The critics panned this movie as having only action in the first 1 hours and thereafter, a muddled plot and going nowhere. They gave it a lower than usual rating, some 1 out of 5 stars, or 2 out of 5 stars.
After watching it this past weekend, let me correct their impression of this movie. Do NOT listen to the critics! They either don't understand what they're watching, or have no sense of imagination for the Terminator franchise! Go and watch this movie yourself and do you own review!
I'm so glad that McG and his creative team had some imagination. Believe it or not, all the 3 Terminator movies had these ingredients in their storyline:
The future is not all that bleak if there are so many pockets of resistance! The resistance HQ, which was an underwater submarine was innovative, but how long can they really last? They obviously had to make way for John Connor to be resistance leader supreme!
Throw in human nature into the works and create the bridging gap between the T-600 and T-800, Marcus Wright - the prototype! And this essentially throws a monkey wrench into John Connor's world. He went back to the tapes to see if his mom left any info on a prototype Terminator with a human heart and finds nothing, he gets desperate, he doesn't really know what to do! So far, his mom's tapes have been helping him out!
Remember to throw in rain, dry, rain, dry, rain, dry, rain scenes - if you could only count the number of times Marcus gets wet and dries off, it's a wonder he doesn't get pneumonia during filming! Sam Worthington did a great job playing John's nemesis in the movie. At least James Cameron got something right when he recommended the actor to McG, instead of some wooden actor who can't act to save himself!
Anton Yelchin, fresh from Star Trek as Chekov, did an amazing job portraying teenager Kyle Reese. So much envy for John Connor that he desperately wants to be part of the resistance to follow in his footsteps. However, if you follow Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles on TV, you'll notice that his elder brother Derek Reese is nowhere to be found - missing continuity or an alternate reality I guess!
Arnie does makes a CGI appearance, well no, the Governor didn't have time to film anything! And although Christian Bale could have spoken a little clearer than in his raspy Bruce Wayne/Batman voice, I believe that he did amazingly well in this movie as John Connor, as compared to Nick Stahl's wimpy version in T3.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Terminator Salvation and highly recommend it to anyone daring enough NOT to take the words of those critics. I'm really looking forward to see the future direction that McG and his creative team can move the franchise towards.
Viva la resistance!
4 out of 5 stars
After watching it this past weekend, let me correct their impression of this movie. Do NOT listen to the critics! They either don't understand what they're watching, or have no sense of imagination for the Terminator franchise! Go and watch this movie yourself and do you own review!
Beware of spoilers below if you read on, you've been warned!
I'm so glad that McG and his creative team had some imagination. Believe it or not, all the 3 Terminator movies had these ingredients in their storyline:
- Arrival from the future, kill, kill, kill... mainly to get clothes;
- Chase down suspects one by one, kill, kill, kill... to eliminate people who put Skynet at risk and to find John Connor, wanton destruction ensues;
- Terminator finds Sarah/John Connor, kill, kill, kill... chase scene ensures, more killing, more chasing, more wanton destruction;
- Hero arrives to save the day, someone gets hurt, they go into hiding;
- A sudden epiphany on what they should do to escape termination;
- More chasing, more killing, more wanton destruction! (If there's glass, they have to break it!)
- Hero always dies, terminator gets terminated, tear-jerker moment, uncertain future - there's no future but what we make...
The future is not all that bleak if there are so many pockets of resistance! The resistance HQ, which was an underwater submarine was innovative, but how long can they really last? They obviously had to make way for John Connor to be resistance leader supreme!
Throw in human nature into the works and create the bridging gap between the T-600 and T-800, Marcus Wright - the prototype! And this essentially throws a monkey wrench into John Connor's world. He went back to the tapes to see if his mom left any info on a prototype Terminator with a human heart and finds nothing, he gets desperate, he doesn't really know what to do! So far, his mom's tapes have been helping him out!
Remember to throw in rain, dry, rain, dry, rain, dry, rain scenes - if you could only count the number of times Marcus gets wet and dries off, it's a wonder he doesn't get pneumonia during filming! Sam Worthington did a great job playing John's nemesis in the movie. At least James Cameron got something right when he recommended the actor to McG, instead of some wooden actor who can't act to save himself!
Anton Yelchin, fresh from Star Trek as Chekov, did an amazing job portraying teenager Kyle Reese. So much envy for John Connor that he desperately wants to be part of the resistance to follow in his footsteps. However, if you follow Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles on TV, you'll notice that his elder brother Derek Reese is nowhere to be found - missing continuity or an alternate reality I guess!
Arnie does makes a CGI appearance, well no, the Governor didn't have time to film anything! And although Christian Bale could have spoken a little clearer than in his raspy Bruce Wayne/Batman voice, I believe that he did amazingly well in this movie as John Connor, as compared to Nick Stahl's wimpy version in T3.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Terminator Salvation and highly recommend it to anyone daring enough NOT to take the words of those critics. I'm really looking forward to see the future direction that McG and his creative team can move the franchise towards.
Viva la resistance!
4 out of 5 stars
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