25 years and four films into the franchise, we finally arrive at the war between man and machine, and it's not the balls-out war everyone was expecting. But to be fair, the war is only just starting, John Connor isn't even the leader of the resistance...yet.
T.S. has some good performances, even though Christian Bale is just being Christian Bale. Sam Worthington is good as a Terminator who is ALMOST human, but not quite.
When it comes to the action scenes, McG knows what he's doing, the action scenes are epic.
But Terminator Salvation is not on the same level as the first 2, but it is as good, if not better than the 3rd.
3/5
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Review: Star Trek
I have never before seen any Star Trek T.V. series or movie, this is my first experience with Star Trek, and I have to say I actually really enjoyed it. This being my first foray into the Star Trek world, it seems like there is a history here I need to explore.
The plot of this film is sort of a reboot of sorts for the series, reintroducing us to the original crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. This time around, A troubled Romulan named Nero who is hell-bent on revenge after his home planet is destroyed. On Earth, James T. Kirk and Leonard "Bones" McCoy, join Spock and the rest of the future Enterprise crew at Starfleet Academy. When Earth is threatened by Nero, the Crew of the Enterprise led by Kirk rises to save it.
This film is hugely entertaining, and could be called the first truly accessible Star Trek film.
4/5
The plot of this film is sort of a reboot of sorts for the series, reintroducing us to the original crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. This time around, A troubled Romulan named Nero who is hell-bent on revenge after his home planet is destroyed. On Earth, James T. Kirk and Leonard "Bones" McCoy, join Spock and the rest of the future Enterprise crew at Starfleet Academy. When Earth is threatened by Nero, the Crew of the Enterprise led by Kirk rises to save it.
This film is hugely entertaining, and could be called the first truly accessible Star Trek film.
4/5
Monday, May 4, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review
To accommodate my VERY divided thoughts on this movie, I am going to attempt a new review format.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2 out of 5
The Good-There are some decent action set pieces, some great one-liners, and c'mon, it's Wolverine...Which brings me to.....
The Bad-I wonder if Bryan Singer is considering a return to the X-Men Franchise, cause this series desperately needs him back. Ever since X-Men 2, this series has been on a downward spiral that seems to have no end in sight. There are A LOT of glaring problems with this film, starting with Deadpool and Gambit. These 2 characters share about 20 minutes of screen time, and they have so much unrealized potential that it almost seems pointless to even include them in this film. These characters need their own movies and be given room to grow, not be reduced to obligatory cameos, or in Deadpool's case, a poorly realized villain.
With all they did wrong with this film, I can only give it 2 out of 5.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2 out of 5
The Good-There are some decent action set pieces, some great one-liners, and c'mon, it's Wolverine...Which brings me to.....
The Bad-I wonder if Bryan Singer is considering a return to the X-Men Franchise, cause this series desperately needs him back. Ever since X-Men 2, this series has been on a downward spiral that seems to have no end in sight. There are A LOT of glaring problems with this film, starting with Deadpool and Gambit. These 2 characters share about 20 minutes of screen time, and they have so much unrealized potential that it almost seems pointless to even include them in this film. These characters need their own movies and be given room to grow, not be reduced to obligatory cameos, or in Deadpool's case, a poorly realized villain.
With all they did wrong with this film, I can only give it 2 out of 5.
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