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That movie about robots who do not transform?

TossrockTossrock too weird to livetoo rare to dieRegistered User regular
edited June 2009 in Social Entropy++
TERMINATOR: SALVATION

So I guess Terminator Salvation came out. It's got Christian Bale and Some Other People (primarily Michael Ironsides) fighting the Evil Robots. Here is a picture of that happening:
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I saw it last night in IMAX, it was okay. I never saw the third installment and I don't feel like I was missing anything by not having done so. One of my complaints would be that the trailers included too much and some scenes that would have been really cool to see for the first time, well, I'd already seen.

Mostly I just wanted to say I was so right when I guessed the actress playing Blair was half asian. So right.

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2009
    Just ok huh. Hmmm..might wait to rent this.

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  • KusuguttaiKusuguttai __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2009
    i heard it was really bad as evidenced in my "you know what movie sucks" thread

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  • DadouwDadouw Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    you gotta watch this movie high

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  • Punsie McKalePunsie McKale Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    going to see this with my dad tomorrow

    he took me with him when he saw the second one

    it was my first R movie and remains one of my favorite movies ever

    hope this doesn't disappoint

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Much worse than the movie was all the cheering for the Transformers 2 trailer

    what the hell people, what the hell

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I know lots of people don't care for rottentomatoes.com but it's 33% rating certainly isn't encouraging.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I actually thought this was pretty good!

    Anton Yelchin is waaaaay better as Kyle Reese than he was as Chekov. He looks and acts so much like a young Michael Beihn it's uncanny.

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  • DislexicDislexic Creepy Uncle Bad Touch Your local playgroundRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    HOLY SHIT MICHAEL IRONSIDE IS IN THIS?

    Man, that man is such a badass.

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    also holy shit Bryce Dallas Howard is hot

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  • Synthetic OrangeSynthetic Orange Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Really? That's a bit sad, since the trailers looked promising.

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  • GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Tossrock wrote: »
    Much worse than the movie was all the cheering for the Transformers 2 trailer

    what the hell people, what the hell

    Clearly those people are interested in fun.

    Do you not like fun, Tossrock?

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    this movie was way more fun than Transformers

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Balefuego wrote: »
    I actually thought this was pretty good!

    Anton Yelchin is waaaaay better as Kyle Reese than he was as Chekov. He looks and acts so much like a young Michael Beihn it's uncanny.

    Holy fuck, that was Yelchin? I saw him in the titles and then promptly forgot.

    Yeah, he carried Reese really well, pretty much exactly what I would expect of a younger version of the original character.

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  • sponospono Mining for Nose Diamonds Booger CoveRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    how does it hold up without arnold to carry the action?

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    the trailers did give away too much but this movie still got my adrenaline going several times

    totally fun
    also cg arnold was totally awesome. I recognized him from the thighs alone!

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Sam Worthington's american accent is terrible though.

    And he slips out of it really noticeably during at least once scene

    edit: yeah WaM
    the whole T-800 bit was badass

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  • laughingfuzzballlaughingfuzzball Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    There was a review in the paper. I stopped reading it because he was intent on spoiling everything. He seemed to hate it basically because it was an action movie and though he hadn't seen the first one he liked the second one better because it was a thoughtful sci-thriller about nuclear holocaust. I didn't finish it, but I suspect it was a joke.

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    It is this point in the summer where I turn my brain off and ignore any complaints about summer action flicks. I turn out to be much happier in the end.

    although Gamer looks like a stupid fucking movie. Yeah TLB fuck you

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  • BalefuegoBalefuego Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Well I mean it's nowhere near as amazing as the two Cameron films

    those are masterpieces, but I liked it better than Terminator 3

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    oh yeah it was infinitely better than T3

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  • RialeRiale I'm a little slow Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    The movie was a really good mindless action flick. I was hoping for a bit more (and the ending was incredibly lame for so many reasons) but I don't feel like I wasted my money or time. At the very least it's worth seeing in the theaters for the visual experience.

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Balefuego wrote: »
    Sam Worthington's american accent is terrible though.

