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Great PIC of Bale as John Connor About to Waste a Terminator

gizmodo.com — You saw the teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation on Wednesday, but like most teasers for these types of movies, you get a lot of flash but not a lot of robot. However, a new still image was released today that gives you a little better taste of the action —like Christian Bale pinning a Terminator robot with a helicopter then blowing his face off.

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  • fieldhockey44, on 07/18/2008, -8/+265If anyone can save the Terminator franchise from the abysmal Rise of the Machines, it's Christian Bale. But at the same time I hope he never gets stereotyped as the 'go-to' guy for turning around dead franchises, as seems to be happening.
    • badwithcomputer, on 07/18/2008, -2/+137I think he's just having fun playing some of the coolest possible movie roles of all time. Batman? Check. John Connor? Check. I just hope George Lucas doesn't have his number...
      • brstilson, on 07/18/2008, -2/+61Bale as Anakin Skywalker would have been 1,000,000% percent better than Hayden Christensen's "performance."
      • deaftly, on 07/18/2008, -0/+24Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
      • ChuyMatt, on 07/18/2008, -0/+18@brstilson

        Do you really think that lucas would ALLOW him to do a good job? Look at all the talent in that film that dropped flat.
      • kjuto, on 07/19/2008, -3/+23Bond. James Bond.

        But Daniel Craig is alright. Can't wait to see Quantum of Solace.

        Then again, Bale would be an awesome Bond.

        ***** it I'm Drunk Right Now.
      • mihiryouthere, on 07/19/2008, -2/+1what was that about kyle katarn?
      • Dr3w, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1Knock on wood *****
      • JEWestbrookJR, on 07/19/2008, -1/+3@kjuto dugg for "***** it i'm drunk right now"

        we have something in common
      • thirteenthcor, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Daniel Craig is second only to Connery.

        and Hayden Christensen isn't awful in things OTHER than Star Wars. Though George Lucas did his best to ruin his career, at least some people have taken notice,

        As for Bale, Does anyone Remember Reign of Fire? Course I blame Matthew Mcannawhat for that flop.

        Is Bale the Modern Man's "Willis"?
      • Azerael, on 07/20/2008, -0/+1If Bale played anyone from the Star Wars universe, it should be Han...

        ...and Bale would most definitely shoot first.
    • RoroCo, on 07/18/2008, -0/+205Nah... Bale is only working on resurrecting franchises that were killed by gaudy Arnold Schwarzenegger roles (Dr Freeze in Batman and a very aged Terminator).

      Next... He is going to make one bad ass Jingle All The Way remake.
      • dondara, on 07/18/2008, -0/+58Kindergarten Cop FTW!!
      • Cyrock, on 07/18/2008, -1/+28as long as its "dark" and "realistic" :)
      • gsp9216, on 07/18/2008, -0/+20it's turbo time!
      • bob_the_alien, on 07/18/2008, -2/+7Did you see Bane in that movie, Schwarzenegger as Dr. Freeze was not death of that movie. There are just so many reasons that movie sucked. The representation of Bane thou, for me is the number one, and then just Robin being it it, would be number 2.
      • orangefly, on 07/18/2008, -0/+14how about a commando remake....i think alyssa milano could use the work....
      • paulvq, on 07/18/2008, -0/+8Who is your daddy, and what does he do?
      • bubbameister33, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3Dr. Freeze huh? You sure?
      • passedoutghost, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1I wonder what he'd be like in Junior.
      • Highen, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1People in office can't play in movies.
      • thirteenthcor, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Rubber babby buggy bumpers!
    • vladsmiljanic, on 07/18/2008, -14/+30I liked Rise of the Machines...the She-Terminator was hot.
      • btschul, on 07/18/2008, -1/+24Well....I agree with half of your comment....
      • passedoutghost, on 07/19/2008, -8/+5@btschul: You actually liked Rise of the Machines?!
      • DuffyDirect, on 07/19/2008, -0/+4she was from massepequa long island a bunch of kids i knew at suny went to school with her, she was apparently a tom-boy.
      • btschul, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1She is also a lesbian. : )
      • thirteenthcor, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Wouldn't you be if you looked like that?

        Besides, everyone knows lesbians are never that hot.

