Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation (2009)
Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, and Anton Yelchin
Directed by: McG
SC=1 V=6 C=3
Grade: A++

I love all of the Terminator movies (obviously) and this one definitely didn't let me down. I was so excited for this to come out and I saw it in theaters twice. This is the only movie that the entire thing takes place in the future. It starts in the year 2018, when the war against the machines is raging and the Resistance needs help. Some people believe the help they need is John Connor (Bale) and some people believe he isn't. Then a man named Marcus Wright (Worthington) comes along and meets two civilians who call themselves The Resistance's LA Branch. It turns out the older of these kids is a teenage Kyle Reese (Yelchin), who bears an uncanny resemblance to Michael Biehn, who was the first Kyle Reese. Kyle and the other civilian, Starr, are captured by Skynet because Kyle is number one on their kill list. Marcus is able to get free and find Connor. When he tells him that Kyle has been captured, John decides he has to get to Skynet Central as quickly as possible to find Kyle and save him before something happens to him. The writers had some fun, making sure to reference the movies before it with characters saying "Come with me if you want to live" and "I'll be back". But my favorite line of the whole movie is when John saves Kyle and Kyle says, "I won't leave you!" and John says back, "You didn't." Oh my gosh...goosebumps... Anyway, this is much more "kid-friendly" as it is only rated PG-13 as opposed to the R rating of the other movies. If you are a fan of the other movies, you will love this one. Christian Bale is outstanding as John Connor and Anton Yelchin is equally good as a young Kyle Reese.