarah Connor, who discovered the happy owner of homeless pants and Nike sneakers in the company of a suspicious policeman who sewed through the dressing booth with long blades in a sportswear store. The virtuoso and risky Emilia Clark achieves that the exterior showcase of the boutique is exposed by the van, the driver's door instantly opens and the famous phrase: "Come with me if you want to live" sounds, and the heroes, determined, led by the ex-Governor of California, go to destroy the remaining villains and a truly interesting plot idea.
Failed miserably in the American democratic pit, poorly held on the international arena and successfully shot at the Chinese borders, the fantastic action movie "TERMINATOR: GENISYS" managed to surpass the products of the collapse John BrancatoMichael Ferris-"TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES" and "TERMINATOR: "S: STATION /b>, but not so correct expectations. The reason for this is the frank borrowing of old creative innovations by the creators of the project, because a sophisticated crowd constantly demands fresh bread and extraordinary spectacles, and, ultimately, spends vital resources on mediocre crafts with elements of pseudophilosophical truths.
Hollywood producers are haunted by the fame of the Terminator. How not to use the name and make money again? It doesn’t matter if the actors have changed, especially Arnie. The story, in principle, is over, and what else can you think of on a certain topic? What does it matter if young people go to the cinemas for a promoted film?
So the film, starting with the third part, is based solely on the good name of the first films. Stories that are remembered and almost got along with videotapes, vile translations, televisions with a large kinescope and childhood. I still remember the funny phrases of the Terminator and his hand going into the molten metal.
Another Terminator is another stamping without much delight, but at the same time such that you can watch it. Make the same movie, but call it a different name. Who will go to him, and then there is advertising in tandem, yahu!
The plot in this film is simple to the outrage, and the reason to look for logic is that and where “in time” there is simply no. A beautiful blonde girl from Game of Thrones becomes a brunette, a kind of simpleton. Iron Arnie is already a grandfather, but still has something to sparkle, or to be exact, his face. Everyone else is a pass. John Conor is generally a terrible and unpleasant type, which from the very beginning begins to dislike. In general, with the selection of actors with each new series, everything is worse. However, in the previous part ruined all the terrible script, not the talent of Bale, who just give the task and he will complete it by 150%.
The film has a lot of special effects, special things, from which the head is round in comparison with the first parts. However, for all the intricacy of the new Terminator, it does not have the main thing that was in the first two parts. No atmosphere! Atmospheres of constant threat from the future and from the most ruthless machine. Of course, it’s not even worth comparing old and new Terminators, because it was done with a soul and an artist, and Cameron is certainly a talent. And now popcorn in style, look and spit out or itself will fade from memory.
With all that being said, Terminator isn’t as bad as you can talk about it, but is it the right movie? Whether it's about reality or just bad tracing for profit. I think it's more of the second option. But do it with your soul, so that there is more, and not a set of special effects. Nostalgia, eh. I used to be a kid watching Terminator.
7 out of 10
Terminator 5 didn’t work out, as expected. And I knew that from the trailer. Now I understand why Cameron didn't take on this scripted slag. I absolutely didn’t like the film. I want to explain why...
First of all, I’m a fan of Cameron’s genius (I’m sure many other viewers were lucky enough to see the first two). Since only Cameron could put a masterpiece on the shelves to decompose a variety of scripted moves, hook the viewer with a fascinating action, put a drama and season it all with amazing special effects. But, unfortunately, in the director’s chair, there’s another rookie — who doesn’t care about this universe, doesn’t care about the fans — and how directorial posts have changed over the course of different films since the second one (3, 4, 5) — it only shows that these are amateurs. Which before Cameron is like the moon. And even the fact that he sang to this subfilm laudatory odes on YouTube — I'm sure it's just a publicity stunt — and he probably got paid a lot for it. And now he's probably laughing at those salags - seeing that the movie didn't even pay off.
