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**The Mask** · 05-21-2009, 01:16 AM

i'll be honest. i really hated it. i'd have to write a play by play of the film to list everything i hate about it, cause there's no way i can remember all of it off the top of my head. i'll say now i actually thought the T-X was kinda cool. weaponry inside a liquid metal skin is all good with me, and she played the role deadpan enough for it to work.

i hated the way arnie seemed to weigh about 5 tonnes, flipping cars by jumping on them and putting ridiculous dents in shit. plus i hated the way the new t-850 had a new nuclear battery that was prone to blowing the fuck up whenever it got corrupted. plus apparently the terminator went from being a quiet killer to a huge idiot:

Terminator: Katherine Brewster? Have you sustained injury?
Kate Brewster: Drop dead, you asshole!
Terminator: I am unable to comply.

Terminator: It was Katherine Brewster who reprogrammed me and sent me back through the time displacement field.
John Connor: Why didn't I send you back?
Terminator: I'm not authorized to answer your questions.
Kate Brewster: Why didn't he send you back?
Terminator: He was dead.
John Connor: Oh, well that sucks.

John Connor: So... she's an anti-Terminator Terminator? You've got to be shitting me.
Terminator: No, I am not shitting you.

Terminator: Your levity is good, it relieves tension and the fear of death.

another thing was the general feeling/aura you got from the film. the first two were mainly filmed in darkness with excellent soundtrack work by brad fiedel with all metallic sounds and it heightened the sense of danger. T3 was filmed during daylight mostly and it was more wacky than scary, like the chase scene where the big hook thing swings right at arnie with a comedic clang, not to mention the stupid bullet spitting scene. plus there is the "machine has a dilemma" scene where arnie is like discussing with himself whether to kill john connor and ends up taking his anger out on a car instead. totally stupid.

another thing is it felt rushed. the first two were epic films with time in the middle for a bit of character development and they learn things etc etc. plus they took place over the space of 3-4 daysish. this was just like one big chase movie that never stopped. it used a stupid plot device to kill off the protagonist and turned the terminator into a total joke. plus it went from having kate discover john tanked up to his eyeballs on dog neutering drugs, being kidnapped by him, telling him he's a mess, having her fiance chainsawed to death, to holding john's hand in a sign of a blossoming romance in what i think was about a 12 hour period of time.

05-21-2009, 01:16 AM	#9
The Mask That Entenbrot, The Mask Posts: 56,852	i'll be honest. i really hated it. i'd have to write a play by play of the film to list everything i hate about it, cause there's no way i can remember all of it off the top of my head. i'll say now i actually thought the T-X was kinda cool. weaponry inside a liquid metal skin is all good with me, and she played the role deadpan enough for it to work. i hated the way arnie seemed to weigh about 5 tonnes, flipping cars by jumping on them and putting ridiculous dents in shit. plus i hated the way the new t-850 had a new nuclear battery that was prone to blowing the fuck up whenever it got corrupted. plus apparently the terminator went from being a quiet killer to a huge idiot: Terminator: Katherine Brewster? Have you sustained injury? Kate Brewster: Drop dead, you asshole! Terminator: I am unable to comply. Terminator: It was Katherine Brewster who reprogrammed me and sent me back through the time displacement field. John Connor: Why didn't I send you back? Terminator: I'm not authorized to answer your questions. Kate Brewster: Why didn't he send you back? Terminator: He was dead. John Connor: Oh, well that sucks. John Connor: So... she's an anti-Terminator Terminator? You've got to be shitting me. Terminator: No, I am not shitting you. Terminator: Your levity is good, it relieves tension and the fear of death. another thing was the general feeling/aura you got from the film. the first two were mainly filmed in darkness with excellent soundtrack work by brad fiedel with all metallic sounds and it heightened the sense of danger. T3 was filmed during daylight mostly and it was more wacky than scary, like the chase scene where the big hook thing swings right at arnie with a comedic clang, not to mention the stupid bullet spitting scene. plus there is the "machine has a dilemma" scene where arnie is like discussing with himself whether to kill john connor and ends up taking his anger out on a car instead. totally stupid. another thing is it felt rushed. the first two were epic films with time in the middle for a bit of character development and they learn things etc etc. plus they took place over the space of 3-4 daysish. this was just like one big chase movie that never stopped. it used a stupid plot device to kill off the protagonist and turned the terminator into a total joke. plus it went from having kate discover john tanked up to his eyeballs on dog neutering drugs, being kidnapped by him, telling him he's a mess, having her fiance chainsawed to death, to holding john's hand in a sign of a blossoming romance in what i think was about a 12 hour period of time.