10 Action Movie Flops That Deserve A Second Chance
2. Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation is the sequel that dared to be different: it’s the first movie whose plot doesn’t revolve around two naked people sent through time, and the only instalment where Arnie doesn’t say “I’ll be back!” But all anyone remembers is that it was also the first Terminator to “underperform” at the box office.
The reason for that is simple – after two “more of the same” sequels, people who wanted to see the same movie for the fourth time were aghast at a film that darkened the tone, changed the setting and was rated PG-13. And the director was McG, the auteur behind 2 Charlie’s Angels movies.
Anyone who was sick of the formula, however, especially after the Lovecraftian horror that was Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, got a really cool action movie with Harvester Terminators, HK-Aerials and Moto-terminators. Kudos to McG for not taking the easy way out and making the “Greatest Hits” package that Terminator Genisys turned out to be.