The first teaser for Terminator Salvation has been released today and while this isn't a sequel that I was holding my breath for my anticipation level just shot up a few notches after watching this. I've been waiting for McG to get in the director's chair for a while now (fuck all the haters the Charlie's Angels films are brilliant pop entertainment and you're an idiot if you think otherwise. (There I've said it)) and it looks like, from the little that's actually shown in the trailer that he's actually pulled something off that the haters might like. But it's too early to tell really.
So I suggest you go to Yahoo.com, download one of the HD versions, plug in your headphones or crank up the system cause the sound alone in this trailer makes my taint tingle.
Go Go GO!
The man receives way too much hate(Mostly for the retarded MCG monicker) but I like style and I'm intrigued at what he could bring to the Terminator table. The teaser didn't have enough "Aw-Shit!" imagery for my taste, but it didn't make it look terrible either, so my opinion on the film is stable at this point.
More love for CHARLIE'S ANGELS here. They look like candy-colored '50s musicals with kung-fu in place of kicklines.
And this teaser has my hopes up...
Sorry but both Charlie's Angels films were really crappy movies but this one looks decent. When i heard Christian Bale was going to be in this I wondered, "what was he thinking?" but this teaser shows some promise. Shows none of the suckiness of the Charlie's Angels flicks. It's still way too early to judge but I actually want to see this now.
That pic looks A LOT like Jin-Roh...
Yeah, and why are they always shown glowing? The point of night-vision is *not* being visible ;p Stupid movie effects.
gotta love the fact that movie tastes are just that, tastes. Everyone has one, and everyone claims theirs is the right one. Makes for excellent discussions, or mudfights.
i didn't like the Charlie's Angels flicks however his work on Supernatural and Chuck gives him some credit in my book. I'm not sure about the choice for Bale though, i've been seeing him a bit too much in movies lately which doesn't help for the immersion process, but we'll see.
ps Anyone else have a severe Transformer trailer flashback with the choppy soundeffect cuts in the middle?
CHARLIE'S ANGELS was great. The second one didn't do anything for me.
I gotta hold my hands up here, the moment where the terminator theme kicked in gave me goosebumps, but Im happy to geek it out, Im really looking forward to this, McG's style with new robots to play with should be hugely entertaining.
And charlies angles rocked!!!
The Terminator series ended with T2. all subsequent sequels and TV series have no reason to exist.
T1 was exciting because of its original concept. T2 was groundbreaking and had one of the best movie car chase scenes (the night highway chase).
that's it.
thank you and good afternoon.
Che.
You just described roughly every action movie ever made, from 80's Arnold and Sly movies, a good chunk of Asian cinema and recent fairs like the Transporter, The Matrix, Die Hard 4 and Transformers. What makes them less stupid than Charlie's Angels?
I find it amazing that anyone could look at them and thought they weren't fun. And the lead characters obnoxious? What the hell? Are people labeled obnoxious now when they don't take themselves seriously, have a good time in what they're doing and make constant fun of themselves? Then I must be one obnoxious sombitch. What's the difference between Arnold smearing his oiled muscles with black markers in close up and Cameron Diaz shaking her ass in spiderman undies?
That anyone could look at these films and criticize them for being stupid and then enjoy Transporter or any other action film where there is allot of martial arts is just beyond me. They are just as well made as those films and go even further to amp up the action.
Honestly I think that guys don't like them because they feature women doing what men have been doing in action films for decades. I also think that if these films were made in Asia they would be hailed as masterpieces.
Swarez, are you trying to say you're not obnoxious?
No way dude, England even banned an advert with you in it!
Well I agree with Che. Charlie's Angels 1 & 2 is not clever or entertaining. They were a low point for all actors involved. And the so-called action scenes and martial arts were poor no matter if you compare them with the aforementioned US action films or asian ones. Not every single martial art film to come out of Asia is a masterpiece (Tsui Hark springs to mind). If you really wanna compare them with Arnie films of the 80's, the difference is that Arnie's films were stupid mindless fun and didn't try to be anything else. Charlie's Angels tries to be hip, clever, fun and targeted the MTV generation of today. It failed miserably.
Women can produce great action films too btw. Try Kill Bill, Alien films, Grindhouse, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Alias, Terminator films, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon etc etc. I am afriad the sex argument doesn't work.
Getting back on topic, Salvation looks really interesting. The teaser doesn't say much but it is not negative and that is always a start! Really hoping this is successful. The series needs a reboot.
"And i might give Lucy Liu a quick shag, but with a paper bag in her head."
What a strange thing to say.
Not strange at all, she has a good body, but her face is just....ugh. It would break my concentration.
Cameron Diaz looks like a worn out hooker, and Drew Barrymore like somebody's grandma.