Crystal Peak - A Terminator Future War Fan Film

When an aerial patrol machine begins making drops near an important base, it is up to a unit of hardened soldiers to clear the area of deadly machines before they can infiltrate Crystal Peak and bring down the human resistance.
This Terminator Short Film references the whole series while telling a new story that explores the possibilities of the Terminator universe and attempts to answer a question posed by T2.
*Advisory* War violence, copious gunfire, and brief language.
Filmed on a beat up Cannon 7D using minimal resources with great ambition, we wanted to create an action packed Terminator Future War movie that would be fun, entertaining, and filled with references to the franchise (however obscure) for people to pick out.
Thanks to Detonation films and their extensive library of explosive effects, Fright Rags for making a very good terminator mask, and fxtattoo.com for their excellent products. Many royalty free stock effects were used in the making of this movie, but next to no CGI. All stunts are real, we have the scars to prove it.
DISCLAIMER: CRYSTAL PEAK is a non-profit fan film created for private use only and is in no way intended for rental, sale, or commercial enterprise of any kind. This fan production is not affiliated with -- and is neither sponsored nor approved by -- the current owners of THE TERMINATOR franchise. We make no claim to any characters, story lines, prop designs, names, logos, or situations that are trademarked, copyrighted, or otherwise protected by federal, state, international, or other intellectual property law. This work is produced solely for the personal, uncompensated enjoyment of ourselves and other fans of THE TERMINATOR.
#Terminator #fanfilm #crystalpeak
Music by the awe inspiring Roland Mair-Gruber
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Comments are welcome, just keep it clean/constructive. Trolls belong under bridges. Watch in HD if you can and play it loud.
There is no fate but what we make.

[@rianmacdonald9454]

that's got to be the best line in any movie going ''you know how to make a battery, can you produce oil. no, then move on'' instead of some far fetched crap to make it work. but of realism(says tongue in check) rather than Holywood dribble.

[@MrBnetV]

He improvised that line. I looked at those first scenes with the soldiers like a wrestling promo: Give them a general idea of what they're trying to get across, let the actors play with the scenario. Keep the stuff that works and cut the stuff that doesn't. That line was a gem.

[@douglasphillips24]

Not what I expected. Great movie with good storyline & action in a fairly realistic way.

[@DGamer76]

Special effects are sweet. One of the best fan made movies I have seen in a while. 👍👍

[@colormaticyt2478]

i wanna see a sequel to this where when John reprogrammed the Terminator they had issues with theT-800(or T-850) glitching to it's original programing but still manages to fight it, and when they traveled back in time it was in Terminator 3: rise of the machines, and after T-850 succeds after Judgement day began, that's where John wanted to reprogram him, (explains how he got the exoskeleton in your Terminator universe)

[@MrBnetV]

...if only we had an Arnold. I'd probably do it.

[@colormaticyt2478]

@@MrBnetV that'd be Awesome to have the T-800(or T-850) to be a muscular person that shows no emotions like Arnold

[@walterszewczyk9024]

Definitely something Dark Horse comics would have done in their books. Awesome, thanks, the best since T4, really cool, thanks again. The terminator with the green hood up looks like Doctor Doom, LoL.

[@MrBnetV]

The hooded Terminator from the Dark Horse comics series "Secondary Objectives" was definitely an influence (that and the high body count). Love the early 90's DH Terminators.

[@LuisSanchezLouieLouie]

I’ll be honest with you man…I was entertained. I ain’t gonna knock you on the effects. You ain’t ILM. But you followed your dream and made something. Inspirational. And You put some thought into the story. If we only had a movie industry with an ounce of passion AS YOURS.

[@MrBnetV]

We got everything but the budget...and if we had that, we'd make the same movie, just with better effects and photography :)

[@LuisSanchezLouieLouie]

@@MrBnetV it’ll happen. Best wishes to you

[@beauross2442]

The editing and story along with descent acting made this good. I enjoyed it too gang.

[@MrBnetV]

Much appreciated. Tried to do very much with very little.

[@beauross2442]

@@MrBnetV I'm currently writing a screenplay for a fan film to hopefully lead to restoring the original feel myself in hopes of even selling a reboot concept. It's sick already. New Terminators and gr8 action in store.

