Original Movie Poster from The Terminator

Today marks the 12th anniversary of the day that Skynet became self-aware. Yes, if you were John Connor in the year 1997 you’d be shitting yourself knowing that an army of Terminators was about to beat down on you.

So to mark this ostentatious occasion grab some friends and watch the first three movies (or the quadrilogy if you can) from start to finish, celebrating the fact that this is a work of fiction and robots don’t actually rule the world… yet.

Hopefully the next installment will provide that full scale humans-vs-terminators war that we’ve been waiting for since the first movie came out.

If you’re not convinced that spending an evening watching Terminator movies is a grand idea then you could always say that you’re “supporting local talent.” Sam Worthington (Australia’s very-own home-grown Perth-mown) gives a heart-felt performance in Terminator Salvation, outshining Christian Bale’s somewhat one dimensional acting.

But seriously, who wouldn’t want to see Arnie in his prime?

District 9 - For Humans Only!

Having seen nothing but one brief teaser trailer, I went into District 9 with the expectation of a sci-fi film and some aliens. What I got was a cinematic experience that really questions the existence of extra terrestrial life and the consequences of our interactions with them.

The film’s strength lies in its ability to keep the audience guessing. It’s never certain what’s going to come next or how a problem is going to be solved – thus creating a compelling storyline that keeps viewers engaged until the very end.

It’s this powerful narrative that really leaves not much else to say about the film besides “Go and see it.” Anything we tell you about the film will just kill that experience.

Although, I can promise you that District 9 is different… very different.

For sci-fi nuts, this is a must-see.