James Cameron introduced his gift for coming up with simple but brilliant story ideas with his breakthrough filmThe Terminator.
Cameron hasnt been directly involved in theTerminatorfranchise in a while, and the series has suffered because of it.
Butplenty of other sci-fi movies and action franchises have carried the torchin the meantime.
Alex Garland crafted his own cautionary tale about A.I.
by way of a Hitchcockian suspense thriller.
Steven Spielberg directed his own tech-noir masterpiece from a Philip K. Dick story.
AndEdge of Tomorrowdid a better job of dramatizingTerminators future warthanTerminators ownTerminator Salvationdid.
Although it received mostly negative reviews from critics,Screamersis deeply atmospheric and curiously ambiguous.
Jean-Claude Van Damme stars as a mercenary fighting a band of marauders in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
LikeThe Terminator, it uses a grim look at humanitys future as the backdrop for an action-packed thriller.
Likethe very bestTerminatormovies,Edge of Tomorrowis a pitch-perfect blend of thought-provoking science fiction and high-octane action spectacle.
Matters get complicated when the soldier starts recalling memories from his previous existence.
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Ex Machinahas a 92% rating onRotten Tomatoes.
Much like theTerminatormovies,Minority Reportis a pulse-pounding thriller that uses a speculative futuristic technology to drive its action.
Dreddsuccessfully translates the comics satire of authoritarianism and police brutality onto the screen without ever slowing down the action.
Much like theTerminatorfranchise,Blade Runnerexplores the dangers of artificial intelligence through an action-packed story of cyborgs fighting back.
As the real world becomes more and more dystopian,RoboCopfeels less and less like science fiction.
As the real world becomes more and more dystopian,RoboCopfeels less and less like science fiction.
