In light of McG’s TERMINATOR SALVATION blowing up the screens today, here are my reviews of all the Terminator films, in order of preference at that! Looking back at these, I’m realizing one thing for myself: the TERMINATOR franchise is pretty damn solid as a whole! DAMN, ever the weaker films are superior to the norm in my useless opinion of course. So lets go back down memory lane and terminate some fuckers! Feel free to share your thoughts on the franchise or even write your own reviews below! NOTE: I never followed the SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES on TV…should I?
1- THE TERMINATOR
The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy, but these are new. They look human… sweat, bad breath, everything. Very hard to spot. – Reese
“The Terminator” is a razor sharp, 80’s kool, beautifully romantic, effect-heavy and violent as hell sci-fi noir thriller. It’s also character driven, very well written and for the time it was made…mucho original. What else do you want from a film? Like seriously, man! It fully satisfied all of my cinematic cravings in one serving. This gem is quite an accomplishment and in my opinion, the best sci-fi film of all time. You’re Terminated, f*cker!
2- TERMINATOR 2
On August 29th, 1997, it’s gonna feel pretty fucking real to you too. Anybody not wearing 2 million sunblock is gonna have a real bad day. Get it?- Sarah Connor
Although I preferred Cameron’s more intimidate, vicious and less mainstream original movie, there is no denying the power of this crowd-pleasing ride. If I had to associate a film to the words “popcorn fun” and “summer blockbuster”, T2 would be it. The ambitious action set pieces and the slam dunk visual effects gave me an eyeful and had me wiggling in my hot seat like a sausage without a bun (what???). Tag to that, some actual hefty substance within the candy and some bang-on acting all around and you get a movie akin to a Chinese bordello– lots of chow and all you can freakin’ eat!
3- TERMINATOR SALVATION
If we stay the course, we’re dead… WE’RE ALL DEAD! – John Connor
It’s the TERMINATOR meets THE ROAD WARRIOR meets an unadulterated BLAST! Although different in M.O. than the prior TERMINATOR films; TERMINATOR SALVATION was just as entertaining, eye popping and mind blowing! Good story, strong actors, fly visuals and jaw dropping visual effects, I doubt I’ll have more fun with a film this summer than I had with this puppy.
4- TERMINATOR 3
So she’s an anti-Terminator Terminator? You’ve got to be shitting me!.- John Connor
T3 was a pleasant upset for me. I expected to be let down, but was surprised to find it far exceeding my expectations. This nuclear head was tight and had all of its bases covered: chuckles, a strong script, expert acting, exhilarating action set pieces and one sexyliscious robo-babe in the guise of the Terminatrix. What else do you want?
She can Terminate me any day!
HE’S BACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK!
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