        Their giveaway is their shoes... You wont ever catch a real lesbian wearing pumps of any type. They only wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
    • Caleb83, on 07/18/2008, -0/+8And if anyone can ruin the movie, it's McG. Two powerful forces at work here. Will Bale's awesomeness overtake McG's awfulness, or will it be vice versa?
    • maabus, on 07/18/2008, -1/+11Too bad they didn't get James Cameron back. Christian Bale is the MAN, but the movie really needs a good director for it to work. If Bale was in Terminator 3, it still would have been a dissapointing movie.
      • caramba420, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1You're absolutely right. I've been saying it for years, but I really think now is the perfect moment for Pauly Shore to get into directing
      • thirteenthcor, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1Cameron is an *****, but he gets results... that still doesn't forgive someone for being an ***** to everyone around them.

        and avatar sucks
    • whahaa, on 07/18/2008, -0/+12man-crush.
    • fatfonzie, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3Christian Bale, do your thing... so far so good from day one, just keep on keeping on.
      • whahaa, on 07/18/2008, -2/+3reign of fire sucked.
      • caramba420, on 07/19/2008, -0/+0@whahaa

        Totally. I hate Johnny Cash.
      • bob_the_alien, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1I liked Reign of Fire, it wasn't by no means a great movie, but it wasn't bad either, just a decent action flick.

        and a Carama420, that is blasphemy you speak, how dare you.
      • caramba420, on 07/19/2008, -0/+0@bob

        It was a joke.

        "Reign of Fire" vs "Ring of FIre"
      • bob_the_alien, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1@Caramba420,

        I know, I got it, mine was also a joke.
    • DigiRaven, on 07/19/2008, -6/+2Am I the only one that thought the rise of the machines kicked ass? I thought it played out well. No little whiny ass kid in this one, one hot chick, and a kick as twist at the end that sets off play for the new trilogy that is yet to be released. I can say it was a hell of lot better than this sarah conner chronicles that is playing on FOX.
      • IneffablePolk, on 07/19/2008, -1/+3Yes. As it turns out you are the only one.
      • Dwebtron, on 07/19/2008, -1/+2make that two. I loved T3 as well...
      • caramba420, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1Actually, I totally agree with you. The screenplay and direction were magnificent, and the CGI was groundbreaking. I'm glad someone else feels the same way. I always get ridiculed for being such a fan of that movie.

        Just kidding. That ***** sucked my left nut so hard.
    • BeastOfGevaudan, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2I'm not so sure this movie will be good, even with Bale, it's directed by McG, who has brought us such classics as Charlie's Angels, and Charlie's Angels Full Throttle
      • axalon, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1Yeh, but if you remember even James Cameron had to work on something as bad as "Piranha 2". This could be McG's breakout movie, with the "Charlie" movies being the way he paid his dues.
    • caramba420, on 07/19/2008, -1/+2It all started when he saved the American Psycho franchise from the horror that was American Psycho 2
      • deadlift, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1lol dumbass Psycho 2 came out 2 years after..
    • CrazyChair, on 07/21/2008, -0/+1I'm so confused on what to feel at this point. On one hand there's Christian ***** Bale, but on the other there's McG directing and the two guys who wrote Catwoman doing the screenplay...
  • poontangpirate, on 07/18/2008, -2/+51In case you haven't seen the trailer yet:
    http://smashum.com/the-first-teaser-trailer-for-te ...
    • MtheoryX, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3It was good...it made my eye twitch...for an hour.
  • 223Sniper, on 07/18/2008, -3/+79anyone remember him from "Empire of the Sun"? That was a good movie :)
    • TremorX, on 07/18/2008, -1/+6Indeed it was!
    • roomforpanic, on 07/18/2008, -0/+40I always liked American Psycho.
      • tenspeedogbb, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Seconded
      • bumblefoot, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2JUST SAY NO!!
      • masonexcell, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2If you notice in the new Batman Chris adds quite a bit of Patrick Bateman to Bruce Wayne.
      • Cogboy, on 07/19/2008, -0/+5Excuse me, I have to return some videotapes.
    • babyheadout, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5Cadillac of the sky!
      • DuffyDirect, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1p-51 escalade 1 nautical mile to the gallon!
    • DesignNerd, on 07/18/2008, -3/+66I am a fan of Equilibrium myself. That movie does not get enough press.
      • mikebb79, on 07/18/2008, -0/+13For sure! That is one of my all time favorites. I put it with Gattaca as far as movies alot of people haven't seen, but should.
      • 223Sniper, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3I was debating whether to say Empire of the Sun or Equilibrium (as that is a SUPER good movie for guys). But EOTS is a classic.
      • ZimbuTheMonkey, on 07/18/2008, -7/+2Equilibrium sucked. It was derivative of so many other and better stories from various films and books.
      • 223Sniper, on 07/18/2008, -6/+1***** YOU!
      • masonexcell, on 07/19/2008, -8/+4Equilibrium, really was *****. First off the cover looked liked a Matrix rip-off which it really wasn't but it definitly wasn't a great movie like you are builind it up to be. If he ever had a flop that would have been it.
      • machocheese34, on 07/19/2008, -3/+1Bale is a great actor but equilibrium wasnt the good compared to other dystopian movies like V for vendetta, children of men, etc.
      • Cogboy, on 07/19/2008, -1/+4Equilibrium was good, but in a B movie kind of way. Gattaca on the other hand is a brilliant movie.
    • ericisroot, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2I surrender!
    • Peck3277, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2Rescue dawn and the Prestiege are both amazing.

