Review of Terminator Salvation (2009) by Tristan M — 08 Sep 2015
I'm kinda torn in terms of what to give this movie, as I actually liked it more than the reviews I've read lead me to expect. Right off the bat you could tell this would be a far different show than the past three films, which is good in my opinion as we've seen the same thing over and over again and it's time to move forward with the story.
The CGI is for sure far improved, as the first scene can show, which makes for a good futuristic look of the environment and battles scenes. The effects and sound effects are shown off well, with good cool sounds and a realistic look to the machines and explosions, which is pretty awesome at part such as the motorbike/truck chase, and the massive terminator destroying stuff such as escaping cars at the gas station.
The story is far different, still an improved terminator is there, but the whole plot is new, and for the most part fairs quite well, although some scenes are drawn out or a little slow. The acting and script are both good and bad at times, although I think Christian Bale does the best performance of the rest.
It's still nice to see Arnold, even if he looks fake as they tried to make him look younger, and he isn't there for long. The ease of killing some of the terminators seems to be too much in the wrong direction as they are way easier to kill than the ones in the original movies, that took place over 30 earlier.
The ending is good, a small scale final battle in the enemy base, one that gives us a hero, and leaving plenty of room to continue the story in any possible way (although Terminator Genesis is not in the right direction).
Overall the movie could get a better rating from me as I thought it wasn't bad, it had it's down money's but for the most part it had a Transformers background (which is not a franchise I like at all) but makes it far better with the setting, effects, acting, and story.
Hope for more films to follow this one in the after Judgment Day war to survive against the machines.
This review of Terminator Salvation (2009) was written by Tristan M on 08 Sep 2015.
Terminator Salvation has generally received mixed reviews.
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