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Terminator Salvation
Release Date: May 21, 2009 (North America)
Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Sequel MPAA Rating: PG-13
Production Phase: Released
Studio: Warner Bros. Production Company: The Halcyon Company
Who's In It: Christian Bale (John Connor), Sam Worthington (Marcus Wright), Anton Yelchin (Kyle Reese), Bryce Dallas Howard (Kate Connor), Helena Bonham Carter (Serena)
Who's Making It: McG (Director), Jeffrey Silver (Producer), Derek Anderson (Producer), Moritz Borman (Producer), Victor Kubicek (Producer)
Premise: Ten years after Judgment Day John Connor and the human resistance wage a never-ending war against Skynet and its machine army. But when a mysterious man named Marcus Wright appears without any knowledge of the lead-up... More »
Official Website: www.terminatorsalvation.com
What We Think: The Terminator franchise needed a tune-up and from all appearances its getting a decent one. We've got newly-minted action superstar Christian Bale playing the adult John Connor; the action now takes place in the apocalyptic future... More »
User Reviews
Worthington Delivers Salvation
User Score: 81°
Just got back from Terminator Salvation and I have to say I had a fantastic time tonight. Some superb action sequences and the scene where a certain "someone" comes out of nowhere with that heavy-handed classic theme in the background made this film a worthwhile experience.
Sam Worthington gave a great performance as the centerpiece to the overall story and the film itself continued the arc of humanity vs. machines crossing the lines into morality. In Terminator 2, Cameron hammered down the father-son issues with Connor as Arnold plays the substitute father figure that young John never had growing up.
Just got back from Terminator Salvation and I have to say I had a fantastic time tonight. Some superb action sequences and the scene where a certain "someone" comes out of nowhere with that heavy-handed classic theme in the background made this film a worthwhile experience.
Sam Worthington gave a great performance as the centerpiece to the overall story and the film itself continued the arc of humanity vs. machines crossing the lines into morality. In Terminator 2, Cameron hammered down the father-son issues with Connor as Arnold plays the substitute father figure that young John never had growing up.
The same arc of human decision/fate themes were used in this tale with Marcus never truly escaping his fate but playing a difference with the decision process behind how he reached it.
While I consider the very end to be a bit over-the-top, I have no problems saying that Terminator Salvation was worth every cent (and more) and it served as a good lead-in story to this new trilogy.
Should be noted that ILM scored another homerun with that "cameo" as well.
I'm looking forward to watching it again soon.
Solid B-plus experience.
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