[@beauross2442]

@@MrBnetV Btw you made somthing better than Salvation or Genesis. Yeah I'm not spelling it that dumbass way. Lol imagine if you had a budget. You'd hav finally made a Terminator worth seeing!!

[@MrBnetV]

Part of the fun is coming up with crazy ways to do this stuff w/o a budget, but yeah. The money'd be nice.

[@MrBnetV]

Good luck on the script. I'd like to read it when you finish. My fan films are fully based in what we can actually pull off otherwise I would have had some bigger industrial locations and more intricate machine fx. Not a huge fan of CGI, so kept things ground level. No sweeping helicopter shots of armies of Terminators. ONE is bad enough. Wanted to reinforce that idea with the immense body-count.

[@phrixos2826]

this is awesome, the acting is surprisingly good! I hope you get the chance to make more, and gain more experience, Very well done! I'LL BE BACK, for more!

[@MrBnetV]

Everyone involved wanted to see the future war movie we never got (and still haven't in the official sense). Thanks for the endorsement. Lots more on the channel. Hasta La Vista...

[@o5245607]

Millenial idea of smart fighting and tactics.

[@icm3523]

Or... a massacre.

[@retrodealer6495]

😆😅 the guy with the red bandana trying to act tough. And then he gets blown apart like Lego 😆.

[@MrBnetV]

Glad you caught the humor! The Expendables was also an influence here.

[@allenbeaulieu7077]

Excellent movie 🎥 fantastic video. Thanks! Big Al.

[@fuadahmed5501]

Impressive movie. Really liked the tight storytelling. The close up man v machine tension was there.

[@i3luevein]

This is better than terminator genisys

[@iamavib336]

You know what, that was pretty damn good!

[@rosekreuze]

perfect timing! i just finished T3. 😁

[@MrBnetV]

Wasn't that ending perfection? Bale's cool, but I wished the cast would have stayed the same for Salvation.

[@MatheusYami]

I really like this fanfilm, I can see all the effort you all have put not only in front of the cameras, but also doing your best to have a terminator mask, show his robotic hand and etc. And for me, a good story is more important then amazing effect and CG. This script fits great in the timeline (wich is better then changing it, hollywood should learn that haha), it tells a new story, we see more of the resistance fighters, and the end with... *SPOILER AHEAD*... the chip the resistance would reprogram and use in the end of the war to send "Uncle Bob" back is awesome! This is just amazing and really the kind of story The Terminator not only deserves, but it's what we should get on the big screens too. All of you have my respect, writers, actors, cameras, sound and video editors, make up team, all of you, great work!

[@MrBnetV]

I’m glad you enjoyed the movie. A lot of love went into making it even though half the time we weren’t sure if it could all be pulled off. The goal with any project like this is to make the movie you’d want to see...then reconcile that with what’s possible based on the resources you have. Do we have 200 million dollars? No, but why let that stop anyone? Minus a few technical things, this is exactly the type of Terminator movie we wanted to see, so it’s the one we made. I definitely didn’t want to rewrite any of the time-lines (like some of the more recent movies did), so keeping the story “ground level” with the resistance fighters was always the plan. If it acts as an entertaining “what if?” that Terminator fans can enjoy, then mission accomplished. Thanks for the support.

[@MatheusYami]

@@MrBnetV You all accomplished that! In my mind, this whole fanflim is canon in some alternate timeline where things don't go crazy (after salvation) and we all can enjoy a great terminator story with new character, a new t-800 model, and a lot of details and references respecting the original and moving forward to the big final battle to send the protectors back and kinda start all over again haha, but at the same time, showing how humanity won the fight against skynet! I'm already a fan of this channel after that and I can't wait for new productions!

[@christopherpelll3602]

Good video the guy on the radio sounds like Liam Neson great job

[@justoandres4951]

Really enjoyed this, I really miss when there were more people doing content like this in youtube, my only real complaint was the choice to use bullets instead of plasma , not a real fan of the salvation approach even thought I liked the movie. Anyway, this was effin great, already subbed

[@MrBnetV]

Purple lasers used throughout (and night shooting) were sacrifices that had to be made to get it made...however, check out the flying HK's weapon for a compromise. Glad you enjoyed.

