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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
I enjoyed the film even if it didn't really bring anything new to the table.
I thought that this film in and of itself was good. It only really become lacking if you've seen any other movie ever.
Firstly, killing John Connor in the first 5 minutes was jarring and immediately put me off watching the rest of the film. It made me feel like the past 2 films were now pointless. However in hindsight John only needed to be saved to start the rebellion after judgement day. If judgement day didn't happen then John doesn't really need to live. So even though it's not a decision I would make or want, I'm fine with his death.
But then skynet just with a different name rises up and starts the war anyway so the past two films were pointless in the end. This does bother me but it's purely set up and the film here on after is enjoyable.
One big criticism of the film that I had and clearly so do a lot of other people is that this film adds nothing and rehashes a lot from the other films. Despite having nothing new however, I enjoyed it. Being different from other films is not the mark of a good film, it's definitely something that can improve the experience but I don't believe a film should be classed as not good purely because you've seen the plot points before; especially in 2019 where it's practically impossible to be original. Personally I'm fine with seeing plot points I've already seen as long as everything around the plot is enjoyable and/or makes me feel. For me, terminator dark fate achieved this.
I liked the characters. Dani has heart and and I enjoyed her screen presence, even if she did get over the death of her family rather quickly.
Sarah Connor, amazing. Might have even enjoyed old veteran Sarah over T2 Sarah. Her struggle to be a soldier even in the face of her sons killer was one of the more interesting aspects of the film.
Grace the augmented human was also enjoyable to watch although her relationship to dani in the future was definitely one of the more flatter bits of the story. Still she was badass and passionate and I liked how she was flawed when it came to tactics and survival outside of a fight, which made her and Sarah a perfect match.
T-800 was very interestingly done with how he had got himself a family and developed somewhat of a personality. I really enjoyed this aspect of the film and he continued to be great throughout.
The rev-9 terminator I also really enjoyed. The gimmick of splitting in two was fun and used well. The fight scenes were badass and I felt real threat from this guy. I really liked the idea of a terminator with charisma. I thought it made him even more terrifying that he could charm his way through a situation to get what he wanted.
The action was fun and exciting. The characters were enjoyable and I cared what happened to them, and I felt there was a real threat they might die. The cgi was honestly kind of lacking in some areas but again this isn't something that dilutes my experience of a film, impeccable cgi definitely improves the experience but I don't believe it's necessary for a film to be good, I find it quite easy to ignore. The story and set pieces weren't really anything new but again this doesn't dilute my experience of a film and in the context of itself and just itself, the story and action was enjoyable.
I definitely had a good time with this film. I liked all the characters and was invested in their survival and their story. This film definitely has flaws but they're nowhere near big enough to ruin my experience of the movie.
In the end I think people would have enjoyed this film a lot more if they had never seen any other terminator movie before hand. I can understand how people might not enjoy this film having seen the other terminator films however for me personally it doesn't stop me liking it. I had a good time and cared about who was on the screen, if this was what the film was trying to achieve then for me it worked and I give terminator dark fate an 8/10.
Supergirl: Stranger Beside Me (2019)
If you don't like this episode why do you like any episode?
I thought this episode was fine. Nothing special but it's setting up a larger story with lots of different threads and I'm excited to see where it's heading. The action was good, character interactions were fun and the storylines being set up are interesting premises. What I don't understand is why this episode is rated so low. How is it any different from any other episode? How have you managed to get to season 5 of this show and this is the episode that made you think nah I'm not enjoying this?