whats this?
WTF??
It's some online series (webisodes or some sort) to tie in with the movie, I think.
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Saw it for sale at the store. Never heard of it until then. I figured some kind of animated spinoff movie. Some live-action films had those back in the day. It was only $11.99 so I bought it.
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Is it any good?
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Is it any good?
For what it is, a prequel-spinoff using the machinima "animating" technique (which is basically video-game engines and graphics with tweaks and turns), I'd say yes, it's very good! I really enjoyed it for the further depth explored in Moon Bloodgood's character, Blair Williams, whom of course appears in Salvation. Being a spinoff, she serves as the main character (even providing Terminator-esque monologues) and thus this Machinima arc delves into her evolution into the compassionate and very human soldier we see in Salvation. It can be a rocky balance between action and story, as certain chapters can be 90% action while others can be 75% story/character-oriented, but I got used to it and liked how much more war-style conflict we got compared to Salvation's majority of moot points and Christian Bale tangents.
There's no Sarah Connor, no John Connor (though he is referenced at the end), no Kyle Reese, no T-800. But what we do get is a surprisingly touching and very human story clearly set in the post-apocalyptic Terminator world. Don't expect top of the line quality in CGI character design, as the animation created was utilized by a rather rushed Ps3 game, but the writing of the story and city environments amazed me far more than something I had more expectations in like Hulk Vs. or Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Moon Bloodgood reprises her role as Blair and we get a few well known voice actors, some of the most talented in the business (including Cam Clarke, whom I know best from Robotech), giving their all even from a studio booth.
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