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    Terminator Salvation

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released May 19, 2009

    Terminator Salvation is a cover-based third-person shooter that focuses on events leading up to the film by the same name.

    YIKES!!! EARLY REVIEWS ARE REAMING THE MOVIE!!!

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    #1  Edited By jakob187

    This just in:  Terminator Salvation is already off to a BAD start.  With 6 reviews up already at RottenTomatoes, only ONE review so far is giving it a Fresh rating.  17%, people.



    God, I'm hoping like Hell that this movie doesn't suck...but when 2 of those 6 reviews are from Hollywood Reporter and New York Magazine...it's tough to believe that this will end up otherwise.  =  /  
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    #2  Edited By LiveOrDie1212

    really? i thought the trailer was awesome. i guess its one of those movies that has an awesome trailer but sucks when you actually see it.

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    #3  Edited By ManMadeGod

    This movie has always looked like trash. People are really hyped for it?

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    #4  Edited By jakob187
    LiveOrDie1212 said:
    really? i thought the trailer was awesome. i guess its one of those movies that has an awesome trailer but sucks ... [more]
    Well, there's only 6 reviews out so far, so it may just be some hatred coming out over the whole Bale incident during filming...especially since all the bad reviews slam on Bale's performance pretty hard but praise Worthington and Yelchin.  Nonetheless, it's just hard to think that this movie could be bad with everything that I've seen and every word I've heard out of McG's mouth.  He knows this shit pretty damn well, and I can't possibly imagine him honestly fucking it up.  =  /

    And yes, ManMade...there are people that are hyped about this.  Why the Hell WOULDN'T people be hyped for it?  IT'S THE FUCKING SKYNET WAR!!!  It's what I've been waiting a decade and a half to see!!!
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    #5  Edited By tekmojo

    I call bs. Hope I'm right.

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    #6  Edited By Hairydutchman

    Hardly a suprise.

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    #7  Edited By toowalrus

    I largely lost my hopes for this movie when I learned it was PG-13. It's a terminator movie! Also... No Arnold.

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    #8  Edited By jakob187
    TooWalrus said:
    I largely lost my hopes for this movie when I learned it was PG-13. It's a terminator movie! Also... No ... [more]
    Right, but you have to remember that the movie was not shot with a rating in mind.  It was simply filmed for what McG wanted, and then edited.  If it got a PG-13, then it means that it was the movie that McG had shot and edited together.

    At least, that's what we're told.
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    #9  Edited By LordAndrew

    Maybe I'm misunderstanding the rating system, but Emanuel Levy gave the movie a C. That doesn't look so bad.

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    #10  Edited By Shocker

    I really hope this movie turns out to be good. I'm really looking forward to watching it.

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    #11  Edited By jakob187
    LordAndrew said:
    Maybe I'm misunderstanding the rating system, but Emanuel Levy gave the movie a C. That doesn't look so bad. [more]
    Did you READ the review?!
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    #12  Edited By zitosilva

    I don't really feel surprised. Though I never really trust movie critics, my expectation for this new Terminator were none. I can't see how they can make a new Terminator movie without exploring the parts of the story that should not be explored.

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    #13  Edited By toowalrus
    jakob187 said:
    TooWalrus said: I largely lost my hopes for this movie when I learned it was PG-13. It's a terminator movie! ... [more]
    Maybe, we'll see. I won't judge until I see the film, of coarse. But it's always a bummer when rated R franchises go PG-13, and miss out on some potential. Remember the last Die Hard movie? Maybe that's a bad example...
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    #14  Edited By sfighter21

    Nevertheless, I am going to watch this.  Good or Bad, its John Connor!

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    #15  Edited By HandsomeDead

    Mate, seriously, I wish they'd have just stopped at T2 or at most T2 3D. Without James Cameron, this entire franchise has failed like a motherfucker. It seems like everyone misses the point of what Terminaotr is about and instead just looks for the action scenes and nothing else.

