At some point in the next month or so film journalists from across the country will journey to Albuquerque, where they’ll visit the set of currently filming Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. We won’t be involved, even though our Box Office guru Scott Gwin lives down the street from the studio where they’re filming in Albuquerque and even though we were invited to attend many months ago. Unfortunately when it came time to go our invitation was mysteriously lost in the mail and we were unceremoniously uninvited. As usual, Cinema Blend is too cool for the room. Or maybe I said McG had herpes or something. If I did, dude, I was kidding. You don’t have herpes, you’re just a shitty director. Lack of talent is to blame, not cold sores. My apologies.

There is of course something to be said for getting none of the perks that other folks seem to get. For instance, we don’t have to worry about losing out on our Terminator 4 set visit, if we call McG a talentless hack. We’re free to say it, there are no consequences, because we have nothing to lose. I’m sure it’s better this way.

Sadly I can’t make the most of our have not situation by bagging on the movie any more than I already have, because the Terminator 4 set photos which have popped over at NyTimes.com and on VideoETA actually look pretty cool. That cracked and crumbled 7-Eleven sign with this bunch of sour grapes is one of several desert set photos they have on their sites, all of which make the movie look like it has a sort of Road Warrior thing going for it. Road Warrior with killer metal robots? Come on, you can’t tell me that wouldn’t be cool.

I've dropped a couple more pics below, but to see them all head over to NyTimes.com and on VideoETA.