Terminator Genisys

Name: Terminator Genisys
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: July 1, 2015
Duration: 126 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Byung-hun Lee, Courtney B. Vance, Dayo Okeniyi, Emilia Clarke

2015

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 1, 2015 | PG-13

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Byung-hun Lee, Courtney B. Vance, Dayo Okeniyi, Emilia Clarke, J.K. Simmons, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, Matt Smith

Summary: When John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced withWhen John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission: To reset the future.… Expand

Director: Alan Taylor

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 126 min

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Peter Travers

Jul 1, 2015

Terminator Genisys fires on all action cylinders when director Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) follows the model James Cameron set in the first two films, still the glory of the series. Read full review

James Mottram

Jun 30, 2015

Fresh cast, fresh ideas and full-on action gives Taylor’s reboot momentum, even if an overloaded script threatens to topple it at times. Doesn’t touch Cameron’s two movies, of course. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Jul 1, 2015

Schwarzenegger has turned into your elderly uncle, dancing like a goofball at your wedding after a couple glasses of champagne. He knows he’s being silly, and he knows that you know, and that alone is supposed to be good for a laugh. But it’s not. It’s just sad. He has essentially become McBain. Read full review

Joshua Rothkopf

Jun 30, 2015

Fans hoping to watch Schwarzenegger growl his catchphrases with a slight edge of shtick are underestimating the patience involved in sitting through a two-hour slog. As for those who want a little apocalyptic tension or (dare to dream) romance, this new model is not for you. It’s the Skynet cut. Read full review

James Luxford

Jul 1, 2015

Terminator Genisys' ambition overrides sense and depth in the pursuit of a new direction, and then unwittingly proves how little life there is left in this franchise. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Jun 30, 2015

Terminator used to be a sci-fi franchise defined by its cool time-travel concept and even better special effects. Unfortunately, it's "Hasta la vista, baby," to those good old days. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Jul 1, 2015

What could anyone have said of the finished film except that it was finished? Terminator Genisys plays like the worst of all outcomes. Read full review

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GreekChief

Jul 1, 2015

I really enjoyed this film!! It brought me back to my childhood when i found the first terminator movie on vhs in my dads collection of movies. Its not perfect but dang its good!!! Things have changed, its not a repeat of the first two films. It builds upon the time travel concept and whatI really enjoyed this film!! It brought me back to my childhood when i found the first terminator movie on vhs in my dads collection of movies. Its not perfect but dang its good!!! Things have changed, its not a repeat of the first two films. It builds upon the time travel concept and what can really happen with the ability to time travel.… Expand

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Murder_Proof

Jul 11, 2015

If youre a true fan of the Terminator, comics, collectibles, posters, tshirts, the works- youll love this movie. If you like action movies with a cerebral plot youll love this movie. If youre a casual movie goer youll love this movie.

If, however, your a hipster or a movie snob thatIf youre a true fan of the Terminator, comics, collectibles, posters, tshirts, the works- youll love this movie. If you like action movies with a cerebral plot youll love this movie. If youre a casual movie goer youll love this movie.

If, however, your a hipster or a movie snob that hates anything not made for under a hundred bucks, youll hate this movie.… Expand

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MajahDouche

Jul 22, 2015

To the so called Critics that review this film, allow me to quote a famous Terminator line by the Arny man himself, **** you **** Why you might ask, because too much early witch hunting BS went down about this film. Arnold does wonders for this film, giving credit to the character, theTo the so called Critics that review this film, allow me to quote a famous Terminator line by the Arny man himself, **** you **** Why you might ask, because too much early witch hunting BS went down about this film. Arnold does wonders for this film, giving credit to the character, the director a new approach to the film and yet classy to the Cameron feel of how the future is portrayed. If anything that can be criticized was the studio company giving away too many plots too early in the marketing of, "Terminator Genisys", and the fact to have James Cameron talk about it to help endorse it. As Arnold stated, "The director did a fine job and it seemed that the studio wanted to get Cameron to endorse the film." Along that context. The only thing that besides too early of plot marketing of the film was also of the fact that too many details and give away's were leaked in the marketing giving a bad taste to the expectation of the film. Emilia Clarke is good in her performance of Sarah Connor, and the rest of the cast as well. The film gives excellent humor in the film if also homage to the catch phrases that made the franchise memorable. The only downside for the film itself is the idea of speeding the story a little too quick at certain points but at the same time too throw in some mysterious plot points related to Arnold's character itself. But while the slight mystery plots were potholes only at minor areas. The film itself makes up in overall story, action, and an exciting roller coaster. To the fans supporting this I quote, "Excellent!" To the critics rating this movie at Metacritic, allow me to add an additional quote and misleading the fan base totally, "Chill out, Dick-wad!"… Expand

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Mogakumono

Oct 21, 2019

I put this movie off for a long time. To my surprise it was a perfectly serviceable addition to the franchise that isn’t afraid to chart its own course. I enjoyed it far more than I expected to. Slightly uninspired shot choices do little to take the fun away from what is an overall solid film.

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Tyranian

Apr 14, 2019

Another pretty fun Terminator film which is okay in every department. Arnie is never bad.

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FilmPhonic

Jul 2, 2015

As expected ‘Terminator Genisys’ is a lavish all-action affair that occurs before the events of the original ‘Terminator’ presenting what follows in a new light, but when is a reboot not really a reboot?, when the film consists of brazenly re-hashing and combining the elements that made allAs expected ‘Terminator Genisys’ is a lavish all-action affair that occurs before the events of the original ‘Terminator’ presenting what follows in a new light, but when is a reboot not really a reboot?, when the film consists of brazenly re-hashing and combining the elements that made all of its predecessors successful.

From the mythology and characters of the original, to the scale and dynamics of “T2″ and the lighter nature of Terminator 3 plus the CGI that re-created young T-800 in ‘Terminator Salvation’ and memorable lines from all previous ‘Terminators’, this film feels like a movie made by committee with as many boxes ticked as possible and with little risk taken, particularly if you consider that a reboot has the same actor playing the same central character.

But the most offensive element of ‘Terminator Genisys’ is not its lack of creativity and reliance on nostalgia, it’s the ungainly storyline that features alternate and converging timelines and a narrative so convoluted it almost covers over the huge plot-holes and disparate elements that must be brought together, with the stakes set so high in the story, it’s remarkable how in the end the audience can care so little about the conclusion to all this mess.

This film is not completely without merit, there is an attempt at a cautionary tale about dependence on interconnected technology, but this gets lost in the quagmire of the story, the action set-pieces and CGI are impressive but not enough to sustain interest for 2 hours and nothing we haven’t seen before, but despite the scene in “T2″ never did we think that the T-800 Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 would actually become “uncle Bob”.

The Bottom Line…
Despite plenty of action sequences and the return of “Arnie”, ‘Terminator Genisys’ is an unnecessary and unmemorable addition to the franchise relying heavily on nostalgia without offering anything you haven’t seen from your typical modern Hollywood action-blockbuster.… Expand

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imthenoob

Mar 13, 2022

Essentially an awful alternate history of the original film. This one is easily the worst-acted film of the entire franchise without question with an unlikable cast that does nothing but help further tank this junk movie.

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