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35 Years Later, The Most Ridiculous 'Terminator' Rip-Off Deserves Your Attention

Jon O'Brien

created: Jan. 11, 2026, 12:30 p.m. | updated: Jan. 14, 2026, 4:36 p.m.

Thankfully, Trimark Pictures saw its potential, allowing American cinemagoers the opportunity to witness two British thespians at their hammy best. Julian Sands’ Warlock admiring his latest ill-gotten gains. Trimark PicturesWhile other capers would have relied much more heavily on its fish-out-of-water set-up, Warlock swerves the obvious. They’re not quite as formidable as The Terminator — Warlock eventually comes undone by a vial of salt water — but they’re nearly as laser-focused. Unlike T2: Judgment Day, Warlock: The Armageddon (and 1999’s Sands-free Warlock III: The End of Innocence) failed to build on its predecessor’s low-budget joys.

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