After the disappointment of T3 and the somewhat lackluster Salvation (though i have to admit i didn't mind it as much as some other people did) i went into Genisys with lowered expectations.
Have to say this film exceeded them and then some. It was nice seeing the return of the plasma-rifle future that was depicted in T1 and T2 (i missed those purpley-blue laser bolts in SALVATION!) I liked the clever nods to the original Terminator. The first quarter of the film was a lot of fun seeing some very sharply recreated scenes.... And then it takes a twist....A twist that i am sure will tick off a lot of long-time fans, but i admire this film for taking that twist. It took guts! And this film does take risks..
The FX on the T-800 were much much improved over the "youthinizing" effects from Salvation.
But enough about that, lets get to the acting. Emilia Clarke is well-cast as Sarah Connor. She has the look of Linda Hamilton, and is able to pull off a more youthful version of T2 Sarah quite well.
Jai Courtney is no Michael Biehn, but he is a likable enough Kyle Reese.
I quite liked Jason Clarke as battle-hardened John Connor. He was very well-cast.
I was surprised how much emotion i felt for the relationship of the heroes with the Terminator.
This was a surprisingly good film, and good entry in the series.
Have to say this film exceeded them and then some. It was nice seeing the return of the plasma-rifle future that was depicted in T1 and T2 (i missed those purpley-blue laser bolts in SALVATION!) I liked the clever nods to the original Terminator. The first quarter of the film was a lot of fun seeing some very sharply recreated scenes.... And then it takes a twist....A twist that i am sure will tick off a lot of long-time fans, but i admire this film for taking that twist. It took guts! And this film does take risks..
The FX on the T-800 were much much improved over the "youthinizing" effects from Salvation.
But enough about that, lets get to the acting. Emilia Clarke is well-cast as Sarah Connor. She has the look of Linda Hamilton, and is able to pull off a more youthful version of T2 Sarah quite well.
Jai Courtney is no Michael Biehn, but he is a likable enough Kyle Reese.
I quite liked Jason Clarke as battle-hardened John Connor. He was very well-cast.
I was surprised how much emotion i felt for the relationship of the heroes with the Terminator.
This was a surprisingly good film, and good entry in the series.