It turned out another trickster - that is, a film concocted by a simple plot, another stupid American blockbuster. I remember perfectly how my heart stopped and I admired the heroes of the past two films, amazing acting, great plot, amazingly staged action and fighting scenes. Eh, nostalgia... And that's with old technology. They could do it! It’s like in love – if the heart does not love – nothing good will come out of this novel. You can't tell your heart.
The plot is sucked out of a finger, confused, the actors are terrible - (I don't know who was casting there) - nobody looks like themselves. Honestly, I am tired of the fact that from film to film actors change like gloves. The T-1000 is Japanese now, a gang of scumbags - dressed up clowns, Connor is a devoured hamster, Reese is now not skinny - but a stupid swagger. The acting game is also lame on both legs. In general, a real circus - just to make us laugh. It’s bad, except for Arnold (which is the only good thing about the movie, in my opinion, is that he’s the canonical Terminator). But Arnold, unfortunately, will not pull out a terrible script, no stupid situations, will not get into the head of the director (after all, he is the one who conducts our emotions). That is, before us is a completely different film – where the entire canonical universe of the Terminator was distorted as much as possible. We made it our own way. I didn't like it categorically. The film is not taken seriously. I didn't. Not even close to the first two parts. I am not going to give a positive or even condescending assessment of this slag. The first parts set such a bar of quality - which Genesis not only jumped, but even failed to jump. They failed, failed to match the masterpiece, scaltured.
Conclusion. Those who came up with this film decided to simply make extra money from our fan love for the first two films, irresponsibly distorting the entire universe and our good memory of Cameron’s masterpieces. Even the Sarah Connor Chronicles series I liked better in some places.
3 out of 10
And then only for the appearance of Arnold (and a well-recreated computer Arnold) and some good special effects. Everything else is terrible.
No, seriously, I don't know why everyone grumbles. As far as I'm concerned, it's no worse than the slag on the screens right now. If you do not listen to the delirium that the heroes carry, then nothing is so kinzo. As for the holes in the plot, it is now the norm.
Yeah, well, I don't know why there was a sudden change when, right up until Kyle Reese was sent, things were going the same way. Who sent the Terminator who killed Sarah Connor’s parents and who sent the T800 to rescue them is unclear.
Why do they always travel on the same date? Why don't we fly in early, in a crowd, to round up this poor Terminator in town? And if the history of time travel does change for people in the previous version of the future, as shown in the example of Kyle Reese, then why not at the moment when the jump is made? As the skin grows on a piece of iron, I will say nothing. I guess it has something to do with that wonderful spray that Daenerys sprayed on her arm and Arnie. Nor will I dwell on how Skynet has mass-produced robots in a world where he has bombed every major city with its factories and communications. Seriously, he's a program - why cut off the Internet?
Man, they got a time machine, after all! Why go after a Terminator chasing the mother of a resistance leader when you can just kill Einstein and there are no nuclear weapons. Well, if not so extreme, then at least, say, get rich at the races, buy up all Skynet shares and bankrupt the dog company to hell, burn all documents and developments.
In short, there are many options, as well as holes in the plot. If you don’t look at them, the movie is not bad. Dynamic action, special effects, a little bit of humor, and then stupid, but come on. Actors' game? Well, it's an action movie, not a drama. It's there, even if they don't see Oscars, it'll do. The only thing annoying was John Connor. From the first minutes, even before he became bad, he was some unpleasant type. It's all giggling, and his speech didn't inspire me. I wouldn't go for that.
The film, although not a masterpiece of cinema, gave me pleasure. I looked to the end easily, without straining, and do not regret the time spent.
Oh, damn it, I almost forgot. Skynet destroys people because they are a threat to the planet (somehow), but he dropped hundreds of nuclear bombs on it. Yeah, well-developed computer intelligence, you can't say anything.
Well, it seems that in the next 4 years (in 2019, the franchise rights will return to James Cameron), we all need to get used to the new face of the Terminator. A summer blockbuster face full of fights, shootings, chases, explosions and destruction.
