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The 20 year wait is over for a decent Terminator sequel.

Tim Miller’s Terminator Dark fate lacks for originality but is a solid follow up from that lesser known film that James Cameron made, called Terminator 2 Judgement Day…that was sarcasm. The plot takes place 27 years after Judgement day, we see a modified terminator (Gabriel Luna) sent from the future by skynet to terminate Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) and a hybrid cyborg human, (Mackenzie Davis). It is up to the franchise’s beloved action heroes, Sarah Conor (Linda Hamilton) and the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to save the day. It is unjustified to compare this film to Terminator 2 Judgement Day. I believe many critics and fans have fallen into the trap of thinking that if a terminator sequel doesn’t live up to the quality of the 2^nd film, then it’s a failure. I’m here to review this…

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Rambo comes home

It has been 7 years since Adrian Grunberg’s diretorial debut, Get The Gringo (2012) hit screens and this time he takes on one of the biggest and longest serving action franchises of all time, in Rambo Last Blood. The story follows an isolated and tortured John Rambo, who settles on a ranch with close relatives Maria and her teenage granddaughter Gabriela. When Gabriela gets kidnapped from ruthless Drug leaders, Rambo sets on a bloody path of vengeance.

This plot has been recycled for years in the action genre. Taken (2008) is the only film that has pulled it off, since then we have witnessed numerous failed rip off’s. However, this recycled formula actually works for this sequel. Family is a theme that we haven’t seen in this franchise, it reminds us that Rambo is much more than a stoic killing machine, he has a heart and…

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