Terminator Salvation is the continuation of the terminator series which gained much popularity in the 90's. Following the trend of recently succesful sequels, this one comes with a newer look at the man v/s enemy battle;the latest addition being a futuristic concept,new technology and advatnced ... Read review
The Terminator saga is back with Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins - the first of ... more
three films starring Christian Bale as John Connor.Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor (Bale) is 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.
In Terminator: Salvation, based on the Terminator: Salvation film from Warner Bros. ... more
Pictures and Sony Pictures, players assume the role of John Connor, a soldier in the resistance, battling for survival against the far superior forces of Skynet.Terminator: Salvation is an intense action-packed third-person shooter featuring concentrated armed combat against all of the Skynet enemies from the film and new killer machines specifically designed for the game. Taking place two years before the events of the film set in a post apocalyptic, decimated Los Angeles, players will be lead through a visceral, story and character driven gaming experience.Featuring intense third-person action, Terminator: Salvation will take combat to the next level with iconic enemies, cinematic fight sequences and advanced weaponry, drawn directly from the film, as well as an innovative, multi-layered cover mechanic. New Installment of Terminator Mythology: Set two years prior to the Terminator: Salvation film, players will get the opportunity to be John Connor for the first time and continue the epic fiction of the Terminator mythology.Unrelenting Intelligent Robotic Enemies: Unrelenting and incredibly resilient iconic enemies from the Terminator franchise fight to the bitter end on land and in the sky. Designed to pursue the player by any means necessary, damaged or broken enemies will literally claw their way forward to inflict harm.Advanced Destructible Cover Gameplay: Terminator: Salvation will incorporate advanced cover mechanics which allows players to use the destructible environment as protection and strategically navigate through enemy entrenched territory. The cover mechanic's multi-faceted design changes the way cover gameplay is executed.Diverse Array of Advanced Weaponry: The player has access to a wide array of weapons including shotguns, fully automatic machine guns, huge mounted weaponry, grenades, rocket-launchers and even a plasma firing Skynet tank.Rugged Armored Vehicles Gun Fights: Pursue, attack, or evade enemies through post-apocalyptic environments on foot or inside rugged armored vehicles in extremely kinetic and extensive cinematic gun battles.
Production Year: 2004 - Science Fiction - Director: Alex Proyas - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Alan Tudyk
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Advantages: Christian bale.Nice action.Camerawork. Disadvantages: Sort of cliche.Story is thin
Terminator Salvation is the continuation of the terminator series which gained much popularity in the 90's. Following the trend of recently succesful sequels, this one comes with a newer look at the man v/s enemy battle;the latest addition being a futuristic concept,new technology and advatnced graphics.
The story doesn't need to be elaborated,its a plain man v/s machine battle,set in 2018. I am not a fan of Wham wham thank you ma'm ... ...of humanly action if the genre has to fall under action.Blame it on the technology or the craze of futuristic concepts,the order of the day seems to be robots and machines fighting it out with humans.I guess that makes the concept very novel,saving mankind and similar attributes.
The director also emphasizes on human emotion and some time is spent giving both the principal characters some emotional backdrop which works for the film.Behind ... more
Terminator Salvation is the continuation of the terminator series which gained much popularity in the 90's. Following the trend of recently succesful sequels, this one comes with a newer look at the man v/s enemy battle;the latest addition being a futuristic concept,new technology and advatnced graphics.
The story doesn't need to be elaborated,its a plain man v/s machine battle,set in 2018. I am not a fan of Wham wham thank you ma'm kind of films,i would rather watch a story with lots of humanly action if the genre has to fall under action.Blame it on the technology or the craze of futuristic concepts,the order of the day seems to be robots and machines fighting it out with humans.I guess that makes the concept very novel,saving mankind and similar attributes.
The director also emphasizes on human emotion and some time is spent giving both the principal characters some emotional backdrop which works for the film.Behind all the action bonanza and explosions,the film has a soul and somehow works for the audience.The film does fall flat in between from 30 to 50 minutes but picks up before interval and is consistently above average till the end.
The story has all the commercial trappings of a big budget hollywood film,the involvement of more than two parties,the guessing game the director plays with the audiences with certain doubtful characters,with good prevailing over evil,etc.
