2009 The Year in Movies | 40-44
source: http://www.popbunker.net/2009/12/2009-the-year-in-movies-40-44/
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Includes: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator: Salvation, Watchmen and more!
An Excerpt:
40. Terminator: Salvation
I ragged on Gooney McGlinty — or whatever McG’s name was before he changed it to three letters — as much as anyone. I figured the doofus that made all the movies in the “Charlies Angels” franchise and co-wrote the ultra annoying super-hit “I Just Want to Fly” (or whatever) with the ultra annoying eunuch band Sugarray would be a lock to make an atrocious movie for the “Terminator” franchise. I was right. However, it is not as bad as it should have been. The script is a bit all over the place and pays relentless homage to the original films; there is also several McG controlled WTF moments like a giant tyrannosaurus sized robot “sneaking” up on a pocket of humans who are more or less paranoid that they’ll be sneaked up on. Some of the CGI seems unfinished as well.
Much to my surprise, though, is that McG has a nice eye for action. In some sequences – like the heliocopter crash – it really pays off. He also tends to linger on his action instead of do the cut-away thing like most of his MTV fraternity ADD-styled counterpart directors. Batman is ok in his role as John Connor, but it is not really his film. The film belongs to Sam Worthington of “Avatar” fame as a Machine spy searching for his humanity and loyalty.
All reviews and rankings at the link!
http://www.popbunker.net/2009/12/2009-the-year-in-movies-40-44/
An Excerpt:
40. Terminator: Salvation
I ragged on Gooney McGlinty — or whatever McG’s name was before he changed it to three letters — as much as anyone. I figured the doofus that made all the movies in the “Charlies Angels” franchise and co-wrote the ultra annoying super-hit “I Just Want to Fly” (or whatever) with the ultra annoying eunuch band Sugarray would be a lock to make an atrocious movie for the “Terminator” franchise. I was right. However, it is not as bad as it should have been. The script is a bit all over the place and pays relentless homage to the original films; there is also several McG controlled WTF moments like a giant tyrannosaurus sized robot “sneaking” up on a pocket of humans who are more or less paranoid that they’ll be sneaked up on. Some of the CGI seems unfinished as well.
Much to my surprise, though, is that McG has a nice eye for action. In some sequences – like the heliocopter crash – it really pays off. He also tends to linger on his action instead of do the cut-away thing like most of his MTV fraternity ADD-styled counterpart directors. Batman is ok in his role as John Connor, but it is not really his film. The film belongs to Sam Worthington of “Avatar” fame as a Machine spy searching for his humanity and loyalty.
All reviews and rankings at the link!
http://www.popbunker.net/2009/12/2009-the-year-in-movies-40-44/
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