Piuttosto futile, questo
Terminator Salvation.
Con questo non voglio dire che non abbia i suoi meriti; ad esempio ha fatto molto in tema di diritti civili: fa infatti molto piacere sapere che non solo se ad uno tira il culo può liberamente decidere di farsi chiamare
McG, ma addirittura che - nonostante questo evidente handicap - può pure riuscire a farsi dare 200 e rotti milioni di dollari per dirigere
Il Film Che Ha Di Dentro E Che Avrebbe Fatto Meglio A Rimanerci®.
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Interamente (o quasi) ambientato nel futuro, ha il merito di non riproporre l'ennesimo salto temporale con conseguente caccia all'uomo (o donna). Fine dei meriti, temo.
Il giorno del giudizio è passato e le macchine regnano quasi incontrastate in un futuro simile ma diverso da quello prospettato nei primi due film (che, del resto, aprivano una diversa linea temporale).
La resistenza si sta organizzando, e con una serie di colpi ben assestati sveleranno alcuni dei piani più segreti del caro vecchio
Skynet - che è mia opinione sia solo vittima di una grave carenza d'affetto.
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Seguiamo dunque le spensierate scampagnate di
John Connor, che avrà il suo bel daffare per evitare che il giovane
Kyle Reese finisca vittima delle macchine; il marasma sul nuovo tizio che compare è puramente accessorio (cioé, nelle intenzioni sarebbe la trama principale, ma sorvoliamo...)
Premesso che ho adorato i primi due e che mi è piaciuto pure il
terzo (che rilanciava in maniera brillante il giorno del giudizio), questo nuovo capitolo non aggiunge davvero nulla di significativo alla saga.
Parte anche bene, e la prima mezz'ora è una introduzione degnamente costruita; poi però tutto va in malora: i personaggi non si sviluppano e restano piattissimi e le loro motivazioni spesso inconsistenti. Anche tralasciando i ragionamenti sulle linee del tempo alternative create - che a ben guardare temo facciano saltare buona parte dei presupposti del film, ma facciamo finta di nulla che a ravanare col tempo son sempre guai - quel che proprio manca è il senso di conseguenza tra le azioni.
Una marea di personaggi buttati lì tanto per fare (i capi della resistenza? I bifolchi alla stazione di servizio? La pilota di yet?) non aiutano a farsi coinvolgere dal film; nessuno degli interpreti si discosta poi dalla mediocrità, e viene da chiedersi a che pro chiamare
Bryce Dallas Howard ed
Helena Bonham Carter.
Scene d'azione non eccelse, ma ci si poteva quasi passare sopra se ci fosse stata una trama degna di questo nome e se fossero state inserite in un contesto semi-credibile. Invece ci si trova con la resistenza che si intrufola con semplicità disarmante in alcune delle basi fondamentali di Skynet (la fabbrica in cui salta fuori un singolo T-800 a combattere grida vendetta).
E poi diciamolo, per quanto
sospensione dell'incredulità uno possa avere, è lampante che
Christian Bale - dopo madre, sorella e tecnico luci - potrebbe prendere a calci in culo tutti i Terminator di questo mondo!
Spettacolari gli effetti speciali, ma non mi aspettavo di meno.
Nel complesso, occasione sprecata che si inserisce a pieno titolo nel novero dei nuovi filmetti d'azione pseudo-apocalittici alla
Transformers, cosa del resto confermata dalla ricerca sfrenata del
PG-13 (per ovvi motivi i precedenti capitoli erano
R, ma al giorno d'oggi pare essere un marchio d'infamia, per certe produzioni...)
Voto: 5. Si sguardicchia anche, ma poi?
