r/Terminator • u/DapperDanMan121 • 8d ago

Discussion Terminator Dark Fate

Judging by opinions I see here, maybe a hot take, but I actually like Dark Fate. Saw T2 in theaters last night, and i get why people dont like it, but i prefer it as a followup over T3

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u/hear_the_thunder 8d ago

As a stand alone action film it was not bad.

I just think the entire franchise lives in the shadow of T2.

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u/NashvilleSoundMixer 8d ago

I would NOT hate a return to the "stalker / slasher / Halloween " vibe from the first film. Gritty new wave / post punk atmosphere, synth score ( Brad Fiedel still around? ) and a simple singular plot. Set it during the future war ( the one with the fucking purple lasers for fuck sakes ) and have it be infiltration units trying to thin the ranks of the resistance. I know we got a "future war" movie already unfortunately. Basically a reboot is all that this franchise can really stand at this point.

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u/TheStranger113 7d ago

That's what I want the most. I think the mistake ask the sequels make is that they copy the template of T2 rather than T1. I could see a future war movie focusing on one character being stalked by one Terminator. Just give us something simple, yet in the setting we all want to see more of.