      I liked Equilibrium too but something about it didnt make me love it
      • sovietninja, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1The part were the guys face was sliced off is the only part I don't like. SEAN BEAN FTW.
      • masonexcell, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1I second that!

        Prestige great!
        Scarlett Yummy!!!

        Rescue Dawn fantastic, A little slow but the human drama.
    • snerfu, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3Empire of the Sun is on my all time favorites list, that thousand-yard stare he had the last fourth of the movie was intense.
    • Jasonstech, on 07/19/2008, -0/+0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tztl6ZEjrw4&feature ...

      I could never tell if was his actual voice
    • stalman, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1Who, John Conner?
    • Gobias85251, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3All good movies however if you haven't seen the Machinist yet go and check it out. The movie is pretty odd and it shows yet another side of Mr Bales abilities to become the character.
    • RudeTurnip, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2He stole the show in Newsies.
    • LimeParrot, on 07/19/2008, -1/+3I think The Prestige is his best movie.
    • Dr3w, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1PEEEE-FIFTYYYYY-TWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
  • Wildthing, on 07/18/2008, -17/+53A Colt M4 can't kill a Terminator, John Connor! Ur doin it wrong!
    • Pinkertinkle, on 07/18/2008, -11/+2Looks more like a SCAR-L to me.
      • nirav72, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7Nope. I think its an M4. Look at the telescopic stock at the end. Although this has a custom railing for addons just like the SCAR-L on top. I'm no gun expert. Can anyone confirm that this is a M4 or a close relative of the M4?
      • lukemann, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6M4 with rail and CMORE optic
      • Diran, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7I'm no gun expert but look at the stock, the grip and the mag and it definitely doesn't look like a SCAR-L to me.
      • NoZb2k, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6Definitely an M4, the SCAR-L has a different butt-stock.
      • mortigon, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6O_O
      • Rivetgeek, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Its none of the above...and all of the above. It's a prop. Prop guns are often made by taking existing guns and mixing and matching the parts to make them look cool. They dont actually have to fire or be functional
      • kinseyincanada, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2@nirav72 "Look at the telescopic stock at the end. Although this has a custom railling for addons" you know this and you dont consider yourself an expert?
      • erasedgod, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1Um... it doesn't take much to put a new stock on a weapon. Same with railings. It could be just about anything. The only thing you can really be sure of from that picture is he's got a Surefire light with pressure switch and a set of back-up sights.
    • ericisroot, on 07/18/2008, -6/+12Looks a lot more like the HK 416. Look at the barrel and the stock.
      • Scorch44, on 07/18/2008, -5/+2That is definatly an M4, Looks NOTHING like a scar, and the barrel on an HK 416 is at least 3 inches shorter. As far as the movie goes. I will see it just for this scene thats in the picture.
      • Jeebugorn, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1well, you can get the barrel in the 3" shorter version....or the regular version
    • cawpin, on 07/18/2008, -7/+2It's definitely not an M4. M4 handrails don't butt up to the receiver rails. It's not even close to a SCAR-L. the receiver is a standard milspec design. It may be a Patriot Ordinance, but I don't think it is. The handguard and receiver look to be separate.
    • Jeebugorn, on 07/18/2008, -5/+5i believe that's an H&K 416 not an M4....but basically the same thing though.
      • greenm1981, on 07/18/2008, -2/+1Nope. It's an M4. The lower receivers are pretty similar between the HK 416 and the M4, but look at the muzzle. That's an M4 muzzle, not an HK 416.
      • Jeebugorn, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2no, it is a 416. http://www.navytimes.com/xml/news/2007/02/atCarbin ...

        muzzle looks exactly the same as the one on my M4
      • akoch86, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0You are all wrong, it's the Barrett Rec7, formerly known as the M468. It is 6.8 SPC. You can tell by the front sight. They all come with the standard 6 position stock.
    • IglooBurner, on 07/18/2008, -1/+30Maybe in the future the M4 or the H&K416 are modded to shoot out lasers.
      • Defiant001, on 07/18/2008, -0/+38Pew Pew Pew!
      • passedoutghost, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3And attached to sharks.
      • inverselogic, on 07/19/2008, -1/+0with a laser instead of a scope, so connor can shoot lazer guided lazers..
    • hawridger, on 07/18/2008, -2/+8I don't think that's even a T-800. Looks like an earlier model T. Perhaps, a few 5.56 rounds to the head can take out the earlier models?
    • Infowarmachine, on 07/18/2008, -3/+6it can with DU rounds
    • catch-22, on 07/18/2008, -0/+15He's not trying to kill the terminator... He just wants to know if it likes Huey Lewis and the News.
      • jbarket, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Best. Comment. Ever.

