i remembered exactly when i watched Terminator 3. it was back in 2003, and my supposedly best friend just came to singapore, and we met up to catch up etc. we watched it at Jurong East Entertainment centre. Sitting on the left left middle row. he was back in jc then, while i was in poly. we watched Terminator 2 together when we were younger. and of course, sneakily watched Terminator 1 because of the sex scene.
And here i am, 6 years later, watching with an entire different group of good friends, so much have changed. 6 years have zoomed past me. What have i achieved ? Oh we'll leave that for another entry. With such a big graphics of T4 above, there's no monies for guessing what im going to blog about today.
Why is the terminator series my childhood favorite? oh well. im nt sure. when liquid metal appeared in T2, when the cool punch lines kickd in, it makes you felt ( still does ) good. after you watch it, as a kid, you act like YOU are from the future, on some mission, trying to save the world. Or you play pretend, pretending to be John Connor. Imagining/hoping/praying/hallucinating that you'll grow up to be someone important, and in this case, the leader of mankind.
when t3 was released, i thought it has lost it, a little, but it was still good. there's still element of surprise in the bad vs good terminator, we were strapped to our seats to find out what are the capabilities of Kristanna Loken. the script was not bad either, with lots of very good punchlines. watch it and you'll get what i mean. T4's punchlines are nothing compared to the previous T's. Nothing new. They just replay "i'll be back" etc. hmm.
Compliments for the CGI? But oh wells. after reading about it on Wired, you already know what to expect. Basically they upgraded almost all the studio hardware to make this movie. Come on. Nothing breathtaking. Give me a torn down New York City like in "i am legend" or "the day after tomorrow" and that gave me a wow. other than that, cool flying machines, deserts are just so common these days.
i feel the show is so drab, and so so draggy. I yawned 4 times. I kept fidgeting. OH my. the director spends almost half the movie focusing on the terminator which thought it's human. Too many unexplained questions. Would have to watch it again to pinpoint the parts.
oh wells. The theme song still had the punch. I have the orchestra OST for T2 and T3. It would teleport you right back into the movie when you listen.
I won't catch Terminator 5 - Terminator 6 that's for sure. Cos human can never win. He can fight the robots till his wheener falls off, but each installment would just end with
A
"We might have won this battle, but skynet remains strong. We will continue to fight *Cue theme song . This is John Connor."
or
B
"I am the leader of the resistance. We shall continue to fight. This is John Connor"
Choose.
2 out of 5 popcorns for Terminator 4 :
Ben Stiller who recently has been called the Franchise king grossed more money with night of the museum 2 than Terminator 4.
And so, The Terminator Series couldn't salvage itself with Batman as John Connor.
Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen is next. let's hope michael bay doesnt mess it up before the fourth installment.
Hasta la Vista, Baby.
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