Now it is difficult to say unequivocally - good or bad that the creators of the film did not make a new "Judgment Day", but decided to create a light entertainment action movie within the framework of the popular franchise, devoid of any deep characters and drama. It is clear that orthodox fans of “Terminator” will simply tear the picture for John Connor – Savior of Skynet and other fantasies about an alternate reality. On the other hand, the film does not attempt to position itself as part of the original tetralogy. Yes, there is Arnie, I’ll be back, and the main theme of Brad Fidel, but all this looks nothing more than a light nostalgic greeting to those who remember and love Judgment Day and the original film of the 84th year.
Otherwise, we have a good modern action movie worth $ 150 million, flavored with colorful special effects, intense chases and uncompromising shootouts. The storyline does not offer us anything new and interesting and will not be a revelation for loyal fans. Just free fantasies about an alternate version of the past. To say anything about Schwarzenegger is also superfluous: he is here, because the Terminator without Arnie is not the Terminator.
In the end, decide for yourself how to treat Genesis. On the one hand, you can destroy the filmmakers for creating another pop within the legendary franchise. On the other hand, Alan Taylor still did not vulgarize the old films of the series and made the new “Terminator” a kind of alternative offshoot from the main line in the style of a typical “summer” blockbuster. In my opinion, such an experiment had the right to life and did not become an absolute failure. The film industry market dictates its terms and the Terminator brand becomes a new milkbug for the next 4 years, within which two more sequels await us. We’ll see the new Terminator again. It cannot be otherwise.
The first film of the sci-fi franchise “Terminator” was released in 1984, the year the story authored by James Cameron and Gail Ann Hard, became incredibly popular, spawned a huge fan base and found its format not only in 2.35:1 resolution, but also as a comic book, television series and fan staff of the widest range. “Genesis” is the fifth film, the heroes of which were again known to the audience Sarah Connor, Kyle Rees, John Connor and the robot model T-800.
After two films “Terminator” and “Judgment Day”, considered a classic of the saga, the rights to the franchise from Orion Pictures and TriStar Pictures passed to the majors Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures, which brought, unexpectedly became an international hit, a low-budget fantastic action movie to a new level of production costs, but did not receive audience recognition. The “Rise of the Machines” strategy of trying to replicate what James Cameron had already said, innovating only in the fact that the antagonist was a robot with a female gender, did not work. As well as a complete stylistic revision from director McGee, who shot an extremely gloomy picture: the action “Salvation” for the first time unfolded exclusively in the world of a post-apocalyptic future, not containing traditional time travel, but as a central theme having a philosophical reasoning about humanism, served through the question of how the human mind and artificial intelligence relate. “Salvation”, being very decent both in form and content of the film, too much changed the usual content of “Terminator”, which did not find understanding among fans, and third-party viewers did not go to the film, in full confidence that this is the same unpretentious action movie, not worth attention.
Alan Taylor took into account the mistakes of his predecessors, but he was let down by professionalism, consisting in a clear division of Genesis into a part in the style of the 80s and directly modern blockbuster using the full spectrum of digital technologies. The action of the first half of Genesis takes place in the future, where robots have seized control of the planet, and then transferred to the youth of Sarah Connor, who no longer needs protection, becoming for a number of reasons a strong and independent woman. The transition to the usual visual series of spectacular modern blockbuster occurs after an hour of screen time and is marked by the composition of the group One Republic called “Love runs out”, which, according to Alan Taylor, will be a hit in October 2017.
Taylor, who took part in such opposite forms as “Underground Empire”, “Sex and the City” and “Boring to Death”, as it should be assumed, can work according to a variety of methodology. In Genesis, he demonstrates this skill, which causes bewilderment of cinema visitors who are used to the fact that classics like Star Trek and Jurassic Park are presented to them in a revised form according to current patterns. Paramount Pictures studio took a bold step, allowing Taylor to make half of Genesis old-fashioned, which caused, among other things, difficulties at the promotion stage, based on the trailers it seemed that the creators of the project simply did not have enough funds for a high-quality IMAX-picture.
