Terminator Salvation
For this weeks review I chose the new Terminator film. First off I have been saying for years that this film had to be made. In every film John Connor is spoken about as the most bad ass dude on the planet and yet in every film we see him in he is a crying little baby. Unfortunately this film did not live up to the expectation I was hoping for. The movie starts off by confusing the Hell out of everyone with the introduction of the new would be terminator. The movie then skips the most interesting and visually attractive part of the franchise; the machine revolution. I did think that Christian Bales performance was good but the rest of the film wasn’t. I think that there was much more time spent on getting action in the film than a good script. Like the review I read I liked the variety of terminators in the film. There were different machines for different tasks, which makes sense. This film did have a few funny parts in it. Towards the end of the film a computer generated Arnold head placed a top a younger body shows up to join the fight. I don’t think this film was bad I just think it could have been much better. By the end of the film nothing chages for mankind, so if posses the question of why did I just watch this film? This was a good example of what happens when a film has a lot of money and special effects but no real story being told.
For this weeks review I chose the new Terminator film. First off I have been saying for years that this film had to be made. In every film John Connor is spoken about as the most bad ass dude on the planet and yet in every film we see him in he is a crying little baby. Unfortunately this film did not live up to the expectation I was hoping for. The movie starts off by confusing the Hell out of everyone with the introduction of the new would be terminator. The movie then skips the most interesting and visually attractive part of the franchise; the machine revolution. I did think that Christian Bales performance was good but the rest of the film wasn’t. I think that there was much more time spent on getting action in the film than a good script. Like the review I read I liked the variety of terminators in the film. There were different machines for different tasks, which makes sense. This film did have a few funny parts in it. Towards the end of the film a computer generated Arnold head placed a top a younger body shows up to join the fight. I don’t think this film was bad I just think it could have been much better. By the end of the film nothing chages for mankind, so if posses the question of why did I just watch this film? This was a good example of what happens when a film has a lot of money and special effects but no real story being told.
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Well I have never been a real fan of the Terminator series so I can't really comment on your review but what I would like know is your views on The Matrix? Sound a little off? Let me explain then. I feel that The Matrix has become our generation's Terminator. What with the whole robo-domination theory. But on a larger scale I believe that the Terminator series will become obsolete and irrelevant as time moves on with it's spot in cinema history taken by The Matrix. What is your theory? Am I on to something or will nothing ever take Arnold's place?
Why would a director think to add a computer generated Arnold head? That just seems like he ran out of ideas to make the film keep going. Speaking of, I had just watched "Best and Worst Beach Bodies" on E, and Arnold was the number 7 worst body. Which, doesn't interest me whatsoever, but I found out from this show that he injured himself during the third terminator and he stayed in the hospital for a while because of that injury. AND that caused his bad beach body.
Thanks for such an honest review. I was actually considering watching this movie because I have always liked the Terminator movies, but it looks like another Holywood big action film, but no real story behind it. Well written review, keep up the good work.
I, too, was very excited about this movie and a little disappointed about how it turned out. I thought the plot was good--good suspense, enough twists, even a fair amount of romance for such an ACTION flick. And boy was there ACTION.
I didn't realize the Arnold was just his head on another person's body. I thought the whole thing was CGI. I liked it though. Obvously, they couldn't have the governator of California actually be in the film but I think it helped tie it in nicely with the previous films.
My main complaint was that the movie built up the Marcus character WAY more than the Connor character. ::SPOILER ALERT-STOP READING IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT:: I ended up liking Marcus WAY more than John Connor, and at the end I was genuinely disappointed that he gave up his heart. I think I would have been happy if Connor died and the rest of the movies were completed by Marcus. Of course, die-hard Terminator fans may kill me just for speaking such treason.
I agree with you that the movie was a flop. As you say, bad writing is to blame. During the end there was no build up to leave the audience feeling like the human race could end. For example, in movie Independence Day, there are several scenes that show the rest of the world coordinating to save the planet. In the new Terminator, it felt like there were about twenty people at stake. Nice review.
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