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I’m happy to say that after seeing the full official trailer for the upcoming Terminator: Salvation, I think this just may be the film we fans have been waiting for… it’s dirty, gritty, and seems to have the same overall tone as T2. It may be Arnie-free, but I think we have a suitable replacement lead with Christian Bale as the grizzled and worn John Conner. I can honestly say I would prefer to put this trailer on repeat for 2 hours than watch Terminator 3… here are a few reason why: 1. Christian Bale. No offense to the kid from “Tall Tale”, but Bale makes a much better John Conner. Plus it sounds like he has the deep, gruff voice down after working through some difficulties in Batman Begins and Dark Knight.
2. We finally get more than a quick glimpse of the post-apocalyptic wasteland left in the aftermath of Judgement Day. It’s about damn time.
3. We won’t have to sit through another 2 hours of whiny humans trying to stop Judgement Day… come on, do we really want them to stop it? What fun is that? It’s too late suckers! Now entertain me with your misery.
4. We get to see a much wider gamut of Skynet’s murderous pets. Killer robo-cycles? Towering bipedal hunter-killers? Yes please.
5. 0% chance of seeing a terminator put on wacky Elton John glasses whilst looking directly at the camera.
I suppose if you want to make up your own mind you can check out the full trailer below, provided in convenient Flash video format! Du-Du-Dum! Du-Dum! Can the guy who made a name for himself directing music videos, along with the abortion of a film Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle create something that won’t let all of the diehard Terminator fans, including myself, down? From the looks of the trailer, I think there just may be a chance. I look forward to finding out for sure when this beast of a flick drops May 2009. |
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After the enormous disappointment that was Jonathan Mostow’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, I was extremely reluctant to put my trust in anyone other than James Cameron to create a new Terminator installment. Growing up in the 80′s and early 90′s, the original Terminator and T2: Judgement Day were two of the foremost action films of my childhood. James Cameron’s visionary direction and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pure hulked-up badassedness made for some amazing, iconic and ultimately legendary cinema. I’ve been craving another good… actually good… look into the world of Skynet, John Conner and Judgement Day for years now. I’m hoping McG, of all people, may be able to satisfy my hunger.
December 23rd, 2008 @ 4:26 am
Good christ this movie is going to be awesome.