Genesis is interesting not only for its original combination of aesthetics of different directions, but also for its plot. The scriptwriters of “Island of the Damned” and “Dracula 2001” use the traditional elements of “Terminator” in the form of familiar T-800, liquid metal robots and time travel to illustrate a love story. Sarah Connor from a warrior turns into an incredibly sensual, but at the same time able to fight back any woman. And Kyle Rees is a real standard of masculinity and honor. By and large, Genesis, which contains explosions, fights, chases and fantasies on the subject of artificial intelligence, uses them exclusively as a vignette to frame the unusual, extremely chaste (including due to the age rating of the picture) love relationships of couple Sarah and Rees.
The main marketing trump card of Genesis is the presence in the film of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who completed his political career. Schwarzenegger, contrary to stereotypes, is an excellent actor, masterfully embodying the image of a half-human semi-robot. In a version of the fantastic writing from Alan Taylor, the T-800 is in a special connection with Sarah Connor - the girl calls the robot "Pops" and teaches him to stay in society. In addition to the new sincerity expressed by the words of Pops “I’m old, not obsolete”, “Genesis” brings an additional plot dimension to the dystopia, consisting in the appearance of a new character performed by the brilliant Jay Simmons. A character named O’Brien personifies a layman who accidentally got into the cycle of events, and his courage, combined with daydreaming, allows you to participate in the salvation of the world.
It was difficult to imagine that in the list of new names of the cast of the franchise “Terminator” can appear someone comparable in popularity to Christian Bale, but in the cast list of “Genesis” is Emilia Clarke, known, without exaggeration, as the performer of the role of Daenerys Burreborn from the adaptation of the series of novels by George Martin “Game of Thrones”. Clark’s screen partner was Jay Courtney, and you do not need to be particularly forward-thinking to, based on the type of main characters, draw a logical conclusion that Genesis will undoubtedly turn to the construction of a romantic plot component.
The number of posters on the walls of the bedrooms of modern teenagers with Miss Clark can compete with Matt Smith, who performed albeit a small relatively screen time, but extremely significant for the narrative role (his colleague on the TV series “Doctor Who” Karen Gillan, also took part in a fantastic blockbuster called “Guardians of the Galaxy”, with this less fortunate). With the story of the Time Lord, “Genesis” is similar in the deliberate illogicality of travel in the space-time continuum – one should not even try to trace the sequence of time jumps and their impact on the “past-future” system, the essence is in the process, and not in its algorithms.
If you go on with the analogy with “Doctor Who”, you can’t help but recall the words of David Tennant that you can’t describe a good fantastic story without looking crazy. This statement is also true for Genesis - nanorobots and global artificial intelligence, Resistance, meeting relatives who have not yet been born and other amazing facts and phenomena that Alan Taylor interprets in the spirit of an enthusiastic and inspired author of the genre of fan fiction. The world of metal and fire in two hours turns from a space of extremely harsh conditions of existence, into a peaceful image of the future, where there is Pops, Sarah, Kyle and active O’Brien. “Genesis” is not a fantastic action movie, but above all an attempt to turn the characters of the franchise, who have an extremely narrow set of characteristics, into full-fledged heroes. And this attempt, I must say, succeeded, because the destruction at the Golden Gate Bridge, the amazing transformations of cars from the future and other entertainment are much less interesting than the questions of whether Pops will learn to smile and when Kyle Rees will finally kiss Sarah Connor.
The main trouble for money-hungry producers is that the Terminator cannot be restarted and remake. The Terminator is Schwarzenegger and vice versa. These names have long been synonymous. The new actor in this image, the audience will not accept. Even step aside and show the world created by Jace Cameron without Schwarzenegger is impossible and the fourth film of the series is proof of this. Not a bad picture in fact was cursed, because without Arnie is not the same. So the producers have to continue the story finished in the second film.
