Terminator Salvation

The End Begins

The latest Terminator installment, Salvation, certainly beat my expectations, but was nowhere near as good as the original or shall we say the first two.
First off let me just say that T2: Judgment Day is one of my all time favorite films. And I didn’t expect Salvation to beat it. I did expect Salvation to beat T3: Rise of the Machines and it did…by a long shot.

Plot: After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the mankind from total annihilation.

I suppose Salvation is a Terminator film for the new generation. It’s not a bad Terminator film; it’s a different breed of Terminator films. I remember the first time I saw T2: Judgment Day, I was a little kid (11 or 12). And that film blew me away. It was so intense that I was practically shaking in my chair, especially because I could sympathize with the young John Connor (played by Edward Furlong). Ever since then I wondered and hoped that one day they would make a sequel to T2, a sequel that would take place in the future, in the future where the terminators have annihilated much of the human race and John Connor leads the fight against the machines. I think my childhood wish has finally come true, because Terminator Salvation is that film! What else could I really expect? Perhaps a better constructed plot with more character development, less cheese (yes, there were some poor lines), and more unique action scenes that seem less like a copy of the past films, but overall the film was spot on!! Metal pounding action with lots of gunfire and explosions. And guess what? The infamous T-800 makes a nice cameo comeback:)

Salvation explains what happens after the Judgment Day. And it goes into great detail on explaining the role of John Connor and the Resistance. Does anyone remember those nasty scars on (old) John Connor’s face at the beginning of T2? Salvation explains how he gets those.

* * * (three out of five) -- A decent post-apocalyptic sci-fi action film, and worthy of the Terminator name. I would only hope to see T5 one day.


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Enjoyed Terminator Salvation? Viira recommends: T1, T2, T3.



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