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‘Terminator Genisys’: A Baffling Blend of Awesome Action and Sci-Fi Blasphemy

JUDGMENT DAY

The new fifth ‘Terminator’ film completely destroys James Cameron’s entire established canon. Now, Sarah Connor is a badass who was raised by a Terminator.

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Hollywood’s latest effort to reinvigorate a cash cow ransacks James Cameron’s lean landmark actioners Terminator and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day, lifting all the obvious touchstones from the franchise (yes, even Terminator Salvation) while rewriting Terminator history and fundamentally altering not only key characters, but the rules of the...

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