...without the continuing presence of Arnold and without any notable relationships, the movie is mostly noisy, blaring battles.
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Terminator Salvation (2009)
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Reviews Counted:246
Fresh:79
Rotten:167
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.
Theatrical Release:May 21, 2009 Wide
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
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Reviews for Terminator Salvation
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
The story is straightforward without being boring. The characters are fully realized.
08/03/09
Terminated.
08/03/09
Not only does the largely disposable Terminator Salvation fail to advance the franchise's overarching rise-of-the-machines storyline (a better title: Terminator Stagnation), but it never distinguishes itself from any other reasonably budgete
07/17/09
Terminator Salvation boasts impressive setpieces that provide eye-popping visual scale, but the story so badly lacks scope that the film feels small and, ultimately, inconsequential.
06/30/09
L'artillerie déployé est, certes, imposante, mais se révèle déficiente lorsque vient le temps de générer ne serait-ce qu'un tant soit peu de suspense ou de réflexion
06/30/09
No small tragedy, this is the first Terminator film without a heart.
06/16/09
The movie's tagline "The End Begins" could be prophetic for the theatrical series - it may or may not be back.
06/14/09
For once I found myself hankering for Arnold Schwarzenegger.
06/12/09
As in the previous two movies, there is, along with the extreme violence and destruction, a lot of wit in the proceedings.
06/12/09
This is the film Terminator fans have been desperate to see. There's a damn good film here.
06/12/09
McG no es James Cameron, pero por suerte dejó atrás Los Ángeles de Charlie e hizo una película de acción en serio.
06/11/09
Falls mighty short against James Cameron's filmmaking proficiency and the sharp blade of fickle fanboy nostalgia
06/11/09
It was a waste of effort before they even started shooting.
06/10/09
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November 02, 2009:
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August 25, 2009:
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June 14, 2009:
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