tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post5536720128200399594..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Film Friday: Terminator Salvation (2009)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-35137950267331817762012-04-07T15:51:19.670-04:002012-04-07T15:51:19.670-04:00Thanks UCC! This film really was a waste.
I bare...Thanks UCC! This film really was a waste.<br /><br />I barely made it through <i>2012</i>. Awful film. But yes, I have thought about a doomsday post. I just haven't quite worked out what to discuss about them yet?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-29519814154585805362012-04-07T15:48:33.852-04:002012-04-07T15:48:33.852-04:00Great review. I agree with it. I kept wondering wh...Great review. I agree with it. I kept wondering what this really had to do with the Terminator series besides there being "John Connor" and such.<br /><br />Have you thought about a post on Doomsday movies like 2012?GeronLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145189615256636055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-12692406588440230402010-04-30T18:22:24.912-04:002010-04-30T18:22:24.912-04:00Andrew: That pretty much sums up how I felt about...Andrew: That pretty much sums up how I felt about the movie. I also think that Christian Bale is one of the two or three best actors in movies today, and he was totally wasted in this mess. Although, I must say <i>Reign of Fire</i> made <i>Terminator: Salvation</i> look like pure genius. LOLLawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-49415592911094474762010-04-30T18:30:00.728-04:002010-04-30T18:30:00.728-04:00Yeah, Reign of Fire stunk. I agree about Bale. I...Yeah, <i>Reign of Fire</i> stunk. I agree about Bale. I first saw him in <i>Equilibrium</i>, which was a great movie and he's rarely disappointed. But this mess was a total waste of his talents.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-79834345702560161882010-04-30T18:30:00.727-04:002010-04-30T18:30:00.727-04:00I have to say I enjoyed the third Terminator film....I have to say I enjoyed the third Terminator film. It falls into that nebulous "Much better than it deserved to be" category along with the fourth Die Hard.<br><br>I saw this film during the NASA study and this is what I had to say at the time: <br><br><i>12/3/2009 9:42 PM<br>I just finished watching Terminator Salvation… [...] the film was okay, though they could’ve had anyone play John Connor and the result would’ve been the same… the craftsmanship was excellent (courtesy of ILM and the late Stan Winston) but it almost felt like a sequel to a completely different film… Bryce Dallas Howard and the great Michael Ironside weren’t given much to do… Christian Bale takes things way too seriously… Anton Yelchin and Sam Worthington were both very good but I don’t think the filmmakers really capitalized on Worthington’s character’s dilemma: a man who finds out he’s a machine but is able to overcome his programming and recognize his basic humanity… good stuff there but it’s glossed over… other than that, no memorable dialogue (except for callbacks to the previous films), great action sequences but, really, what do you expect?...</i><br><br>The ending just falls apart and I suspect it was the victim of the usual test-screening/re-shoot/"We weren't sure how to end the film" dilemna.ScottDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15660889617173576835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-9291782915969335672010-04-30T18:51:43.180-04:002010-04-30T18:51:43.180-04:00Scott, Sounds like you had a similar response to t...Scott, Sounds like you had a similar response to the movie as I did. There was no there there. It was generic, simplistic, and pointless. The actors were an after thought. And if you stop to think about anything in the film, you suddenly find yourself surrounded by plot holes and nonsense.<br><br>They basically took a science fiction film with a really cool premise and turned it into a mindless action flick.<br><br>The effects were fine, though I do think they were absolutely stolen. The 7/11 scene is right out of <i>War of the Worlds</i> and the Skynet HQ was right out of <i>BSG</i>.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-8370268353561864632010-04-30T23:47:10.897-04:002010-04-30T23:47:10.897-04:00I totally agree with you. I kept thinking this is...I totally agree with you. I kept thinking this isn't really a movie, it's more like one long fight with quick pauses to give you plot that doesn't make any sense. It could have been so much better if they did what you talk about.<br><br>- RickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-31868290807949924752010-05-01T00:10:56.873-04:002010-05-01T00:10:56.873-04:00Rick, I'm glad you agree. I thought the movie...Rick, I'm glad you agree. I thought the movie was pretty boring, but it had a lot of potential. It's too bad they didn't achieve that potential by thinking more about the story and the characters. Oh well.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-66887694424116589532010-05-01T12:24:22.411-04:002010-05-01T12:24:22.411-04:00The first two were the best. The third was dull a...The first two were the best. The third was dull and unoriginal. This one was a waste. I think you make a great point about what they could have done to make the story more interesting. It would have helped a lot.MegaTrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-60029913629490492662010-05-01T12:36:53.302-04:002010-05-01T12:36:53.302-04:00Thanks Mega, that's the point to writing about...Thanks Mega, that's the point to writing about these films. They're not really reivews so much as meant as discussions about the films. I don't see much point in saying "I didn't like this" or "I did like this." I'd much rather talk about what they did wrong/right, what was clever, what was a missed opportunity, what tricks they pulled, and how it could have been improved.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com