[@Theinotsquad]

I find it sad whenever one of the bandana people die or the mask people die they look so cool lol

[@MrBnetV]

It's the same 3 people getting shot over and over :)

[@peterkin1010]

Absolutely brilliant. Not far off the real thing !

[@Theinotsquad]

I love the future war in terminator. I love this so much ur so lucky u have friends who wanna act nobody I know wants to help with a live action film😢

[@MrBnetV]

It's not as simple as it sounds. Time and temperament are always a factor. What type of live action are you planning?

[@chrischristodoulou3122]

Very impressive, enjoyed watching this.

[@MrBnetV]

Lot of work went into it. Glad you approve :)

[@richardched6085]

Damn.... In the words of Hal Vukovich "This is fucking great....."

[@MrBnetV]

Ahh, Vukovitch...I heard somewhere that he was supposed to cameo in T3. Glad you enjoyed!

[@kevinzebrowski6766]

Love this! Better than all the sequels past T2 bb 👐

[@sjacrane]

😂😂😂

[@drextheklingon8300]

Once the T-800 got ahold of Old painless it was lights out for the Resistance..💪

[@nelsonbasilio7546]

Buena pelicula como se llama version completa porfis

[@vicmatrix24]

Rest in Peace...

[@BJJNINJA215]

This was actually really good

[@MrBnetV]

Mac! "...gonna have me some fun!" Obscure Predator reference, but your name and pic conjured it. Glad you enjoyed the movie.

[@MrBnetV]

"Want some Candy?" -- Predator 2

[@krisjonson9193]

cool terminator fan film

[@a1nut]

Twas decent. Thoroughly enjoyed.

[@dockaos924]

Enjoyed that thanks keep up the good work 🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@eddysandland58]

Brilliant Fan Film Cheers

[@duanethayer8716]

Good job

[@AmericanBacon.]

Great Job!! Let's see more!!

[@MrBnetV]

Lots of new stuff on the channel and some big projects on the way. As for more Terminator...it's a ways off, but in the works. If you're an Alien/Predator fan, you will be well served come December.

[@george6412]

Outstanding i love this, great job 👏

[@MrBnetV]

Many thanks. It was a lot of fun to make. Check out some other things on the channel if you like (Indiana Jones vs Evil Dead is a hoot).

[@Tayden6494]

it's so much gore it's probably the best Terminator movie ever 😮😊

[@MrBnetV]

Thanks. As per usual: we just tried to make the type of thing we wanted to see. John Rambo was one of the many influences...although T1 was brilliantly brutal. Saw some of your videos. Those Spiderman poses were on point.

[@Lyraa357]

Harrowing and desperate. Very fatalistic attitude froml the foot soldiers. Acting was very good.

[@MrBnetV]

A lot of first time actors in this, but everyone brought something unique to it. Good personalities combined with trust and a fun atmosphere usually yields good results.

[@allenlovell1604]

Fantastic fan film movie! Maybe the big studio producers will learn a thing or two from these amateur film fans 🤔! Some of the fan films I've seen could be woven together into a very-talented, coherent, and awesome movie 🎬! Go for it and if studios still say No, then please make more fan films like these ! Thanks KZbin 😊

[@MrBnetV]

Make what you want to see, and if you don't have the $$$ or connections, then make due and make 'em anyway. Wanted the Terminator future war. No BS, not trying to reinvent the wheel with labyrinthine time travel shenanigans. Just good old fashioned gritty combat. See "According To Plan" for a similar look at Alien vs Predator. Thanks for the acknowledgement. We operate by word of mouth.

[@Theinotsquad]

@@MrBnetV way a future war film

[@joseg.384]

Still better than Genysis and Dark Fate

[@MrBnetV]

High praise, Jose. Those movies had a combined budget of over 300 million and some A list writers. If you want more future war, there's a fan edit called "The Dark Years" hopefully still on youtube that uses all the future war scenes from the series to make an 80 min movie. Check that one out too. I plan to get rolling on another Terminator sometime (The script is written, the future is not).

