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more about #terminator4 ♠ Final ♠: Going shopping on Friday made me want to reclaim some cold, hard humanity and make a statement against American consumerism. more » AngeloPolyxena: no one minded when luke killed a billion sentient beings on an artificial planetoid. more » Jeyl: "Does Marcus actually kill anybody directly, or just cause their deaths by tearing apart their security?" No. The only time anyone dies while persuin... more » Klebert L. Hall: People (many of them, anyway) enjoy violence, and watching it on a screen is probably better than going out and comiting it upon the innocent. Very f... more » comrade_leviathan: This entire discussion does hinge on the concept of acceptable collateral damage. Working for the greater good with the greatest possible expediency ... more » David Grossman: Excellent essay. There's never been an exactly clean way to deal with massive body counts in movie. Like in The Terminator, when the terminator kills ... more » origin002: Batman begins sticks out in my mind for this. The scene that bugged me was when he dropped little explosive devices that flipped cop cars. I'm sure th... more » elysdir: I was gonna toss in a discussion of BSG here, but I'm not sure how relevant it is. Still, I think it's at least tangentially connected: Cylons kill *b... more » Faustic_Caust: We need more movies about heroes trying to discharge their humanity. more » wetware242: i am not sure that these examples are about reclaiming humanity so much as control, volition and person-hood. i think it is not so much whether the h... more » tnmnsquare: Hercules and Odysseus run through friends like kleenex. That's why I avoid heroes or doing heroic things. more » DraconisXC: Clearly the lesson to take away from these movies is: you can only be unique if everyone else is dead. more » jamesryan: Would I be wrong in assuming that the last time we had a hero trying to achieve his humanity by NOT killing everyone was in the movie THE IRON GIANT? ... more » Sproing: A great video essay by Matt Zoller Seitz, about Eastwood movies, touches on a lot of these points. And since Eastwood's heroes are the proto-Wolverine... more » MyCityScreams: This rant shows a lack of empathy for the character's situation. Most, if not all, are facing a "kill or be killed" scenario. In what parallel dimensi... more » SJ_Edwards: All these have one thing in common. They're written by writers working in the movies. They're flat-out revenge fantasies. Kill the director, kill t... more » Canoehead: You conflate killing with murder. more » shoroko: I imagine you're probably right, though I haven't seen enough of these movies to comment on them in particular. I guess that regardless of the circums... more » Mr.Gawn: "It's time to prove to your friends that you're worth a damn. Sometimes that means dying. Sometimes it means killing a whole lot of people." - Dwight,... more » Strakus: Solid points all. I think it simply boils down to the fact that action, and righteous fury, and all the rest, are akin to a drug for the viewer. Have ... more » -
#rant
Reclaiming Your Humanity Means Killing A Whole Lot Of People
Wolverine, out on DVD recently, is a great example of one of the silliest clichés in escapist entertainment: someone reclaims his/her true humanity and unique individuality — by killing everyone in sight. What the hell is this about?
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Terminator Salvation Deleted Scene: Is This What The Fuss Was All About? [Maybe NSFW]
You might remember last spring, McG talked up Moon Bloodgood's topless scene in Terminator Salvation, which the studio suits wanted him to remove from the film. And now that scene is out... and it's pretty boring. Oh, possibly NSFW. More » -
#movies
The Most Expensive Movies Of The Past Decade
The 2009 summer movie season ended, with a record-breaking box office. But 2009 will also go down as the year with the most movies that cost $200 million or more. We've compiled the most expensive movies of the past decade. More » -
#exclusive
Neither Lawyers Nor Killer Robots Will Stop Terminator 5, Say Sources
After Terminator Salvation faced judgment day at the box office, the producers sued their financing firm and their holding company declared bankruptcy. But sources familiar with the legal morass tell io9 Terminator 5 will still happen, no matter what.
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#bookreview
io9's Hivemind Reviews The Terminator 4 Novelization
Terminator Salvation felt more like a weak music video than a movie, with a story that was hard to piece together. So it's a good thing the novelization is written by super-prolific author Alan Dean Foster, right? Spoilers ahead...
