The Terminator Franchise: The Definitive Ranking

Ah, another franchise reviewed. Also ranked. May the Listicle gods grant me bounty for this list.

This is a case study in a studio led franchise that’s designed to simply earn money. From a surprise beginning with a tiny-budget of a first film through giant behemoths of productions, the different production companies (that almost all went bankrupt shortly afterwards for some reason) were pursuing box office numbers. They got lucky with the first couple of sequels, driven by James Cameron’...