Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins - Doomed for success?

Just browsing IMDB, it looks as if the actor playing John Connor has been confirmed.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438488/

This film has just gone up in my estimations.

Do you think it will still be dire? I'm still in two minds about it, but I think it will be virtually impossible for me not to enjoy this film now.

At least thats some good news I suppose. Imo Bale's one of the best actors around at the minute so maybe he can make it good

Oh FFS....I'd rather see Jude Law than him.

"Oh no! Terminators!" *frown*

"We're doomed!" *frown*

"We're saved!" *frown*

"I love you!" *frown*

*n

will probably be crap, although i hear its ment to be set in the future in the actual war now?

The new series on virgin 1 is actually quite good aswell.

The director sucks...

Penski as usual not having a clue

Bale's awesome, fantastic choice

tntcoder said:

The director sucks...

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I'd never heard of him before. But upon reviewing his track record, I think you maybe right. Why on Earth did they choose him? :/

Well it can't be worse than the third one can it
Bale rocks, excellent actor who has on a few occasions nearly killed himself getting into character

What's worse is that upon further investigation that director is producing a remake series of Edgar Wright's Spaced

Steedie said:

Penski as usual not having a clue

Bale's awesome, fantastic choice

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Yeah. He is a FANTASTIC choice if you want an actor who can only play one role and who can only convey emotions through frowning.

Seriously though, Bale is a succesful actor...Probably the most succesful to come out of the Beppe Dimarco school of acting.

*n

penski said:

Yeah. He is a FANTASTIC choice if you want an actor who can only play one role and who can only convey emotions through frowning.

Seriously though, Bale is a succesful actor...Probably the most succesful to come out of the Beppe Dimarco school of acting.

*n

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Are you basing this whole argument on Equilibrium alone?

would seem he is, fantastidc choice christian bale is an very good actor and should play this role perfectly, this film has massively gone up in my estimations with him on borad.

anyone diagreeing then point out a film bale has been in that has been bad ?

memphisto said:

anyone diagreeing then point out a film bale has been in that has been bad ?

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He's been in good films. He's just a gash actor.

He can take a perfect script, insightful direction and wonderful camera and art direction and make it seem like two hours of 8mm trained on an oak tree...And slightly out of focus.

*n

penski said:

He's been in good films. He's just a gash actor.

He can take a perfect script, insightful direction and wonderful camera and art direction and make it seem like two hours of 8mm trained on an oak tree...And slightly out of focus.

*n

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really ?

interesting viewpoint

personally i think hes a decent actor certainly better than the only real oak actor out there in clive owen

I totally disagree with you on everything you said. btw. role on Terminator salvation.

Well lets look at the films I know he's been in:

Equilibrium - really good, grammaton clerics kick arse
Reign of fire - crazy idea/story but it works so its good
Batman Begins - Proper dark-knight batman instead of the homo-erotic antics of the past
American Pyscho - First film I saw with him as an adult and the plot was crazy
and lastly Empire of the Sun which was good aswell.

As for this new film I want to see plenty of terminator's running about in skeleton form and plenty hk's flying about. Maybe we will get to see the resistance smash into skynet and send back kyle reece

I concur in the disagreement with Penski!

Bale should be able to do this role justice. Its not going to be Terminator 2, but then it should well be better than 3.

ElectroBlaster said:

Well lets look at the films I know he's been in:

Equilibrium - really good, grammaton clerics kick arse

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Bale spends the entire flick pulling *that* sour face and delivering a performance best suited to an advert for the latest fifteen-blade shaving implement.

Reign of fire - crazy idea/story but it works so its good

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Yet somehow Bale's performance is completely forgettable.

Batman Begins - Proper dark-knight batman instead of the homo-erotic antics of the past

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Serious? He was most definitely scuttling Alfred.

American Pyscho - First film I saw with him as an adult and the plot was crazy

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One of my favourite novels of all time...

...Ruined by Bale's inability to understand the character he was playing.

and lastly Empire of the Sun which was good aswell.

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He sulks, cries, frowns and jumps around a bit.

You seem to have misunderstood my criticism; you have given points which praise the films whereas my point is to do with Bale's inability to act in those films.

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penski said:

Oh FFS....I'd rather see Jude Law than him.

"Oh no! Terminators!" *frown*

"We're doomed!" *frown*

"We're saved!" *frown*

"I love you!" *frown*

*n

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Reminds me of that Steven Segeal image!

Bales acting was excellent in:

The Prestige
American Psycho
Maquinista, El (aka The Machinist)
3:10 to Yuma
Rescue Dawn

Hence winning 'Best Actor' from various academy’s for each and every one of them films! Too say he can't act is just silly, did your girlfriend run off with someone that looked like Christian Bale jk

One step forward (Bale) but one step back (some randomer director).

Seriously - find a director that has at least done a couple decent sci-fi flicks involving CGI... don't hire some guy with absolutely no track record in this type of movie.

btw: http://www.thearnoldfans.com/news/1233.htm