Arnold Talks Terminator! with the LA Times
The L.A. Times recently interviewed Arnold Schwarzenegger and Terminator Salvation was one of the things discussed. Most people have seen the teaser trailer, so what does the original Terminator think about our first glimpse at the relaunched Terminator franchise?
“I’ve seen very little footage so I don’t really have a feel for it. I hope they do well, and I hope it is a huge hit. I do hope it creates a spectacle on the screen. That is what James Cameron created.”
“With Batman and Terminator, those big movies, there’s a certain expectation and if you don’t live up to it, if the movie is not a 10, then the business will be soft, if ['Salvation'] is pushing it forward, it will be breaking records all the time. If [director McG] has the T4 and the kind of shots that has the audience thinking, ‘Now how did he do that?’ — then it is ‘Terminator’ and you can blow everyone away and every record at the box office.”
It seems Schwarzenegger has high expectations, and that is based on his experience with Cameron. I do not know if this film will have the “WOW” factor like T2 and T1 did but that is only because those movies were really innovative for special effects, especially the T-1000 unit….being able to morph and stuff. Today people are little jaded with visual effects and stuff. I think if there is a “WOW” factor it will be from the story, expecially with Jonathan Nolan doing most of the heavy lifting on the script.
