As the one person I know who enjoyed Terminator: Salvation, I was sure that I would find something to like in the universally panned fifth installment of the franchise. Here, future John Connor (Jason Clarke) sends Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back in time to save Connor’s mother, Sarah (Emilia Clarke, no relation except to the Targaryens),… [Read More]
T3: Finding Your Purpose (Terminator)
In the third installment of the Terminator films, we find a John Connor (Nick Stahl) who is no longer thirteen, and “lives off the grid.” John is a young adult living on the streets, with no phone, no home, nothing. He is working in manual labor, recalling the past through a voiceover narration. “They tried… [Read More]
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
I really never understood the title of Judgment Day for this film, because it really wasn’t a “Judgment Day”. It doesn’t take away from the film which in its time was pretty great. However, rewatching it you can see how storytelling and movie magic has evolved greatly. Even if you compare this to Avatar (another… [Read More]