        I demand someone redub the teaser trailer with Hip to Be Square with scenes of Bateman dancing.
    • barwise, on 07/18/2008, -0/+8Maybe he picked the stopping power perk.
    • sovietninja, on 07/18/2008, -2/+21Everyone who is burying the guy who says its an HK416 is an idiot and doesn't know anything about guns.

      Look above his finger, see that white trigger selector? Only H&K weapons use that specific type.

      Those saying an HK416 has a 3 inch shorter barrel, need to STFU. There are at least two variants of the HK416 a short barreled version 10.5 inch and one with a 14.5 inch barrel.

      If you think I'm ***** with you look at the trigger selector on the HKPRO on the lower receiver.
      http://www.hkpro.com/hk416.htm

      Also the stock used is a Bushmaster LE Six Position Stock. I know because I use one. With a rubber butt pad though. The HK417 is known to have a variant of a crane stock as well.

      The flashlight that is mounted on his weapon appears to be a SureFire Tactical Flashlight, it may be an M3 Combatlight using a different head. I personally use a C3 Centurion with a third party pressure switch.

      I can't believe they would go so far to create such a bad ass gun for him to use, and they pick that piece of ***** sight. I would look much cooler with an EOTECH 552 Holosight (the one u use in missions in COD4) or an AIMPOINT® COMPML3.

      Those of you complaning about the muzzle being an M4 muzzle are correct. During the development of the weapon it used an M4 Muzzle until HK corrected it. Im pretty sure he is using an airsoft replica in the shot, and among airsoft manufacturers they all have different muzzles. This may be a VFC HK416.


      • verynegative, on 07/19/2008, -9/+6Who the ***** cares...
      • Cedargrove, on 07/19/2008, -1/+11I hope your job relates to this knowledge, if not, i might be reading about you in the paper someday. Well done though.
      • iChainsaw, on 07/19/2008, -0/+5@ Cedargrove: I was also able to spot all the things he talked before I read his post because I play video games and airsoft...I don't own any firearms...It's just called browsing wikipedia.
      • Cedargrove, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3Ha, weird how knowledge is acquired sometimes. I remember after I read "Red Storm Rising" I was an expert on Russian subs for a few months. Now that I think about it, I don't know how the hell I managed to read a Clancy novel.
      • sovietninja, on 07/19/2008, -1/+2@iChainsaw

        Yes, this is due to videogames, airsoft and also having friends who are in the military who actually get to play with the "toys". Meaning they are not regular troops maybe "special", if you get my drift.
      • DuffyDirect, on 07/19/2008, -2/+2to quote happy gilmore "... psycho...."
      • shawncournoyer, on 07/19/2008, -2/+0dude, it's not real...who the ***** cares..... i mean seriously...
      • akoch86, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0Are you stupid. Why on god's green earth would hollywood use ***** airsoft guns for films. Though you are correct on the tac light being a Surefire. Why do you think I give a ***** what kind of light you use, much less whether or not your mall ninja ass uses a pressure switch. Get off your high ***** horse, and stop condescending to the people of this thread. Also, I can't believe you came back with:

        "I play video games and airsoft...I don't own any firearms...It's just called browsing wikipedia."

        If that means you know what you're talking about, we are all in a world of *****.
    • S4MF1SHER, on 07/19/2008, -2/+1Looks like a M4 with RIS to me...
    • BigJigger, on 07/19/2008, -0/+8I dunno, look right above Bale's left hand. I'm pretty sure he's holding this beauty:
      http://images.hasbro.com/common/images/products/63 ...
      • thirteenthcor, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1Looks like an M4 not the HK then...

        M4's are about as effective.
    • Vibratic, on 07/19/2008, -3/+7I know guns look at me I'm cool.
    • cgg123321, on 07/19/2008, -2/+2You're all wrong, It must be a layzur gun, nothing else...
    • beermaker, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2John Connor can!
    • chillypacman, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2I doubt the terminator dies, I bet he'll hsoot it and the terminator will survive it and he'll be like 'damn'.
    • 120decibel, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1ROAD KILL...."Fin Sarah shouldn't have given here the helicopter in the first place..."
    • thirteenthcor, on 07/19/2008, -1/+1M16/M4 mods cant kill anything.....

