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Terminator Salvation (2009)
More disappointing than dropping your ice cream on a hot summers day.
This film is diabolical, an atrocious mis-mash of ludicrous events which my vocabulary is utterly insufficient to fully articulate.
It's difficult to know where to begin.
SPOILERS
Fist fights with Terminators. What can you say about this? Nothing. A 'Secret' base wide in the open within walking distance of the Robot HQ! (conveniently laid out for humans) The main twist is the main theme in the b****y trailer! Why? Christian Bale as John Connor? John Connor NOT the leader of the resistance? Where is this End Game we were promised? Human Slaves......? WHY!???!!?? CGI Arnie... Rip off action scenes. Terminators with a bad aim (also refer to point one)
There are more. Many more. To add to this the film has no resolution, conveniently leaving the franchise open to expansion. I am actually OK with giving the film 1 star. The only saving grace if it can be called such is the acting of Sam Worthington as Frankenstein's Robot! He puts in a solid performance which in no way is enough to save this disastrous catastrophe.
I loved The Terminator, LOVED T2, Tolerated T3 despite its many short comings but T4 lost the plot, figuratively and literally.
Not Worth watching.
The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
1 star
I wish you could give negative ratings.
This is awful, a film without redeeming features. Let's list them.
Story - 100% copy Bad Guy - Pathetic Good Guy - An shambolic shadow of Eric Draven Aesthetics - not sure was too dark to see anything.
The Crow is one of a few films I would give 10/10 to. As such it is obviously one of my all time favourites. This is my actual least fave film and it includes films I couldn't watch in their entirety such as the original Re-Hash of The Hulk or recently Barbarossa! There is no reason at all to watch this film. it's not camp and therefore funny. It is not ironic, self deprecating or even a decent stand alone flick. Its appalling.
Watch something else
Skyline (2010)
Looks Pretty at times
This film gets a 3 star rating. Simply because at times it looks pretty. It has some very occasional drama but mainly because at times it is reasonably amusing.
Small Spoiler - A genuinely amusing moment was when the virtually mute slut character gets stomped on in a Ferrari but somehow Dr Turk from scrubs emerges unscathed.
Seriously though don't bother with this film. I bought it on Blu Ray purely because I wanted a good looking film to veg out to. It doesn't even fulfill that criteria.
There are numerous rip-offs from other films as mentioned before, Cloverfield, WOW, Independence Day and the excellent District 9.
I would have preferred all of the characters to die, sadly it wasn't to be.