[@MRollo189]

Thx for it

[@grahamhume5953]

Are you drunk?

[@jlsicard]

"DRAKE, WE ARE LEAVING!"

[@MrBnetV]

Nailed it! Many references within this fan-film...and not all of them Terminator.

[@pvt_lean]

This feels like a combination of wasteland 2 and terminator which is a good thing

[@MrBnetV]

Never played it, but now I'm curious.

[@dilynnvee374]

Not bad. Just wish the terminator fingers moved more while holding the weapon. I still enjoyed it.

[@jeffreyrizzo785]

Great job guys!

[@MrBnetV]

Thanks. Much more on the way :)

[@OdinSmilesRavensLaugh72051]

This was brilliant

[@h.mmurdock5378]

Amazing!!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@nelsonbasilio7546]

Buena pelicula cono se llama

[@diggydretv]

This almost looks like it was shot in the Victorville / Apple Valley area

[@MrBnetV]

Filmed in a junky spot behind some hills in Kern that probably has more in common with the South African slums of District 9 than your average natural wonders. Graffiti, garbage, hypodermic needles, broken glass everywhere...it's a wonder we're all alive :\

[@talipbicer8979]

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[@aus_liam444]

I love those little story details you put in that serve purpose, for example: when the resistance soldiers find that red 4wd car mysteriously in the middle of the battle field with no engine or battery in it and one of them says "why is this here?" Then you see the figure of a machine rising up in frame which begins shooting, now you realise why the car is there, the machines are using it as bait to spot and kill humans. P.S. I know this is probably no big deal but I do appreciate your effort and attention to detail 👌🎞️🤗

[@MrBnetV]

Some details were happy accidents, like the fact that one of the actors had a red truck we could play with. Glad you liked it.

[@kristelvidhi5038]

Why can't they make a Terminator movie just about the future?

[@MrBnetV]

Asked that same question, and it's why we made Crystal Peak. Next up: Alien vs Predator fan film set in the Alien universe instead of "modern day" Earth.

[@rufatkerimov1058]

Better than Dark Fate

[@kamilmozej7612]

true

[@就活-z9m]

I think so too

[@grahamhume5953]

No. It is one of the worst fan films ever made.

[@Sammy_Boy_Smith]

What was Dark Fate?

[@robertdean925]

​@@Sammy_Boy_Smithtrash

[@wayneloosli2363]

Not bad for real good job 👍 thank u

[@blinky500]

So this is how John Connor captures the T800 that he sends back?

[@MrBnetV]

Just the chip! I make no allusions of being the Arnold model. The 800 in this one is basically the "Lance Henriksen" model (regular guy-Terminator that pops out of a crowd unnoticed and kills you). In our story, the chip from that Terminator was used and reprogrammed to be put into a model 101 (Arnold) for T2.

[@blinky500]

@@MrBnetV cool

[@BayHarbo]

Hello blinky500!

[@blinky500]

Ghost Cinema hi

[@MatheusYami]

Blinky500 and MrBnetV, the 2 great creators of amazing Terminator fanfilms who create some awesome story in the franchise wihout ruining it like hollywood haha

[@scott762mm]

I award them points for trying.

[@MrBnetV]

We tried like Orange Cassidy.

[@TruDis01]

OH DEAR GOD . .

[@donaldmisgen5743]

This is awesome 👍

[@MrBnetV]

Thanks. We got a lot of other stuff on the channel (and more to come).

[@alkissakoulis782]

5:49 Finally, a t 800 endoskeleton that speaks

[@MrBnetV]

We did see some of that in Salvation (imitating Kyle Reese), but it seemed like a decent way to get a little Arnold impression in there.

[@ivcorners5054]

That was cool👍

[@markfrancis1210]

Daaaaaamn!!!, that was good

[@MrBnetV]

Glad you enjoyed - now you can give it a vote in the indieBOOM festival: 1 view = 1 vote www.indieboomff.com/crystal-peak.html

[@scottlambert2949]

This movie is a great adaptation of the original version 🤔🤔🤔🤔👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@shibiwowsawesomegaming4783]

IM BATMA... I mean this is John Connor. Lol

[@MrBnetV]

Ha ha, glad you caught that. Exactly what we were going for.

