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Terminator Salvation, Dir. McG, 2009
Why did Christian Bale agree to do this movie? Did he sign a contract before the script was even written? He gets the film stolen from underneath his feet by nearly everybody and everything- especially hunky prisoner Sam Worthington, a man on a quest to find out who took away his humanity (and who is the real star of the film). It's the future and the machines are wiping out mankind's remains ("if you are a human, you are The Resistance"). Christian Bale races against time to save the teenager who will one day go back in time and become his father, while also trying to figure out a way to destroy The Machines' headquarters in San Francisco. The special effects are excellent, especially in the Mad Max influenced chase sequences and the Governator's cameo, but I couldn't help cringing every time Bale opened his mouth (he has developed this new, forced, form of speech in his last films that makes him sound like he's always got a bad sore throat.) There are some massive plot holes which can be easily ignored if you are in the mood to see shit getting blown up.

Comments

[wwidsith.livejournal.com]

Christian Bale's voice annoyed me the WHOLE WAY through The Dark Knight. He just sounded ridiculous.

"You'll never get away with this, Joker."
"Fuck off and have a Locket."

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Oh, then don't watch this. You'll be fuming.

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

I liked the reviewer on LJ (can't remember who now, alas) whose comments boiled down to "What did Christian Bale's John do that was so effing awesome and unique that Skynet had to invent time travel just to kill him?"

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Very good point! Maybe in one of the many sequels still to be filmed we'll get an answer?

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

Hmm...looks like I'm glad I missed it then.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

How was your evening in the end?

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

I stayed late with the boys, went home, planned to read but fucked off on the internet until Aram got home and then we watched True Blood and drank beers. :D

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

Ok, I'll persevere. I'm telling you here so you don't feel that you need to respond via text.