Janet Napolitano, lead shareholder in Cyberdyne Systems, is implementing The Next Phase of WHTI (Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative)(Is it just me, or does the acronym conjure up a bad organization from a Shaft film? The Whitey Plan? Really? Might as well throw in a reference to mayonnaise and Lawrence Welk.)

How this will affect some of The BLOGgh’s readership is the Casas trip. You might want to work on your passports (legitimately or otherwise) for next year’s trip. Once people really see the bureaucracy in action (inaction…wakka wakka) they’ll start to freak out.

On the topic of Cyberdyne – If you liked action movies of the ’90s, where not everything had to line up logically, you’ll love Terminator Salvation.

I, for one, prefer Sydney Poitier’s characterization of the T-800.

A part that I did enjoy was the nod to T2 fans with a vehicle duel choreographed to Guns ‘n Roses “You Could Be Mine”. It’s fun that John Connor still has some old cassette tapes from his teenage years.

I also appreciated that John Connor ditched his Batman voice after the first few fight scenes.

Woo to Anton Yelchin! Congrats on being in two big summer movies. In Star Trek he was part of a great ensemble. In Terminator he stood out as the coolest character. (Kyle Reese has always been my favorite – the no-name soldier sent back in time that alters time.) Look for Kyle Chekov in New York, I Love You where he joins a big cast in a collection of short films.

Flashlight Peter, we can now answer two of your questions. Kate Connor is a veterinarian, so she might not have the same ethics debacle. Also – Roland Kickinger, who played Arnold in See Arnold Run, was the body of the T-800 in the current film (another Austrian bodybuilder?) and Governor “Get to the Chopper!!” had his face digitally masked over poor Roland.

Semi-related posts:

1. Anne Frank Tree Countdown
2. Moby and his Free License music for indie film makers
3. They will rue the day, for this is the day of ruing, in which ruing is ensuing.
4. Children of Hurin
5. Casas Day 2