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Why Terminator: Salvation Is 2009’s Most Relevant Summer Movie
Full disclosure: we were completely sober when we watched Terminator: Salvation. And yes, it very much is the most relevant summer movie of the year. Why? The Terminator franchise has a history of being timely, a sort of dark mirror reflection of current society when each film was created. The first film has been described as a punk love story – perhaps the most apt description of the feeling of alienation and disenfranchisement many young people had in the early 1980s. The shadow of some future nuclear conflict wasn’t science fiction as much as it was everyday headlines, and the idea that a relentless killing machine might come back in time and chase one of us down seemed possible if not probable.
Full disclosure: we were completely sober when we watched Terminator: Salvation. And yes, it very much is the most relevant summer movie of the year. Why? The Terminator franchise has a history of being timely, a sort of dark mirror reflection of current society when each film was created. The first film has been described as a punk love story – perhaps the most apt description of the feeling of alienation and disenfranchisement many young people had in the early 1980s. The shadow of some future nuclear conflict wasn’t science fiction as much as it was everyday headlines, and the idea that a relentless killing machine might come back in time and chase one of us down seemed possible if not probable.
Up Goes Up The Weekend Box Office (See What We Did There?)
It’s the summer. And that means that, as weekend box office law states, all films released now must be angry, loud and full of massive robots punching each other. But weekend box office law has another rule for the summer - that Pixar gets to release a new movie, and it’ll make all the other films look a bit silly in comparison. And this year that film is Up, the new US weekend box office number one. What made Up so popular? Was it the groundbreaking technological accomplishments? The mature storytelling? No, it was all the balloons. Balloons are fun. Wheeeee!
It’s the summer. And that means that, as weekend box office law states, all films released now must be angry, loud and full of massive robots punching each other. But weekend box office law has another rule for the summer - that Pixar gets to release a new movie, and it’ll make all the other films look a bit silly in comparison. And this year that film is Up, the new US weekend box office number one. What made Up so popular? Was it the groundbreaking technological accomplishments? The mature storytelling? No, it was all the balloons. Balloons are fun. Wheeeee!
Creased or Folded? hecklerspray Tells You the Way it is
Phat and Small. Folded: Terminator Salvation (worse than hoped, better than expected) Farmers (about the only people doing great during this recession. Why? Because of the weak pound we have to buy our produce over here, that’s why) Outrun Online Arcade, downloadable ...
Phat and Small. Folded: Terminator Salvation (worse than hoped, better than expected) Farmers (about the only people doing great during this recession. Why? Because of the weak pound we have to buy our produce over here, that’s why) Outrun Online Arcade, downloadable ...
Film Foam: Terminator, Iron Man 2, Wheelman
Ciphering through the wasteland of recent movie related news, a few choice nuggets stick out between the tidal wave of trailers and clips that have submerged the internet recently. Sherlock Holmes is now blowing shit up instead of smoke rings and all creativity seemingly being lost, Hollywood enlists Peter Berg to direct an adaptation of the board game Battleships (Wasn’t that Crimson Tide?). If someone doesn’t shout out “You sunk my battleship” then something has truly gone awry. So at least this week has proved to be surprising! Here’s some more…
Ciphering through the wasteland of recent movie related news, a few choice nuggets stick out between the tidal wave of trailers and clips that have submerged the internet recently. Sherlock Holmes is now blowing shit up instead of smoke rings and all creativity seemingly being lost, Hollywood enlists Peter Berg to direct an adaptation of the board game Battleships (Wasn’t that Crimson Tide?). If someone doesn’t shout out “You sunk my battleship” then something has truly gone awry. So at least this week has proved to be surprising! Here’s some more…
Creased or Folded? hecklerspray Tells You the Way it is
Folded for the good stuff, Creased for the bad. Folded: Land of the Lost trailer online (and, surprisingly, it looks okay) Being only as tall as a Ribena Berry yet still being able to kick everyone’s ass (we’re talking about you, ...
Folded for the good stuff, Creased for the bad. Folded: Land of the Lost trailer online (and, surprisingly, it looks okay) Being only as tall as a Ribena Berry yet still being able to kick everyone’s ass (we’re talking about you, ...
Schwarzengger In Terminator Salvation? Nobody Knows, Or Cares
It had it all - a furious star, a nonsense story, an oddly-named director - but now Terminator Salvation has more. That's right - Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sort of. Even though it opens next month, Arnold Schwarzenegger still doesn't know if he'll be in Terminator Salvation or not. He might be, but only if producers insert footage from the first Terminator into the new film. Which is rubbish. We want Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator Salvation in real life, perhaps as a demonstration of the time Skynet got drunk and made a murderous robot that looked like a fat old man for a laugh.
It had it all - a furious star, a nonsense story, an oddly-named director - but now Terminator Salvation has more. That's right - Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sort of. Even though it opens next month, Arnold Schwarzenegger still doesn't know if he'll be in Terminator Salvation or not. He might be, but only if producers insert footage from the first Terminator into the new film. Which is rubbish. We want Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator Salvation in real life, perhaps as a demonstration of the time Skynet got drunk and made a murderous robot that looked like a fat old man for a laugh.
$160m Flesh-Covered Terminator Salvation Lawsuit Already Arrives From The Future
Judging by the trailers, the basic plot to Terminator Salvation has something to do with flesh-covered robots enslaving everything all over the place. If that sounds terrifying - don't worry, because according to other trailers we've seen John Connor defeats them by reprogramming a bunch of Roomba vacuum cleaners to infiltrate the enemy and destroy them from the inside. We're told this scene is particularly gripping, as one robot vacuum has to slowly suck up its own mother. But this isn't the only Terminator Salvation drama - no! There's also a producer already suing other producers for 160 million in non-robot dollars.
Judging by the trailers, the basic plot to Terminator Salvation has something to do with flesh-covered robots enslaving everything all over the place. If that sounds terrifying - don't worry, because according to other trailers we've seen John Connor defeats them by reprogramming a bunch of Roomba vacuum cleaners to infiltrate the enemy and destroy them from the inside. We're told this scene is particularly gripping, as one robot vacuum has to slowly suck up its own mother. But this isn't the only Terminator Salvation drama - no! There's also a producer already suing other producers for 160 million in non-robot dollars.
Watch The New Terminator Salvation Trailer
Hey kids, here’s the new Terminator Salvation trailer - and, though we hate ourselves for saying this, it looks pretty good. But we warned, the trailer does give away some pretty important Terminator Salvation plot details - like the bit where Christian Bale realises that the only way to beat the invincible machine army it to loudly berate it for trashing ...
Hey kids, here’s the new Terminator Salvation trailer - and, though we hate ourselves for saying this, it looks pretty good. But we warned, the trailer does give away some pretty important Terminator Salvation plot details - like the bit where Christian Bale realises that the only way to beat the invincible machine army it to loudly berate it for trashing ...
