First Terminator: Dark Fate reactions blast their way online!

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

We are now less than two weeks away from the opening of TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, the latest attempt to restart a franchise that began three and a half decades ago. While reactions to the previous trailers were somewhat mixed, several members of the media finally got the opportunity to see director Tim Miller's newest iteration of the time-travel and cyborg saga, and the first reactions to DARK FATE have started to trickle on line.

You can check out some of the initial reactions below:

TERMINATOR’s thought of as Arnold’s franchise. DARK FATE makes it clear he wasn’t the key ingredient that made it work. It was Linda Hamilton. She’s incredible in this, and the movie’s very solid. (I recently defended all the TERMINATOR sequels, so make of this what you will.) pic.twitter.com/3JSsac7LrL

— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) October 21, 2019

#TerminatorDarkFate is easily the best Terminator movie since T2. Has some fantastic action and loved how the film features 3 female protagonists that all kick-ass. So awesome seeing Linda Hamilton back as Sarah Connor. pic.twitter.com/15Yb6cC18W

— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) October 21, 2019

Is #TerminatorDarkFate the best since T2? Yup. Linda Hamilton’s return makes a BIG difference, Mackenzie Davis kicks all the ass, & Natalia Reyes is an excellent anchor. Gabriel Luna’s Rev-9 is a winner too. Physicality, VFX, fights – all spot on! Glad they gave this another go. pic.twitter.com/4Q1FNN49Hw

— Perri Nemiratu (@PNemiroff) October 21, 2019

Terminator: Dark Fate is basically Terminator: The Force Awakens. A satisfying, exciting reboot that’s essentially the best parts of T1 & T2 in a blender. Davis, Reyes & Hamilton are excellent, the action wows & while it’s familiar, it’s easily the best T3 yet. Terminator is back pic.twitter.com/W1emrXIq5C

— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) October 21, 2019

Excited to report Terminator: Dark Fate is the best sequel in the franchise since T2. It's a "return to basics" movie — reminiscent of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in that way — but the new heroes are fantastic, it's great to see the legends kicking ass, and the action is great. pic.twitter.com/aAHSXhFyA4

— Evil Eric Eisenberg (@eeisenberg) October 21, 2019

From the sound of it, it appears as though TERMINATOR: DARK FATE is a return to form for the storied franchise, combining the best parts of the first two films. It also seems as though Linda Hamilton is this year's answer to Jamie Lee Curtis and ass-kicking abounds. The reactions do seem to imply that DARK FATE might be TERMINATOR karaoke but hey, everyone loves the classics right? And lets be real, there's no way things can get worse than TERMINATOR: GENISYS, right? Right?

Alongside Linda Hamilton, TERMINATOR: DARK FATE also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, and Gabriel Luna. The next Terminator thrill-ride will roll into theaters on November 1.

What say you to these reactions? Do you put a lot of stock in them? Are you planning to check out Arnie and the gang in theaters? Sound off in the comments below.