Nobody had heard of James Cameron when he made The Terminator either.
Yeah, but there's a world of difference between a newcomer directing his second film ever based on an idea he himself had and a director who's had about twenty years of experience in being a for-hire director whose only other major film is also part of a long-established franchise that does not place major emphasis on who directs each installment.
Indeed, but my brief comment was based solely on the notion that a non-big name director isn't worthy of making a
Terminator film (or any decent genre piece).
Alan Taylor has actually made some good movies (I liked
Pallookaville and have heard good things about the
The Emperor's New Clothes and
Thor: The Dark World) plus his high profile T.V. work whilst not as glamorous certainly suggests adaptability. He may not be an auteur like Cameron but in my opinion that's not what the
Terminator franchise needs at this stage. On paper Taylor has a far more impressive resume than Cameron did after
Piranha II: The Spawning. Have you seen that film? Maltin summed it up well when he said something like
You'd've needed to be psychic to spot any talent there.
I'm cautiously optimistic about
Terminator Genisys in that I'm not expecting a classic, but think it has the potential to be a lot of fun. I like the contrivance of bringing Arnold back playing his age, because he was sorely missed in
Salvation which only really works as a spin-off movie. Arnold
is the franchise and his return can only be a good thing in my eyes.
I'm also in the minority of liking
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines which is insanely underrated on these pages because of what? Some well written humor early on? Yes I say well written because it certainly made me laugh, and was exactly in keeping with the Terminator's pattern of behavior considering the biker brawl in
Judgement Day. If
Genisys is as good as
Rise of the Machines I'll be more than satisfied.