Terminator Salvation is not really a "Terminator" movie like the previous 3 were. There isn't a battle between 2 Terminators or one Terminator versus the rest of the world or anything like that. Terminator Salvation is basically just a bad ass action movie with Skynet, the creators of the Terminators as we know them, as the bad guys, set in the future, with the Terminator mythology as a back drop/driving force. So don't go into this one expecting to see an Arnold like machine kicking the crap out of humans, because you'll be disappointed. At least to a certain extent...don't want to give too much away to those of you who don't know anything about this current installment of the Terminator franchise. If you go in expecting to see a really cool sort of sci fi action flick, then you'll really enjoy this movie. Even the harshest critic I know, my roommate Timmy, liked it. And that's saying something.
Salvation takes place in post-apocalyptic 2018. Bad ass John Connor (played by Christian Bale) is a grown man, fighting with the Resistance against Skynet and its army of various types of machines. He is not the leader of the Resistance...yet, but is believed by most to be a prophet of some sorts because of his knowledge of the future. His certainty about the future changes when he meets Marcus Wright (played by the new it guy Sam Worthington - see Avatar, and Clash of the Titans) who is not who he seems or even who he thinks he is. Connor is in a battle with Skynet to save humanity and with the Resistance leaders to save his future. Wright is in a battle to find out who and why he is, and to figure out what is right and wrong.
The movie is basically one mind blowing action sequence after another. It is filmed in a sort of washed out style similar to, but not as extreme as Minority Report with Tom Cruise. If I had to give it a few knocks, I would say for one, the showing of the name of the director, McG, is the most egotistical, ridiculous things I've ever seen. Just pay attention at the beginning and you'll see what I'm talking about. There's a couple of completely unnecessary and/or over the top explosions, however they just add to the visual fun of the movie. And the last thing is that, for the Terminator purists, its not really like any of the others before it. One maybe positive, maybe negative, depending on your point of view is that it is not nearly the mind f@# that the others can be.
This movie is really entertaining. It has its flaws, and isn't going to be winning any awards or anything, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. And like I've said all along, the point of watching a movie is to be entertained. It's a sci fi movie, so of course you're going to be like "Yeah, right!" But that's part of the fun of watching movies. I recommend this to anyone who likes lots of action and anyone who just like to have a fun, mindless 2 hours.
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