Terminator Genisys: Opening July 1
The Good: Reboots are all the rage these days in Hollywood, especially since that means they can make a buck from movie-goers dying to see their favorite franchise in better places than ... say Terminator Salvation. Genisys (stupid spelling aside) seems to sort-of buck that trend with a page ripped out of Back to the Future 2: revisiting familiar faces and places but with a different twist. Given the complexity of the time-travel machinations, this doesn’t seem to be a bad choice.
Also, the Mother of Dragons as Sarah Conner looks pretty good too.
The Bad: This is the fifth movie in this franchise. James Cameron pulled off a miracle in Terminator 2 with larger stakes, bigger action pieces, and a story that mattered. Most sequels these days apply that template but forget to fill in the rest of the details. It is possible this is one such tale that leaves the paint-by-numbers pieces blank.
The Prognostication: Decent reception if only because Arnold and his shlocky lines have been around for so long and audiences are likely desperate for a decent Terminator film in this century.
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