Movie Review - Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation got a bad rap. Reviewers around the globe have been blasting the hell out of it (only 33% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), saying director McG sucked, the action flicks suck, and the script sucked. Well, I'm here to tell you they are wrong.
For starters, sit down and watch the original Terminator movie. From a conceptual standpoint, the movie is creative and compelling, but has little in the way of sci-fi effects or a great dialogue. Move to T2, where the two boys in the movie are ridiculous and laughable. Yes, the effects of T2 are terrific, but again the dialogue is just plain awful. Let's not even discuss the terrible plot of T3.
Which moves me to T4, Terminator Salvation. The script, set in the year 2018, is terrific. There is one minor flaw to the overall plot, which I can't divulge without spoilers, but I'll just say that a certain death was unnecessary and the character would have been terrific in future movies in the franchise. The characters are good. Sam Worthington does a fabulous job as Marcus Wright, a new character to the franchise. In fact, 80% of the movie is about him, and his salvation. From the start of the movie, you're told to hate this character, but slowly they chip away at you to get you to believe in him and cheer him on. Anton Yelchin, who recently played Chekov in Star Trek, is great as John Connor's father-to-be Kyle Reese, and Moon Bloodgood (is that really her name?) is great as Blair Williams.
Christian Bale is good, but in all honesty, he does not carry the flick. In fact, he, Bryce Dallas Howard (his wife), and Common (his best bud) show up in a lot less scenes that most people would think. Bale overacts in a few scenes, making you believe that McG might even put the now famous Bale rant right in the movie (he doesn't). But again, this movie is more about Marcus' struggle than it is John Connor's rise to the leader of the resistance.
The effects were great. I don't care what anyone tells you, when the T-800 shows up on screen, you get goosebumps. It was a terrific way to tie in the original robots to this movie. There are high flying chase scenes, great human vs. terminator fight scenes, and a fun trip into Skynet headquarters in San Fransisco, where we get to see terminators on the assembly line. Great stuff.
Overall, this is a must see summer movie. It had everything you want in an action flick, and it was well worth the money. And although reviewers are blasting it, overall regular day people reviews have been good. Which is where it really matters.
I give Terminator Salvation seven out of ten robot parts.
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