Terminator Genisys

DoYouEvenLift · 10-12-2014 02:32PM

Thargor wrote: »

Yeah GoT is such a pile of sh1te alright, glad it was such a flop.

Haha for sure, can't believe one of the biggest networks in America would waste $60,000,000 annually for the past 4 years on such an unpopular, badly made show

Do they really think anyone wants to watch silly stuff like this, that you'd see in blockbuster movies, on your big screen TV at home every week?

Thargor · 10-12-2014 02:35PM

At least nobody pirated it or bought the books.

DoYouEvenLift · 10-12-2014 02:41PM

Yeah. Anyway, I'm off to watch this compelling and amazingly acted drama called Fair City, I think if HBO took some pointers from RTE they'd be a lot better off.

pixelburp · 10-12-2014 03:03PM

Game of Thrones has its flaws, it ain't the perfect show, though I'd stop short of calling it sh*te that's just looking for attention; I gave up on it after season 3 'cos it just felt dreary and repetitive, but in my mind one of its weak links has always been Emilia Clarke as Danny. Her line reading always came off as just a little 'off', and going by this trailer it's the same deal here.

DoYouEvenLift · 10-12-2014 03:16PM

pixelburp wrote: »

Game of Thrones has its flaws, it ain't the perfect show, though I'd stop short of calling it sh*te that's just looking for attention; I gave up on it after season 3 'cos it just felt dreary and repetitive, but in my mind one of its weak links has always been Emilia Clarke as Danny. Her line reading always came off as just a little 'off', and going by this trailer it's the same deal here.

Oh man, do yourself a favour and rewatch season 3, so you remember what's going on, and then watch season 4. Seriously, if you still feel the same after 4 (you won't) then fair enough. I agree about Emilia Clarke, though. She's a tendency to over act her part a lot of the time or something and it can get annoying but it's bearable because of all the better characters played by better actors that make up for it.

pixelburp · 10-12-2014 03:26PM

DoYouEvenLift wrote: »

Oh man, do yourself a favour and rewatch season 3, so you remember what's going on, and then watch season 4. Seriously, if you still feel the same after 4 (you won't) then fair enough. I agree about Emilia Clarke, though. She's a tendency to over act her part a lot of the time or something and it can get annoying but it's bearable because of all the better characters played by better actors that make up for it.

I remember season 3 well enough, and kept half an eye on season 4 feedback in case I heard of a change in direction (I usually do that with most shows I stop watching: case in point, Agents of SHIELD is apparently now watchable. Who knew!) and nothing I've heard makes me think I'll enjoy GoT more than I was.

Fair enough if people are still loving the show, but I just grew exhausted by its relentless grim, downbeat cynicism. I'd expand on that because it actually p*sses me off from a narrative point of view, but this isn't really the thread

Can't fault the production values mind you, but GoT just isn't for me. And Emilia Clarke didn't help either haha

DoYouEvenLift · 10-12-2014 03:36PM

pixelburp wrote: »

I remember season 3 well enough, and kept half an eye on season 4 feedback in case I heard of a change in direction (I usually do that with most shows I stop watching: case in point, Agents of SHIELD is apparently now watchable. Who knew!) and nothing I've heard makes me think I'll enjoy GoT more than I was.

Fair enough if people are still loving the show, but I just grew exhausted by its relentless grim, downbeat cynicism. I'd expand on that because it actually p*sses me off from a narrative point of view, but this isn't really the thread

Can't fault the production values mind you, but GoT just isn't for me. And Emilia Clarke didn't help either haha

Don't want to say too much, but there is a massive battle and lots of great fights this past season. If you don't like LoTR style battles then yeah, it mightn't be for you. My brother was the same and never watched past episode 3 in season 1 because he thought it was another boring drama when he expected it to be like LoTR from the get-go but after having to sit through lunch with colleagues constantly praising and spoiling it he started again and finished the whole thing in about a week and has since rewatched it twice.

the_monkey · 11-12-2014 11:24PM

Sorry I started a discussion about GoT - it's a well made show, well acted and can understand why people like it - but it's just not my cup of tea.

And choosing an actress based on a series is a bad idea, I think an actor needs to be more proven to take a big role like Sara Conor - anyway lets get back to discussing how shít this new Terminator will be.

Did he really jump face first into a helicopters rotors ?????????

Icaras · 13-12-2014 03:32PM

the_monkey wrote: »

Did he really jump face first into a helicopters rotors ?????????

Maybe itll turn out to be part of a dream sequence

Roar · 14-12-2014 05:19PM

This is genius!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe2Agl3bJAc

Corvo · 14-12-2014 11:56PM

"You're going to need to find some pants" hahaha

DoYouEvenLift · 15-12-2014 12:21AM

"But when do I get to become John's dad?"
"Dude, stop trying to have sex with me!"

That video needs more views

AlmightyCushion · 15-12-2014 04:00AM

Corvo wrote: »

"You're going to need to find some pants" hahaha

I know you can do it because you already have.