      'cept small children and deer...

      if it doesn't jam.
  • Metropolis, on 07/18/2008, -3/+48I'm sure Christian Bale will be great as always, but I am still skeptical about the plot.
    • PReitz, on 07/18/2008, -1/+3I just hope John Connor has managed to ditch that ditsy terminator he picked up in "The Sarah Connor Chronicles"
  • lnxfi, on 07/18/2008, -30/+2he ain't no holla back girl
  • Genecalypse, on 07/18/2008, -8/+94He's a ***** god, now the plot, hopefully its awesome like T2
    • ThickGreenPuke, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6I am guessing it will be different since it is in the future. No more "let's save John Conner again"
    • illustrick, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1god he is ***** hot.
    • Rockmaninoff, on 07/21/2008, -0/+1God's a ***** he
  • redrighthand, on 07/18/2008, -7/+45Wouldn't he be at risk for a bounced bullet right into the shin?
    • EvilFerret, on 07/18/2008, -4/+3That alone would be worth the ticket price for me. Damn ....kind of sucks knowing it won't happen :(
    • diggB, on 07/18/2008, -2/+2Really, aren't terminators, like, ***** bullet proof? A shot to the head would just annoy it. Just say'in ...
      • Memitim, on 07/18/2008, -0/+13Proof against the rounds that we use today against other humans because they are perfectly effective on flesh while being cheap as hell to manufacture. I'd imagine that if your primary target became those machines that something a bit more useful would be employed instead since economic considerations would rank pretty low on the requirements list.
      • diggB, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Hmmm, point well taken.
      • Laserdragon, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2Anyway, maybe if you shoot it in the eye socket it would work. That spot never looked very bulletproof and I'm sure you'd hit something vital in there.

        That is, if this were real and not a story anyways.
      • iChainsaw, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Well maybe these are the mass produced models, they use cheaper metal to produce them faster...because I believe Arnold was made to go on a special mission or something.
    • IllBeBack, on 07/18/2008, -1/+17Ha - you people and your reality!
      • diggB, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Fiction is fine by me, but so long as it is consistent within the universe created by the author. So, when they show Arnuld in T2 brushing off thousands of rounds fired on him, I was a bit skeptical that a single round to the head would really bother the terminator as shown in the new image. However, as @Memitim pointed out, they are probably not using the same rounds as they had back in T2.
    • S4MF1SHER, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1maybe he jams the barrel of the H&K 416 into its eye, and blows up its CPU
      • h4mx0r, on 07/19/2008, -0/+4How do you know it's CPU is in the head? It could be in the crotch for all we know.

        Hmm, then once they figure that out in the plot, the rest of the movie will be the human resistance kneeing the terminators in the crotch... O_o
      • tedrock, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1i'd pay to see that
  • Cyrock, on 07/18/2008, -7/+32"Try getting a reservation at Judgement Day now you f***ing dumb bastard!
    • Rethcir, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6Why are you guys digging this down? No shiatsu this morning?
    • DevilInPgh, on 07/18/2008, -11/+1I'm guessing that's from The Dark Knight, but I haven't seen it yet, so I don't think anyone else will get it either.
      • convergent, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7It's from American Psycho.
      • Loggins, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Smart people got it. Seeing Dark Knight has nothing to do with it.
    • foolishwolf, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Cyrock, don't just stare at it -- eat it.
    • ElFredo, on 07/21/2008, -0/+1Best. Comment. Ever.
  • superguysteve, on 07/18/2008, -12/+2meh.
  • Brownds, on 07/18/2008, -16/+8Fap fap fap fap fap fap
  • WiretapStudios, on 07/18/2008, -3/+92Check out the machinist if you haven't seen that Bale movie...a serious mind *****.
    • ssn697, on 07/18/2008, -0/+33I rented that just so my girlfriend would lose her Bale-Crush...
      • endlessoul, on 07/18/2008, -1/+21Did it work for this so called "girlfriend"?
      • Bamont, on 07/18/2008, -2/+33Sure did, endless. Your mom went right back to the kitchen and made me dinner.
      • ssn697, on 07/18/2008, -4/+18I'll ask her after this blow job...
    • jonr, on 07/18/2008, -1/+5Indeed. Bale looks sick as hell there.
    • roryk27, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4I just watched that... great movie
    • kevisazombie, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2holy *****. I had no idea that was him untill now.
  • pcpimpster, on 07/18/2008, -7/+30***** yeah!
    Been waiting for this plot in a Terminator movie since T2.







    • Jumpeplowski, on 07/18/2008, -2/+95Remove your hand from the enter key.
      • pcpimpster, on 07/22/2008, -2/+1My bad, had more typed and then i shortened it.
        You would think digg could work in a blank line trim function for comments to save some screen space.




























































































    • Drazzim12, on 07/19/2008, -0/+5That's just a space to draw a picture.
      • Scaryclouds, on 07/19/2008, -0/+5Ahh *****! There goes another monitor!
  • Nerolus, on 07/18/2008, -7/+25NICE. Can't wait for the Terminator franchise to breathe new life. The last movie sucked.
    • caramba420, on 07/19/2008, -2/+0Terminators don't need to breathe
  • ilistenisee, on 07/18/2008, -7/+1what would you call the day if there are no nukes in this world?
  • purelithium, on 07/18/2008, -0/+61I ***** love Christian Bale. Ever since I saw American Psycho, this guy is a ***** genius. Check out Harsh Times for another wicked performance. He never disappoints.

