Despite some top-notch special effects and nostalgic callbacks, there’s a serious lack of fun and adventure in ‘Terminator Genisys.’ It seems that fate has finally caught up to this dilapidated franchise.
There are no doors. No sheets of reinforced steel to slam shut and keep out the wandering animatronics. This time there are not four killer robots, there are ten. The number of cameras has multiplied. As if all of that wasn’t worrisome enough, now there is a music box that must be constantly wound. Luckily there are two ways you can attempt to prevent death and dismemberment: a flashlight, and an old Freddy Fazbear head.
One of the great things about the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror are that they allow writers to break the rules. If a topic is taboo or controversial, put it on a distant planet and it’ll usually get past the censors. If a character needs to confront their issues over a friend’s death, …