I Suck At Terminator Salvation

When Karen and our baby daughter (Briana) went to bed early Friday night, I decided to feed my addiction. That addiction: movies. Movies... and possibly video games... are like drugs to me. I'm a movieholic. (Sure, that's not a word, but I'm making it one now.)

Recently, Karen and I have been getting calls from Verizon. The only reason why we know Verizon even called is because our phone identifies callers. Thinking that the calls were nothing more than a marketing solicitation of some sorts, we never bothered to answer the phone. My favorite sister-in-law (Janine) would be proud, because I joke that she screens her calls whenever Karen calls.

Anyway, on a lark I decided to finally answer the phone when Verizon called. It turns out that Verizon wanted to give me free HBO and Cinemax service for three months. Thinking nothing of it, I naturally agreed. (I am, after all, a very agreeable person.) So why not get HBO and Cinemax free for a few months?

Needless to say, the free trial did not start until Friday. I was pretty excited. Karen... not so much because she knows about my addiction. Interestingly enough, I think my movie entertainment addiction is genetic because when I mentioned the free HBO trial for a few months to my mother, her eyes lit up with excitement as well. I guess in my mother's case, the movies give her something to watch while Briana is taking a nap during her care.

Anyway, the first movie I watched during this free trial period was Terminator Salvation. Now, I suck at Terminator Salvation.

(The video below is a trailer for Terminator Salvation.)


As far as sequels go, the movie was okay. And for anyone curious, Terminator: Salvation was the movie in which Christian Bale got a lot of flack for as he went on a expletive tirade about the movie's cinematographer.

Even though I missed the third installment of the series, I had to watch this sequel. After all, I've invested so much time already into the other movies (except the third movie in the series), that I had to at least see how the series plays out. Apparently, there is going to be additional sequels (of course).

And like I said, the movie was okay. I wasn't wowed like when I first watched the original Terminator, but I was entertained. Back in the 80s, the concept of cyborgs was pretty cool. And in the movie's defense, Terminator Salvation was definitely much better than the short-lived television series. (I told you I invested too much already in the Terminator franchise.)