The firstTerminatoris a riveting and audacious slasher andTerminator 2: Judgment Dayis an absolute masterclass of a sequel.
Don’t get us wrong - there have been bright spots in the series outside the movies.
How do they survive in an irradiated wasteland?
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Who do they encounter in this new setting?
Perhaps most intriguing of all -how do they react to the first ever Terminators?
The potential here goes far beyond adding some cool context and lore to the series.
A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
An even morerecent example of a successful prequel isA Quiet Place: Day One.
The result is a riveting survival story that is equal parts riveting and tragic.
In short,Terminatorneeds to take a more simplistic, less heavy-handed approach to this expansive universe.
No time travel, no John Connor, we might even be as bold as to suggest noArnold Schwarzenegger.
Terminator 2: Judgment Dayis available to rent on Amazon in the U.S.
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