Terminator Genisys

**MinutemanCO** · December 5th, 2014, 19:08

I've been a Terminator fan since the release of the first movie in the mid-eighties. I'm really looking forward to Arnold's return to the franchise.

**MinutemanCO** · December 5th, 2014, 19:11

Superficially, I'm not impressed with the casting of John Connor. They can never seem to get that right. However, Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor look pretty good.

**Ryan Ruck** · December 5th, 2014, 23:03

I saw the trailer earlier and am also looking forward to it since I'm a fan of the Terminator series too.

Agree with you on the casting of John Connor. Jason Clarke is a pretty decent actor (I liked him in the new Planet of the Apes and the short lived series on Fox The Chicago Code) but this new one is set only 11 years in the future from the 4th movie which was released 5 years ago. Why in God's name couldn't they have just recast Christian Bale as John Connor for just a little bit of continuity? I just don't get it...

I can work with the casting of Jai Courtney as Reese since in Salvation he was about 15-16.

Emilia Clarke looks like she's 12, LOL! Just seems like they could have cast someone a little older looking, especially since she's supposed to be paired with Jai Courtney. I know they're the same age but on screen it looks like a big age difference.

**MinutemanCO** · December 6th, 2014, 15:15

She does look 12. At first I thought she was a reasonable facsimile of Linda Hamilton's character.

Christian Bale was a good Connor, even though the movie was a departure from the original series. Actually, I think the best John Connor was the guy you see in short clips into the future from T2. He was a badass.

This guy...

Just a guess, but I bet Bale, in all his arrogance, either rejected the deal or wanted too much money (or creative control).

**Ryan Ruck** · December 6th, 2014, 17:30

Originally Posted by MinutemanCO

She does look 12. At first I thought she was a reasonable facsimile of Linda Hamilton's character.

Christian Bale was a good Connor, even though the movie was a departure from the original series. Actually, I think the best John Connor was the guy you see in short clips into the future from T2. He was a badass.

This guy...

At least they tried to give a little consistency with the scarring.

Originally Posted by MinutemanCO

Just a guess, but I bet Bale, in all his arrogance, either rejected the deal or wanted too much money (or creative control).

I think that is a very definite possibility.

**American Patriot** · December 6th, 2014, 18:51

Ok, I watched the trailer a couple of times.

1) John Connor is John Connor. No matter who plays him.

2) Sara Connor is too "young", or maybe she isn't. Remember this is a "reset". Time streams got horked up...

3) I like the fact that Arnold is back. Both as the young one and the Old one. The Old one is just aging as would be normal with human skin. Makes sense.

4) I'll go see it.

**Phil Fiord** · December 10th, 2014, 22:53

I like the idea of it and will see it as well. The prior movie lost me a tad, but this renews it. This series needs Arnold and for a while he was a governor whom I voted for. I know some disliked him as governor, but he did some things I was especially content with.