Terminator 2 at 35: Why the franchise should have ended with Judgment Day
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Sergio Pereira
Summary
A critical retrospective arguing that the Terminator franchise has declined sharply after the first two films, and that it should have ended with Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The article examines the series' fall from grace, analyzing how each subsequent sequel failed to recapture the magic of the original two genre classics, and makes the case that the franchise is creatively exhausted and should not continue.
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· 3 pulledThe decline of the 'Terminator' franchise might be one of the greatest falls from grace ever seen in cinema.
The first two movies established themselves as genre classics, combining heart-stopping action with futuristic sci-fi.
For a franchise where the main hook is time travel, 'Terminator' probably wishes it could take us back in time.
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