May 11 2009Something for Fans of 'Terminator Salvation' and Grease-Soaked Pan Pizzas
Thanks to a partnership between Pizza Hut and Warner Bros. (as a "Hut" rep explained: "Pizza Hut's iconic red Hut may not be as intimidating as the Terminator's red eye, but pizza and movies are time-tested favorites"), the Book-It sponsor has just released a new clip with behind-the-scenes footage from Terminator Salvation.
Director McG introduces it, explaining it's for "Pizza Hut and Terminator fans" (i.e., everyone) and adds, "You're about to see the Harvester attacking humanity," so I was expecting a giant robot going on a long diatribe about man's war-like ways and tendencies towards greed and destruction, but it ended up being more exciting than that. Gas tanker-exploding exciting!:
"REALISM!" I guess so, McG. If Michael Bay's dreams are your idea of realism.
I still can't get over "Hey, Pizza Hut and Terminator fans!"
"Speaking. What is it now?"
Reader Comments
1. emitkickback - May 11, 2009 5:01 PM
How the hell did they manage to make a scene about a giant robot attacking a petrol station so boring???? Please tell me its not just me who thinks this slots into the "should of been awesome, but somehow isnt" category......
2. mild - May 11, 2009 5:19 PM
its you dude. I enjoyed the apocalyptic rush of it. Meaning, this is average everyday in this world, this is not the climactic kill skynet scene this is normalcy.
3. Frige - May 11, 2009 5:59 PM
no it's not, I totally thought the same. I was surprised as how I noticed stuff blowing up and all, but I didn't do anything to me. Something's not done right there..
4. Dave cog Neato - May 11, 2009 6:07 PM
I just like how the explosives expert is in crutches
5. Hal - May 11, 2009 7:35 PM
Well - now I know what McG looks and sounds like - a clean shaven, red headed Danny McBride with the voice of Will Arnett. Well played McG, well played...
6. Elmo - May 11, 2009 8:07 PM
wait..wth.. Pizza Hut?? so they expect people to order a pizza at home, and carry the box with them into the movie theater?
7. TO EKN - May 11, 2009 9:13 PM
I thought it was pretty cool. I'm with #2.
I really wish I had not seen it now though. What is it with these movie people feeding us the entire movie in bits so it feels like we've seen it already. Whatever happened to two trailers and you gotta go to the theater to check that shizz out.
8. Dr. Awesome - May 11, 2009 9:41 PM
ROBOT! RUN!!!
9. Gooba - May 11, 2009 10:20 PM
1) im with you, but i think it's cause there was barely any music. A great score makes an average scene that much better. This shit needed some Dark Knight battle music or something.
10. Cody - May 12, 2009 1:20 AM
not bad, hal, but when he first popped up I thought, "shooter mcgavin, is that you?"
11. Brian - May 12, 2009 2:01 AM
this looks and sounds too much like transformers. i think i'd rather take my pizza hut pizza home and go watch the ninja turtles trilogy on vhs instead. i'm going to pretend terminators 3 and 4 never happened - unless of course they throw in the christian bale rant song at the end of the film as a bonus. then i might reconsider.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48
12. Sithlord - May 12, 2009 7:40 AM
These clips being fed to us are not meant to be seeing on our computer monitors like this. I'm still doing good in not watching anything past the 2 trailers. This movie needs to be seen in Theaters.
Bet you then it won't be so "blah".
13. che-che - May 12, 2009 10:42 AM
i wonder if this guy will be in the movie.
http://gizmodo.com/372272/video-of-bigdog-beta-quadruped-robot-is-so-stupid-its-hilarious
it has the same sound effect as that big guy in the movie.
now i am off to buy a panormous pizza. yeah it really isnt that normous.
14. Darth - May 12, 2009 3:03 PM
We're over a year posting trailers.It's time.
15. Buddy Love - May 12, 2009 7:16 PM
The weird robot sounds ARE too much like Transformers. Doesn't feel like 'Terminator' at all. And yes the scene indeed seemed to be missing something. Or maybe I just hate documentary-style trash.
16. ama - May 14, 2009 11:11 PM
Jesus, how did that footage of me with bad PMS get on Youtube?
In my defense that gas station was out of Slim Jims and chocolate. Sometimes a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do...
17. John - May 21, 2009 1:38 AM
Can't wait to see the movie, especially in IMAX. The Harvestor almost look like the gunners on The Matrix Revolution.
With this movie coming out, it really sucks that FOX is cancelling Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, because its too expensive. Kinda makes you wonder what's in store for future big screen movies like these.
18. Taurus - May 22, 2009 9:36 AM
Can anybody explain me why they copied the same sound-effects like the innovative ones of transformers? in the SAME YEAR?? how can they do something lowbrow to such a film!?!? i'm really speechless.
19. What's_in_a_name? - May 25, 2009 7:58 PM
I've actually seen the movie jerk offs! It was'nt bad, but studios need to stop the PG 13 S#*t ! I'm tired of movies made for the sake of [email protected]*#ng toy sales!!!! I love the first 2 movies, and this one pales by comparison, probably 'cause they were meant for adults (R RATED Terminator, T2) I have no desire to see the next one after sitting beside an 8 year old girl and her parents.
20. JESSIE THE ANARCHO - May 26, 2009 3:05 PM
CHRISTAIN BALE DOESN'T PLAY A GOOD JOHN CONNER. THE JOHN CONNER FROM ''JUDGEMENT DAY'' IS THE ORIGINAL JOHN CONNER.!
21. CHARLIE - May 26, 2009 3:21 PM
YEAH I AGREE WITH JESSIE THE ANARCHO. EDWARD FURLONG IS THE ORIGINAL JOHN CONNOR, FROM TERMINATOR 2 JUDGEMENT DAY. ALL THESE WANNA BE ''JOHN CONNORS'' ARE WACK. ESPECIALLY CHRISTIAN BALE. HE SHOULD STICK TO BATMAN.
22. Panda - March 4, 2010 9:58 PM
it really sucks that FOX is cancelling Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles......
23. electronic gadgets - December 16, 2010 4:54 AM
One day they will understand you.
24. China Electronics - PickEgg - February 14, 2011 10:28 PM
Time can change most of things.