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[VulcanRaven]

The first trailer was just released:


Behind the scenes featurette:

I think this deserves its own thread. Trailer looks great in my opinion. Genisys was disapponting so I'm excited that Cameron is back. He is working as a co-writer and producer.

 

[Ulysses 31]

I feel it's time they went back to man vs machine violence instead of the mainly machine on machine like all the movies after the 1st one. =(

 

[Sub_Level]

Looks promising.

 

[juliotendo]

Looks mediocre. That CGI looks horrific. Emphasis on girl power cast also obvious.

 

[Nymphae]

Emphasis on girl power cast also obvious.

Guys are you aware that chicks are badass yet?

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Looks pretty badass. I’m hoping it doesn’t mostly take place during the day, that was what I hated the most about T4.

I actually enjoyed Genisys and one of the things it did great was recapture that robots and lasers in the dark feel of the original judgement day shot from T2. Here is hoping the movie is as batshit crazy and fun as the last

Also yes the girl power emphasis means this will easily get better reviews than the last one

 

[kunonabi]

Cg is really rough and I'm not really digging the new terminators. Have they said why this new girl is so important yet?

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

I feel it's time they went back to man vs machine violence instead of the mainly machine on machine like all the movies after the 1st one. =(

Then how do you make ridiculous CGI fight scenes with dudes smashing eachother through concrete walls?

Genisys was disapponting so I'm excited that Cameron is back. He is working as a co-writer and producer.

I thought he was the producer. I remember promo videos of him showering praise all over the movie.

 

[Cunth]

Looks suitably awful. Jesus that CG is bad.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Then how do you make ridiculous CGI fight scenes with dudes smashing eachother through concrete walls?

Guess they'll have to become creative again and come up with other kinds of spectacles than punching and throwing machines through walls.

Perhaps we could have large scale battles between the humans and machine factions for once or show how John Connor's tactics brought humanity back from the brink.

 

[Tesseract]

the girl power thing is fine, but hollywood needs to learn to show not tell when it comes to that stuff

john wick 3 did it right, terminator 2 did it right, it's kinda pathetic that almost 20 years on no valuable lessons have been learned

and while i'm glad this seems to be a direct and proper sequel to terminator 2, how many times have they told us this shit

and we keep lapping it up

fuck it day 1

 

[Skyr]

I expected this to be a bit more grounded with implementation of some practical effects.
What it seems to be is another hollywood cheapskate CGI fest.
I wouldn't have a problem with it if it actually would have been well done but this looks godawful.

Camerons involvement in this seems to be worth nothing. I'm done with hoping for a decent T2 sequel.

 

[Guiberu]

Hairs on the back of my neck.

Really liked that trailer - hope to god the movie is actually decent.

 

[plushyp]

Didn't like it at all. So the new Luna-terminator can leave its shell behind and just morph like Venom lol? They spoiled the brother dying at 0:45 and I get the feeling he might be used as another terminator unless he was there as cannon fodder. Not at all sold on Mackenzie Davis as the new good-terminator. The shot at 1:14 with her standing like the Men in Black coffee aliens was unintentionally hilarious.

 

[NeonGhost]

Wish this movie was more down to earth not over the top cgi fest pg-13 Terminator movie

 

[VulcanRaven]

I hope the movie begins with this:


Have they said if this will be PG-13? Most likely it will.

 

[MilkyJoe]

Looks fucking terrible.

 

[888]

Terminator: Mehhhhhh Fate.

 

[NeonGhost]

Guys are you aware that chicks are badass yet?

We know they are look at Aliens, Terminator 2 and fury road

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

inb4 the threatened dudes show up whining that there are girls in th...

Looks mediocre. That CGI looks horrific. Emphasis on girl power cast also obvious.

Oh....it took three replies, you're slipping bruh. Gotta stay on point

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

That’s not what I expected.

Did I read correctly that this is a direct sequel to T2? So 3 and after never happened?

I’m confused on the timeline and plot at this point. I’m trying to piece together the why/who/what of the trailer but the plot isn’t what I thought we were gonna get, it seems

 

[Breakage]

It doesn't even look like a Terminator film. The visuals, the music – it looks and sounds like a forgettable US TV drama.

 

[Cunth]

It doesn't even look like a Terminator film. The visuals, the music – it looks and sounds like a forgettable US TV drama.

It’s a cheap cash grab for Cameron to fund his avatar films

 

[AV]

No thanks.

Also why would there be an old, grey-bearded Arnie when they melted him down in 2 and this is supposedly ignoring every sequel after 2?

 

[Breakage]

It’s a cheap cash grab for Cameron to fund his avatar films

Yeah, personally I wasn't expecting much anyway. I've accepted that the franchise ended with Terminator 2.

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

Have they said why this new girl is so important yet?

The girl they're trying to protect, Dani, is a hybrid Terminator/human targeted for termination.

From what little I can gather of the plot details, it sounds a little bit like Terminator Salvation set in the present day. If you recall, Marcus Wright was also a human-terminator hybrid experiment, though it is no longer considered canon. Personally, I liked Terminator Salvation but I still consider Judgment Day to be my favorite in the series.

