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Terminator: Dark Fate - Movie Review

Reboot or Sequel

Terminator: Dark Fate is a sequel to Terminator and Terminator 2. This most likely is due to the rights for the franchise reverting back to James Cameron who did the first two movies but none of the subsequent sequels which were owned by various other companies. The movie did gross more than it cost but not by much. This begs the question if the movie will spawn a trilogy or if it will simply be another standalone movie that fails to revive the franchise.

Review

I truly questioned bringing back Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger but in the end, I believe it worked well with the story. The movie was a bit predicable with future threats and potential allies being sent to the past. I would say it was a spoiler to tell you that but let's face it, that is almost every Terminator movie out there. I did enjoy the casting choices and felt the movie kept a good pace with the action through most of the film. If you were hoping for something drastically different in the story line, then you will probably be waiting a long time for that movie to come out. There were some plot points that were different and pleasantly unexpected in the movie which makes this movie worth at least a rental if you like Terminator.

Rating

I would give this a weak HD movie. I would recommend adding it to the your collection if you have the first two Terminator movies as it is probably one of the better sequels for $5. I picked my HD copy during a sale at UltraCloudHD for $9.

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