mynystry
I was 13 years old when T2 came out, I remember I was blown away. Later I watched T1 and again, I was blown away, I liked it even better that T2 and I consider it a real classic, a hell of a movie.Many years past and I did not bother to watch what came next, I knew it could not equal T2, much less T1. I remember seeing the trailer of T3 and hating it because it seemed so lame, but I never saw the film.Few weeks ago my interest got reignited, and I watched T3, so disappointing as I expected. Then I watched T4 expecting nothing and it surprised me, actually it was much better than expected. Then I saw all two seasons of TSCC and it was REALLY good. I felt sorry that they did no continued the series, it was very addictive.Today I saw T5 and I felt sorry again, even worse than T3I hope someone picks up TSCC and continue in that direction.
gallegosgarrett
Its different, i know that. If you are expecting an exact same replica of Terminator 2 then you are in the wrong place. It focuses less on action and more of the emotional side of the whole ordeal, I'm not saying that it hasn't got action in it because it has plenty! The action scenes don't follow too much on James Cameron's massive flay explosions and focus more on Terminator vs Terminator Mellie fighting and on the guns, but unfortunately doesn't quite live up to the state of the art visuals of T2, mostly because of the budget constraints... the visuals mainly suffered when it showed full CGI indiscreetness or when it showed people shooting lasers at HKs or just in general really. Even though the characters are different to the originals, I reckon the actors bring on a new side of them. Some acting that I would have nag about is that of the Terminators that are sent back, they just don't get it. I mean some of them are actually really good (e.g Garret Dillahunt as Cromatrie/John Henry, Summer Glau as Cameron and the machine from Sarah's dream in the pilot episode: Aaron Cash.) Others just can't do it, I know they're robots but when they walk and talk they aren't completely robotic, some of the people just presume that their movements are stiff and limited but they can actually move quite freely (like humans). So overall this show brings a lot of warmth and humanizes the Terminator franchise
mrrockey
When it comes to entertainment, I'm usually someone who blends into the crowd in terms of what movies and shows I like. There are some exceptions, of course but generally, when everybody likes something, I like it too. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is one of the very few instances where I say to myself "How can people like this?" While the show has its fans, I found it boring, uninspired, poorly plotted, unevenly acted, and just poorly written and here's why.Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles takes place five years after the events of Terminator 2 and ignores Terminator 3 out of its continuity with John and Sarah now living a seemingly normal lifestyle. However, Sarah and John are still on the run for blowing up Cyberdyne in T2 so they leave Sarah's fiancée, Charlie and move to New Mexico. As John tries to move in to a new school, this random hot babe called Cameron keeps making moves on him for no apparent reason until the next day, where one of his teachers is revealed to be a Terminator sent from the future to assassinate him and Cameron is revealed to be another cyborg protector from the future. Together, Sarah, John, and Cameron travel forwards to 2009 to stop Skynet once and for all.Before I rip into this show, let's talk about the good things in it. Lena Headey makes an excellent Sarah Connor. While she doesn't have the intensity of Linda Hamilton, she plays the part of a mom having the burden of saving the world and raising mankind's destined savior believably. Her character also feels naturally developed from the first two films. She's not the paranoid wreck of T2, as she did learn that there is hope to be found in the future of mankind, but she still remains the strong, determined warrior of that film, just with a sense of optimism. I actually wouldn't mind seeing Lena reprise her role in Terminator: Genisys. The show also has the occasional interesting episode. While I can't say I'm a big fan of the way Cameron's written or the actress playing her, Summer Glau, the episodes revolving around her are generally the most interesting and compelling. I'll also admit that the show gradually got better. Season 1 pretty much sucked but Season 2 did get better, the stakes got higher, the characters had more interesting conflicts to deal with, and the show's mythology did expand in ways never shown in the films. It's just a shame the show never made it to a third season as it did show potential in its second season. The music in the show also has its moments.But while the show has those things, the bad ultimately outweighs the good. For one thing, John is an a$$hole in this show. He's whiny, never listens to people, condescending when he speaks, and is just a jerk overall. He always complains about how he can't have a normal life, always acts like a condescending prick to people whenever he's in a bad mood, and always breaks down emotionally like a baby whenever something bad happens. It's not that I can't understand his situation, but the guy is so unlikable to the point where I never wanted him to succeed or rise up to the occasion at all. He's a douche.The plot is just all over the place. There's often way too may plots and sub-plots going on and a lot of them don't even get any good payoffs. One of the best examples is the episode Allison from Palmsdale. In that episode, we learn about Cameron's past and how she was a resistance fighter named Allison who was used as the design for Cameron. I thought that was gonna be a massive thing for the season, something that could make the "love story" of John and Cameron more interesting. But nope, it has no impact on any of the characters, not even Cameron. The show is also just really boring. A lot of episodes just feel like filler with a lot of meandering about with the plot and little things of consequence happening and the side characters just aren't interesting.The rest of the characters aren't any better. The character of Cameron is a mess, period. She has no consistency whatsoever in her writing. Sometimes, she seems to be able to fake an emotion to get by a conversation. Other times, she's dumber than a bag of rocks. It's really inconsistent and it's not helped by Glau's even more inconsistent performance. There are times where she nails playing the dichotomy of Cameron and Allison and she's particularly good in her crying scenes, but other times, she just looks like a depressed teenage girl. She always keeps her mouth open and makes this derpy look on her face that REALLY takes you out of her performance. She's just not very convincing as a Terminator. Her physical performance is also quite poor at times.Derek is just bland. The guy has no personality and is basically a blank slate. Even when he finds out his resistance girlfriend lied and manipulated him, he still has nothing going on in his face. Brian Austin Green might as well have been drugged while acting.The Terminators just suck here. Garret Dillahunt nails playing the A.I. John Henry, but as the Terminator, Chromartie, he's so mediocre. Shirley Manson is just a terrible actress. She does get the emotionless part of a robot down, but she's boring as hell! Just 'cause you're playing a robot, doesn't justify wooden acting. The guest star Terminators are just generic, cardboard cut-out villains. The dialogue is also incredibly heavy-handed and forced at times.In short, while Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles has some redeeming qualities, the show ultimately just doesn't work. 5/10
