Grace and Dani take the opportunity to continue the wild goose chase, but it is revealed that Grace is badly in need of medication if she is to continue. Linda Hamilton (reprising as Sarah Connor) explodes onto the scene as a self-sufficient hunter/killer, arriving at precisely the right moment just when it seems that the Terminator has their number. There are familiar car/truck chases, and one super-soldier protecting the target from a Terminator seems par for the course, but then the audience is treated with a pleasant surprise in the form of a tie-in to the Terminator films that started it all. The killer is menacing and comes with some new features that are both awe-inspiring while also seeming like natural upgrades as technology improves over time. Arguably, these films become more action and less horror with each new iteration as the cat is out of the bag, but there’s definitely some cool body horror on display in Terminator: Dark Fate. There is a much bigger game afoot here, however, as two ‘terminators’ converge on the target’s location not unlike the classic action/horror films that preceded it. In a true show of character, Dani demands to meet with the manager instead and tells Diego to take her spot. Ironically, and fitting with the overarching theme in the Terminator series, the factory seems to be automating which is impacting the labor force, and Dani’s brother Diego’s job is in jeopardy when they arrive to work (he looks to be replaced by a machine). Another mysterious figure enters the scene (Gabriel Luna, by way of time portal – in broad daylight no less!) and begins looking for Dani, starting at her family home and continuing on to the factory where she works. The film opens with a bada** introduction to Grace (fiercely portrayed by Mackenzie Davis), and you are quickly introduced to a Mexican family to where the young woman-of-the-house is revealed to be Dani Ramos (played by Natalia Reyes), and the latest target for termination. They are incredible supports, but the main draw is in the newest generation of characters. The other exciting factors that bode well for a revitalized Terminator franchise are the return of James Cameron as a producer, as well as familiar faces such as Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Goyer ( Blade, Batman Begins, Man of Steel), who contributed to a script that was meticulously thought-out and well-paced, and delivered on a story that felt like a natural progression from the first two installments. Thankfully one of film’s screenwriters was David S. This is a bold direction from Tim Miller, who is no stranger to franchise films with his only other directing credit coming from Deadpool in 2016 as this has become a somewhat fragile franchise that easily could have had the nail put in the coffin if he hadn’t delivered such a great trilogy capper. In case the Terminator timeline over the years hasn’t been confusing enough, Dark Fate is a sequel that goes back to its roots, directly following up the events of both The Terminator (1984) and T2: Judgment Day (1991). Not to worry, Edward Furlong is nowhere to be found in the third chapter of this classic Terminator trilogy, well not really anyways. There’s no fate but what we make for ourselves.” This might be the single greatest contribution from Edward Furlong’s John Connor in T2: Judgment Day, along with some good comic relief between the boy and his Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger. It’s Never Too Late For Terminator: Dark Fate
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