Roar · 15-12-2014 07:41AM

I wish we could send you back with pants, but the technology just isn't there yet

GreNoLi · 15-12-2014 08:56AM

Is the terminator genisys gender?

Cork boy 55 · 15-12-2014 02:00PM

Mr Freeze · 15-12-2014 02:02PM

I honestly can't believe they came up with a plot or concept as bad as this for the Terminator reboot.

Its like bad fan fiction.

Iranoutofideas · 15-12-2014 07:56PM

Emilia Clarke is a terrible actor. Now what would be interesting is if they got the lad that plays The Hound to be a Terminator.

17-12-2014 01:02AM

the_monkey wrote: »

Sorry I started a discussion about GoT - it's a well made show, well acted and can understand why people like it - but it's just not my cup of tea.

And choosing an actress based on a series is a bad idea, I think an actor needs to be more proven to take a big role like Sara Conor - anyway lets get back to discussing how shít this new Terminator will be.

Did he really jump face first into a helicopters rotors ?????????

Most of the best actors are dabbling in tv these days, that McConaughey bloke has done ok recently...

Also how much of GoT did you watch before deciding it's not your cup of tea? I don't particularly like it because the books are far superior but as a standalone show even I can admit it's very good.

Shame they picked one of the worst lead actors on the show for this but I guess she is the most recognisable. And hawwt

Granolite · 19-12-2014 10:54AM

The Trailer for this latest Terminator release was shown ahead of the screening of the uncut edition of Blade Runner last Sunday night in the IFI. Cue a mass outbreak of laughter at the fade out on the trailer...it was that bad. I smiled, it was comforting to know I was one of many in the audience in utter disbelief at this blatant insult to anyone who could appreciate the original film.

Mr Freeze · 19-12-2014 11:43AM

In fairness, it is like a parody of itself since T3, Salvation took itself way too seriously.

But this Genisys film really does look it came from the people behind Scary Movie.

Granolite · 19-12-2014 11:58AM

I actually hadn't seen either the 3rd or 4th movies in the Terminator series..call that being pre-emptive but review 's of the 3rd movie I'd read wouldn't see me cross the road to watch it. I had to Google the 4th movie as it just bypassed me completely I didn't realise there had been one made. I still like to catch the original Terminator now and then when I see it show up in the TV listings, it was written and produced with such authenticity and still impresses upon you today even with repeated viewings.

Mister Vain · 13-01-2015 11:37PM

I really have my doubts about this. It just looks like a remake of Terminator 2. Arnie is too old for this. What are your thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62E4FJTwSuc

Duggy747 · 26-01-2015 07:59PM

Apparently, it looks like they've decided that the fight between old and young Arnie wasn't good enough so they're adding to it but instead of using Arnie for reshoots they're going to CGI him for the fight:

Source

Apparently production company Skydance is unhappy with the initial shoot for this battle royale, but instead of flying Arnold & co. in for expensive reshoots at Griffith Observatory they are utilizing TWO computer generated Arnold’s to create new shots that will make the fight “more brutal.”

“The battle will be better then the T-800 and T-1000 from T2. The ground will break on the wrestling fight,” says their anonymous production source.

I'm guessing reactions to the trailer must have stirred them a bit about how this will be received on release.

pixelburp · 26-01-2015 08:16PM

The battle will be better then the T-800 and T-1000 from T2.

I find that very hard to believe.

CGI 'reshoots' sound like a terrible idea; I've no idea what the timescale is with this film, but I can only imagine rejigging a whole set-piece will seriously stretch people's capabilities and runs the risk of the whole fight looking shoddy and fake. Then of course there's the perennial problem where physical FX work outstrips the rubbery, overblown showiness of CGI.

Reshoots aren't automatically a bad thing: Mad Max's were supposedly down to the studio absolutely loving what George Miller had so far produced and threw money after the project; this feels like ... panicky tinkering.

CatFromHue · 26-01-2015 08:17PM

I always thought the best fights were between the humans and the Terminator and not the Terminator and another Terminator.

Actually the fight scenes between Terminators are usually boring.

Mr Freeze · 26-01-2015 08:52PM

Two CGIs fighting.

There is nothing I hate more in a film.

Thargor · 26-01-2015 09:03PM

Robert Patrick and Arnie hammering the **** out of each other wasn't boring! Those were some of the best fight scenes from the golden age of action movies.

mikom · 26-01-2015 09:06PM

Thargor wrote: »

Robert Patrick and Arnie hammering the **** out of each other wasn't boring!

Two CGIs?

Mr Freeze · 26-01-2015 09:20PM

Thargor wrote: »

Robert Patrick and Arnie hammering the **** out of each other wasn't boring! Those were some of the best fight scenes from the golden age of action movies.

Nobody is disputing that.

But two computer generating Terminators or two Arnies fighting sounds terrible. That up there (or down there) with two transformers fighting.

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