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The Rise and Spectacular Fall of the Terminator Franchise

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Luke Owen looks back at the Terminator franchise… 30 years ago, the brilliant mind and visionary genius of James Cameron gave birth to a cinema icon – Cyberdyne Systems Model 101, the T-800, The Terminator. It was a movie that blended science fiction, action and horror and helped launched the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The […]

New details on Terminator fights in Terminator: Genisys

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After the first trailer debuted to a decidedly mixed reaction over the Christmas period, some more details on this summer’s Terminator: Genisys have emerged this week – namely on the anticipated fight sequence at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles between Arnold Schwarzenegger’s older Terminator incarnation and his 1984 version, which will be part CGI-assisted […]

Movie Review – Terminator Genisys (2015)

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Terminator Genisys, 2015 Directed by Alan Taylor Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi, Matt Smith, Courtney B. Vance, Byung-hun Lee SYNOPSIS: John Connor sends Kyle Reese back in time to protect Sarah Connor, but when he arrives in 1984, nothing is as he expected it to be. Terminator Genisys […]

Second Opinion – Terminator Genisys (2015)

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Terminator Genisys, 2015. Directed by Alan Taylor. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, Matt Smith, J.K. Simmons, Courtney B. Vance, Byung-hun Lee, Dayo Okeniyi, Michael Gladis, Sandrine Holt and Douglas Smith. SYNOPSIS: In the new installment of The Terminator series, John Connor, leader of the human resistance against Skynet, sends Kyle Reese back […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger says Terminator Genisys didn’t need James Cameron’s endorsement

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Terminator Genisys was released this past week (read our reviews here and here) and despite some over-the-top marketing campaigns including endless TV spots, various featurettes and a bunch of spoilery trailers, it hasn’t been doing fantastic box-office numbers. Early reviews weren’t good and they don’t seem to have gotten any better as the days pass. […]

Emilia Clarke says she won’t be back for more Terminator movies

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It’s more bad news for the Terminator sequels. The original plan was for a trilogy of movies, but the producers announced shortly after Terminator: Genisys‘ release that the series was postponed, and then Paramount officially pulled the plug. This came off the back of Terminator: Genisys bombing at the box office, becoming one of the […]

Matt Smith talks Terminator: Genisys 2

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While we’re sure they’d rather no one find out, Paramount very quietly removed the proposed sequel to last year’s disastrous Terminator: Genisys from its line-up following a dismal box office performance and critical bashing. The film did have its fans, but it wasn’t enough for the bigwigs to greenlight the sequel. Though if Matt Smith […]

Terminator: Genisys passes $300 million at the box office

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It has been destroyed by critics (read our reviews here and here)and was called the Worst Blockbuster of All-Time by our own Anghus Houvouras – but Terminator: Genisys passed a milestone this weekend. Terminator: Genisys added another $2.5 million to its domestic total and has now made $305 million worldwide, the majority of which has come from […]

Minions makes it three weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 10th to Sunday 12th July 2015… Universal’s animated smash hit Minions made it three weeks in a row at the top of the UK box office chart this past weekend, fending off competition from Ted 2 to retain first place with a £4.15 […]