For once I found myself hankering for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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06/12/09
Terminator Salvation (2009)
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Reviews Counted:249
Fresh:79
Rotten:170
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: With storytelling as robotic as the film's iconic villains, Terminator Salvation offers plenty of great effects but lacks the heart of the original films.
Runtime: 3 hrs 51 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Australian Theatrical Release:
Oct 28, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $125,286,889
Synopsis: In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against... [More]
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood
Director: McG
Reviews for Terminator Salvation
1 - 20 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticFalls mighty short against James Cameron's filmmaking proficiency and the sharp blade of fickle fanboy nostalgia
06/11/09
Top CriticIt’s exciting and propulsive, but without the required core of emotion. That might not have seemed too important to the Terminator films, but once it’s gone, you really notice.
06/05/09
Top CriticWho cares what it means? Just make it loud. This is the way the series ends, not with a whimper but a bang. Except that it will probably go on, a shade of its former glory.
06/05/09
Top CriticIt's easy to see why Bale was attracted to this role, but this often fascinating actor gives one of his least interesting performances.
06/05/09
Top CriticI think it is really the most boring performance from Christian Bale in a long time.
06/03/09
Top CriticThe ingenious plotting of the first two Terminator films, and the skill and visceral energy with which James Cameron directed them, are a thing of the past.
06/03/09
Top CriticMcG's film doesn't match James Cameron's first two, but is better than the third Jonathan Mostow-directed instalment.
06/03/09
Top CriticDirected by McG (I used to think that was the Melbourne Cricket Ground), T4 is a post apocalyptic epic with a beating heart: indeed, Sam Worthington's beating heart, which plays such a crucial role in the story.
05/27/09
Top CriticCrammed with massive action pieces, awesome visual effects and a dense plot that cleverly incorporates echoes from the previous films, director McG injects passion and energy into the film and it pays off. It also pays off for our own Sam Worthington, who
05/27/09
Top Critic...as fascinating as chewing styrofoam--with the occasional firecracker jammed in to make you chew faster.
12/06/09
Just quit trying to live up to [James] Cameron and move on, Hollywood...
12/06/09
All the opportunities for spectacle, thrills, and momentum are tossed aside in favor of a whole bunch of none-too-intense yelling from Christian Bale and an endless retread of the old cyborg gambit: How human are they? And can they be trusted?
12/01/09
...without the continuing presence of Arnold and without any notable relationships, the movie is mostly noisy, blaring battles.
11/23/09
An at times directionless plot and some one-dimensional characters (one actress is simply around to appear pregnant it seems), but loads of action and loud explosions. You weren't expecting more than that, were you?
11/14/09
As a lifelong fan of giant killer robots, it saddens me to say it. But sometimes giant killer robots aren't enough.
09/10/09
Though the set design, action sequences and special effects are very good to great, it's hard to think of Terminator Salvation as anything other than a wasted chance.
08/30/09
Solemn and ash-hued
08/25/09
If there's anything to be learned, it's that a) McG likes to blow stuff up, and b) Christian Bale, who plays resistance leader John Connor, likes to shout -- a lot.
08/21/09
Terminator Salvation leaves me thinking it's a rock solid post-apocalyptic action picture that bends over backwards to make itself fit to a pre-existing mythology.
08/11/09
Latest News for Terminator Salvation
December 18, 2009:
Producer Dan Lin Talks Terminator's Future 
Does producer Dan Lin have any regrets about the way "Terminator Salvation" ended? And what's going on with the rights to the franchise? Read this new interview to find out. More...
December 09, 2009:
RT on DVD: The War Begins in Terminator Salvation
This week Christian Bale and Sam Worthington wage war on the machines in 'Terminator Salvation' and Henry Selick takes Neil Gaiman's 'Coraline' to marvellous stop-motion heights. More...
December 06, 2009:
McG Has Plans for Fifth and Sixth Terminator Movies
McG held a "Terminator Salvation" chat tonight, and guess what? He's planning on making the fifth and sixth installments in the saga. More...
November 30, 2009:
RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Terminator Salvation and a Smithsonian Battle
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