the matrix + fallout 3 + i am legend = terminator salvation. overall the movie was ok and probably actually quite good for a prequel (i'm trying to think of some examples of a good prequel but none are coming to mind... no wait! ... nope that sucked too ... hmm star trek doesn't really count does it? oh well, suggestions on a postcard...). the special effects were pretty awesome but it did start to feel more like a transformers movie after a while with the bikinator things and that transformer sized terminator. just like all the other terminator movies the terminators eventually find a way to strip down to just their endoskeleton (lava ... the terminators natural enemy) which is probably the best part of the film. i was quite impressed with cg arnie's cameo aswell, he looked just like he did in the original dated terminator movie.
it just kinda sucked the film didn't feel john connor centric. christian bale did a good job which was fucking distracting but the movie seemed to follow sam worthington's character way too much. kyle reese was played really well but wtf was the need for the mute kid? i guess they were trying todo the same thing as aliens with newt but that worked (ripley lost her daughter, newt lost her family, they found eachother and then alien 3 happened ... oh dear) but the girl in this is literally THE most pointless character in a movie. i really have no idea why she was in the film. she's basically the movie equivalent of kevin from south park - except at least he helped out here and there.
for the most part it was ok though, but given the choice i'd save your money and wait for it on dvd and go see drag me to hell instead.
it just kinda sucked the film didn't feel john connor centric. christian bale did a good job which was fucking distracting but the movie seemed to follow sam worthington's character way too much. kyle reese was played really well but wtf was the need for the mute kid? i guess they were trying todo the same thing as aliens with newt but that worked (ripley lost her daughter, newt lost her family, they found eachother and then alien 3 happened ... oh dear) but the girl in this is literally THE most pointless character in a movie. i really have no idea why she was in the film. she's basically the movie equivalent of kevin from south park - except at least he helped out here and there.
for the most part it was ok though, but given the choice i'd save your money and wait for it on dvd and go see drag me to hell instead.gotta say i. loved. this. movie. i'll admit it's not for everyone but if you liked any of the evil dead movies you should love this. it's like the classic sam raimi style none of that spiderman shit (well 2 was ok i guess). looking at the trailer it's easy to assume it's another one of those films (the ring, the grudge, maybe the saw movies, etc) but i think this kinda puts all of those in their place. i wouldn't really call the movie "scary" but more "jumpy". the film is pretty tense all the way through and you can normally feel the next jump is only a few mins away (i think i jumped twice, but one of those i blame on the girl in the cinema who screamed when she jumped, bloody surround sound). but sam certainly knows how to build his tension. most movies like this i find normally come off as kinda stupid and normally funny for the wrong reasons but this movie empraces that in the same way that the evil dead movies did and is genuinely really funny in places.
anyway check out the clip and check out the movie.
