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Style Unfortunately Rules Over Substance in 'Terminator'new
While Terminator Salvation looks interesting, it lacks soul and suffers from mundane, sloppy storytelling.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-27-2009 |
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'T:4' Benches John Connor During the Big Endgamenew
Taking on a new Terminator movie is like accepting an ambassadorship: Many different factions want something out of you. Often, they have conflicting desires. There's no way all of them can be satisfied.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
05-21-2009 |
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Spectacle Trumps Satire in 'Terminator Salvation'
More of a 21st century Mad Max than a continuation of the Terminator franchise that seasoned audiences are familiar with, director McG's post apocalyptic man versus industrial-robot-military-complex lurches through fits and starts of spectacle that almost add up to a story.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-18-2009 |
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Catharsis On and Off the Fieldnew
Unraveling the Jock Uplift genre.
New York Press |
Armond White |
12-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: McG, We Are Marshall
Battle of the Comeback Kidsnew
A human-interest story that gives the audience no humans to be interested in.
Washington City Paper |
Josh Levin |
12-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: McG, We Are Marshall
Unnecessary Roughnessnew
There are football movies, and then there’s this 800-pound gorilla of a gridiron weepie, which should be penalized for roughing the viewer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-22-2006 |
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Tags: McG, We Are Marshall