So the logical, but unfortunately the only, scripted move for the film was that Terminator's flesh is getting older, which means Arnie is back with us. Therefore, you can make a fifth film. But in addition to Schwarzenegger, a film worthy of the name Terminator should have a plot. This is a bigger problem than the aging Iron Arnie. For James Cameron with his two paintings set for followers a number of traps that are not easy to bypass.
The first film in terms of the plot was simple. And the story of time travel was just a pretext for the emergence of a futuristic robot in our time. All the genius of the script was explained by several sentences in a conversation between Kyle and Sarah.
The second film, of course, complicated the rules of the game, but it was also quite clear and here you can see all the genius of Cameron as a screenwriter. The author squeezed everything out of this world and after it it was impossible to repeat the story with time travel. But what a Terminator without a time jump? This is all the trouble.
Good stories about time machines and other paradoxes can be counted on the fingers of one hand. This does not require a dozen mastery, much less a fifth time explaining why visitors from the future are coming. So it's an impossible task. So leave the time jumps alone. But screenwriters continue to write crazy texts whose apotheosis became Terminator: Genesis.
I have never seen a more sedate film about time paradoxes. Then there will be spoilers, but without them nothing.
The film begins as a personnel remake of the first part. That is, we are shown the eighty-fourth year. That’s just immediately at the start arrived from the future Kyle discovers that Sarah is not a defenseless waitress, and a real boy-baba trained, arrived ten years earlier, the Terminator. How the Terminator appeared at that time is not explained. Arrived in the seventy-third year, period. And who sent the information is not. Which is very convenient for writers. -We didn't know who did it. - But it doesn't matter. Important. At the same time, the T-1000 appeared, which is also unexplained and he is hunting for Kyle. So in the end, the soldier who arrived to save Sarah from the future himself has to be protected from the encroachments of the T-1000. Delusion.
The Terminator, who had been babysitting Sarah for eleven years, had grown old. In flashbacks in the seventy-third year, we are shown the usual T-800, which we remember from the first film, and in eighty-four he is already old, which is now Schwarzenegger. A clear miscalculation of the authors of the picture. In the two thousand seventeenth year, where further the action of the picture takes place, he has only hair gray steel and only. By the way, it turns out that the flesh of the Terminators can be restored. A naked metal arm will eventually become fleshed, as will wounds on the face. And then there's the miscalculation. If the flesh is so simply regenerated, then it should not age, but be renewed.
There are many scenarios and logical differences in the film. Passengers of the bus not only survive, but get off only small scratches after the vehicle at full speed does somersaults in the air (bus!) and rolls over the bridge several times. Sarah is not torn apart when the Terminator holds her hand under the bridge, while Sarah holds Kyle with a heavy bag of weapons in his hand. Maybe she's the Terminator herself. We have already begun to accustom ourselves to such an action production after the seventh Furious, which earned a half billion dollars, so the people are hawai. The main spectacle, not logic.
The defeated Terminator, which at the end of the film miraculously recovers right down to the clothes. Sarah, who will bite at every throat for the Terminator's beloved dad, doesn't even worry that her son has turned into a robot. The Terminator helps build a time machine and waits for Sarah and Kyle to come from the past to destroy that machine. And they arrive the day before the apocalypse and barely keep up. They can move in at least a week to prepare.
The action itself is poorly delivered to the crane. Terinators fly from corner to corner like rags, not extremely heavy robots made of metal. Flying on helicopters does not think at all to be at least a bit realistic.
There is no chemistry between the new actors playing the roles of Sarah and Kyle that we believe in their love, and they are shown to us most of the screen time. And Schwarzenneger from which at least somehow you can justify the existence of this film much less.
But the craziest thing is Genesis itself. A super operating program that, attention, links all devices together. And that's her main virtue. Now any smartphone can be synchronized with a computer. In addition, local smart people install a local Windows to manage the defense of the country. That is, according to the logic of the film, all devices in the world are combined and any person will have the opportunity to connect to nuclear missiles and press the red button.
