terminator salvation. and the score.

watched terminator today. had the worst seats in gardens. front row. but the movie was A-mase-ing!! i couldn't blink for one bloody second, that's how good it was. i'm guessing the writers wrote more than enough, which is why the movie's constantly.. moving! i'm not even gonna compare it to the 3rd one, which was a waste of time. mcg definitely has more than redeemed himself for the shit that he did in the past which is charlie's angels and the even more retarded sequel, charlie's angels: full throttle. i like the colour choice he chose for this movie, the bleak look, which shows how the future might look. everything wasn't all shiny and new. haha, of course. everything actually had the blown up look.

why is it that the misses almost wasn't in the movie. it's like she's got almost no screen time. no abilities other than being john connor's wife. she plays a pretty big role in how john connor became who he is in the movie. the only thing i could 'get' from her was that she's mentally strong, as was everyone in the movie. and she's a medic. so little screen time. damn.

christian bale is fiTTT. ok, that sounds gay. every time he shouts in the movie, i remember him yelling during the production set. the 'scandal' as ping lon calls it. christian of course is awesome as john connor. gritty as fuck. his human side is always trying to rise to the surface. but shit keeps happening so...almost always..just gritty. human side.. why did i say that? not like he has a machine side to him. or does he? *cue the terminator theme*

anyway, i heard quite a few people didn't like it, why's that? is it because the focus is not entirely on john connor? or the fact that danny elfman, the composer 'refucktalized' the score and the theme (Brad Fiedel) created is not used in salvation. only the jah jah jah jah jah is used..rarely too. not gonna say when..cos that will spoil it for you. i feel the score was pretty good and suited the movie very well.. and stands quite well by itself. track 5, freeside, has only 2 guitars, i like it quite a bit. the rhythm sound a bit like SOAD's 'Question'. gives the movie a different feel. hey, i'm not saying that this score is better than terminator 1 or 2. because this is a totally different movie. and needed a different base to work with. danny provided it. there's hope and inspiration when you listen to this score..that's the main reason why i enjoy listening to it. there isn't a main tune or something you can hum along too. but each track, by itself says something different. it shifts from the destruction to a glimpse of any hope to a sort of freedom..and it inches through very slowly..that's the magic of it. i never was a big fan of danny's music. but recently, milk, and this changed my perception of him. before i was like, ''i know he's good but i just can't seem to sit through an entire score''. well that's changed. anyway, i can't wait for what he does for ang lee's taking woodstock. i hope the music will be as trippy and hippy as the trailer is.


MR