Bwah.

I was intrigued by the doc on JRRT when he was quoted as saying he thought the trilogy was 'unsuitable' for the screen. He's right, of course, the world as he saw it would be impossible to replicate. Still, PJ did a good enough job for me.

Hey ita - we may have talked about this years ago, but did Linda Hamilton study Krav for her role in Terminator 2? The commentary for the DVD talks about her being taught self defense and guns by an Israeli instructor.

Linda also insisted on actually doing a lot of the stuff in the movie. For example, in the scene of her picking the lock, she actually is picking the lock. She also got very good at target shooting.

One weird thing - in the scene in the elevator, she forgot to put her earplugs in before one of the takes. As a result, she suffered permanent hearing loss in one ear as a result of Arnold firing the shotgun near her. But she kept right on with the scene, and that's the take that ended up in the movie.

If she studied krav, it wasn't with our system. Sadly, because we do mention that whatserplasticface in T3 did study with one of our guys.

Do you think her fighting skills in that movie were realistic and practical/effective?

I need to watch it again to be sure. Her physicality was definitely good. And that scene where she pumps the shotgun one-handed may be burnt on my retinas forever. Girlcrush!

And that scene where she pumps the shotgun one-handed may be burnt on my retinas forever. Girlcrush!

Uh-huh.

I hadn't seen it in ages - I was surprised at how well it holds up.

The first two both hold up really well, although the 80's-ness of T1 is unintentionally hilarious now. Once the story kicks into gear, it's an incredibly ferocious action/chase movie. I got to say, as much as I've disliked his most recent films, Cameron did a great job with T1, T2 and ALIENS. I can pretty much watch any of them anytime.

Bayista film and history buffs might want to get down to the Castro, as it's been re-70s-ified for Gus Van Zandt's Harvey Milk biopic.

I'm watching Transformers, or, actually, I'm in the same room where the movie is playing. So I'm more in tune with the music than the visuals. It's a whack score - Bay jumps from one piece to the next abruptly, without transition. And they are almost all jokes.

The long shot of the Navy fleet - the music is the Pirates of the Caribbean theme.

The running battle on the LA freeways - the music is the Terminator theme.

The siege scene, with SECDEF and the hackers firing shotguns at the decepticon - the music is Assault on Precinct 13.

There was the Exorcist theme at one point too, but I don't know what was on the screen.

The long shot of the Navy fleet - the music is the Pirates of the Caribbean theme.

The running battle on the LA freeways - the music is the Terminator theme.

I was wondering whether the resemblance was intentional. I'm glad you pointed out the humor.