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  • Terminator Salvation
  • Opened May 21, 2009 | Runtime:2 hr. 10 min.
  • PG-13
    intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+. Read More
  • In the fourth installment of the Terminator series, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the eventual leader of mankind's fight againts the machines. The setting is 2018, focusing on the war between the humans and the computer network Skynet. Anton Read More
  • Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common
  • Director: McG
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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  • Christian Bale as John Connor in "Terminator Salvation."
  • Director MCG on the set of "Terminator Salvation."
  • Ivan Gvera as General Losenko in "Terminator Salvation."
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Terminator Salvation Recent Fan Reviews

  • Go

    Good? Yes. $9.50 Good? Probably not.

    by Kyle_Adkins

    I was really hyped to see the film myself, being a avid fan of Terminator series. But I must confess, I honestly wasn't too happy with the choice of John Connor in this series, considering how much of a D-Bag I feel Christian Bale to be (I mean, come on.. "Don't trash my scene"? What are you, 9?). However, his acting was fairly good I must admit for this role.

    Were I was really nit-picky honestly was the cookie-cutter suspense. Everything had a certain level of predictability about it. We honestly knew the "Twist ending" of the film, which I will not ruin for readers of this review, before it happened. Also, the explosions were unnecessarily loud, and almost ruptured my girlfriend and my own eardrums in the theater. Crank it down to a dull roar please.

    Aside all this, the movie was fairly enjoyable. Try to catch the matinee if possible. I think you'll be much more satisfied if you do.

  • Oh No!

    Where's Batman when you need him?

    by Cal Varnson

    The whole time I was watching the movie, I was wishing Christian Bale would don the bat suit and rescue us from this predictable yawner. Yes, I was literally yawning during this film. This movie has every cliche imaginable for an action film. A self loathing tough guy leading man that survives all peril, a hot babe that likes to shoot automatic weapons, laughable use of a previous catch phrase ("I'll be back"...c'mon give us a break!), stealing scenes from classic action films (mute kid, high speed chase on a car strewn desolate highway, blowing up fuel tankers while petrol is at a premium...was this "Terminator" or "Road Warrior"?), etc.

    I kept thinking of how Bale went off on a crew member while filming this crud seeing as he's such a dedicated and professional actor. Huh? Maybe he was angry that he signed up for the picture (and apparently a string of additional sequels...Lord help us).

    It's time to exterminate.

  • Must Go!

    Great Movie

    by esgill

    Terminator Salvation is a great movie that captures the essence of post-apocalyptic Earth.. The movie stays very true to the Terminator "mythology" with many used faces to welcome us in. A new character introduced --Marcus Wright-- not John Connor, is the hero of the movie. John Connor, while important to the plot line and chronology, plays only a obligatory role in this latest installment. Wright offers a new insight to the "human condition" with his unique circumstances, and allows John Connor to become who he needs to... the savior of mankind. Thus explaining the ending of the movie. Keep that in mind with regards to the ending of Salvation, before casting it as cliche.

    Any Terminator fan, die hard or so-so, should enjoy this movie tremendously, IMO. For the die hard's there is the obvious plot structure and chronology that sets up the previous 3 Terminator chronologies. And for the so-so's there is the action packed and well thought out plot line to draw you in.

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Terminator Salvation Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 70
    Washington Post |

    The result is a movie that takes itself far more seriously than the "Hasta la...

  • 70
    Variety |

    Darker, grimmer and more stylistically single-minded than its two relatively...

  • 70
    The New York Times | A.O. Scott

    It parades neither the egghead aspirations of "Star Trek" nor the thick-skulled...

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    It's basically a zombie movie with machines instead of the walking dead.

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