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#movies
So When Does The Writers Strike Stop Ruining Movies?
Hollywood writers went on strike in 2007-2008, but we're only seeing the results now, in a crop of summer movies with half-baked scripts and abnormally dunderheaded writing. So when do we start seeing some movies that the strike didn't wreck?
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Terminator Salvation Made Me Miss Sarah Connor Chronicles More
Terminator Salvation and the Sarah Connor Chronicles both ended the same way: in a post-apocalyptic future, with John Connor lost and confused. But there's only one Terminator story I want to see continued, and it's not connected to McG. Here's why Salvation made me miss Sarah Connor more than ever. More » -
#poll
So What Did You Think Of Terminator Salvation?
We've told you what we thought of Terminator Salvation, but what about you? How does it stack up to the first three movies? If you can read this, you are the movie critic. More » -
#terminator
The io9 Survival Guide To The Terminator Universe
Terminator Salvation is in theaters, and all your friends are rushing to see it. But you won't be ready to face this robot-oppressed future, unless you know all about the Terminator franchise first. Here's all the best io9 Terminator coverage. More » -
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Terminator Salvation's Terrible Shortfall
In Terminator Salvation, John Connor's voice carries over the radio waves, telling stories about the human spirit and how it'll triumph over our robot oppressors. As if the power of storytelling will save our future. So why is the movie itself so inept at storytelling? Massive, bone-crushing spoilers below. More » -
#morningspoilers
Pics And Major Spoilers From Transformers 2, New Moon, Surrogates, Green Lantern And Fringe!
The tail end of the Terminator Salvation spoilers is our signal to start spoiling later movies - like Transformers 2, Surrogates, Green Lantern and New Moon. But there's also television spoilers: the Fringe and Chuck producers explain what's ahead for both shows. More » -
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New Terminator Salvation Clips, Plus McG Talks You Through Terminator 5
Terminator Salvation comes out tomorrow, but you can watch two more clips from this film today — and director McG talks Terminator 5. Eliza Dushku forecasts Dollhouse season two. Also: G.I. Joe, Transformers and Lost. More » -
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The Inside Scoop On Spider-Man 4, Gamer, Planet 51, Lost, Thor And Terminator: Salvation
Today's spoiler diet: Terminator Salvation reviews! Transformers 2 images! Land Of The Lost TV spots! Human Target suckage! Plus major revelations from Spider-Man 4, Lost, Gamer, Thor and Planet 51. Spoilers are nutritious! More » -
#terminator
Sam Worthington Explains The Trouble With Killer Robots
Shooting with a giant metal monster that wants to rip you in half can't be all that easy. Terminator Salvation star Sam Worthington talks working with the metal giants and avoiding on-set explosions. Spoilers attack!
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#morningspoilers
Behind The Scenes Of Terminator Salvation! Doctor Who's Awkward Reunion! Locke's Fate Explained!
Spoiler frenzy! There's tons of Terminator Salvation behind-the-scenes footage. Plus more Transformers story details. New Doctor Who set pics reveal a surprising twist. The fate of Lost's Locke explained! Also: Iron Man, Smallville and Reaper. More » -
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Terminator Salvation Review, Iron Man 2 Set Report And Bizarre Doctor Who Rumors!
Today's spoilers include Sam Worthington talking Terminator 5, plus a hint about Sam Rockwell's role in Iron Man 2. Plus, ultra-demented Doctor Who villain rumors! Juliet's fate on Lost! Stargate Universe video! Green Lantern pics! More » -
#bookreview
Terminator Art You'll Want To Paint On Your Van
Terminator Salvation will burn itself onto your retinas, if it's anything like the concept art in a new book, The Art Of Terminator Salvation. Another new book shows how Salvation's crazy set pieces came together. More » -
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Spoiler Freakout For Iron Man 2, V, Flash Forward And Smallville!
Today's spoilers include stars explaining what to expect in Battlestar Galactica: The Plan and Caprica. Plus hints from Terminator Salvation, Iron Man 2 and Transformers 2. And deadly spoilers for Flash Forward, V and Smallville. More »