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    #16  Edited By vidiot

    It's because people didn't get out of the way of Christian Bales scene!

    /Ruined everything!

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    #17  Edited By Cerza

    It's a Terminator movie without Arnold and starring Christian Bale... how can that NOT suck???

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    #18  Edited By Diamond

    Terminator series should have stopped with 2.  That one was a masterpiece.

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    #19  Edited By LordAndrew

    No, I have not read it. I don't have the time. So I'm guessing the scale is not the way I assumed it was?

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    #20  Edited By tekmojo
    sfighter21 said:
    Nevertheless, I am going to watch this.  Good or Bad, its John Connor!
    Agreed.
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    #21  Edited By jakob187
    TooWalrus said:
    jakob187 said: TooWalrus said: I largely lost my hopes for this movie when I learned it was PG-13. It's a ... [more]
    Yes, it was over the top, ridiculous, and fucking incredible!!!  Moreover, the unrated edition was magnanimous!!!
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    #22  Edited By Bent0
    @vidiot: that guys career is over. what's bale going to do now?!
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    jakob187 said:
    TooWalrus said: I largely lost my hopes for this movie when I learned it was PG-13. It's a terminator movie! ... [more]
    Thats complete bullshit, they probably went into that looking for a G rating, knowing the whole film industry now a days.
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    #24  Edited By MysteriousBob

    Meh, I couldn't care less about this film. Without sounding like some whiny nostalgic emo, I hoenstly think they shoudl have left it at T2.

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    #25  Edited By jakob187
    vidiot said:
    It's because people didn't get out of the way of Christian Bales scene!/Ruined everything!
    I agree with this.  lol  I'm going to blame that fucking cinematographer or whatever the fuck he was if this movie ends up failing.

    I just don't understand how all of those early early sneak peeks of the movie from people were coming back with "this movie is fucking amazing" and it's now going to "no way, Jose" so quickly.  I seriously think the reviews could very much be backlash against Bale...
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    #26  Edited By HandsomeDead
    Cerza said:
    It's a Terminator movie without Arnold and starring Christian Bale... how can that NOT suck???
    Because it doesn't have Arnold. He has a cameo, but he is the core of the franchise so far.

    jakob187 said:
    vidiot said: It's because people didn't get out of the way of Christian Bales scene!/Ruined everything! I agree with this. ... [more]
    I think it may be that the early peeks were impressive but everyone was expecting more from the final thing so when it's all pieced together, it's not as breathtaking.
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    Personally could give a crap about reviews.  Looking forward to seeing it for myself and then I'll judge.

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    #28  Edited By TheKidNixon

    I reserve having an opinion until A.O. Scott tells me what it is.

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    #29  Edited By jakob187
    Stephen_Von_Cloud said:
    Personally could give a crap about reviews.  Looking forward to seeing it for myself and then I'll judge.
    That's mostly how I feel about it as well, but it's just sad to see it getting manhandled so early on when all the private screenings for folks were coming back so good months ago.
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    #30  Edited By CL60

    1,824 reviews on imdb give it 8.7/10

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    #31  Edited By EpicSteve

    It seems to me movie critics typically don't care for modern action movies. It's just going to be a popcorn flick. I mean that in the kindest of ways, actually.

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    #32  Edited By HandsomeDead
    CL60 said:
    1,824 reviews on imdb give it 8.7/10
    IMDb also think The Dark Knight is the sixth best movie ever. JSYK, so it doesn't sound like i'm being super negative, I am still looking forward to it, however, I don't remember another film getting this bad an initial reaction and still going on to be good unless i'm forgetting something.
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    #33  Edited By CL60
    HandsomeDead said:
    CL60 said: 1,824 reviews on imdb give it 8.7/10 IMDb also think The Dark Knight is the sixth best movie ... [more]
    Rottentomatoes also says The Dark Knight is really good with a 94% though.
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    #34  Edited By Captain_Fookup

    Without James Cameron this series is complete fucking garbage, anyone who is "HYPED" for this movie has no taste in cinema.

