I wanted Salvation to be so much better than it was. It had so much opportunity baked in. And at the end I was like, "that was okay" and I still feel that way. But I can't help hut be a little mad at it for squandering a set of characters and a strong storyline in an unexplored yet real part of the franchise.
I just ordered Klosterman's The Nineties...looking forward to wiggling down that Ally McBeal rabbit hole! I also loved your TV recs. for 2024. I am so ready to spark up new shows. Believe it or not there IS a cap on how much Ted Lasso you can rewatch :)
I don’t mind Salvation, probably because of Christian Bale and because they steered away from the terminator formula. The first Terminator will always be the best! We enjoyed watching all of them again with our kids.
My take is that none of the post-T2 sequels ever really knew what to do with John Connor. Which is one reason why the TV series is amazing: it really figures out how to develop him as a character.
That Lions game was wild. It's so weird to have the Lions as the best of the Detroit sports teams. If that's not proof we're living in the upside down, I don't know what is.
I haven't seen Salvation, but Dark Fate gave me the same vibes. There was a cool idea in there somewhere, but it kept getting lost in the nonsense. Also, yes. Judgment Day was a thing, but also it was a different Judgment Day. Or something.
I keep wondering about McG's director's cut of Terminator: Salvation. It's supposed to be considerably longer, rated R for greater violence and gore, and could potentially restore some major deleted plot points. Like, the movie underwent a pretty huge overhaul behind-the-scenes: there was a whole subplot about a city where there's a resort filled with human-robot hybrids, and John Connor was originally a mythical, largely off-screen presence. Salvation would've ended with the real Connor dying and the Marcus taking his place as the new Connor.
EDIT: I think we might be talking about different cuts. I looked it up and they released a 'director's cut' that's 3 minutes longer but McG refers to a significantly longer cut (around 135 minutes based on early reports) that has an alternate ending.
I wanted Salvation to be so much better than it was. It had so much opportunity baked in. And at the end I was like, "that was okay" and I still feel that way. But I can't help hut be a little mad at it for squandering a set of characters and a strong storyline in an unexplored yet real part of the franchise.
I just ordered Klosterman's The Nineties...looking forward to wiggling down that Ally McBeal rabbit hole! I also loved your TV recs. for 2024. I am so ready to spark up new shows. Believe it or not there IS a cap on how much Ted Lasso you can rewatch :)
I can't wait to get your take on The Nineties! I loved it. :D
I'm excited to dig in as well. I'll report back--pinky swear! :)
I don’t mind Salvation, probably because of Christian Bale and because they steered away from the terminator formula. The first Terminator will always be the best! We enjoyed watching all of them again with our kids.
I actually like Salvation but I think it was a big missed opportunity to be something special.
My take is that none of the post-T2 sequels ever really knew what to do with John Connor. Which is one reason why the TV series is amazing: it really figures out how to develop him as a character.
That Lions game was wild. It's so weird to have the Lions as the best of the Detroit sports teams. If that's not proof we're living in the upside down, I don't know what is.
I hadn't even thought of that. You're absolutely right.
I want to live long enough so that I can see either the Lions or the Vikings finally win the Super Bowl.
I haven't seen Salvation, but Dark Fate gave me the same vibes. There was a cool idea in there somewhere, but it kept getting lost in the nonsense. Also, yes. Judgment Day was a thing, but also it was a different Judgment Day. Or something.
I keep wondering about McG's director's cut of Terminator: Salvation. It's supposed to be considerably longer, rated R for greater violence and gore, and could potentially restore some major deleted plot points. Like, the movie underwent a pretty huge overhaul behind-the-scenes: there was a whole subplot about a city where there's a resort filled with human-robot hybrids, and John Connor was originally a mythical, largely off-screen presence. Salvation would've ended with the real Connor dying and the Marcus taking his place as the new Connor.
A lot of interesting, big swing ideas thrown out.
I actually watched the director's cut. It's better, but it's still not great. Mostly, the lasting impression is of wasted potential.
Wait, you saw it? Was it leaked?
EDIT: I think we might be talking about different cuts. I looked it up and they released a 'director's cut' that's 3 minutes longer but McG refers to a significantly longer cut (around 135 minutes based on early reports) that has an alternate ending.
Yeah, I own the director's cut, which you can easily buy. Not sure about an alternate cut.