SPS
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Firstly, yes, I'm a Terminator fan. Many people are. In order of what I thought were the best goes T2, T1, T3 then T4.
I remember seeing Salvation (T4) for the first time at the cinema. I remember leaving the cinema feeling somewhat underwhelmed. However, I have come to think that after the second viewing on blue ray recently, perhaps that lacklustre first viewing was in part my own doing?
The Arnold Terminator movies are obviously in a class of their own. Did I bring with me to the cinema this expectation for such a movie somewhat unfairly? I'm now beginning to think so.
The first three movies were of a particular format, where as the forth tended to separate from this trend somewhat. To an extent, it definitely is fair to expect a movie from a franchise to continue along this format somewhat. On the other hand, you don't really want to see the same movie made over and over and over again. Then again, maybe you do? That's a matter of opinion.
Upon my first viewing, I already had an expectation of what I kind of envisioned the movie to be. When this viewing played along the grain a little, I guess I was a little thrown off.
After watching Salvation for the second time, I went into it with a different state of mind. Rather that being bummed out for what the movie wasn't, I tried to focus on what the movie was.
In it's own right, I can honestly say that I thought it was a good film. Was it a Terminator movie? Yeah, no, kinda. I think this is where I got caught out last time. It may bear the name, the characters, the story even, so technically it was a Terminator film. Obviously, you wouldn't want to deviate too much from the original formula, which it didn't, but there's no denying it did at least a little.
From a creative point of view, it's easy to understand why they might have wanted to re-imagine the franchise somewhat. Which is fair. Keeping in mind that you need to stay fair to the fan also. I think that a fairly even compromise was achieved.
Come T5, should it ever happen, would I prefer to see a return to the original formula? I would probably say, yeah. Does this discredit T4 at all? I don't think so.
Long story short. Watching T4 again provided promising results. From a fan's point of view, I probably shouldn't have needed to, but again, who was the one being unfair upon my initial judgement? The film maker or the viewer? May be worthwhile having a think about it...
I remember seeing Salvation (T4) for the first time at the cinema. I remember leaving the cinema feeling somewhat underwhelmed. However, I have come to think that after the second viewing on blue ray recently, perhaps that lacklustre first viewing was in part my own doing?
The Arnold Terminator movies are obviously in a class of their own. Did I bring with me to the cinema this expectation for such a movie somewhat unfairly? I'm now beginning to think so.
The first three movies were of a particular format, where as the forth tended to separate from this trend somewhat. To an extent, it definitely is fair to expect a movie from a franchise to continue along this format somewhat. On the other hand, you don't really want to see the same movie made over and over and over again. Then again, maybe you do? That's a matter of opinion.
Upon my first viewing, I already had an expectation of what I kind of envisioned the movie to be. When this viewing played along the grain a little, I guess I was a little thrown off.
After watching Salvation for the second time, I went into it with a different state of mind. Rather that being bummed out for what the movie wasn't, I tried to focus on what the movie was.
In it's own right, I can honestly say that I thought it was a good film. Was it a Terminator movie? Yeah, no, kinda. I think this is where I got caught out last time. It may bear the name, the characters, the story even, so technically it was a Terminator film. Obviously, you wouldn't want to deviate too much from the original formula, which it didn't, but there's no denying it did at least a little.
From a creative point of view, it's easy to understand why they might have wanted to re-imagine the franchise somewhat. Which is fair. Keeping in mind that you need to stay fair to the fan also. I think that a fairly even compromise was achieved.
Come T5, should it ever happen, would I prefer to see a return to the original formula? I would probably say, yeah. Does this discredit T4 at all? I don't think so.
Long story short. Watching T4 again provided promising results. From a fan's point of view, I probably shouldn't have needed to, but again, who was the one being unfair upon my initial judgement? The film maker or the viewer? May be worthwhile having a think about it...
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