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Terminator: Dark Fate First Reactions Social Roundup
Members of the press were able to attend early screenings of Terminator: Dark Fate, and the first impressions are very positive.
Many praise Mackenzie Davis’ Grace and the return of Linda Hamilton. Additionally, Terminator: Dark Fate appears to take a Star Wars: The Force Awakens approach to the Terminator franchise that began back in 1991.
Here’s our roundup of the first reactions to Terminator: Dark Fate.”
IGN’s Jim Vejvoda took to Instagram to say “Terminator: Dark Fate succeeds as both a suitable closing chapter for the original two James Cameron films and a possible gateway to exciting new chapters ahead. While the threshold may be low thanks to the last three would-be franchise resets, Dark Fate is the best Terminator film since T2. #terminatordarkfate”
Early Copies Of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Have Begun Appearing In The Wild, Watch Out For Spoilers
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare isn’t slated for release until October 25 (or late in the day on October 24, depending on where you live), but ahead of that, it seems early copies of the game are beginning to appear in the wild. The game’s physical edition for PS4 and Xbox One are printed on discs, and those discs have to make it to retailers in time for launch.
Given the size and scale of a Call of Duty release, it’s expected that some discs would get into players’ hands ahead of time, and that is exactly what seems to have happened this week.
Reports on social media reveal that copies of Modern Warfare’s PS4 edition have gone out early for some reason. What this means for Call of Duty fans is that it’s a good time to be extra careful online to avoid spoilers, if that matters to you.
It’s not clear how or why the early copies of Modern Warfare came out ahead of time. In 2011, two masked men armed with tear gas and knives hijacked a truck near Paris and fled with its cargo, which contained around 6,000 copies of Modern Warfare 3.
The new Modern Warfare, which is a reboot of sorts of the 2007 game, is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Recently, Activision talked about how progression will work and revealed a new Fortnite-style battle pass. Additionally, the company announced exactly when the game’s servers go live.
HBO’s Watchmen: 22 Easter Eggs and References You Missed
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HBO’s highly anticipated Watchmen TV show has finally arrived and, in true Watchmen fashion, has packed in layers upon layers of meaning in each and every scene with the help of some carefully placed Easter eggs and references. What’s more, as a direct sequel to the original 12-issue comic series, the show’s alternate history world-building relies on just how much you’re able to pick out and notice as the characters go about their daily lives.
What we’re saying here is: Watchmen is a show that demands a lot of attention, and possibly multiple viewings, to really take in every important clue and detail. Luckily, we here at GameSpot are ready to put in the time so you don’t have to. We’ve combed over every frame of episode 1 for these 22 hidden references, nods, and details to help you better wrap your head around the show’s world and story.
Batwoman Remains the Arrowverse’s Weak Link
Warning: this review contains full spoilers for Batwoman: Season 1, Episode 3. If you need a refresher on where we left off, here’s our review for Season 1, Episode 2.
Three episodes in, I’ve decided I’m far more in love with the idea of Batwoman than I am the series itself. It’s great seeing Kate Kane take the spotlight on The CW, both because she’s a compelling heroine and because it’s yet another reminder that the Arrowverse is running circles around the MCU and DCEU when it comes to LGBTQ representation. But that doesn’t change the fact that the series continues to fall well short of its potential. Rather than carve a unique niche for Kate Kane in the Arrowverse, this series is content to recycle the same tropes and cliches we’ve seen time and time again.
The Walking Dead: “Ghosts” Review
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow…
The Walking Dead rebounded a bit this week with an episode that started as the show’s own version of BSG’s wildly intense “33,” in which waves of walkers descended upon Alexandria, keeping everyone up for 48 hours, and then ended as a meditation on Carol’s overall mental state.
And in between, because it was a chapter that bobbed and weaved quite a bit, Negan graduated to full-fledged Alexandria protector (Aaron was the mini-boss he had to reconcile with), Siddiq’s anxiety and manifesting trauma began to hinder his work (Dante covered for him, while also revealing his backstory a bit), and Rosita and Eugene had to have “the talk” (about how he still harbored hope for a romance that wasn’t going to happen). So, all around, a busy episode.
What Was Raining on HBO’s Watchmen?
Spoilers follow for the first episode of HBO’s Watchmen. Learn which original Watchmen characters are returning in the HBO show and which aren’t right here.
During one particular moment in the premiere episode of HBO’s sequel series Watchmen, viewers not familiar with the original graphic novel may have been scratching their heads… even while they felt the need to pop an umbrella. We’re talking about the scene where Regina King’s Angela Abar and her son Topher (Dylan Schombing) drive into a… baby squid storm.
Squid storm!
HBO’s Watchmen Premiere Review
HBO’s new Watchmen show has a lot on its mind, though I wonder if it knows what to do with it.
The original comic by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons gave rise to numerous imitators: Superhero “deconstructions” that leaned into the gritty tone and texture of the book, without capturing its political purview. The sequel show, created by Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) seems to understand what made the 1986-87 graphic novel great; Moore and Gibbons’ story, set contemporaneously, explored the era’s Cold War political anxieties and fears of fascism through the lens of “realistic” superheroes, whose emergence in the 1940s led to an alternate history. Lindelof’s approach feels similar. He uses the genre’s big ideas to touch on several hot-button issues of the last few years — issues that have existed for decades and centuries, but have gained mainstream exposure through social media: police brutality, and white supremacy. And while the show seems to separate the two, despite their deeply entangled structural history, it appears to do so knowingly — perhaps even winkingly, with more in store. Whether it succeeds, however, remains to be seen.
Joker Could Become The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Movie Ever (Not Adjusted For Inflation)
The Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie is still riding high at the box office, and by the end of its theatrical run it might end up becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history.
After another strong performance at the box office in its third weekend, Joker has made more than $737 million worldwide. It needs about $48 million more to reach Deadpool 2’s lifetime gross of $785 million that made it the highest-grossing R-rated movie in cinema history.
As THR reminds us, Deadpool 2 made around $738 million globally from its initial run before the PG-13 re-release, Once Upon a Deadpool, helped total receipts reach $785 million.
THR says Joker is expected to make $900 million at the box office when all is said and done, and it could even reach $1 billion, some people said.
Some of the other highest-grossing R-rated movies over the years have included 2003’s The Matrix Reloaded ($742 million), 2017’s Stephen King movie It ($700 million), 2014’s American Sniper ($547 million), and 2004’s The Passion of the Christ ($611 million). These figures are not, however, adjusted for inflation.
Was That the Owlship on HBO’s Watchmen?
Spoilers follow for the first episode of HBO’s Watchmen.
The Owlship is one of the coolest pieces of technology in the original Watchmen. The brainchild of Dan Dreiberg, a.k.a. the second Nite Owl, the ship — called Archimedes, or Archie for short — was seemingly ahead of its time, with its hover and underwater capabilities, various weapons, and of course onboard coffee machine! And now that same technology has shown up on HBO’s Watchmen, and indeed was spotted by some fans in the trailers for the show as well. But the question is, is it the Owlship?
In a word, no.
The new version of the Owlship and the original from the graphic novel.