Comments on: Unreal Movie Review: Terminator Salvation http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/05/21/unreal-movie-review-terminator-salvation-2/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:10:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Marcus http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/05/21/unreal-movie-review-terminator-salvation-2/#comment-14151 Marcus Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:30:37 +0000 http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2009/05/21/unreal-movie-review-terminator-salvation-2/#comment-14151 Initially Bale was supposed to play the Marcus Wright role, and John Connor was supposed to be a very minor character. However, Bale changed this when he expressed interest in the Connor character, so they brought on Jonathan Nolan who wrote all the John Connor scenes. Unfortunately, as you mention, John Connor's storyline is not very good. Some issues I had with the movie (SPOILERS) 1. Sony Vaio: Resistance Edition, i.e. technology far superior anything we’ve seen in the flash-forwards in the previous movies. I mean, isn’t humanity supposed to outnumbered and on the brink of extinction? Wouldn’t a military base be an easy target for Skynet? Also, 14 years have passed since the planet was nuked, but they still have helicopters, jets, high-tech equipment, ammunition, laboratories, and the equipment and skill to perform heart transplants? 2. Common, and if that’s not enough: Common with sunglasses at night. 3. GUIs that can be interacted with by humans at Skynet. Well, GUIs at Skynet in general. 4. The fact that Skynet are trying to kill John Connor and Kyle Reese before they have any idea who they are and what they will do. 5. Terminators with headbands. Initially Bale was supposed to play the Marcus Wright role, and John Connor was supposed to be a very minor character. However, Bale changed this when he expressed interest in the Connor character, so they brought on Jonathan Nolan who wrote all the John Connor scenes. Unfortunately, as you mention, John Connor’s storyline is not very good.

Some issues I had with the movie (SPOILERS)

1. Sony Vaio: Resistance Edition, i.e. technology far superior anything we’ve seen in the flash-forwards in the previous movies. I mean, isn’t humanity supposed to outnumbered and on the brink of extinction? Wouldn’t a military base be an easy target for Skynet? Also, 14 years have passed since the planet was nuked, but they still have helicopters, jets, high-tech equipment, ammunition, laboratories, and the equipment and skill to perform heart transplants?
2. Common, and if that’s not enough: Common with sunglasses at night.
3. GUIs that can be interacted with by humans at Skynet. Well, GUIs at Skynet in general.
4. The fact that Skynet are trying to kill John Connor and Kyle Reese before they have any idea who they are and what they will do.
5. Terminators with headbands.

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