Comments on: Terminator 4 Concept Art Revealed, McG Speaks

By: spongekill

spongekill — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:56:05 +0000

I expect this will be a pretty pointless CG extravaganza full of corny lines and great swooping camera movements full of fake explosions. Everything about McG screams low-brow Hollywood blockbuster, not paranoid speculative sci-fi thriller. I’m sure McG is a huge fan of the Terminator movies, but I find it hard to believe that the guy responsible for directing Charlie’s Angels and producing a Pussycat Dolls TV series is capable of following in the footsteps of T2, especially not with a PG-13 rating. The first two movies were great because they were unsettling and even terrifying at times. McG however seems much more adept at “Ooh-Aah” type of disposable entertainment than creepy, visionary science fiction. But hey.. Heath Ledger pulled himself out of Hollywood drudgery and so did Leo DiCaprio so maybe there is hope.

By: Dark Knight Writer, Jonathan Nolan, Confirmed As “Lead Writer” of Terminator Salvation | cinematvnews.com

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:35:06 +0000

[...] For those of you who loved The Dark Knight but are deeply concerned about the quality of McG’s upcoming Terminator Salvation, take heart: At today’s Comic Con press conference for Salvation, McG was asked about the involvement of Dark Knight scribe, Jonah/Jonathan Nolan, someone who McG previously mentioned had worked on the script. [...]

By: skylights

skylights — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:10:11 +0000

@Liam:

Those are two of the funnier scenes in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. This movie is tragically misunderstood by almost everyone, including the critics, who should know better. This movie is a comedy– a satire of an action movie. The things that happen are so ludicrous, the stunts so impossible, the villains so over-the-top, that you can’t help but laugh. Once you understand this, you should be able to enjoy the movie.

McG showed serious directing chops in that movie and I’m sure he’ll do the Terminator proud. You won’t see any absurd action, because he realizes Charlie’s Angels is about camp, while Terminator is serious business.

By: Liquid

Liquid — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:22:21 +0000

Im a huge fan of the terminator franchise, and i personally cannot wait for the new installments. Judging by the feedback we have all been getting from McG im pretty confident that he doesnt want to ruin this for the fans, i say we all back off a bit and give him a fair chance.

By: ronnie

ronnie — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:41:19 +0000

well hmmmm
obviousely bale is a awesome choice and would possibly rectefy the t3 screw up of a lack of a better word homosexual not tough john conner this better be good john has to vtake over the lime light since arnie is moving on and well we see in t2 john kind of scrawny and hopefully there will be a good back story to his character getting hardcore like being a first grade kick ass soldier and they do with t3 what they did with hulk forget it and start fresh cause t3 was painful

By: yomismo

yomismo — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:22:41 +0000

WTF! The future begins…oh shit! this title and this concept art are a joke? seems a cartoon serie for kids

By: Manfred Powell

Manfred Powell — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:35:48 +0000

All he’s done so far is a load of name dropping to get into fans’ good graces.

Cameron, Schwarzenegger, Nolan, Winston…

I don’t care who you’ve “talked to” or “spent time with” or “had a romantic meal with”. Just give me results. Or I’ll give you mine…

By: Manfred Powell

Manfred Powell — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:29:41 +0000

What do you mean “give him a chance”?

He’s GOT his chance.

It’s called Terminator Salvation.

I’ll pat him on the back if he gets it right. And I’ll punch him in the cunt if he gets it wrong.

By: doubledumbassonyou || a colorful metaphor » Blog Archive » A Memorial (Day) Link Dump

Sat, 24 May 2008 21:37:03 +0000

[...] McG has unveiled some production art and plot synopsis for Terminator 4 officially titled, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. Which despite the crappy title has two things going for it Christian Bale as John Connor & Stan Winston doing production work. [/Film] [...]

By: 790

790 — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:01:03 +0000

I think I’ve figured out the title: (this might be common sense to some).

Possible Spoilers.

(Terminator Salvation=
The resistance is going to need to hack into Skynets network , also the Endo-Skeletons themselves. Im sure there going to have a reprogramed Terminator character, (Jadagrace?) that will help Connor and the resistance take down Skynet.

(The Future Begins=
Means that Connor still intends to stop Judgement day by using prob time travel.
The Marcus character prob plays a big role here.

790…..>

By: orange cinema

orange cinema — Sat, 24 May 2008 07:48:55 +0000

@ greg

yer 100% right - if we had all the exisitng factors PLUS cameron, this would be epic. i don’t care for mcg at all, but i do feel at any moment a person can turn their career around. maybe this will be mcg’s breakthrough into solid filmmaking - though i still cannot understand how a grown man can call himself that.

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:19:06 +0000

I’m dubious about all this. Terminator 3 was utterly appalling and MCG has a reputation for making mostly bad films. That said Christian Bale is great actor and so has obviously seen something in it to commit to 3 films. How much more excited would we be if Cameron was in charge

By: orange cinema

orange cinema — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:53:53 +0000

“gone over the story with Jonah Nolan”

next to bale, this is the strongest step the movie has taken towards being successful, as jonah is nothing short of genius. i’d feel better if he had actually written it, but if they at least heeded his advice, i’m actually feeling better about things. the art does nothing for me, JN does.

By: Chromey

Chromey — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:01:48 +0000

As far as this concept art goes it’s nothing we haven’t seen a lot of in the other films so…

By: Chromey

Chromey — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:59:40 +0000

Nobody else notice the KISS logo in the bottom right hand corner?

By: Identitytheft

Identitytheft — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:57:40 +0000

I’m glad McG has a reverence for the series, but that doesn’t necessarily mean his movie will live up to his own expectations. I mean, have you read that interview with Uwe Boll where he lists his favorite movies? THEY’RE GOOD… and it hasn’t helped him one bit.

Still, optomism! Resurrect another franchise Christian Bale!!

By: Arte Conceptual de Terminator 4

Arte Conceptual de Terminator 4 — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:52:36 +0000

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By: dan

dan — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:00:00 +0000

concept art is usually 95% badass for films. It’s up to the director and producer’s “vision” to fuck it up in the end.

Mark my words on that, been through that situation many times.

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:45:42 +0000

they should change the title and he should drop the whole McG thing

By: Christopher Marc

Christopher Marc — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:39:27 +0000

At this point I’m actually excited about the project the actors cast seem decent enough and McG is known for a great visual style which was kind of lacking in T3 among other things…I’ve been won over even though I was hesitant when I first heard he was directing…Even if the story and lines end up being weak I think we’ll end up getting a “good” Terminator flick…

Let’s hope they start their marketing campaigns early, this blog being started so early in production is a good sign…hopefully by the end of next month they’ll start releasing stills…