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Poll: Should the Terminator Franchise Continue?

By: Erik Davis on August 10, 2009 at 5:21PM Comments (3)

I have no problem criticizing the recent Terminator Salvation. Fact is, while there were a couple decent, well-developed action sequences, the film lacked focus, structure and a character we actually cared about. It was a bit of a mess … but does that mean we should abandon the franchise all together?

 
Maybe. After all, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was like a fast food version of the first two (excellent) films, and it was followed by an equally-as-pathetic fourth installment that fans may have liked a tad more because it was newer, shinier and starred their Bat-hero, Christian Bale. But how long do we go before it's time to kill a franchise? How many sequels should they churn out before it becomes time to pack up the kids and head elsewhere?
 
Well, in the case of the Terminator franchise, it'll be at least five installments, because while director McG preps his 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea remake, he's also hard at work on another Terminator film – one that will apparently involve a contemporary setting like the first three films, but include an assortment of the killer robots featured in Salvation. Is this his last chance to get it right?
 
What do you think? Should there be another Terminator film? Sound off in our poll below…

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  • Aug 10th 2009 11:05PM

    FdirectorGJC  said...

    I hope James Cameron, the director of the first two terminator movies will come back to make changes to the T3 and T4 and direct the 5th and 6th upcoming terminator films. James Cameron is the creator of the terminator franchise, and he's one of the top ten directors who's very smart when it comes to making movies. So I hope that he'll change his mind about directing the future war.

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  • Aug 10th 2009 11:30PM

    kellinator63  said...

    I think that movie critics should be banned from seeing any movies because their "opinions" are not always what the public wants. They are self righteous snobs in the worst way. Stay out of my movies, because when a "critic" gives a movie a bad review it only makes me want to go see it all the more!

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  • Sep 1st 2009 11:10AM

    sharkweekfreak  said...

    People need to relax and watch a movie for what it is. It's when there is no budget, that I think they should leave it alone. Starship Troopers was such a bad *** movie, that I've been to scared to even watch the strait to dvd sequels.

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