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Bonham Carter, Helena
Data di nascita: 26 May 1966
Altezza: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Helena Bonham Carter, daughter of Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant banker, and Elena Bonham Carter (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, was born in Golders Green, London, England on May 26, 1966 and is the youngest of three children. She is the great-granddaughter of former Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith and her blue-blooded family tree also contains Barons and Baronesses, diplomats, and a director, Bonham Carter's great-uncle Anthony Asquith, who made Pygmalion (1938) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), among others. Cousin Crispin Bonham-Carter is also an actor. After experiencing family dramas that included her father's stroke-which left him wheelchair-bound-and attending South Hampstead High School and Westminster School in London, Bonham Carter devoted herself to an acting career. That trajectory actually began in 1979 when, at age 13, she entered a national poetry writing competition and used her second place winnings to place her photo in the casting directory "Spotlight." She soon had her first agent and her first acting job, in a commercial, at age 16. She then landed a role in the made-for-TV movie A Pattern of Roses (1983) (TV), which subsequently led to her casting in the Merchant Ivory films A Room with a View (1985) and Lady Jane (1986), which was her first leading role. Often referred to as the "corset queen" or "English rose" because of her early work, Bonham Carter has continued to surprise audiences with magnificent performances in a variety of roles from her more traditional corset-clad character in The Wings of the Dove (1997) and Shakespearian damsels to the dark and neurotic anti-heroines of Fight Club (1999) and many of Tim Burton's films. Though consistently a versatile and engaging actress, Bonham Carter has never won a major American film award. However, she has received a number of critical awards and has been nominated for five Golden Globes, an Oscar, a SAG Award, and two Emmys. Bonham Carter was nominated for a Golden Globe for the fifth time for her role in partner Tim Burton's film adaptation of the Steven Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), for which Burton and co-star Johnny Depp were also nominated. Since their meeting while filming Planet of the Apes (2001), Bonham Carter and Burton have made four movies together. They live in adjoining residences in London, sharing a connecting hallway, and have two children: Billy Ray Burton, 4, and Nell Burton, who was born December 15, 2007. Ironically, a mutual love of Sweeney Todd was part of the initial attraction for the pair. Despite that, Bonham Carter has said in numerous interviews that her audition process for the role of Mrs. Lovett was the most grueling of her career and that, ultimately, it was Sondheim who she had to convince that she was right for the role.
Trivia random: In May 2006, she launched her own fashion line, "The Pantaloonies," with swimwear designer Samantha Sage. Their first collection, called Bloomin' Bloomers, is a Victoriana style selection of camisoles, mop caps and bloomers. The duo are now working on Pantaloonies customized jeans which Helena describes as "a kind of scrapbook on the bum.".
Citazione random: [On breast-feeding her baby]: People say, "You're still breast-feeding, that's so generous". Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It's sort of like natural liposuction. I'd carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Bale, Christian
Nome di battesimo: Bale, Christian Charles Philip
Data di nascita: 30 January 1974
Altezza: 6' (1.83 m)
Coniuge: Sibi Blazic::(29 January 2000 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:The 10th Anniversary issue of "Entertainment Weekly" crowned Christian Bale as one of the "Top 8 Most Powerful Cult Figures" of the past decade, citing his incredible and legendary cult status on the Internet. EW also calls Bale one of the "Most Creative People in Entertainment" after his brilliant turn as the psychopathic yuppie serial killer in American Psycho (2000). And "Premiere" lauded him as one of the "Hottest Leading Men Under 30". Christian Bale has garnered a huge international audience ever since he wowed critics with his devastating performance in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic Empire of the Sun (1987). Bale made his professional debut opposite British comedian Rowan Atkinson on the London West End stage. He auditioned with 4000 other kids for the coveted role of James Graham in Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). Bale received a special citation for Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor from the National Board of Review -- an award specially created for his performance in "Empire". In the following decade, Welsh-born Bale has appeared in Shakespeare, dramas and comedies demonstrating a versatility, depth and range that has made him one of the best reviewed actors today and one of the most popular actors on the Internet. Bale is the youngest in a family of 3 older sisters (Erin, Sharon, and Louise Bale).
Trivia random: His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age 9 in a British commercial for Pac-Man cereal.
Citazione random: [on Heath Ledger's Oscar win for The Dark Knight (2008)] Heath winning Best Supporting Actor was fantastic. I had dinner with his family a couple of nights before the awards and liked very much they were the people who were picking it up for him. Of course I was really delighted that it did go that way.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Regista: McG Scrittore: John D. Brancato,
Michael Ferris Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (23077 voti)
Durata: 115 min
Paese: USA, Germany, UK
Lingua: English, Italian
Cast:Trama:Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Trivia random: Helena Bonham Carter replaced Tilda Swinton shortly before filming was set to begin. She filmed her role in 10 days.
Citazione random: [from trailer]<br />John Connor: Devil hands have been busy...
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
McG
Nome di battesimo: Nichol, Joseph McGinty
Data di nascita: 9 August 1968
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Ultimi lavori: Trivia random: B.A. (Psychology) University of California-Irvine.
