I'm pretty happy about that fact, because it means that now that we are beyond the gadgetry (still have to get used to 3D baloney, though!), we can focus on telling stories with these tools. It's not sufficient anymore to have something visually cool, it must have a reason to be exactly like it is. Which Terminator II did very well already, though.

They created mice that lacked an enzyme and later on they added the enzyme. All this proves is that the enzyme is relevant to support healthy growth, and it's absence mimics the symptoms of aging. That would be like stripping someone of his clothes, put him in the cold, give him a blanket and say: "We solved the problem of freezing to death!".

Uhm... "Magazines for children featuring pictures of topless women" - I'm living in Germany. If what you describe does exist, my childhood would have been a lot happier ;) What is true: public magazine stands with magazines for people of all ages, including erotic magazines showing breasts and such.