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#4495351 - 10/31/19 01:57 PM So, Terminator Dark Fate  
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We saw T2 last week at the cinema in preparation, just an awesome movie on the big screen. Just got home from Dark Fate and we were pleasantly surprised. Keep the rest swept under the carpet, this one felt like the T3 that should have been although it is basically the same story with a slight and fairly obvious couple of plot 'twists'

The big difference that really stood out was that T2 just keeps throwing stuff at you, the theme music and metallic sounds pump all the way through it. You only get a few chances to take a breather from the on screen action. Dark Fate lacks that full on big screen assault that T2 has in spades, it hints at the theme a few times but holds it back for some reason. Still, worth the tickets and it was nice not to be disappointed in a Terminator movie, finally.


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#4495353 - 10/31/19 02:01 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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Thanks for your review Ajay. Most of the film critic reviews I've read so far have been quite positive about Dark Fate and I plan on seeing it this coming weekend.


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#4495354 - 10/31/19 02:04 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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It only took 28 years but they got there in the end biggrin


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#4495358 - 10/31/19 02:10 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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Originally Posted by Ajay
It only took 28 years but they got there in the end biggrin



Yup!


Terminator 3 was dull and forgettable except for the "twist" you see in the last 5 minutes of the film.
Both Salvation and Genisys I found to be "meh" and I had zero interest in watching either of those films a second time.


That's a very far cry from the first two Terminator films which I have on bluray and I have seen many, many times.


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#4495394 - 10/31/19 05:49 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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Had some good action but overall thought I was just watching another remake of the other films - also getting tired of the current fashion of putting females in all the lead parts.........OK Hollywood we know you ran out of ideas about 30 years ago!


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#4495401 - 10/31/19 06:02 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: MigBuster]  
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Originally Posted by MigBuster
also getting tired of the current fashion of putting females in all the lead parts.........






The problem is that it has become so trendy and contrived now that it just comes off as a gimmick. We had plenty of lead females in films well before this SJW trend came about.

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#4495405 - 10/31/19 06:15 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Originally Posted by MigBuster
also getting tired of the current fashion of putting females in all the lead parts.........






The problem is that it has become so trendy and contrived now that it just comes off as a gimmick. We had plenty of lead females in films well before this SJW trend came about.

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#4495407 - 10/31/19 06:24 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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Seriously?

Terminator from the very start had a female lead. Sarah #%&*$# Connors.

If there is one franchise you can't accuse of "jumping on the bandwagon" it is the Terminator one.

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Originally Posted by EAF331 MadDog
Seriously?

Terminator from the very start had a female lead. Sarah #%&*$# Connors.

If there is one franchise you can't accuse of "jumping on the bandwagon" it is the Terminator one.



MigBuster can correct me if I'm wrong but I believe he's talking about the other female leads besides Linda Hamilton.


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#4495409 - 10/31/19 06:30 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: EAF331 MadDog]  
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Originally Posted by EAF331 MadDog
Seriously?

Terminator from the very start had a female lead. Sarah #%&*$# Connors.

If there is one franchise you can't accuse of "jumping on the bandwagon" it is the Terminator one.



You would need to see it to see what I am talking about...would be too many spoilers otherwise.


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Not really, I don't give a #%&*$# if there is a gay, white, black, green, purple, femaile, male, hen, tentaclemonster or republican in any of the leads.

Never given a #%&*$# about the SJW #%&*$#, never will. I watch a movie to be enjoyed and I usually am regardless of who plays what. Whitewashing, blackwashing, SJW, gay-promoting or what not.

#4495420 - 10/31/19 07:23 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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I'm sorry, but I draw the line if the Lead is a gay purple Republican tentacle monster.
Not gonna watch that.
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Originally Posted by Bill_Grant
I'm sorry, but I draw the line if the Lead is a gay purple Republican tentacle monster.
Not gonna watch that.
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#4495422 - 10/31/19 07:37 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: EAF331 MadDog]  
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Originally Posted by EAF331 MadDog
Not really, I don't give a #%&*$# if there is a gay, white, black, green, purple, femaile, male, hen, tentaclemonster or republican in any of the leads.

Never given a #%&*$# about the SJW #%&*$#, never will. I watch a movie to be enjoyed and I usually am regardless of who plays what. Whitewashing, blackwashing, SJW, gay-promoting or what not.



Nor do I usually I don't care about the acting etc it's a stupid sub par and irrelevant pop corn movie - but I will point out a very clear trend in current blockbusters if I want to.

And as I just told you - you clearly don't have a #%&*$# clue what I am talking about. wink


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Originally Posted by Arthonon
Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Originally Posted by MigBuster
also getting tired of the current fashion of putting females in all the lead parts.........






The problem is that it has become so trendy and contrived now that it just comes off as a gimmick. We had plenty of lead females in films well before this SJW trend came about.

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#4495931 - 11/04/19 11:41 AM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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This movie utterly flopped in the US in its opening weekend. It will have to make a monster amount of money overseas if it wants to make any kind of profit.


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#4495937 - 11/04/19 12:55 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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I enjoyed RedLetterMedia's review of it. I don't always agree with their assessments, and I haven't watched the movie, but they do hit the franchises fairly accurately IMO.


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#4495954 - 11/04/19 03:16 PM Re: So, Terminator Dark Fate [Re: Ajay]  
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As a huge fan of all the Terminator movies and thought I was going to hate this one with the obvious SJW theme shoehorned in but......I actually really enjoyed it a lot.

If your a fan of the franchise I think it's worth a watch.

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Is it just me or is hearing "It's the most lethal Terminator ever" in a Terminator movie getting to be like hearing Joe Rogan proclaim someone "the best pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC"?


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