and hmmmm, I don't really know what to think about it. on one hand I always wanted to see a film about the future wars...but not like this. it was more like max max meets the transformers than a terminator film. it was as disapointing as the star wars prequels. it was just an uninteresting mess that relied too much on CGI instead of good storytelling.
first, i'm gonna piss and moan about the little things they fucked up. had the people that worked on this even watched the original 2 films?
if i remember correctly kyle reese describes the future to sarah connor in the original and explains how it was only safe to move around at night. in this one they claim it was only safe to move around in the daylight. ok, i can overlook that.
where is kyle reese's bar code scan on his arm? that would've been a nice touch for the fans...maybe i can overlook that.
wtf are all these other terminators? the hydrobot? huh? that thing was lametarded. way to rip off the face hugger from the alien series. i'll try and overlook that.
even in a post apocolyptic world....7-11 still stands? HA! shameless product placement. i have trouble overlooking that. (and oh, did anyone notice the bottle of milk that looked freshly consumed? telling me 15 years after the bombs drop that they still have milk?)
familiar phrases and other stuff from the series? aside from "come with me if you want to live", "i'll be back" and the use of that one Guns n Roses song....there was nothing else that connected this film to the ones James Cameron made. ok, it's starting to eat at me.....
and would'nt this film had looked so much cooler if they had at least tried to match the lighting style of the future war scenes in the original 2 films?
but the one thing that pissed me off, I overheard someone in the theatre say "I don't get how John Connor's father is younger than him....that makes no sense"
OI VEY! award for dumbest movie patron of the year goes to that woman....whoever you were.
So my bottom line to this rant? it's a dull movie that'll leave you waiting around for something to happen...and that something is arnold's cameo at the end. other than that....the only use I see for this film is that it's a good excuse to get out the house and get some air conditioning on a hot summer's day.
bet the kiddies will love it! after all, it is rated for that demographic