Citazione random: I'm pretty convinced there's a chemical reality to who I am, regarding my brain, that makes me kind of a strange guy. And there's the behavioral component of growing up in a house where my dad would lose his temper a lot and my mother has a little bit of a hypochondriac streak. It doesn't take a genius to see the writing on the wall. I'm fundamentally a pretty neurotic guy, but I've come to terms with that.
Salario massimo: $4,000,000, per Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Howard, Bryce Dallas
Data di nascita: 2 March 1981
Altezza: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Coniuge: Seth Gabel::(17 June 2006 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori: Biografia:Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). Her father, named Ron Howard, is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (nee Alley). Her famous relatives include her uncle, actor Clint Howard, and her grandparents, actor Rance Howard and actress Jean Speegle Howard. She also has two younger twin sisters, named Jocelyn and Paige, born in 1985, and a brother, Reed Howard, born in 1987. Howard was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, because her parents decided to raise their four children as far away from the trappings of showbiz milieu as possible. During most of her childhood she really did not have much access to a TV. She attended Greenwich Country Day School, and Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York. At that time she discovered existentialism and devoured books by Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. She attended the prestigious Steppenwolf School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp at Catskills together with her friend Natalie Portman. She applied to drama school as Bryce Dallas, dropping her last name to eschew special treatment because of association with her renown father. From 1999 - 2003 she studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory and at the New York University Tisch School of Arts and graduated with a BFA degree in Drama in 2003. At that time she performed in Broadway productions of classical plays by George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare and Anton Chekhov. Young Howard appeared in three of her father's films as an extra, including her appearance as a child together with her mother in Apollo 13 (1995). She made her feature film debut as Heather, a supporting role in Book of Love (2004) by director Alan Brown. Director M. Night Shyamalan was impressed by her performance in a Broadway play and cast her without an audition as a female lead in his two thrillers: The Village (2004) and Lady in the Water (2006). Howard replaced Nicole Kidman in Dogville sequel, Manderlay (2005). She stars as Rosalind in As You Like It (2006), a reprise of her stage role that made such an impression on Shyamalan. She is also billed as Gwen Stacy in the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man 3 (2007). Howard became a devoted vegan since Joaquin Phoenix showed her Earthlings (2003), a documentary about animal cruelty. After seeing that she has consumed no animal products, not even milk or eggs. Her other activities outside of the acting profession include playing basketball and writing. On June 17, 2006, in Connecticut, she married her long-term boyfriend, actor Seth Gabel, whom she met at New York University and had dated for five years. On February 16, 2007, Bryce and her husband, Seth, became parents of their first child, a boy, named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel.
Trivia random: Dyed her hair blonde for Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Citazione random: I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people.
Salario massimo: $1,000,000, per Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Terminator 3: Le macchine ribelli
Regista: Jonathan Mostow Scrittore: James Cameron,
Gale Anne Hurd Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Action
Valutazione: 6.7/10 (89902 voti)
Durata: 109 min
Paese: USA, Germany, UK
Lingua: English
Cast:Trama:More than 10 years after 'Terminator 2', John Connor now exists only as a drifter - living 'off the grid', so no more Terminators from the future can hunt him down. Unfortunately, SkyNet does send another one back - and this one is called the T-X, even more powerful & advanced than the dreaded T-1000. However, another CSM-101 Terminator is also sent back to protect John against the T-X. Now, Skynet is patiently assuming control of civilian computer systems, under the guise of a computer virus. John has also met his future wife, Kate Brewster, whose father - a U.S. Air Force General - is in charge of the military computer systems & is leery of up linking SkyNet. However, when the SkyNet virus infects the U.S military computers & leaves the country open to attack, the machines begin their horrific takeover. Soon a nuclear war will result - and the war against the machines will begin. Can the outdated CSM-101 Terminator eliminate the highly advanced T-X - or will a darker future await man following the nuclear attack?
Trivia random: In all three Terminator films the Terminator's definition of "being back" means entering a building by driving a vehicle through it: In The Terminator (1984) he drives a car into a police station after saying "I'll be back." In Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) he drives a SWAT van into the Cyberdyne Building after saying "I'll be back." In this film he flies a helicopter into an airplane hangar, steps out and proclaims, "I'm back!"
Citazione random: Kate Brewster: How much did you take?<br />John Connor: Enough.<br />Kate Brewster: Well, this is the stuff we use to chemically neuter dogs. Take a look.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb. 
