Aside from the fact that the new bad Terminator suddenly splits into one liquid and one solid robot, the other main innovation in the franchise is the all-girl lead cast. The movie is supposed to come directly after the 2nd film–thus establishing a new canon–and Deadpool director Tim Miller is helming things this time around, so let’s hope he provides a suitably fresh vibe to it.
Man, The Terminator franchise has been around hasn’t it? While the last couple movies have slipped indeed, let’s remember some highlights from the first trilogy.
The Terminator - “I’ll be back”
Maybe you’ve forgotten the first movie actually had “The” in the title, like how the first Indiana Jones was only called Raiders of the Lost Ark! Anyway, Arnie doesn’t talk much in the films but he did act the hell out of his one iconic line.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day - The Main Theme
The first time you hear the new version of Terminator’s iconic theme kick in full blast–TANAN-TAN-TANAN! Hype!
But if you need a great scene, well was that chase with young John Connor on his tiny two-stroke motorcycle and the T-1000 in Optimus Prime was a good time.
Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines - T-X’s Arrival
Yeah, so we’ve had nude Arnold warp in twice, so them flipping the script and having the super-hot Kristanna Loken show up in her birthday suit as the first female Terminator was a treat for the boys. Though having her puff up her boobs for the cop might not fly by today’s standards. And let's pretend they didn't make anymore films after this one...