Go see the second Terminator movie Sapphi (Terminator: Judgement Day).Originally Posted by Sapphire
That one topped the franchise and made everything after it look like shit. (Not that they needed help to do so, but still).
There was one point where I hated T2, only because TV channels aired it so many frigg'n times. That's how much they loved it.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Breaking news : T5 sneak peak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrvMTv_r8sA
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
You're only saying this because you think he's good-looking.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Hey! I think he's good looking AND a good actor gosh.If that was true I'd be enraptured by the dudes in Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries, Twilight.... Anyway you know you think he's good looking too.
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
You've never seen T2: Judgment Day?! Blasphemy! *hiss*
No, seriously. Wow. I'm very much in shock at the moment. If there's one movie you need to see, it's T2. S'matter of fact, go rent it right now. No, buy it. Buy two copies if you must and keep the other copy in a safe place.
Anyway, just go watch it.
The CGI wasn't bad, but it was certainly sterile and glossy. You look at it and think "Wow, that's photo real, just like a video game." instead of "Wow, that looks life-like." The entire movie felt like it was done in front of a green screen, like the Star Wars prequels.
Even the full CGI Arnold, which was impressive, looked a bit like a wax man.
Wait what? I heard there was a topless scene with her, but that it was eventually cut. The version I saw cut away right before it was meant to happen. I need to do some googling...And then really stupid crap was just stuffed in for no apparent reason at all, like the topless scene with the girl where NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL lololol.
And yeah, go rent Terminator and then Terminator 2. T2 is objectively one of the best action movies/sequels ever made.
Edit: Well I found the topless scene here, if anybody else had it cut like I did. It's nothing like I imagined and extremely boring. The description makes it sound like she's comfortable with Marcus and with her own skin, but she's like 20 feet away covering up her breasts and looking at him like he's a pervert. It's so awkward and does nothing for the story.
MCG is a moron.
Last edited by XanBcoo; Tue, 12-29-2009 at 01:11 PM.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
So much hate for the movie, was it really that bad? With all the negative responses I've resited watching this even though I highly excited when it came out. I mean, is this turning out to be Dragonball Evolution shit-level?
I have a feeling I will enjoy the movie regardless, but going in with extra low expectations... hopefully I'll manage to watch it over the weekend, I think it's time. Going to find the bluray version, that might make it seem better.
Oh no, it's not that bad. I consider Dragonball to be the movie you play in the background of a party, and then laugh at because it's so bad. Otherwise devoting full attention to it is just completely rage inducing no matter what your expectations of it. Terminator Salvation isn't that bad at all if you go in with absolutely no expectations and can ignore extreme instances of clicheness and predictability. If you turn your brain off and just enjoy the action and boobies then I'm sure it's a good time waster.
As for the topless scene, the one I saw was even longer and more awkward than the scene Xan linked, and I was just sitting there going 'wtf' while my fellow guy friends seemed to like it. I think we were watching a 'producer's cut' rip. And then the scene cuts to a fight scene and there is no CONTINUITY AT ALL!!!! So basically it was like a Naruto filler but at least Naruto fillers have endings (in theory).
I lol'd very much at your hiss Testarossa. I really did have no idea what was going on in Terminator Salvation and didn't know anything about the backstory, but I have to say watching Salvation didn't spark my curiosity any. So I can just skip the first movie and go to the second one? Won't I be confused/not understand the references to the first movie? Or does it not matter?
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
I say watch the first one as well.
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. -Marie Curie
Certainly watch the first movie also...
The first one was pretty good, though a much more low-budget film. I'd say you can get away without if you really didn't feel like watching it.
Without watching T1 though, you may not fully appreciate some of the emotions going on in the characters due to their experience from T1.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Basically this. T2 is good on its own, but much more powerful after having watched T1. Sarah Connor is one of the best written females in film, and watching T1 and T2 allows you to understand her character much better. In the end, the original stories focus on Sarah Connor, and not Christian Bale's batman voice.
It's certainly not terrible. It's just bland and lacks focus. As a generic big-budget action movie it's passable, but as a Terminator movie it's nothing to write home about. Poor editing, weak characters, uninteresting story.I have a feeling I will enjoy the movie regardless, but going in with extra low expectations... hopefully I'll manage to watch it over the weekend, I think it's time. Going to find the bluray version, that might make it seem better.
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
Yeah, you should definitely watch T1 just to get a full sense of the plot of the series and who the characters are in relation to it, at least. Personally, I don't think it's as good as T2, but that's just my opinion.
I found this article thanks to XanBcoo's link to a similar article about Avatar.
http://www.chud.com/articles/article...ION/Page1.html
Basically... The writer of the article says he had access to early scripts and was on set, etc... Christian Bale had been targeted for the role of Marcus, but instead wanted to play John Conner... and Christian Bale gets what he wants, right?
"DO I WALK AROUND RIPPING DOWN YOUR LIGHTS?!?! DO I?!?!" sorry...
anyhow...it goes on to say that john conner wasn't supposed to be a main focus of the movie, but because Bale wanted to play him, they beefed up his role and gave him alot more screen time, and cut out originally planned scenes in order to give john conner face time.
In the spirit of the terminator franchise, somebody needs to jump in a time machine and go back a couple years and save this movie.
To be fair, Bale is an A-list hollywood actor and they typically get what they want, usually without the patronization from fans. Sadly this resulted in a terrible terrible movie, but it's a bit much to lay the majority of the blame on Bale. The writers did a hack job re-writing the script and the director did a hack job directing the movie.
With the material of the general storyline of the movie we did see, even a movie based mostly on the Marcus character would have sucked.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Terminator rights are up for sale:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ente...d-to-beat.html
I wonder what this will mean for the planned trilogy.
Let's hope a well-funded true hardcore fan of the series/concept purchases the rights and returns the series to greatness with a proper storyline, excellent direction, and high-caliber actors who may not necessarily be well-known in Hollywood. The budget should be kept to under $20 million so they rely on camera work, acting, and excellent props, instead of the usual CGI and light shows.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
With his Avatar revenue, I hope Cameron puts on a bid to buy the rights back... of course, in the hope that he makes future installments. If that's not in his interest, then forget it.
Good point. He might be one of those "buy it to save it from further shame" kind of guys. Like when Cosby bought the rights to The Dukes of Hazard" just to keep the show from being aired in syndication.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
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