    And he slips out of it really noticeably during at least once scene

    edit: yeah WaM
    the whole T-800 bit was badass
    he was trying to be american? he sounded, at times, english, australian, and german

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Sam Worthington is Australian.

    The original remains the one movie I wish I could wipe from my mind.

    Not because it was bad but because the begining with Reece and Arnie is just awesome.

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I'll be honest

    Tomorrow night I may just go see Star Trek again

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  • TanolenTanolen Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Did christan bale make anyone feel bad

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  • MonkeyfeetMonkeyfeet Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Has anyone seen this yet and really did think it was a piece of shit?

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  • RialeRiale I'm a little slow Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Tanolen wrote: »
    Did christan bale make anyone feel bad

    he made me feel bad for not being as deliciously sexy as he is

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2009
    huh
    The Stranger said this was even worse than Terminator 3 and that Bale is wooden as hell

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  • StationaryStationary Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Bale was pretty wooden but it was still a fun action flick.
    Take my heart was a really silly way to end it though and didn't make much sense

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Stationary wrote: »
    Bale was pretty wooden but it was still a fun action flick.
    Take my heart was a really silly way to end it though and didn't make much sense


    The original ending was far, far stupider.
    John Connor dies... then they take his skin and put it over marcus' body so that his image will live on and everyone will believe he's still alive.

    Definitely a change for the better. Although both were dumb, imo.

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited May 2009
    Ok, sticking with my decision to just rent.

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  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    as some one who will probably never see this and never care anyway. what is the current ending?

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Druhim wrote: »
    Ok, sticking with my decision to just rent.

    I could see this being a good rental flick. There's not an awesome soundtrack or anything, so you get no benefit out of hearing it in the theaters, and, surprisingly, it's big on huge special effects (although there are a ton of special effects in the movie) so it's not like you're missing a lot by seeing it on a smaller screen.

    But it's a pretty fun movie. If you're a big fan of the series, you'll love it because it's dripping with fan service. And not the bad kind like T3.

    T2 > TS > T1 >>> T3

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Melding wrote: »
    as some one who will probably never see this and never care anyway. what is the current ending?
    John Connor needs a heart transplant, so the hero of the movie gives up his.

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  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Melding wrote: »
    as some one who will probably never see this and never care anyway. what is the current ending?
    John Connor needs a heart transplant, so the hero of the movie gives up his.

    Well, atleast there's a lot of explosions right?

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Melding wrote: »
    Melding wrote: »
    as some one who will probably never see this and never care anyway. what is the current ending?
    John Connor needs a heart transplant, so the hero of the movie gives up his.

    Well, atleast there's a lot of explosions right?

    A fuck ton of explosions. I thought the action in this movie was definitely the highlight. Some really great action, especially near the end.
    The final battle between Arnold and John Connor mirrors the climax of T2. Exploding shotgun shells, molten lava, liquid nitrogen, terminator coming back to live to save the day, etc. Except, somehow, it felt fresh and exciting.

    I hope the T-1000 is in the sequel.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Also: Guns n Roses, You Will be Mine FUCK YES.

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  • TasteticleTasteticle Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I have been in love with this series ever since I saw T1/T2 back to back when I was 7. T3 was an ok rental. Fun to watch, and the ending wasn't too terrible. Beyond that it suffered from being merely adequate and when that is compared to T2, it seems a lot worse than it actually is.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I'm seeing this Saturday.

    Super-weary, only seeing it because I can't convince the guys I'm going with to see Star Trek.

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Druhim wrote: »
    Ok, sticking with my decision to just rent.

    I could see this being a good rental flick. There's not an awesome soundtrack or anything, so you get no benefit out of hearing it in the theaters, and, surprisingly, it's big on huge special effects (although there are a ton of special effects in the movie) so it's not like you're missing a lot by seeing it on a smaller screen.

    But it's a pretty fun movie. If you're a big fan of the series, you'll love it because it's dripping with fan service. And not the bad kind like T3.

    T2 > TS > T1 >>> T3

    Did you just rate this movie higher than T1? Your post makes me feel dirty.

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