The Terminator Franchise just needs to be put out to pasture for quite a while, possibly forever. They need a hard reboot that disregards anything ever having to do with any of the previous films/characters/plots and just come up with a completely new storyline. Just keep the core idea of what a Terminator is and build an entirely new story around that.
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Emilia Clarke will not reprise Sarah Connor in Terminator sequels
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IlGialloMondadori
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Obvious troll post. She was insultingly bad as Sarah Connor, but she was completely undone by Jai Courtney's insanely bad Kyle Reese. Movie was complete trash.
CaviarMeths
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Just need a good Alien vs Predator vs Terminator vs Godzilla movie to get this franchise back on track.
Skyward Sheep
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Huh, does this mean she's taking her clothes off on GoT again?
at that point, just make a new series entirely. The Terminator is Arnold Schwarzenegger to me. The story itself has been copied a million times by now. Just stop making movies in the series. End. I will always have T1 and T2 and that's all I need.
I still maintain that the last Terminator movie was better than the last Star Wars movie, but then, I've not watched the in-between terminator movies. Genisys did a better job tickling my nostalgia boner than The Force Awakens.
Though, without that nostalgia neither movie is worth your time. I'm not going to bother with the sequels in either case. Let it be another 20 years.
Though, without that nostalgia neither movie is worth your time. I'm not going to bother with the sequels in either case. Let it be another 20 years.
blankempathy
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I didn't think she was that bad but she was definetly only mediocre at best. The guy that played Kyle Reese though ugh. They completely butchered his character and made him into a generic action guy.
Avatar-Terminator cross over, obviously.
blankempathy
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The series was perfect with 2. We never needed to know the details of the future or how they got the time machine and so on.
I totally agree with you (Terminator 2 is the best!), but Hollywood keeps trying to bringing it back - they just won't let it die. If they're going to continue to try & make this franchise work I'd like to see them do something really new/different with it than just trying to ride the high of nostalgia mixed with an incredibly muddled timeline.
CassidyIzABeast
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So I should blame Linda Hamilton for the mess the franchise turned into?
Spring Drive
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How about they don't make sequels at all?
We should send a robot back in time to kill her before she can fuck up the series
Because T-2 might be the greatest action film ever made
Brutal. She's not a great actress but maybe she'll eventually get better. Her IMDB only has roles going back to 2009.
The Terminator truly is a standalone concept, but James Cameron was able to create a great sequel by twisting the conceit of the first one and expanding its scope. They're both great films.
Frankly, without Cameron, the franchise is worthless. Hollywood has tried three times without him to make a Terminator film. It hasn't worked and Cameron is not likely to return to the IP.
Hollywood needs to let it go.
Frankly, without Cameron, the franchise is worthless. Hollywood has tried three times without him to make a Terminator film. It hasn't worked and Cameron is not likely to return to the IP.
Hollywood needs to let it go.
AHA-Lambda
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Thank god!!!
Now please just leave it the fuck alone!
Now please just leave it the fuck alone!
Well Jai is good in anything he does.
matrix-cat
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Avatar/Terminator cinematic universe incoming. Earth needs Unobtainium to rebuild after Judgment Day.
Bassicaly Saving Private Connor.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
The Sarah Connor Chronicles was dope. One of those projects that you roll your eyes about when you hear they're doing it, but it ended up being awesome. Gone too soon. They should crib ideas from the show if they insist on doing more films. Smaller budget, smaller films, better ideas. They need some goodwill so people will actually want to see these movies again.
It's Reyn Time!
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The series dragged its feet a lot, the T-1000 was really goofy and some storylines went on way too long, but otherwise it was a much more worthy follow-up to the first two films than anything else after T2. Derek was great, Cameron was deliciously mysterious, Lena Headey made a really good Sarah Connor and John actually had a nice bit of character development. I really, really enjoyed it but was kind of glad when it got cancelled - wasn't feeling the whole 'now they're in the future!' Ending to season 2.
My god, this new terminator... It's made of an unobtanium alloy. It's unstoppable!
AHA-Lambda
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Not sure if trolling...
I believe she's said she's never going nude on the show again.
plasmawave
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I'd rather see another Terminator sequel than a Jurassic World sequel.
Like every Terminator sent before him....
Dash_Riprock
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Clarke is by far the weakest actor in GoT. She was AWFUL in Genysis.
I'm really curious what happens to her career once the show ends.
I'm really curious what happens to her career once the show ends.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Comic book movies, female lead in B & C tier action films, and maybe some comedies.
I'm skeptical of anyone turning their time on Game of Thrones into a major film career. The show is a big enough pop culture phenomenon that they'll always be able to get work on genre TV shows for like the rest of their lives, but I can't really think of any newcomer on there that could carry a film.
IlGialloMondadori
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This, this, this. The Terminator was a standalone film, and a tremendous one at that. It's a truly fantastic character driven piece of science fiction. It didn't need a sequel, and yet, Cameron came back and delivered a remarkable one that worked perfectly with what the first set up.
The only hope I have for the franchise outside of Cameron is for another filmmaker with vision to grab hold of the reins and do something interesting, and not necessarily with a gigantic budget. I'd be interested if someone like Rian Johnson were to give it a go without studio intervention. The need for a massive, multi-film, sprawling epic is poison - find a good story to tell, and tell it.
PhantomZone
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I recommend a cross over with the Fast & Furious cast, could be good, could be crap who knows.
Glass Rebel
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Not a huge loss tbh. She was barely serviceable in Gynysys with her wooden acting. Works for Denearys but not for Sarah Connor.
Finaika
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Why?
That thing had the best 3-D effects I ever witnessed (at Universal Studios Theme Park).
... It never really occurred to me that both Cersei and Daenerys have been Sarah Connor...
Hero_of_the_Day
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Yeah, no shit. They finally managed to kill the franchise.
And they both fucking sucked because they're both mediocre-at-best actresses.
And they both fucking sucked because they're both mediocre-at-best actresses.
I think Kit could if he was given the right movie i.e. not Pompeii.
The right people can salvage any series. Hand it to Abrams or Gunn.
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