Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Movie Review Madness: Terminator - Dark Fate


Terminator: Dark Fate was written and produced by the originator – James Cameron. He did not direct this, but all of his masterful touches are there.  Forget a bunch of the Terminator sequels and just go into this one fresh. This movie opens in Mexico when there’s a lightning disturbance and out from the sky drops Grace (Mackenzie Davis) – she’s an augmented human sent to earth to protect Dani (Natalia Reyes), a young Mexican gal, who has no idea how important she is to the future of Earth.

Forget Skynet, etc. Now it’s another force sending Terminator Version 9.0 and this is one bad dude. The initial fight sequence, chase, shootings, car chase, bulldozer incident, etc is intense and certainly kicks off  Dark Fate. Ray leaned over and whispered, “I’m exhausted.” And fortunately, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton!) is there – world weary, raspy voice barking orders, no-nonsense sense of the situation, and she’s been fighting Terminators since one killed her son. Now Dani is the mission.

This movie is kick-ass sharp and yes, he’s BACK – Arnold – is on “our” side and ready to help Sarah and Grace to save Dani.  I  won’t spoil any more of the plot.  It’s all familiar and yet has some new twists. The special effects are fabulous. The pacing of the film is non-stop. You will be exhilarated and hyped by the end of the film. Terminator: Dark Fate is meant for the big screen, so get that tub of popcorn and immerse yourself in the dark fate of the world. Enjoy!

16 comments:

  1. Whew. Glad you loved it. Arnold always comes back. Doesn't he. (Fortunately, not as our Governor).
    Cheers and keep afloat, my friend.

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    1. oh he's probably a creep in real life, but he's fine for movies like this.

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  2. I keep hearing it is good and then it is bad. Guess I'll have to give it a go to find out.

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    1. I went by Alex's review. He's never steered me wrong.

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  3. We'll hopefully see it this wkend.

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  4. Sounds like one of those mile a minute movies. I'm not a fan of the Terminator movies, but my husband is, so I'll probably see this at some point. I'm glad you enjoyed it. If I see it, I'll try to watch with an open mind. :)

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    1. or no mind - you don't have to think, just go with it.

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  5. Pleased you enjoyed the movie Joanne, it's good to sit and watch a movie and at the end say"Well That Was Good."

    Yvonne.

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    1. I like when Ray and I come out and agree it was just fun.

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  6. Super! I was afraid we'd have to re-watch the earlier flicks to keep up with the new one. I'm glad to hear that isn't so. Sounds like a good action-packed movied. Right up our alley. Besides, it's time for our family to come up with some new lines. Our daughter's name is Sarah, so ya know, we always have to do the... "Sarah? Sarah Conner?" line in Arnie's voice.

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    1. funny. Yep - this is a good one to see to escape the world. Super exciting on the big screen. Enjoy!

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