Dark Fate looks like it will be a decent enough Terminator movie. It certainly looks better than Rise of the Machines.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Wish this movie was more down to earth not over the top cgi fest pg-13 Terminator movie

Lol yes this time travelling robot apocalypse film series should be more down to earth

Smh

 

[MilkyJoe]

It’s a cheap cash grab for Cameron to fund his avatar films

Why would he fuck up a movie people want to see, to fund movies no one wants to see.... what a dingleberry

Lol yes this time travelling robot apocalypse film series should be more down to earth

Smh

Seriously, that was your understanding of his statement?

 

[CrankyJay™]

Should have just used Bjork's version of the song instead.

 

[juliotendo]

I laughed when Sarah Connor arrived looking like she stepped out of a nursing home packing heat.


This movie is going to be terrible.

 

[Sub_Level]

Didn't like it at all. So the new Luna-terminator can leave its shell behind and just morph like Venom lol? They spoiled the brother dying at 0:45 and I get the feeling he might be used as another terminator unless he was there as cannon fodder.

He's not leaving anything behind. He is able to replicate himself.

Think Agent Smith from Matrix Reloaded. Except instead of a human host, he just needs access to some metal.

 

[lifa-cobex]

Nobody really dies.....

T2 is almost 30 years old.
T2 has better effects than this.

These are facts.

 

[kunonabi]

The girl they're trying to protect, Dani, is a hybrid Terminator/human targeted for termination.

From what little I can gather of the plot details, it sounds a little bit like Terminator Salvation set in the present day. If you recall, Marcus Wright was also a human-terminator hybrid experiment, though it is no longer considered canon. Personally, I liked Terminator Salvation but I still consider Judgment Day to be my favorite in the series.

Dark Fate looks like it will be a decent enough Terminator movie. It certainly looks better than Rise of the Machines.

That sounds ridiculously stupid.

 

[Skyr]

Arnold doing a Q&A on reddit.
https://reddit.com/r/movies/comments/bs2n3o/were_back_heres_your_terminator_dark_fate_trailer/

Had no idea that he is actually fairly active on reddit. Such a legend. Love this guy.

 

[Ulysses 31]

 

[EviLore]

Lame.

 

[SirKicksalot]

It’s a cheap cash grab for Cameron to fund his avatar films

Don't think anyone's grabbing any cash here

 

[Space Runaway]

Terminator really can't escape this same formula, can it.

Kinda looks on the cheap side, which is most likely due to the lame-duck director. Wasn't instantly repellent like the Genisys trailer was but I don't know about this series at this point...As of right now I'm willing to give it a chance though.

 

[JimiNutz]

I was prepared to be bitterly disappointed but I don't think it looks THAT bad.

CG is def a bit ropey in this trailer and it doesn't particularly feel like a Terminator film but it also looks better than the last 3 films.

Arnold doing a Q&A on reddit.
https://reddit.com/r/movies/comments/bs2n3o/were_back_heres_your_terminator_dark_fate_trailer/

Had no idea that he is actually fairly active on reddit. Such a legend. Love this guy.

This is amazing. Arnie is such a fucking legend.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Seriously, that was your understanding of his statement?

yes i used the literal reading. how are you taking "wish this was down to Earth"? are you reading it ironically, as if he is asking for more crazy robot CGI? or is this a meta joke about something i don't have context for?

maybe provide your own reading instead of just questioning mine. then i can compare my reading to yours. as is, you are just attacking me for having the wrong opinion without providing anything to counter it.

in an era when CGI is used in every movie made, why is it gratuitous to use it in a series about time travelling killer robots? idgi

 

[Dragon_Rocks]

Looks awful.

 

[Airola]

Just watched this with my lady.
We both thought how is it possible that the effects on Terminator 2 were way better than anything shown here.

 

[Fbh]

Meh, Looks like the usual over the top CGI blockbuster. It's probably going to be fun enough to watch once after some beers, but that's it.

Why does 28 years old T2 look visually better than this ?

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

Looks terrible as expected.

It should have been a dark 18 rated sci fi horror like the first movie. That's the only way to reboot this franchise.

 

[Secret_Lover]

Lame

 

[plushyp]

He's not leaving anything behind. He is able to replicate himself.

Think Agent Smith from Matrix Reloaded. Except instead of a human host, he just needs access to some metal.

Oh great, making the terminator even more overpowered.

3:52-3:57 lol

 

[Skyr]

Meh, Looks like the usual over the top CGI blockbuster. It's probably going to be fun enough to watch once after some beers, but that's it.

Why does 28 years old T2 look visually better than this ?

Money. They don't feel the need to proper practical effects and stunts anymore because mediocre CGI has become dirtcheap in comparison nowdays.
I can't get over how terrible it looks in the trailer. I hope they at least improve on it until release.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Meh, Looks like the usual over the top CGI blockbuster. It's probably going to be fun enough to watch once after some beers, but that's it.

Why does 28 years old T2 look visually better than this ?

I don't think T2 looks very good visually. Compare it to the first Terminator movie. That looks much better.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

We both thought how is it possible that the effects on Terminator 2 were way better than anything shown here.

Why does 28 years old T2 look visually better than this ?

Seriously, how is T2 still the best looking Terminator movie? I guess Salvation has relatively clean effects, from what I remember, but still

 

[NahaNago]

This trailer just seemed too bright and happy. Terminator, I feel should almost be like a horror action movie. This felt like fast and the furious and the expendables put together.