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Terminator
I didn't have any real expectations coming into this film other then that it was going to be some sort of action film. So I wasn't disappointed by it. I didn't find the film to be all that great, but it wasn't that bad a film either.
Overall the story was pretty interesting, but not the best constructed. This film seemed to be more about what they could get done action wise then anything to do with the story. It is an interesting base for a story as there are a ton of ways that could be gone with it. They really didn't go anywhere much with the story in the first one, but I'm hoping that in the second one there will be a better blend of action and story.
The acting in this film was so-so. It had Arnold in it, so I didn't expect the acting to be all that good as Arnold is really only good at running around being Arnold and blowing stuff up, but that works just fine for this film as he doesn't have to try and do anything tricky for him, such as show emotion.
The action in this film was good though, even the robot wasn't that bad considering that the film was made in 1984. It definitely had a lot of good actions sequences with things getting blown up, and it had several obligitory car chase scenes as well that were good.
Overall I was hoping for more from this film then it delivered, in some ways. I realized that it probably wasn't going to be more then it was. I am interested in seeing the next one (and the third, and the fourth in 2009 assuming that the second and third are decent) and I do know what to expect now. Definitely not a bad film, but nothing more then a popcorn film, purely entertainment.
Overall Grade: B-
Acting: C
Story: C+
Audio/Visual: B+
I didn't have any real expectations coming into this film other then that it was going to be some sort of action film. So I wasn't disappointed by it. I didn't find the film to be all that great, but it wasn't that bad a film either.
Overall the story was pretty interesting, but not the best constructed. This film seemed to be more about what they could get done action wise then anything to do with the story. It is an interesting base for a story as there are a ton of ways that could be gone with it. They really didn't go anywhere much with the story in the first one, but I'm hoping that in the second one there will be a better blend of action and story.
The acting in this film was so-so. It had Arnold in it, so I didn't expect the acting to be all that good as Arnold is really only good at running around being Arnold and blowing stuff up, but that works just fine for this film as he doesn't have to try and do anything tricky for him, such as show emotion.
The action in this film was good though, even the robot wasn't that bad considering that the film was made in 1984. It definitely had a lot of good actions sequences with things getting blown up, and it had several obligitory car chase scenes as well that were good.
Overall I was hoping for more from this film then it delivered, in some ways. I realized that it probably wasn't going to be more then it was. I am interested in seeing the next one (and the third, and the fourth in 2009 assuming that the second and third are decent) and I do know what to expect now. Definitely not a bad film, but nothing more then a popcorn film, purely entertainment.
Overall Grade: B-
Acting: C
Story: C+
Audio/Visual: B+