You can scold this film endlessly. Starting from casting minus Schwarzeneger, ending with the script and special effects. It's bad here. I think now for the future of the franchise, you can not worry about the Terminator died and now no one will buy the rights and remove another nonsense.
1 out of 10
Words are not enough to scold producers for the endless desire to make their unique contribution at the foot of the heights of good franchises. But today I will try to evaluate another such desire from the perspective of those people who had to do it. To do this, let us accept for a moment that the original films of the franchise will remain an impregnable peak, and the goals for which this relay of sequels is transmitted will remain at the level of financial needs and production greed.
Speaking of which. I imagine that after a constant influx of criticism after each sequel to the Terminator (after the original dilogy), Alan Taylor, as the director of the next sequel, finally got the right message about which direction to focus on the plot and atmosphere in the new sequel. For example, when creating Terminator 3, it was too obvious that the producers wanted to repeat the success of the second part, that they almost rewrote the plot and only painted a lot of action. In the fourth part, they decided to go on a new path, in fact creating a branch, showing the war with machines in their own way and adding original plot twists and turns.
Tasks of the director
Here, in the fifth part, judging by the film, Alan Taylor needed to absorb the best that was in the original Terminator dilogy. This has three implications:
1. The first half of the film takes place in 1984, where Kyle Reese, a Resistance hero from the future, must save Sarah Connor from the T-800 Terminator. However, the timeline has shifted and an alternate timeline has emerged where the events of previous films will no longer take place. Taylor's task was to convey the spirit and atmosphere of the first Terminator. And of course, show young Arnie, albeit digitized.
2. Over the course of the film, we see Sarah Connor’s strong friendship with the T-800 Terminator, who was sent in to protect her. Apparently, this plot move was borrowed from the second Terminator to show the human nature of the T-800 once again and thus captivate the audience.
3. And, perhaps, a sin not to use time travel for plot twists, which is one of the original features of the entire franchise Terminator. Only in this case, the action of the film already takes place in the past, in the present and in the future.
What happened:
1. Unfortunately, the atmosphere of the first Terminator is hardly palpable. Endless pursuits and tireless action stretched out in a clear way, clouding the spirit of fear and hopelessness of the approaching catastrophe. Put yourself in Alan Taylor's shoes. Could we do better? For me, elements of retrofuturism, at least in music, would have given the atmosphere of the time. But because of the abundance of special effects and the obvious emphasis on the entertainment, there can be no talk about the atmosphere.
2. Sarah’s friendship with the T-800 had no place for drama or excitement. But there was room for flat humor, which, to put it mildly, destroyed the image of the Terminator as a guardian-protector of the Connor family (one can already say so). I'm not saying Arnie didn't play enough. He played, as he always does, beautifully, but when the script of this film requires repeating a silly smile and pesky phrases, it already dilutes the farce into a harsh image of a killer machine.
3. These frequent time travels, with the help of which the plot is so famously twisted, are no longer shrouded in mystery, as it was before, but have become a complete routine. It turns out that this time machine can be assembled in our time. Hence and not only, it is easy to get confused and experience indigestion from plot holes and inaccuracies. It might be better to take a smaller scale, focus on one alternate time period, and focus on the atmosphere. But, again, because of the emphasis on entertainment, even the main antagonist (T-3000) for all his intricacy and invincibility does not inspire any horror.
Conclusion
While these directorial tasks I wrote above may not have been Alan Taylor’s priority, it is clear that whatever they were, they were not easy. As I have already noted, in general, the strong connection of the film with the first two Terminators is absolutely the right direction, but the performance of the film, full of stamps and designed for the masses, at once crossed everything out.
However, the question is no longer whether the film can claim to be a worthy sequel to the franchise, but whether the film could unlock something new in the Terminator universe. Unfortunately, the movie has only one hand to count. There’s nothing new, and you can watch the movie just for fun. Simply put, for once.