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| Terminator Salvation - with Sam Worthington and Christian Bale |
Fans of the Terminator series will tingle will with delight at this latest instalment, seeking to reboot the franchise post-judgement day, but does it work on the whole?
Finally, we are privy to the destruction of man and his fight against the machine. It’s the age old warning of machines developing minds of their own on a grand scale. Christian Bale takes up the role of the saviour John Connor, but he is not the main leader yet. Instead, a makeshift military operating from a submarine are striving to find a way to take down the machines. And it seems they find it, an “off-switch” in a radio-frequency. In addition to this, Sam Worthington plays mystery man, Marcus Wright, who was on death row but essentially frozen by science and now awakes to a post-apocalypse world.
Both John Connor and Marcus seek out Kyle Reese (who in the first Terminator saves Connors Mum and is the father of John) and other time-line links are set into place, like Arnie(!) and notable catchphrases. In the end, the secret radio-frequency turns out to be a trap and the military is destroyed, leaving John as the leader of the resistance. I won’t spoil the twist in the Marcus Wright character but John discovers that they have been enemies “since either of them were born”. It’s safe to say that a sequel is in the bag with John Connor getting a new heart after fighting the newly created T-800 and stating that the war isn’t over.
Some hardcore fans might be too busy scrutinizing the timeline and plot holes to just sit back and enjoy this, but for those familiar with the franchise and looking for a good action romp it will no doubt satisfy their needs. Sam Worthington is the standout actor betrayed by science in a physical way, but Christian Bale (after giving the Batman series a boost) plays the same gruff voiced, moody hero and falls a little flat.
If T3 was short on plot then this is definitely a successful reboot with another McG directed Terminator in the works. There is nothing special to be had here, but there are decent action sequences and some geekishly satisfying elements. The old Terminators aren’t bested but we hold out hope that they will be...soon!
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Terminator: Salvation
Write Commentby Jared Jun 08, 2009, 04:12:44 pm
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by shifter Jun 08, 2009, 06:48:20 pmIts good to see a review that isnt battering this film into submission. I thought it was an enjoyable, refreshingly short action fest and the sound was wicked (so good the cinema had posters outside warning it contained loud noises -fuck yeah!)
I'd recommend it
by Cookpassbabtridge Jun 09, 2009, 12:53:29 amAnyone who cares about the story in a Terminator film is an idiot and deserve everything they get.
by daley thompson Jun 09, 2009, 12:05:08 pmAnyone who cares about the story in a Terminator film is an idiot and deserve everything they get.
the first one had a really good story in my opinion, like back to the future with killer robots
by Cookpassbabtridge Jun 09, 2009, 05:06:52 pmAnyone who cares about the story in a Terminator film is an idiot and deserve everything they get.
the first one had a really good story in my opinion, like back to the future with killer robots
True dat. But the plot has taken such a kicking since Terminator 2 that I really don't see any way they could make anyone care any more. Is judgement day inevitable? Is it anyone's fault? Does anyone care?
No. All we want is massive explosions and the promise of seeing Christian Bale take town twenty foot robots by smashing them across the back of their mechanical bonce with a plank of wood with a nail sticking out of it.
Then, presumably, he'd break the fourth wall, turn to the camera and say something along the lines of 'it's just been revoked' or something similar.
I get full wood, give it 5 out of 5 and go home and think about it whilst I plough my girlfriend.