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    #35  Edited By mike

    I wonder how many of the people that contributed to the IMDB average have actually seen the film? Anyway, I'll be seeing this regardless of what any reviewer or anyone else says, I'll form my own opinion later.

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    #36  Edited By JJOR64

    I figured that this movie would be bad.

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    #37  Edited By LordCrom
    jakob187 said:
    This just in: Terminator Salvation is already off to a BAD start. With 6 reviews up already at RottenTomatoes, only ... [more]

    NOOOOOOOOOOOO!  Say it ain't so McG!?!?!  Say it ain't so!!!!
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    #38  Edited By HandsomeDead
    CL60 said:
    HandsomeDead said: CL60 said: 1,824 reviews on imdb give it 8.7/10 IMDb also think The Dark Knight is the sixth ... [more]
    I agree that 94% of critics thought the film wasn't bad but the 6th best film ever as voted by the IMDb users is a joke along with the rest of their rating system. Any old fool can vote what they like. I've given 0 to every Johnny Depp film on there other than Donnie Brasco and i've only seen a handful.
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    #39  Edited By Willy105
    LiveOrDie1212 said:
    really? i thought the trailer was awesome. i guess its one of those movies that has an awesome trailer but sucks ... [more]
    THE PHANTOM MENACE!
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    #40  Edited By jakob187
    CL60 said:
    1,824 reviews on imdb give it 8.7/10
    I might as well just read Amazon.com reviews at that point...
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    #41  Edited By Otacon

    I'm really not sure about this film, I'll end up seeing it but it doesn't seem to have the thriller aspect that saved Terminator from being just another sci fi film.

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    #42  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

    I don't go to rotten tomatos for a reason.

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    #43  Edited By jakob187
    WilliamRLBaker said:
    I don't go to rotten tomatos for a reason.
    Oh, it wouldn't be a jakob187 thread without some negative comment from you, William.  I'm pretty sure you don't do a lot of things for a reason...like smile much...

    So what exactly is wrong with RottenTomatoes.com?  All it does is compile every review for the movie and go based on whether the movie was given a good review or a bad review.  Granted, there is some leeway that is not made here, but it's not meant to be a grey area type of website.  It's a cut-and-dry, black-and-white type of place where you can get a quick glance.  To top it off, it divides up the Top Critics and the other places, which is something I like since most lower-end websites will have to play a little bit of kiss-ass to distributors anyways, so they'll probably fluff their reviews a little more.

    Despite any of the Fresh and Rotten stuff, I read the reviews regardless.
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    #44  Edited By Linkyshinks

    I'm going with the IMDB numbers on this.

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    #45  Edited By PercyChuggs

    It's directed by McG, you were expecting something the critics would like?

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    #46  Edited By jakob187
    PercyChuggs said:
    It's directed by McG, you were expecting something the critics would like?
    So many people have said that, and honestly, what is that supposed to mean?  That's like saying "Gone Baby Gone was directed by Ben Affleck, you were expecting something the critics would like?"

    That's like saying "Alien 3 was directed by David Fincher".

    So what if McG directed the Charlie's Angels movies?  He also directed Sublime's music videos.  Your point?
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    #47  Edited By turbomonkey138

    It's becuase arnold is not in the movie . Any movie with him in automaticly gets 100 %

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    #48  Edited By Gizmo
    CL60 said:
    1,824 reviews on imdb give it 8.7/10
    40% of those reviews have come from people who haven't seen the film, I guarentee you that.
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    #49  Edited By Agnogenic_delete

    Man, I was excited for this movie.

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    #50  Edited By Gizmo
    jakob187 said:
    PercyChuggs said: It's directed by McG, you were expecting something the critics would like? So many people have said that, ... [more]
    His point is that the Charlies Angels movies sucked ass.

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