Terminator Salvation 1st Look

Terminator Salvation..... and just another sexy chica -- no relation to this

That's just me, messing around with the fonts a wee-bit over there. I have been on the wait for the next instalment to the Terminator series and finally its hit the news. Expected date of release on the 22nd May 2009, a day before the Terminatrix in my family was born. This has Bale in the lead, which is a good thing since Bale's been ridin' ski-hi since the success of The Dark Knight (though imho, all kudos should go to Ledger who lived and croaked in the role). Bale stars for the first time as the Christ of the Terminator Series, the Messiah, John Connor, who is leading the human resistance against SkyNet. A new beefcake, who looks to me like a slightly lousy clone of Ah-nuld is the T-800, since the Governator is kinda busy with his appointment at present. Good choice nonetheless. I didnt bother much with the rest of the cast, but it seems to me that this one features alot more H-K patrols, the T-600 series, of which we only had a brief stint by Franco Columbu in the 1st part, more air recon-bots and wayyy more CGI. Opinions are divided across the Net, imdb posters are increasingly skeptical as well since hardcore fans have an issue with T3 still. T3 killed off the whole series many say, but to me, I found it a decent film, not on par with the first two, but definitely a good film in its own right. For one, I found the introduction of an entirely different alternate timeline was good, in this timeline, SkyNet develops the T-X, which seemed way more advanced than the 2nd film's shapeshifting T-1000. In addition to being able to form complex machinery, this T-X had the power to exert control over other machines via the injection of nanites into their circuitry. Just the shapeshifting element was compromized abit though, since the T-X, unlike the purely liquid metal typed T-1000, had a liquid metal exterior with an armored chassis on the inside, somewhat similiar to the T-800 endoskeleton. The action sequences were well done too and Claire Danes was good as Brewster. Hats off to Kristanna Loken too. I have been in love ever since her role as Taja in the Mortal Kombat Conquest tv series. Just Nick Stahl was wayyy off the mark. Imagine the critical character being essayed by a colossal fuckup.

We can only hope the makers of Terminator Salvation take a look at where T3 went wrong and try avoiding the same mistakes. The trailers and promos are available on youtube. I had seen some of those and I must admit, they loook gooooddd!!!! Can't wait for the 22nd May next year!

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Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor (Christian Bale), the man fated to be the leader of the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators, and the future he was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they find out a terrible secret that may lead to the possible annihilation of mankind.[1]
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*peace*