[@beauross2442]

Only 1 criticism. The terminators look like Ackmed the dead T-800.

[@thugtrooper4life821]

jeff dunham

[@maricarmendiaz2153]

go like movies yes

[@GrosfiAglae]

​@@thugtrooper4life821😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊7 7

[@MuhammdRizwan]

terminator 5 john terminator should be here

[@davidhujber8636]

Hey guys, this movie is really good! I hope you will make more... maybe a full movie?

[@MrBnetV]

There are scripts for another installment. Everything just depends on time, resources, and people. I was kind of amazed that this one pulled together in the end. Our upcoming Alien/Predator short is similar to Crystal Peak on a level of zero budget mayhem, chaos and complexity. Thanks for checking this one out. Many more things on the channel. Full movie, eh? Someday...

[@davidhujber8636]

AvP sounds good :)

[@ministryundertaker6662]

Can I buy this on DVD??? THIS IS GREAT!

[@MrBnetV]

Copyright laws, brother. Can't make money off of it, but you enjoyed the movie so mission accomplished.

[@anasbajwa1502]

Doanload is not possible?

[@ttomkatt1]

I loved it ❤️😍

[@rianmacdonald9454]

one serious question, done in this and pretty much every film going, the guy with the shotgun, trying to shoot that terminator from that distance, dude you got a shot gun it aint going do a dam thing at that range, wouldn't even scratch a bloody melon at that distance, don't waste the dam ammo. not a nit pick at you guys, as like i said pretty much every film makes the same mistake. A train soldier, would know the limitations of their weapon and wouldn't waste the ammo shooting at that range.

[@MrBnetV]

Makes sense to me. With a T-1, most of their weapons (except the RPG and Sniper Rifle) would serve as little more than a distraction.

[@rianmacdonald9454]

@@MrBnetV with the exception for the rpg, the sniper and maybe a marksman could engage from distance, while the guy (very very brave man)with the shot gun, flanks and closes in from behind, and empties the mag into the back of the head, or power source. I would personally try a head shot on it, as would assume that should at least disable it, along the lines of damaging the CPU in the head, would require major knowledge of how they are built, or failing that target it's power source. but again that comes with time from studying your enemy. but still a very good film, for fan made and their budget.

[@MrBnetV]

Thanks, man. You should be a tactical consultant for action movies.

[@rianmacdonald9454]

@@MrBnetV i couldn't do that thou, the film would be over in 5mins. would be like well in real life you lost and the hero just just got slaughtered. lol

[@Jim-ic2of]

Yeah! Brilliant !

[@deanc.hanley9948]

At some points the human soldiers seemed to be as cold blooded as the machines.

[@Jacob_McKinney]

Survival of the fittest my friend

[@MrBnetV]

It's in our nature to destroy ourselves.

[@deanc.hanley9948]

@@Jacob_McKinney Good point. But sometimes destroying the enemy causes self destruction. That was demonstrated a few times.

[@memmox6771]

This could’ve been 100x better if the endo head was smaller

[@MrBnetV]

Eh. We did the best with what we had. All Terminators except for the infiltrator were T-700's on account of they're supposed to have a bigger frame/head -- but not as grossly oversized as a 600.

[@memmox6771]

@@MrBnetV I meant if the head was smaller it would look much better/scarier in the hoodie. The idea itself is brilliant. And ofcourse you’d done better if you had more resources.

[@MrBnetV]

@@memmox6771 Oh, I get it. This movie was kind of bursting at the seams of what was within our resources to accomplish. Time, props, people, people's schedules, weather. If we get around to making the next one, a lot of the things learned on Crystal Peak will be applied. The hood was always part of the script because that mask had no back to it. My producing partner likened it to a Grim Reaper image...I consider it a nod to Skeletor :)

[@silviamaringer2814]

He Leute, sowas gibt's nicht nur im Film, sowas kommt tatsächlich auf die Menschheit drauf zu.

[@MrBnetV]

Hopefully humanity can prevail against the "machines." It's been looking bleak lately.

[@scottylewis8124]

A terminator with a hoodie?

