10 Biggest Mistakes Terminator Genisys Has Already Made

6. Making It PG-13

The MPAA and BBFC are yet to give their word on the film, but without a shadow of a doubt Terminator Genisys is going to be aiming for a PG-13 and 12A in the US and the UK respectively. Just take that in for a minute - a new Terminator movie is trying to not get a R-rating. The whole problem with the PG-13 rating, and the way it leads to a market where movies can either pander to all demographics or be a blood-soaked sex-fest destined to make comparatively little money, is a potent issue with modern movies, and Terminator Genisys looks set to be its next victim. Both The Terminator and Judgement Day fell into neither of those categories, which was fine in the '80s market, but an entry made today will be chopped and squished until it fits into one, regardless of whether it resembles what it was to start with (just look at how Salvation, the series first PG-13 installment, had little bite). In practical terms, this means the film will feature a lot of machine destruction in the future (if it's not humans getting torn apart, apparently that's OK), but once you get to the past the action will be limp and generic. Which is the total antitheses of The Terminator's original appeal. The only reason any Terminator movie would not be R-rated would be to pander to a more mainstream audience. And, yes, when you invest so much money in a project it needs to have a wide appeal, but doesn't that just all stem from a much, much larger misunderstanding of The Terminator...