    Can't wait to see TDK...
    • AlKo, on 07/18/2008, -1/+14Call me crazy... I really enjoyed Equilibrium. Gun-fu...
      • Vash_aka_TK, on 07/19/2008, -0/+5Woah...I thought I was the only one that liked that movie. I thought the whole thing about gun trajectories was awesome.
      • Scaryclouds, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3Gun Kata!
    • timothycrash01, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Or his lead role in Speilberg's "Empire of the Sun" in 1987. Only 13, but still a great performance for a scrawny English kid.
    • RudeTurnip, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2Watch Equilibrium first...let's put Harsh Times on the backburner....
    • Scaryclouds, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3All Christian Bale needs is a chainsaw and he is golden!
  • SemiSarcastic, on 07/18/2008, -4/+27Bale killing Terminators: pinning it with a helicopter and putting a bullet in its head when down. Done the American way!
    • IAmSam14, on 07/18/2008, -0/+12He needs to be drinking a beer too.
    • mrtrevin, on 07/18/2008, -1/+10He took his beer helmet off when he jumped out of the chopper.
    • blankoboy, on 07/18/2008, -0/+8Yeah, except he's not American.
    • Karkian, on 07/18/2008, -3/+3Christian Bale is Welsh.
      • SemiSarcastic, on 07/18/2008, -1/+8I know I'm just trying to make a joke here.
      • RudeTurnip, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2He does run like a Welshman, doesn't he?
    • oceanic420, on 07/18/2008, -3/+2Actually he's English, just born and partially raised in Wales. :)
      • SemiSarcastic, on 07/18/2008, -1/+4I know I'm just trying to make a joke here.
      • oceanic420, on 07/18/2008, -3/+2You're trying too hard.
      • SemiSarcastic, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5Or am I not trying hard enough? oceanic420 what would have been better for you? However, when you really think about it I can't pander to the likes of you all the time, there is simply too many people to pander to who would digg me up and make me feel that my existence is justified.
      • oceanic420, on 07/18/2008, -3/+2Wow, how does posting a funny comment on digg turn into an evaluation of your very existance? My original comment was in response to Karkian, I wasnt trying to pick apart your comment (which I dugg btw).
      • thespanielator, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2http://www.motels.com/
  • ImperialSoren, on 07/18/2008, -3/+2looks dangerous
  • ImperialSoren, on 07/18/2008, -1/+17oh and look how the guy in the chopper doesn't even give a *****
  • JFallon126, on 07/18/2008, -1/+8Um...that is ***** awesome.
  • darladoon, on 07/18/2008, -23/+1can someone tell me why americans enjoy such uninspiring, crappy films?
    • Nerolus, on 07/18/2008, -2/+11GO DRINK SOME TEA AND LAUGH AT EDDIE IZZARD.

      KTHXBAI
    • DesignNerd, on 07/18/2008, -0/+12The entire world does. It's called Escapism.
    • alexanEmpire, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7Because God hates you.
    • darladoon, on 07/19/2008, -5/+0judging by the quality of the responses, it's abundantly clear that my initial point was spot-on.
      • alexanEmpire, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1And you're still getting dugg down, you hipster trash heap.
  • Andyschism, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7Bale wins.
  • Axemantitan, on 07/18/2008, -0/+19He's carrying a HK416, an awesome weapon!

    http://www.heckler-koch.de/HKWebText/detailProd/19 ...
    • AllEvil669, on 07/18/2008, -1/+5It is indeed a HK416. It is using a standard 6-position stock as opposed to the crane-style 6-position stock though. I'ts probably a movie mock-up weapon.
      • sonick, on 07/18/2008, -3/+20NO WAY, R U SERIOUS?! U MEAN THEY DON'T USE REAL GUNS WHEN SHOOTING MOVIES???
      • roryk27, on 07/18/2008, -3/+1OMG! TOTALLY! HEL YEA WE R SRIUS
      • Memitim, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4Actually they usually use real weapons, although they typically take liberties in sci-fi movies. Hence how Brandon Lee could take a real bullet during the filming of The Crow. A stock replacement is trivial.
    • woobyluv, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6Indeed, far superior to M16 series. I like the HK417 though, I like the larger round. :)
      • hawridger, on 07/18/2008, -4/+1The HK416 still fires a 5.56 round - no better than a M16/M4/etc. . . .particularly at that range.
      • sovietninja, on 07/19/2008, -0/+5@hawridger

        Yeah, but in the future everything is dirty so they can't have their weapons jamming when 2 tons of steel death are about to give u surprise buttsezcks. Also in the future 5.56 round is actually a nanobot which diggs through armor and kills u by eating ur brainz.