[@MrBnetV]

Artistically: It's a callback to the 1990's dark horse comics/grim reaper/Skeletor reference. Practically: The mask didn't have a back to it.

[@MDjamelJamal]

Love Lone Ranger And You 💖

[@nelicirlig2678]

FAMOSISSIMO E INDIMENTICABILE ARTISTA E ACTORE E REGISTRA E GUARIERO FENOMENALE E MULTO IMPORTANTE E UMANO! LO ADORO! GRAZIE PER, CHE ECZISTERE!

[@nelicirlig2678]

COZA FARA IL STATO ITALIANO? NI AMAZZERA? QUSTA E E LA GIUSTIZIA! PER BER BENE SE RISPONDE CON LA MORTE!

[@marceric71]

GREAT!

[@supratimbasu8030]

Awesome ... More enjoyable than Dark fate trash.

[@frankensteindemaryshelley2989]

muy bueno....m ha gustado

[@White_Rabbit_01]

6:08 mini rpg?😂😂😂

[@olegvsemoguhyj4306]

Молодцы, здорово 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MrBnetV]

Большое спасибо. Посмотрите другие наши работы, если вам понравилась эта :)

[@user-rg1fr6mu8t]

いや、凄い出来じゃないか！ マントをはおうとは考えたね

[@ul5603]

This was a good video is there more ??

[@MrBnetV]

Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Evil Dead, Dark Crystal, Alien and Predator fan films are in the works or various stages of shooting/post. There is an idea for more Terminator...might be a ways off, but it'll happen eventually.

[@IdfkIdfcYolo]

Bruh, that massacure should not even happened in the first place, they would of had heavy weaponry at the base like 50. cals, mines, RPG's and more to deal with stuff like that. These guys have never seen the movies.

[@MrBnetV]

Good points, but the massacre was so much fun to do! Why let logic ruin it? We never said these resistance fighters were smartest lot. Let's assume they were ill equipped to deal with an 800...which they were :)

[@IdfkIdfcYolo]

@@MrBnetV sure I guess

[@BuffBisexual]

Better than Genisys and Dark Fate combined.

[@victorgirouard1543]

If your a crackhead maybe.

[@BuffBisexual]

victor girouard don’t you fucking dare defend those useless fucking shitbags we call movies

[@kryptism]

Don't forget Salvation either!

[@josearias2844]

Muy buena la guerra, del futuro wars film

[@LukeLovesRose]

Better than Dark Fate.... Sad

[@СергейВладимирский-о7х]

Видео просто супер! Являюсь давним поклонником фильмов серии Терминатор, ребят вы молодцы! Лайк под видео и большой привет из России!)

[@Jacob_McKinney]

Спасибо за ваши добрые слова! Прошло уже чуть больше 2-х лет с тех пор, как мы это снимали! Время летит. Рад, что вам понравилось!

[@icm3523]

"I have experience with machines."

[@blackscorpion9471]

то чувство когда фанатами сделано лучше чем 3,4,5,6

[@MrBnetV]

Спасибо за добрые слова. Официальные сиквелы производят больше, чем мы. Нашей целью было просто рассказать простую, занимательную историю очень ограниченными средствами ... и получить от этого массу удовольствия. (by the way...Black Scorpion = WCW reference?).

[@nellidivina5280]

Did sometimes skynet give an order to a terminator simply to follow a person instead killing him or her?

[@MrBnetV]

Probably. We tried to have it both ways in Crystal Peak. The initial order was to infiltrate the resistance and gain the location of their base. Once the location was had, then there was no point in maintaining "infiltration mode." Good excuse to have a massacre after that.

[@KanhiayaKanhiaya-ur3wv]

Cool 😎🆒

[@gstormcz]

Half million of views and only 4K likes? I guess all those who watched it, should hit that button. I was drawn into the story. I expected movie to end up at half already, but it had heartbreaking ending. Excellent job.

[@MrBnetV]

This one hit the sweet spot I guess. Don't understand the marketing/algorithm nonsense. I just make stuff.

[@vannerer]

Maybe kinda low budget but at least the story is good.

[@johnsanborn7339]

Terminator Salvation B-movie edition.