Christian Bale is one of the major reasons for the film to work,he is in fantastic form.He seems to be great with such action flicks(first Batman,now this) which requires him to flaunt his deep voice!
I just hoped that they would finally close the chapter,but they kept it open.A rather annoying fact because it would never come to an end like this!
Advantages: Entertaining - good story - great special-effects. Disadvantages: Colour is a bit bland - a few continuity problems caught on tape.
of the timely appearance of Resistance fighters in A-10 aircraft.
Marcus manages to find a survivor from one of the downed A-10?s, a pilot named Blair Williams, and although he is in a hurry to find Kyle and Star before they are? terminated? Blair convinces him to travel back with her to base where John Connor will undoubtedly help him in his search for Kyle.
?TerminatorSalvation?, unlike most sequels, did not landslide its way down to sequel oblivion? more has it been a snail?s pace descent that seems to have been blocked by open-minded fans willing to make allowances ? which is why it has stabilised at a 7 star rating out of 10 on IMDB and wavers between a 3 and 3.5 star out of 5 on almost every other site. Everyone agrees ? this is a satisfactory to good movie that is worthy of the 115 minutes of attention it demands (director?s cut is ...
Advantages: Better than I had hoped Disadvantages: weak ending
"If you are listening to this, you are the resistance"
(Radio Freedom)
As rule of thumb the fourth movie is usually one too many in film franchises, Alien Resurrection, The Phantom Menace and, of course, Jaws 4: The Revenge, all you need to know on that score! The horse should have been well and truly flogged in the trilogy to avoid the fourth film temptation. But when there's money to be made and the chance to spin some video games and merchandize off another one then integrity is hurled out of the window, why I feared the worse for T4, the unwelcome prequel to probably the greatest action trilogy there has ever been a good way to spoil that tag for me.
The original Terminator film wasn't the greatest action movie ever made but it certainly made Arnie. When he got the script for it he told his agent he would have to cancel his ...
Advantages: action scenes are top notch Disadvantages: acting is very basic
I have to admit I came to this film a bit unsure. In my mind Terminator means Arnie, and vice versa. Still, Andrew wanted to watch it, so we gave it a go.
First off, the storyline is pretty confusing. It involves a mix of being set in the past and the future and having some characters either from past or future depending on who you believe. Some scenes take place in 2003, whilst the majority of the film is in 2018. Even after reading the IMDB.com explanation, it's still pretty confusing, so that's point number one: this has a confusing plot. If you're one of those people who struggles to keep up with difficult plots, then give it a miss!
What I can say is that it basically revolves around John Connor taking on Skynet, and attempting to rescue a child version of his dad at the same time, whilst trying to work out whether he can ...
Contains moderate violence and intense action scenes
Video Category
Feature Film
Country Of Origin
United States of America
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
Professional reviews
Review
McG has sparked a moribund franchise back to life, giving fans the post-apocalyptic action they’ve been craving since they first saw a metal foot crush a human skull two decades ago (Empire, 19/10/2009)
This is the film TERMINATOR fans have been desperate to see. There's a damn good film here (Sunday Mail, 19/10/2009)
As in the previous two movies, there is, along with the extreme violence and destruction, a lot of wit in the proceedings (The Observer, 19/10/2009)
The TERMINATOR story recharges with a post-apocalyptic jolt of energy. Frantic and full of welcome ties to the past, it also ploughs new ground with purpose (Total Film, 19/10/2009)
Darker, grimmer and more stylistically single-minded than its two relatively giddy predecessors, TERMINATOR SALVATION boasts the kind of singular vision that distinguished the James Cameron original, the full-throttle kinetics of SPEED and an old-fashioned regard for human (and humanoid) heroics (Variety, 19/10/2009)
DVD Description
After reinvigorating the world of the Caped Crusader with BATMAN BEGINS and THE DARK KNIGHT, Christian Bale turns his talents to an altogether different franchise with this fourth film in the TERMINAROR series. The Welsh actor plays John Connor, who joins forces with Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) to battle Skynet. TERMINATOR SALVATION is directed by McG (CHARLIE'S ANGELS).
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