        And the OC was referring to the HK417 which uses 7.62mm round like the M14, AK-47, and the SCAR-H, amongst other weapons.
      • asdffdas1234, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3@hawridger

        It's a weapon that was designed to succeed M4 and M16, go figure.

        Just look it up, it's a collaboration project between US Army’s Delta Force and the German arms makers to make a more reliable M4 and M16 replacement. So it is indeed a well researched choice for a movie with near future setting.
      • Black6x, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3Actually, teh best part is the move away from direct gas impingement to cycle the weapon, and to a gas-piston setup. Les carbon buildup, less lubrication needed, less chance of a malfunction.
    • timothycrash01, on 07/18/2008, -1/+14You must be this guy:

      http://la.gg/v/bro_guns.jpg
      • Axemantitan, on 07/19/2008, -0/+4That was one disgusting image.
      • sovietninja, on 07/19/2008, -0/+3That guy was confused about the movie Desperado. U put the guns in the guitar case not in the guitar hero controllers.
  • HunkieChan, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6that my friend, is badass
  • adlep, on 07/18/2008, -8/+2This looks like a computer game...
    Maybe he'll play Gordon Freeman's character next?
  • Britney90210, on 07/18/2008, -12/+6Christian is sooo hot! He's the next action super hero star yay!
    • Britney90210, on 07/18/2008, -5/+3Christian is sooo hot! He's the next action super hero star yay!
    • mediaspree, on 07/18/2008, -1/+9You are hot, baby!
  • jgaspar, on 07/18/2008, -3/+17NERDGASM! :x
  • diadem2, on 07/18/2008, -2/+8Anyone know if the Sarah Connor Chronicles are cannon in the movie series?
    • malechite, on 07/18/2008, -1/+7I'm pretty sure they are. besides the series does have multiple timelines
  • diggtochina, on 07/18/2008, -6/+18AMERICAN PSYCHO
    • deaftly, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5was ***** awesome
    • jstancom, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4Yeah...I discovered Christian Bale when American Psycho came out. I loved the way he did the character of Patrick Bateman. I watched the movie multiple times and I'm currently reading the book. Then The Machinist came out where he was skinny and weak, then onto Batman, where he beefed up again. He is the most dedicated actor in Hollywood.

      I would actually have people over to my house in high school, particularly girls, to watch American Psycho. If they hated it, I basically yelled at them, because Christian Bale is amazing. I said in 2001...watch out, he's gonna be huge. Now he is.

      If it weren't for him, I would have never gone to the movies in the past 5 years.
      • sovietninja, on 07/19/2008, -0/+2And you also wouldn't be single.

        I kid :)
  • alexanEmpire, on 07/18/2008, -0/+16So far this movie looks bad ass. It would be cool if there were scenes of the concentration camps that we heard of in the first Terminator.
  • OSuX, on 07/18/2008, -9/+3***** Batman, John Connor will bust a cap directly in Batmans face and then teabag him x3. I can't wait till this is released.
    • xtractor, on 07/18/2008, -0/+8Batman's a ninja...
      • OSuX, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3Look, a terminator would be like "pew pew pew" and Batman would be like "oh, I died of explosion poisoning." and that would be it. John Connor eats terminators for breakfast, he is hardcore, like Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris put together.
      • Wartz, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1@ OSuX, we havent seen john connor be awesome yet. First we saw him be a rebellious little brat. Then we saw him be a scrawny guy who is somewhat of a coward. Then we saw him be a pretty boy rebellious coward who hits on terminators (who wouldn't hit on that terminator though).

  • FukUrCouch, on 07/18/2008, -1/+2Man, I knew this guy had talent for kick ass action movies since equilibrium. American psycho was pretty extreme too...
  • djfreex, on 07/18/2008, -1/+8Terminator Begins? Here we go again.... Christian Bale is the man! We all knew it when we watched American Psycho though. No surprises here.
    • xtractor, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1This is after the other terminator movies, so no, not terminator begins...
    • caramba420, on 07/19/2008, -1/+0Yes, it is the beginning, because this will be before Kyle Reese "did the nasty in the pasty"
  • ansatsu29, on 07/18/2008, -1/+6Bale is really, really good...eversince he did "Empire of the Sun" -- he was really that promising even back then
  • DavronM, on 07/18/2008, -2/+11I'm sorry but....McG.....and PG-13. That is all.
    • thekms, on 07/18/2008, -1/+1Stop bitching, it's still going to be amazing.
    • bloodomen13, on 07/18/2008, -0/+11The Dark Knight is PG-13. Can't base whether something is good just on the rating.
  • Briii, on 07/18/2008, -0/+17Get to the chopper
  • mikebb79, on 07/18/2008, -0/+9I am glad he's really getting publicity now. He deserves it. He's an amazing actor and is one of my favorites. Equilibrium, American Psycho and The Machinist are in my list of top movies I've seen. I think he'll be awesome in this.
  • s0l0s0ul, on 07/18/2008, -4/+2next in line for Christian Bale? Kindergarten Cop.
  • Boswelox, on 07/18/2008, -7/+1Bale's character dies at the end and the Marcus character wears his skin for the next two movies, which I'd have to say sounds fairly poor...what do expect from the director of Charlie's Angels.

    ps spread this around the internet, so they do the right thing and change the terrible ending
  • magneteye, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3"Jingle all the way to the bank!" - Phil Hartman
  • diadem2, on 07/18/2008, -5/+8Killing John Connor does more than just stop the resistance, it creates a new timeline.

