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usuallyhats) wrote2010-03-18 10:51 am
usuallyhats) wrote2010-03-18 10:51 am
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"Somebody find me a brain."
1.) I watched Terminator: Salvation last night; I was half expecting to hate it (as previously established, I am judgy at bits of the Terminatorverse that don't contain Sarah), but I didn't, so... yay? I thought Christian Bale was pretty meh as John Connor, and I couldn't work out how he fitted in at this point in the timeline: is he the Future Current Leader of Humanity or Just Some Guy? I think this is where the film fell down, really: I just didn't buy him as this charismatic leader guy who everyone would follow and trust wholeheartedly. And as a consequence the bit right at the end where Marcus gave John his heaaaaaart made me facepalm IRL. A few other thoughts, bulletpointedly:
2.) Also I watched Image of the Fendahl, which was pretty great, though I was v. pleased when Leela changed back into her old outfit and hair at the end. I thought the Fendaleen were great monsters and the whole thing was nice and scary; I loved that the Daft Old Lady was actually pretty spot on! I was a bit D: at the Doctor giving Stael a gun so he could shoot himself, that was rather grim. But I did enjoy all the inter-scientist flirting at the beginning.
3.) FINALLY the weather has got a bit warmer. Any day now I will be able to stop swapping my coat for a massive cardigan when I get home every day.
- Actually, I was confused about all the timeline stuff: how much the resistance knew (vs. how much the audience knew), how long it had been since Judgement Day (though it is possible they explained this and I missed it.
- Did we have to have a Wise Child? I really hate that trope. Also I am not sure that the decision to have the little black girl never speak was entirely sound.
- I wish the women had had more to do! Kate was pretty much relegated to the background and Blair seemed more like a collection of scenes than a coherent character. I was also a little eye-rolly at the fact that the first woman we saw was dying and evil, and the first black person we saw was dead. Well done, film!
- Overall, I did enjoy it a bit: stuff blew up, there were fights and killer robots, and Anton Yelchin was great as Kyle Reese. Thumbs up to him!
2.) Also I watched Image of the Fendahl, which was pretty great, though I was v. pleased when Leela changed back into her old outfit and hair at the end. I thought the Fendaleen were great monsters and the whole thing was nice and scary; I loved that the Daft Old Lady was actually pretty spot on! I was a bit D: at the Doctor giving Stael a gun so he could shoot himself, that was rather grim. But I did enjoy all the inter-scientist flirting at the beginning.
3.) FINALLY the weather has got a bit warmer. Any day now I will be able to stop swapping my coat for a massive cardigan when I get home every day.