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.

Movie Review: Terminator Salvation

Terminator Salvation (2009)
Starring: Christian Bale and Sam Worthington
Characters: John Connor and Marcus Wright
Directed by: McG
Tagline: The end begins
Grade: A++

As anyone that knows me...knows...I love Terminator. Everything rocks...well except the third one. This movie completely makes up for the third one. It's awesome! The only one to take place in the future, the entire movie is a non stop trill ride. Starting with the awesome scene with John Connor all the way to the end, it's some of the best movie stuff...period. Another bright spot of the movie is Anton Yelchin as the young Kyle Reese. He's AMAZING! And so cute. He was perfect for the character and several times, he looked just like Michael Biehn as the original. And the Arnold cameo was awesome, of course. You couldn't have Terminator without him. Very surprising, very cool, and very...Terminator-y. :)
-MOT

Just finished: i, Robot
Watching now: Casino Royale
Excited to see: The Bounty Hunter

Movie Review: The Terminator

The Terminator (1984)
Starring: Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton
Characters: Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor
Directed by: James Cameron
Tagline: Your future is in his hands
Grade: A++

This is one of my very, very favorite movies. I LOVE this movie. It's one action packed movie. Stuff blows up, people shoot other people, and the plot is so confusing that it literally blows your mind. (And The Terminator has to be one of the coolest movie characters of all time, besides John Connor and the amazing Kyle Reese). This movie is about a waitress named Sarah Connor, who's son, John Connor, will one day become the leader of the human resistance against the machines. (She doesn't know this when the movie starts, of course.) A Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) comes back to the year 1986 to eliminate Sarah...Kyle Reese, a soldier from 2029, comes back to protect her. She doesn't believe this when he tells her, of course. Neither do the police when they eventually capture them. They think he's crazy. So, when the Terminator comes to...well...terminate Sarah, Kyle is able to get away and grab Sarah in the process. They get away to a hotel, where they build bombs. Then, they...well, let's just say Kyle ends up being John's father...which is one of the confusing parts. When John meets Kyle in the future, Kyle is a teenager and John is an adult. Then they have an epic battle at the end and the movie ends with an alone Sarah Connor driving off into the distance, which is one of the coolest scenes of all time. The gas station guy says, "There's a storm coming," ..he's talking about the weather. Sarah answers back, "I know."...meaning Judgment Day. Then she drives off into the distance, with the storm (both real and metaphorical) brewing in the distance. My review of it does it no justice, so people really have to watch it for themselves. All I can do is reccomend it...very, very strongly.
-MOT

Just finished: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Watching now: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Excited to see: Dear John