Archive for June 1st, 2009
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Released 3rd June 2009
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It’s Judgement Day of a totally different kind for the fourth film in the iconic series that naturally brings a thrill of anticipation in its wake. McG’s version is meant to answer some of the futuristic questions of the previous three, and give us an insight into the legendary leader ‘John Connor’. Well, folks, just like the hot-headed actor portraying him (Christian Bale), Connor’s angry - and stays really hacked off for the entire film. That’s it, apparently. Mind you, we’d probably all be the same, living in a constant state of alert and under attack from the human-massacring machines. You can also now sort of understand Bale’s notorious on-set rant, if he was so ‘in character’. Or was it just a case of life imitating art? Either way, Bale spends much of his time looking mean and blasting the hell out of anything made of metal for the duration of the film, like some possessed, military video-game character.
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Released 5th June 2009
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Whatever fledging film-maker Joel Hopkins is doing, he should carry on doing it, because he obviously has a natural flare for rom-coms. It’s also nice to see two seasoned actors cast in such a film for a change. In fact, you know you’re in for a real treat before the opening credits, but you seriously underestimate the magnetic draw of seeing Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson in full swing, doing what they do best in this sensational, balmy evening affair in our good capital.
