Saw T4, liked it

[dvandom]

My only real problem with Terminator: Salvation is that the publicity machine did its damnedest to kneecap the movie. They give away the big plot twist in pretty much every ad, while the movie itself is very careful not to give it away to the viewer until the characters know as well. Also, the publicity machine makes it out that this is a John Connor movie, when he's really just supporting cast. (Oh, and an aside: the 4" scale John Connor figure with the bandana over the face isn't Connor, it's a different character. They musta repurposed it at the last minute to give more Connor toys.)

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[jarodrussell.livejournal.com]

Spoilers: I'm working my way through the novel today, and I kind of question your assessment about the reveal...though, I'm far from an objective observer having already seen the previews and read the synopsis on the Terminator wiki. My point, though, is how else does a person account for someone waking up in perfect health twenty years later except that he's a Terminator. Unless you're talking about the SECOND twist, which I've not yet reached in the book. Is that's the twist you mean, then I may need to eat a bit of crow.

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

No, the first twist. Given what Helena Bonham-Carter's character was overtly working on, an alternative explanation is plausible, and every so often it's reinforced by little bits here and there.