Linda Hamilton Returns as Sarah Connor for 'Terminator: Dark Fate'
It hasn't been an easy couple of decades for fans of James Cameron's Terminatorfranchise, but the just-dropped trailer for Dark Fate looks like the magic might be back.
Released in 1984, writer-director Cameron's The Terminator didn't do much at the box office, but the sci-fi action flick became a sensation on pay cable. The low-budget special effects look dated, but still good enough to move the girl-power story along to its necessary conclusion. Then in 1991, Cameron came back with a huge budget, groundbreaking digital special effects, and a true cultural phenomenon with Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
How many lines can you recite from that movie? I think my wife and I mouth the whole script each time we watch it.
Then everything started going to hell.
The franchise went dark for a dozen years before Terminator 3: Rise of the Machinescame out in 2003. It wasn't a bad flick by any means, and even had a nice twist or two, and the action sequences were as creative and well-shot/edited as ever. The downbeat ending I thought was a particularly brave choice. But something was just not completely fulfilling about T3. I'm not sure Nick Stahl was quite right as twentysomething John Connor. Or maybe there was just no good way to cast Connor, who previously had either been a young boy or an unseen near-legend from the future.
Linda is getting a bit long in the tooth to be doing action films. The public likes fantasy films, but likes them to be believable. An old wrinkled up woman is not an action figure.
Hometown girl makes good.... again.
ReplyDeleteI worked for her step dad for many years.
ReplyDeleteLooks like another film promoting feminism... ill pass
ReplyDeleteI remember when she and her twin sister frequented the old mall.They were almost identical then,but like most twins they began to look different.
ReplyDeleteAt first glance, I thought it was a spoof and that was Hillary holding the gun. "I'll be back!"
ReplyDeleteBring It !! We Will Be There !!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGosh, Linda got old like the rest of us. I thought it was just me.
ReplyDeleteLinda is getting a bit long in the tooth to be doing action films. The public likes fantasy films, but likes them to be believable. An old wrinkled up woman is not an action figure.
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