# Terminator Salvation taught me something **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 15, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288 "2009-12-15T00:02:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288/1 "2009-12-15T00:02:37Z")
When designing a Terminator, DO NOT enable any sort of throw ability. I mean, you have a terminator repeatedly throwing it’s victim across the room into a wall or such. I have an idea: why not use those strong terminator hands to strangle your victim? Or hell, just pull its heart out. Yeesh. Otherwise not a bad flick. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288/2 "2009-12-15T00:16:09Z")
Terminator taught me something too: McG sucks. How hard would you have to work to make a Terminator movie _boring_? (Also, surely there are a million ways to kill all the people on a planet without affecting the machines. Poison gas? Neutron bomb? No, let’s send humanoid machines out with conventional weaponry to track down and shoot every individual person. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288/3 "2009-12-15T00:31:14Z")
My friend and I thought of a bizarre theory. John Connor is also a Terminator. There’s no way he could’ve survived all those throws without his bones becoming chiclets. It just seemed to implausible that it was simply “the hero takes a licking, but keeps on ticking” Althought I bet we’re wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288/4 "2009-12-15T00:35:38Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > When designing a Terminator, DO NOT enable any sort of throw ability. > > I mean, you have a terminator repeatedly throwing it’s victim across the room into a wall or such. > > I have an idea: why not use those strong terminator hands to strangle your victim? Or hell, just pull its heart out. Because the Terminators _ **just can’t stand** _ touching those filthy humans long enough for that. It’s robot hot potato! ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288/5 "2009-12-15T01:30:10Z")
My favorite part was the metal robots swimming. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288/6 "2009-12-15T01:33:06Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Terminator taught me something too: > > McG sucks. How hard would you have to work to make a Terminator movie _boring_? (Also, surely there are a million ways to kill all the people on a planet without affecting the machines. Poison gas? Neutron bomb? No, let’s send humanoid machines out with conventional weaponry to track down and shoot every individual person. Yeah, if you’re going to go around calling yourself McG, then you better be really, really good. Like fifth Beatles good. I know that makes no sense. I found that the performance by Sam Worthington made the film enjoyable. I liked his character and liked following his development. In turn, this makes me look forward to Avatar. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288/7 "2009-12-15T06:15:07Z")
I really noticed Worthington in _Rogue_. His charisma owns the screen. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-salvation-taught-me-something/521288/8 "2009-12-15T07:37:14Z")
> [@HubZilla](#): > > My friend and I thought of a bizarre theory. John Connor is also a Terminator. There’s no way he could’ve survived all those throws without his bones becoming chiclets. > > It just seemed to implausible that it was simply “the hero takes a licking, but keeps on ticking” > > Althought I bet we’re wrong. Check out the Wikipedia entry for the original ending. You’re not all that far off.