Speaking frankly, Terminator Genisys is struggling to arouse any genuine interest in me right now. Obviously I loved the first two, thought the end of Rise of the Machines excused everything that came before it, and - hey! - actually kind of enjoyed Terminator: Salvation the one time I watched it. So what gives this time round?Perhaps it's because it doesn't feel like it is really trying anything new. I know they want us to forget about the Bale/McG outing, and that's fine, but this just screams remake while simultaneously employing icons from the original like Arnold Schwarzenegger, as if to say "We have nothing new to add, so here's some of the shit you loved".I have no problem with a sequel, remake or reboot...
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