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As much as we complain about big budget sequels, "Hollywood" movies and the clear lack of originality of the films churned out year after year, we are always duped into anticipating said blockbuster sequels made by one of the big Hollywood studios hoping that the movie will match the hype accompanying it. I remember when the trailer for The Phantom Menace was released in 1998 and how everyone was so excited about it people were paying money to see movies they had no interest in watching for the sole purpose of watching said trailer. The hype, of course, surpassed the movie itself tenfold, but the anticipation made it all very, very exciting.

So what movie am I here to hype about that will surely disappoint when released on May 22, 2009? Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. I've always said that a Terminator sequel, without time traveling, was the way to go if they wished to expand the series. By the time the third movie arrived, whether you call it a Flaming Moe or a Flaming Meaux, the drink still tastes the same. And since there is an interesting back story to the whole trilogy we haven't seen yet: the battle of the humans vs. the machines in a post-apocalyptic war zone complete with laser beams, hey, I love it already.

Of course, there are concerns. For instance, there is no Arnold. And the director's name is McG. WTF? Amusingly, his blog on the Warner Brothers website is kinda funny as he admits it's pretty lame but says that's what he was called to differentiate himself from his Uncle and Grandfather who shared the same name, and to change it now would be "fraudulent". Guess it's no worse than SBP...

If the movie sells tickets, two other sequels will be made and Christian Bale has committed to all three films as the hero John Connor should they be made. The first film will introduce us to the rubber-skinned T-600 series as described by Kyle Reese in the first Terminator movie, and will show how Skynet patrols the earth to bring humans to the brink of extinction. Can't wait to see how it unfolds: please oh please be good!