[@MrBnetV]

We'll take it. B movies are awesome.

[@carmelosgro6413]

awesome

[@Jacob_McKinney]

Glad you liked it! 😄

[@Wonmanbanned]

The terminator concept has led to two mega cult classics in T1 and T2. After that the concepts have been woeful. Hollywood simply needs to stop over intellectualising their craft. Make exciting films. Why it’s not occurred to them to make fan film concepts is beyond me....it’s what we all want to see.

[@MrBnetV]

Agreed. Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel with each subsequent sequel (More advanced Terminators, more confusing time travel paradoxes, retcons, reboots etc.), the Terminator powers that be would have done well to make a Trilogy that ended with the future war and brought things full circle. Technically, T3 does that in the last 10 minutes. Salvation has its moments, but is muddled and convoluted. Genisys and Dark Fate both had that problem as well as the retread issue. All the Terminator movies have their good points and faults, but there were some EXCELLENT comics in the 1990's by Dark Horse and Malibu comics that did a much more succinct job of continuing/concluding the story. Telling a story through action is much more attractive than endless exposition. Schwarzenegger has a few films under his belt that make the case for action films as high art (Conan the Barbarian, Terminator, Predator, Total Recall). Keep the plot simple and stuff it with details and symbolism I say. That approach certainly makes films have more re-watch value -- like classical painting.

[@drextheklingon8300]

That was awesome. Reminded me of the Police station battle in T1...

[@MrBnetV]

That was the idea, Drex. Show the Terminator doing what it does best: Terminate! By the way, since you are a Klingon, you may want to check out some of the Star Trek fan films on this channel. LLAP & Hasta La Vista...

[@colormaticyt2478]

This is like Salvation but better

[@MrBnetV]

Salvation was the aesthetic inspiration (plus with so little to work with, daylight shooting was necessary). We just tried to keep the story straightforward and heavy on the action. Salvation IMO was a great looking movie, but muddled where plot was concerned. Keep it simple, right?

[@colormaticyt2478]

@@MrBnetV yeah, i wanna see a sequel to this where when John reprogrammed the Terminator they had issues with theT-800(or T-850) glitching to it's original programing but still manages to fight it, and when they traveled back in time it was in Terminator 3: rise of the machines, and after T-850 succeds after Judgement day began, that's where John wanted to reprogram him, (explains how he got the exoskeleton in your Terminator universe)

[@MrBnetV]

Sounds fun, but didn't the T-850 kill John Connor on July 4th 2032? In my little world we assume that not all Terminators look like Arnold. The outer shell can look like anyone. Franco Columbu, Lance Henriksen...or me. Once the chip is out it can be inserted into any other model. I like the idea of a Terminator fighting it's programming, and that was one of the better things in T3. "Desire is irrelevant, I am a machine!" There are two competing scripts for a follow up to this. One is a direct sequel, one is a bit of a prequel. Which one gets made depends on what people are available, but hopefully within the next year. A lot of other projects are in the pipeline for this channel. More Terminator is definitely part of that.

[@colormaticyt2478]

@@MrBnetV cool, I'll wait with notifications on

[@colormaticyt2478]

@@MrBnetV keep up!, don't end up like Dark Fate/Fail

[@ignis-lita]

Aquamarine visual interface of tank is good for human for highs

[@Raul1971xxx]

A masterpiece work.

[@joshuakotrc5287]

The tank is megatron

[@kenibnanak5554]

Shouldn't there be bullet holes in the truck? :)

[@MrBnetV]

Well...they do change from shot to shot. Would have loved to use live rounds and turn the truck into swiss cheese...but my friend still kinda needed it for work. Hasta la vista.

[@beauross2442]

A way to hav ur HK and models not wobble. Steady cam style rig. And btw, T-800 makeup and more effects are not hard. Want tips just comment back.

[@MrBnetV]

Side effect of "puppeting" things against a green screen. I'm very low fi with the technical end. HK was literally being held by a green screen clothed hand against the backdrop. If I do models again, will invest in rig, thanks.

[@beauross2442]

@@MrBnetV Yeah I spotted the puppet HK right away. Lol

[@userfamily5999]

Whats is this tiny rpg 😂