Terminator Salvation

The most recent venture of the Terminator franchise - Terminator Salvation - brought on screen Christian Bale and Sam Worthington.

I must say initially I thought that by not seeing Terminator 3 I might not have a clue of what is going on with this one. Couldn't be farther from the truth. I managed to pick up the action as soon as the film started, however the ending spoiled it for me (to be honest I was expecting it... its a franchise after all and it needs its fans glued to it).

I would say that if anything this film should be praised for its special effects (sound and visual). This is not a film to see at home on your couch. So get your tickets whilst it's still on.
Terminator Salvation needs to be seen on a large screen with large state of the art sound to get you involved as much as you possibly can. (come to think of it I think I would have loved to see it on 3D. I think the effects would have had a greater impact on me).

Terminator Salvation is set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.



Sam Worthingtom does a great job here. Hopefully we will see him in something else really soon (my suggestion something radically different like a rom-com).

However the best scene from this film in my opinion was the one getting an Arnie-like Terminator pop out and try kill John Connor. That was really well done and I am very curious weather that was an actual cameo of Arnie or if McG managed to take older footage of Arnie and fit it in the film (I'm saying that as he looks so much younger in this film).

So my thoughts on this are go see the film and see how you like it. For those with a passion for this franchise this will be a bonus, if you like special effects you'd love this, but for the rest of you mortals this might be a bit disappointing as you can definitely see the hint of a Terminator 25 at the end of the film. "I'll be back"