Terminator: Dark Fate

Rated R

127 minutes

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, and Gabriel Lunz

WOW!  There is a lot of hate for this movie!  So many people were upset for different reasons, but for me. . . I liked it.  The first “Terminator” movie made its debut in 1984 with a young Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  For me, this newest movie picked up where the future would’ve led them from the very first movie.

The premise is the same - a young woman, Dani, played by Natalia Reyes, is targeted by the newest Terminator, a Rev-9 played by Gabriel Lunz.  Mackenzie Davis plays a super soldier, (part human, part machine) who comes back to protect Dani from the Rev-9. Sarah Connor teams up with them to fight the Terminator together. It’s push and pull all the way through the film in a battle of survival.  Sarah is now an older, weathered fighter who still battles the Terminators.  She knows how to deal with them and she takes no crap from anyone.  The new characters are there for the storyline, but as you’re watching, you’re waiting for Arnold to make his appearance.  After all, he is the reason we have these movies.  (He was 36 years old for the original and was 71 during the filming of this role).  It takes over an hour before he appears in the movie.  He’s still looking good and doing what he does best, kick butt. 

I think you might enjoy watching this movie as it felt like a new, standalone film.   For me, the best part about this new one is you get to see the people who made these characters!!  It is after all, their story that started 35 years ago.  Skip all the other movies besides the first one and start fresh – because “they might be back.” 

Library Link: Terminator: Dark Fate (DVD)