tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post4559802294418027488..comments2023-11-28T15:20:59.369-05:00Comments on Cinema Viewfinder: Movie Review: Terminator SalvationTony Dayoubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-84080985978507655662010-04-02T12:36:35.548-04:002010-04-02T12:36:35.548-04:00Tony, I too like this film and thought you might b...Tony, I too like this film and thought you might be interested in a piece I've written on it at my blog.<br /><br />http://checkingonmysausages.blogspot.com<br />/2010/04/terminator-salvation.html<br /><br />I hope you don't think I'm being presumptuous.Stephenhttp://checkingonmysausages.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-6723172258673911142009-05-28T13:52:41.998-04:002009-05-28T13:52:41.998-04:00Fletch and Tony -
Terminator Salvation did not hav...Fletch and Tony -<br /><I>Terminator Salvation</I> did not have to be like the other movies. (I just cited the other films as examples of films that are relentlessly gripping.) I have no problem with a fresh approach. In fact, I liked the look of this new version. But to be a "juggernaut" it had to grip me relentlessly, which it didn't do. It lost me with the elements that were so much like <I>Mad Max</I>. And it kind of lost me with its disjointed focus - though I liked the focus on Worthington more than on Bale.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-39316084717438791542009-05-28T12:31:06.814-04:002009-05-28T12:31:06.814-04:00Terminator Salvation might have made Christian Bal...Terminator Salvation might have made Christian Bale a lot more money, but it definitely did not help to establish his reputation as a dependably good actorneed coffeehttp://www.coffeenomad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-65506450325965119252009-05-27T18:53:50.157-04:002009-05-27T18:53:50.157-04:00Eric,
It's really easy to just list some negative...Eric,<br /><br />It's really easy to just list some negatives without giving some examples. Sloppy editing? I must have missed that one. The film was tight without degenerating into that "Jason Bourne" type of editing that only Greengrass seems to be able to get away with. Wooden performances? I'll give you that one on rapper Common playing Barnes. Otherwise, even Bale didn't seem to be phoning it in, as he's been known to when he is unhappy with a movie. And Worthington is very promising.<br /><br />As for your crack about the "Catwoman" screenwriters? SFW! By the time a script makes it to the shooting stage, there are so many fingerprints on it, it's hard to rest the blame for that debacle solely on them. Besides, even Robert Towne found a "Tequila Sunrise" within him. And conversely, even John Logan found "The Aviator" within him. Cheap shot.<br /><br />Hokahey,<br /><br />I agree with Fletch. I also believe a film should be judged for what it is, not simply ecause it wasn't what you wanted it to be. I describe it as a juggernaut because the film hardly gives one a moment to catch his breath. And the fact that there is no numeral in the title clearly signals a departure from the earlier series of films.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-19383471208963211822009-05-27T16:44:27.826-04:002009-05-27T16:44:27.826-04:00Hokahey - I feel your pain and am okay with you no...Hokahey - I feel your pain and am okay with you not digging Salvation, but did you really want the same movie, again, for the 4th time? I welcomed the change of pace/tone; if I wanted to watch another chase flick, I can go back and watch one of the first three...Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-72380583911692643492009-05-27T16:29:33.792-04:002009-05-27T16:29:33.792-04:00I wanted this film to be "a relentless juggernaut ...I wanted this film to be "a relentless juggernaut of a flick." I was dying for that kind of film - but it just didn't work that way for me. It feels like it opens blandly and disjointedly and the ending doesn't generate enough intensity. The first two films were more successful at being relentless juggernauts because there was always one formidable terminator that kept coming - and one formidable protagonist trying to protect vulnerable humans. The intensity of that simple storyline was absent here.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-57051379382701117892009-05-27T00:04:39.160-04:002009-05-27T00:04:39.160-04:00One of the top 5 worst films so far this year. Sl...One of the top 5 worst films so far this year. Sloppy editing, an embarrassing script (the same writers as 'Catwoman'), and a wooden performance from almost the entire cast. <br /><br />For a film that purports to be about mankind fighting to survive it lacked the most important thing...humanity. Awful, awful film.Erichttp://themovingarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-65738566852595521682009-05-22T01:23:33.634-04:002009-05-22T01:23:33.634-04:00I'm with you here, Tony. I noticed that during th...I'm with you here, Tony. I noticed that during the opening credits, sandwiched between Bale's name and the film title was Worthington's. I was a bit shocked when I saw that, but after having seen the rest of it, I'm glad. He, not Bale, was the star of this flick, and a main reason why I think it worked. I was personally sick of the Terminator storyline (I mean, really, how much could be squeezed out of it?), but they managed to bring a new character into the fold that I thought worked quite well, and Worthington sold it, with me seriously sympathetic towards him in spots.Fletchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299302086449086987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-39137977261930953682009-05-20T07:11:48.349-04:002009-05-20T07:11:48.349-04:00Let me know what you guys think after you've had a...Let me know what you guys think after you've had a chance to see it.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-57122702239247297202009-05-19T11:50:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:50:00.000-04:00Hmm... this does sound promising. I too was wary o...Hmm... this does sound promising. I too was wary of McG's involvement but it looks like the film succeeds anyways. Have to give it a look! Thanks for the insightful review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871549895931317151.post-88385193299075215272009-05-19T09:28:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:28:00.000-04:00Can't wait. I was really worried about McG's invol...Can't wait. I was really worried about McG's involvement but it seems that I can set those worries aside.Devinnoreply@blogger.com