    His very existence is impossible in an original timeline. The reason for this is that he sent someone back in time who became his father. In the original timeline, he wouldn't have existed to do so. This means that there were time loops before now that spawned a series of events to create the original John Connor. This most likely involved John Connor's father traveling back in time for a reason independent of John and still meeting his mother. After an unknown amount if iterations, the John Connor from the first movie eventually appears.

    The John Connor in Terminator 1 is one of the biggest causes of Judgment Day, as the technology from a future terminator helped accelerate development of Skynet.

    If John Connor dies, what happens? Does the world reset to the "start point" and have the whole shebang happen again? Does the loop reach an endpoint if no further timetravel happens and allow complete domination of machines? Does nothing of relevance happen as someone else time travels for another reason making this whole chain of events a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things...?
    • sfcaptainrob, on 07/18/2008, -3/+10Wow, it's just a movie. Chill.
      • DevilInPgh, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4It also happens to be a serious philosophical mindf*ck.
    • CloseYetFar, on 07/18/2008, -0/+7Whenever time travel is involved in a story line. That story line almost always becomes logically impossible. This also makes it impossible to follow that story line correctly. That's why time travel happens in movies and not in real life.

      Whether time travel can occur in real life is a tough question. Time it's self is mostly seen to exist as a logical entity, and not as a physical one.
      • diadem2, on 07/18/2008, -1/+4If you say it's impossible to follow time travel in movies, you obviously haven't watched Twelve Monkies :)
      • budgetguitar, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1As long as they don't travel back in time before the time machine was built, they should be OK. And stay away from that big sideways gear that says "current island position" on it...
    • XHashmeerX, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1*****!
    • shawncournoyer, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1I know.. relax... it's a ***** movie...
  • seleniumdream, on 07/18/2008, -1/+7Christian Bale is awesome... McG... ugh, who the hell decided it'd be good for him to direct another movie again? A friend's girlfriend dragged a bunch of us to Charlie's Angels 2. I still want that 2 hours of my life back.
  • howdareyou, on 07/18/2008, -1/+6McG don't ***** this up.
  • dse78759, on 07/18/2008, -1/+10Caption: "Now that I've got you, I'm going to reprogram you and send you back in time to be a kick-*ss father figure until I feel like dropping you in molten steel."
    Terminator: "I'll be back! Oh wait, I guess I won't."
    • diadem2, on 07/18/2008, -0/+5John: Who killed me?
      Robot: I did.
      Terminator 3 :)
    • dartmanx, on 07/19/2008, -0/+5John Connor: "Now that I have you, I'm going to reprogram you and send you back to be the governor of California."
      Terminator: "NOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
  • mttyd, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6As long as it doesn't have robots throwing/driving eachother through buildings for 30 + minutes it should be great!!!!
  • OffPiste, on 07/18/2008, -1/+1His sight is way too forward on the rail.
    • ladbroke, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1He better use Kentucky windage, then, or he might miss.
  • Omek, on 07/18/2008, -0/+3The trailer was incredibly impressive. Did you see who is going to be the new T-800? http://digg.com/movies/Terminator_s_T_800_to_be_Pl ...

    We'll have to see if he'll be able to beat za Arnold.
    • Guspaz, on 07/19/2008, -0/+1But the real question is, how is his Austrian accent?
  • airwalkery2k, on 07/18/2008, -0/+8People went crazy in the theater when they played the trailer for this movie before showing The Dark Knight.
    • Omek, on 07/22/2008, -0/+1I was fricken livid! They never showed it at the Denver IMAX. I only saw The Watchmen...
  • TracerMan, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1Will HE be bac?
  • dafragsta, on 07/18/2008, -0/+2Mc-*****-G has directed 3 movies. Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and We Are Marshall. What. The. *****. I can see Hollywood being dumb enough to hand Terminator to him, but Christian ***** Bale? He can do no wrong. Why would he come within 5 miles of this doomed *****?
    • DevilInPgh, on 07/18/2008, -0/+1There have been people who called We Are Marshall one of the best sports movies of all time (and by people, I'm referring to sportscasters), and he has directed the TV series Supernatural and Chuck. So just hold your horses.
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