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Monday
Jun292015

Beauty vs Beast: Mother Machine

Jason from MNPP here wishing everyone a happy Monday, and a happy July-4th-weekend-to-be - speaking of, hitting theaters this big holiday weekend is the latest movie in the unstoppable Terminator franchise... is anybody excited? I imagine it's hard for most of us to stir up a ton of enthusiasm five movies in and coming off of two entirely lackluster sequels, but I really love the cast that's been assembled so I will probably get suckered in one more time. Jason Clarke wouldn't steer us wrong... right? That said for this week's "Beauty vs Beast" let us look back at the last time the franchise was good with the movie every sequel since has been riding the fumes from, James Cameron's 1991 action classic Terminator 2: Judgement Day.You have one week to choose!

PREVIOUSLY Billy Wilder's birthday carried us up into the dark weird manors of the Hollywood Hills with a face-off between Sunset Boulevard's Norma Desmond and her post-dead boy-toy Joe, and Norma's stardust was too much for us to resist. She carried just under 80% of the vote! Said tom:

"While Joe seems to inspire those around him, Norma consumes them. She probably swallows them whole. You have to vote for someone with an appetite like that."

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As far as I'm concerned no contest -- Sarah Connor in a walk. Plus, when you list her pros you are neglecting her most important/awesome assets: The Arms

Now, if you were comparing her to the original Terminator, it would be a little closer (expect for the fact that she turns him into a pancake).

June 29, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterSusanP

Linda Hamilton should've been Oscar-nominated for her performance in this film. Truly incredible, transformative, indelible, genre-transcending work.

June 29, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterMareko

I'm going to go with T-800 only because I think that this is also Schwarzenegger's career-best work for which he doesn't receive nearly enough credit.

June 29, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterTroy H.

Schwarzenegger's best performance is in Twins. So fun and relaxed, and he really does have a flair for comedy.

June 29, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterMareko

Gee, I wonder who's going to win this one...

June 30, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterRoark

I actually thought T-800 would put up a better fight. He's an icon! I clearly have no idea what you people are thinking. ;)

June 30, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterJason

James Cameron is The Terminator Franchise. Everything after is fan fiction with studio backing.

June 30, 2015 | Unregistered Commenter3rtful

How could you not vote for Sarah Connor?!?
@Mareko ditto

June 30, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterAmandaBuffamonteezi

Mareko: I'd lean on Total Recall WAY MORE than Terminator or Twins.

July 6, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterVolvagia
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