EW.com recently broke the ending that we did not see and will not see with Terminator: Salvation. I honestly could see this ending working with this movie. The ending the studio went with was fairly predictable but allowed for this series to have more sequels. Check it out.
"There was talk on the Internet about an alternate ending where Connor dies and they take Connor's likeness and put it on top of Marcus Wright's machine body. So that it's actually a machine that's leading the resistance! And the Internet caught wind of that and people went, 'That's bulls---! We don't want that!'" (EW.com)
McG grins. "Well, that's not really what the ending was." (EW.com)
Actually, the bloggers were on the right track. Except, McG adds, the original ending actually went even further. (EW.com)
"Connor dies, okay? He's dead," McG continues. "And Marcus offers his physical body, so Connor's exterior is put on top of his machine body. It looks like Connor, but it's really Marcus underneath. And all of the characters we care about (Kyle Reese, Connor's wife Kate, etc.) are brought into the room to see him and they think it's Connor. And Connor gets up and then there's a small flicker of red in his eyes and he shoots Kate, he shoots Kyle, he shoots everybody in the room. Fade to black. End of movie. Skynet wins. F--- you!" (EW.com)
This ending would have been a huge twist and would have blown my mind. It would have bummed me out that the machines would have won.
The Terminator series is in a common situation for movies like that of the Alien , Spiderman, and X-Men movie series.The first movie was phenomenally different.The second movie was superior to the first and blew our socks off.Then the third movie was a huge disappointment.Now the Terminator series tries to bounce back with their fourth installment, Terminator: Salvation.
About this Movie:
This movie is set in the future after Judgment Day which occurs in 2018.Skynet has successfully destroyed much of the human race.The machines are in charge and gathering up what people they can find. There is an organized resistance movement which John Conner is involved.This movie tells the story of John Conner’s connection with the resistance, a new terminator, and how John meets Reece, his father.
What I liked about this Movie:
This movie was action packed from the moment it started.It was not just mindless action but rather driven by the plot of the movie.The story was decent but predictable.
All of the special effects were fantastic and beautiful, except for one.It was seamless with the rest of the movie.
I have been waiting to see life post Judgment Day since the concept was introduced in 1984’s first Terminator Movie.I love the gritty, dirty, post apocalyptic world of the Terminator. The scenes in LA destruction were very cool.
What I did not Like:
The plot was a bit predictable but not bad.It did not throw us for any loops or surprises.
There is a scene where Arnold’s face is superimposed over the body of another actor as a terminator unit.It does not last long but it was very hokey. Thankfully the face is burned away in a short period of time.
My Review:
I enjoyed this movie inside and out.I found it to be a fun ride that set up future movies.This popcorn movie was a blast of energy and cool special effects. It brought the Terminator movie series back to where it needed to be and allowed me to forget the
There was a possible alternate ending that would have made this movie mega cool but also a huge bummer in the end. (Click here to read about it).
My Grade: B+
Other Reviews IMDB User Rating: 7.3out of 10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics: 33% - Rotten Movie (average 5.1 out of 10)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics: 71% - Rotten Movie (average 6.7 out of 10)
Rebecca Murray: B+
Movies Online: Michael: 8 out of 10 Stars
Roger Ebert: 2 out of 4 Stars Slice of Sci Fi: 2 out of 5 stars:
I was introduced to Star Trek in the late 70’s when of local television station would show the re-runs after school.I had already grown to love Science Fiction with Star Wars.Star Trek was a completely different animal that Star Wars but I developed quite a fond appreciation for the series.
I began my movie watching with The Wrath of Khan and I was hooked from that time on.I am glad that I missed Star Trek the Motion Picture until much later or I might have given up on this series after the first movie.I still can not stay awake during that borefest.
About this Movie:
Star Trek is a rebooting of the wholefranchise as only J.J. Abrams could deliver.There are new actors playing these beloved characters.A frequent Trek plot devise of time travel changes the entire Star Trek universe and the life of our beloved James Kirk.This allows Abrams to make changes to the characters and their history without causing massive rioting with Trek fanatics.This fun reboot causes the Trek universe to be much darker and grittier than the original series portrayed.
What I liked about this Movie:
I loved the concept of changing the universe from its roots with this movie and time travel.It was a smart use of an already accepted practice in the Trek –verse (see Voyage Home and First Contact).This worked for the plot and for most of the fans.
Spock, Bones, and Scotty came to life on the screen.Zachary Quinto (Sylar from Heroes) not only looked like a younger Spock but had his mannerisms and delivery down.I was amazed at his ability to make me think he was a younger Nimoy without thinking of Sylar.He portrayed the internal struggles of Spock between his Vulcan and human sides.
Karl Urban did a great job of becoming Doctor Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy.He brought the dry wit and fiery personality that DeForest Kelley made famous.He was the emotionally driven doctor that balances out the logic induced intellect of Spock.
I simply loved Scotty in this movie.Simon Pegg gets to be Montgomery “Scotty” Scott before he becomes the genius engineer of the Enterprise.When we first meet Scotty, he is in exile because his theories are not accepted by Star Fleet but he takes over engineering before the end of the movie.
