>>11733731>if the franchise even has any legs left to stand on.In terms of films, probably not. There is definitely potential there to make an amazing film, but studios don't want to take the risk, they just want to re-hash T2 over and over, as well as the over-reliance on CGI in a franchise known for amazing animatronics and practical effects, which just leads to shit. Even though it was obviously done safely in a controlled environment, the canal chase in T2 feels real because even when the truck is rear-screen projection, they still filmed the truck, it's exciting. But then you have something like the dam sequence in Dark Fate which is so much bigger and more spectacular, it SHOULD be amazing, but the whole thing is just dull, and it's not just because it's all CGI, it's because it's so big that it's not longer believable. The very real human frailty was integral to the first two films, the T-800 didn't need to crash a plane into Sarah to kill her, it just needed to grab her by the throat.
That being said I don't see why a toyline couldn't work, it's just that what we've gotten lately doesn't lend itself to making a big splash, Salvation was hampered by the film not doing well, Mega Construx is too niche, NECA are too fragile, ReAction were just shit (the T-800 Endo is one of the worst feeling figures I've ever held and it doesn't even look good, and I paid for the vac-metal chrome version), Mafex and especially Hot Toys are too expensive, they are basically "I bought the Terminator figure, now it's going on the shelf to be admired" not "I paid 10/15 bucks for this figure, I'm gonna go play in the sandpit with it." Honestly if Playmates did another run of figures based solely on T1/T2 they'd probably be a huge hit, because even though they aren't the most impressive toys in terms of detail or paint, Playmates figures just FEEL nice. I got the MMPR Re-Ignition Red Ranger for shits and giggle a few months back and the plastic feels great on it.