The plot of a Star Trek movie is never it’s strong suit but some Trek movies have better plots than others.This movie fits in that category.It was well written but still contains several plot holes.But it is nothing that can not be overlooked.
This was a stunningly beautiful movie.The scenery is great while on Earth and in outerspace.The special effects were top notch.This movie had all the visual appeal that you would expect from a summer popcorn movie and more.
What I did not Like:
There were only two minor things that I did not like about this movie.There were times that I did not believe that Chris Pine was Kirk.I know that his character changed more that any other but at times I saw the actor and not the character.
Anton Yelchin laid the Russian accent on a bit thick for Chekov.
My Review:
I loved this movie.This was the best Star Trek since Wrath of Kahn.J.J. Abrams hit this out of the park and he is not a Trek fan.
My Grade: A
Other Reviews IMDB User Rating: 8.4 out of 10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics: 95% - Fresh Movie (average 8.1 out of 10)
Rebecca Murray: A
Movies Online: 8 out of 10 Stars
Roger Ebert: 2 out of 4 Stars Real Movie News- average rating: 5 out of 5 stars:
My good friend John Paul introduced me to the X-Men in the early 1980’s while we were in middle school.I was already an avid comic book fan that read Amazing Spider-man, New Teen Titans, Legion of Superheroes, and the Justice League.I instantly fell in love with the great characters in X-Men.The mysterious wild man, Wolverine, was the cornerstone of those fabulous heroes.
The first X-Men movie renewed my faith that comic books could be made into good adaptations.The second X-Men movie exceeded my expectations and told a good story while introducing us to some of the better known X-Men characters.My hopes were dashed with the third movie when they tried to combine two of the best known X-Men stories but not they were not faithful enough to either story and focused on special effects instead of smart writing.My hope with X-Men Origins: Wolverine was that this movie could turn the X-Men brand of movies back to pre X-3 but my expectations were for a suckfest of a movie.Yet I paid my $10 to see X-Men Origins: Wolverineon opening night.
About this Movie:
X-Men Origins: Wolverine begins with Logan, Wolverine, as a small child that is sickly in 1840.We quickly learn about family issues that cause young Logan discover his powers and to run off with his older half brother.Both of the boys are blessed with healing factors that allow them to age extremely slowly after adulthood.The boys find that they are tailor made for war with their feral instincts and healing abilities through out the decades of their life.After some time, Logan leaves the life of violence and war for the life of a lumberjack.After tragedy in Logan’s life, he finds his way back to the life of violence and revenge which subjected him to experimentation that gave him the adamantium laced skeleton and claws.The just of the movie is a simple plot of a man that wants to live his life out in peace after he discovers the horrible things he is capable of but is thrust back into a life of violence for revenge.
What I liked about this Movie:
I really like Hugh Jackman as Logan.After three X-Men movies, he has the character and mannerisms of Wolverine.I can not imagine anyone else playing this role.
This movie did a fairly good job of telling the origin to the mysterious Wolverine.Even though some of the details were changed, I believe it gave enough background for most casual X-Men followers to have a better understanding of the character and his motivation.It also explained Logan’s memory loss that plagued him for years in the comics and for three movies.
This movie was a fun movie to start off the summer popcorn movie watching.There was a lot of action and special effects while yet still having a plot and some character development.This movie will not cause you to contemplate the meaning of life but it will entertain you if you go in expecting a typical comic book movie.
What I did not Like:
This movie tried to introduce too many other characters.They brought in other X-Men characters such as Cyclops, Gambit, Emma Frost, the Blog, and many more.There was no time to explore any of these characters.It was pointless to introduce these characters and then essentially ignore most of them.Comic book movies often fail when they introduce too many bad guys but never develop them (Batman and Robin, Spiderman 3, and many more examples) but this movie had a similar problem with introducing to many super characters in general.This movie needed to stick with Wolverine, Sabertooth, Sliverfox, and Stryker.
I had a problem with Gambit and most things about him in this movie.Firstly, where was his Cajun accent?After the fantastic X-Men cartoon of the 90’s, it is hard not to expect a thick Cajun accent but it did not exist in this movie.The core of Gambit is rouge and a thief that becomes a reluctant hero but I really did not get that feel from this character at all.
Don’t even get me started on my issues with the character of Wade Wilson/ Deadpool character.
It is hard to love this Wolverine movie when we have been exposed to great superhero movies over the last year with Iron Man, The Dark Knight, and Watchmen.With the greatness of those movies in our minds, it is hard to lay down the hopes that this movie would completely rock.It did not rock but it was good for a superhero movie.
My Review:
I liked this movie and will probably buy it on DVD but I did not love it as I had hoped.But it was not as bad as I feared it might be. It was a fun movie that was worth my money but not one that I will treasure for ever.It is a must see in the movie theatre for the action sequences.
My Grade: B
Other Reviews IMDB User Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics: 36% - Rotten Movie (average 5.1 out of 10)
Rotten Tomatoes Community:64% Fresh (average 6.3 out of 10)
Rebecca Murray: B-
Movies Online: Michael: 8 out of 10 Stars
Roger Ebert: 2 Stars out of 4
Real Movie News: 3.0 Stars out of 5.0
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