Terminator Salvation [Blu-ray] [Region Free] [2009]

Great film if you are a fan of the terminator

Thank heavens they where brave enough to break awy from the tired formua of the last 3 movies. Sure the original Terminator was a classic; and the follow-up was a good sequel; but T3 was extremely poor and cheesey but maybe that was partly becuase they were going over the same old ground. What they should of done in T3 was to break away from the old Terminator-sent-back-in-time routine. From now on; when watching the Terminator series of films you should just leave out T3. The actual makers of this 4th movie have even stated that they made this film as a follow-on from film 2; they have completely disregarded the third film ..... as should we; it was that bad and almost ruined the franchise. Terminator 4 then is a refreshing change from the routine. No longer a film from the prespective of the past (our present) they are now telling the story of the future and mans resistance to the machines years after 'Judgement Day'. What is really clever however is that they have also turned the formua in on itself by making the past come to the present although not through any time machine. The action is excellent without getting too over the top. The scenes with the actual early-version terminators are also impressive .... especially since these earlier models being built before Skynet perfected linking living-tissue too machine; making them look almost like zombies or some super-mutant from the Fallout video-games. Honestly, if most people watch this movie with an open mind they will find a film that lives up very well with the first 2 movies and is a lot, lot better than the 3rd. The acting is decent, theres nothing wrong with the script, its not too over-the-top, the characters are interesting and overall this film is an intelligently achieved break from the tired old fomua. Good film.

Terminator Salvation (2009) Terminator Salvation is directed by McG and and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. It stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard and Common. Music is scored by Danny Elfman and cinematography by Shane Hurlbut. 2018 and John Connor (Bale) is a key figure in the Resistance forces waging war against Skynet and their Terminator armies. But when Marcus Wright (Worthington) wanders into the equation it clouds the issues, with both men desperate to establish meaning and answers in the war...... The weight of expectation was massive. Spread over a 25 year period and harvesting 3 films, the Terminator film fan has wanted to desperately view the post Judgement Day war between man and machine. Over to you McG; yep, he who directed Charlie's Angels! Box office wise it's a winner of some magnitude, garnering over $370 million worldwide (over $170 million profit), but critics and franchise fans, perhaps inevitably, were decidedly mixed on its worth to the Terminator universe. It's good for me, a fan also of the series, to come to the film some three years after it was released, where the hype or venom has evaporated and the film has finally found a base footing from which to be judged. Undeniably it is some way away from the first two Cameron films, lacking the lesser budget sci-fi grit of part one or the mind bending extravagance of part 2. Better than 3 for sure, but that film still has the best ending of all the Terminator movies. Terminator Salvation is a darn great action movie, in fact it's more a great action/war movie that has dashes of Terminator folklore sprinkled along the way. Gone is the pursuer/pursued structure of the previous films, in place now is a tough guys on a mission adventure story, fast paced and full to the brim of plot and barn-storming action set pieces. There's no easy cop out here either, the makers could quite easily have made one long battle movie between Bale's Beefcakes and Skynet's Super Soldiers, but instead they serve up different conflicts at different points of the apocalyptic compass. With many brilliant new additions to the Skynet's army adding spice to the Cyborg laden stew. This is not just an endoskeleton wasteland, it's a land of Hunter-Killer ships, hulking Harvesters, underwater Hydrobots and Terminator motorcycles. The sci-fi, in design and execution, is quite frankly adrenalin pumping. With the picture set as it is, post the other films in the series, it does have a huge waft of freshness on its side. Yes there's dutiful nods to the past, courtesy of one liners, music and a familiar face in the finale, these are welcome and needed by the fans in fact, but McG's movie stands tall on its own two feet. No lazy remake here, even if the staging of the final dust-up is a series copy. The writers have also imbued the story with darkness, it's as fun as it gets on a visceral level at times, but there's a bleakness, a sadness, constantly hovering in the dry air. It's also a neat trick having John Connor, the future saviour of mankind, not be this super-human guy loved by all, he carries emotional baggage, obviously, but to some of his superiors he is viewed as edgy, perhaps even a hindrance to the war effort? It's a nice thread and harks back to the young Connor's arrogant streak in T2. Cast performances have also proved to get mixed reviews, but now the dust has died down it appears that nobody is bad here. Bale and Worthington make for a nice muscular pairing without pushing the acting boat out, Bloodgood holds her own in kicking ass and dialogue exchanges and Yelchin, who I initially struggled to accept as someone who is going to blossom into the moody and magnificent Michael Biehn version, does a decent enough job of setting Rees up for his inevitable fate. Outside of these main performers, though, nobody gets much of a look in, which in the case of Bryce Dallas Howard's wife of John Connor is a shame. The writers have erred here, for surely she is a critical component of the John Connor character arc? Still, we do at least get a fun, but staple, cameo from Michael Ironside. Terminator Salvation's worst mistake, mind, is to not finish 10 minutes earlier than it did, where the build up and set up for potential sequels is dampened considerably by a mushy tack on sequence, a chance to keep things moody and ambivalent is wasted, seemingly for the popcorn munchers pleasure. It was never going to be an across the board winner, especially for Terminator's staunch fans. Only Cameron coming back could have maybe brought about the film everyone wanted? But this is still a ripper of an action movie, with enough brains and balls to standalone. Awesome Blu-ray too! 7.5/10

This film has taught me to not be put off by bad critical reviews since I was impressed with it and if you love sci fi and have followed the earlier films then I suggest that you can't fail to like this one. A lot of new machines are introduced and also we see the old model T600 terminator in action (I assume the ones that don't pass for human mentioned in T1 with either no skin or rubber skin). The actors who play Marcus Wright and Kyle Reese are excellent and I like the relationship that develops between the two of them as Marcus teaches Kyle some useful tricks. Christian Bale has received some bad press about his tantrum when a guy disturbed his concentration at a crucial point in a take but when you see how he gets so deep into the part that he absolutely is John Connor you can understand his anger at the interruption (especially since I understand that this was the second time the guy had interrupted him). Bale is excellent as Connor and whether by accident or design he sounds a bit like his father Kyle Reese in T1 when his emotions are rising when speaking to his commander. Of course a coach and horses is driven through any time travel rules with Kyle Reese standing next to his older son John Connor but you can forgive that as poetic license in this case since this is such good entertainment. One critic said that there's none of the light relief of Arnie humour in T4 but these people don't seem to understand that sequels have to be different or what's the point? Some surprises / unexpected twists complete this awesome film.

Terminator Salvation is out on DVD and for me, little cause for celebration. The problem is, when you are trying to follow up on such a mammouth franchise, opinion will always be divided. Terminator and Terminator 2 - Judgement Day were both astonishing films, and it was going to be a tough act to follow. Terminator 3 was woefully disappointing, but did have its high moments and I desperately tried to keep an open mind as I settled down to watch this latest installment. It's a mess. The grim, apocalyptic view painted in the first two films doesn't seem to be present here, and the usual mish mash of explosions, chases don't have the same weighty punch as they did in the first two. When the Terminator chases Sarah and Kyle in the first film, its genuine heart pounding stuff - but these seem all rather ho-hum. I guess the other problem is the casting. Sam Worthington is okay as Marcus Wright the Death Row prisoner who finds himself part man, part machine - but Christian Bale is uninspiring as Connor, either rasping or shouting his way through every line of given dialogue. He doesn't seem right for the part of John Connor, and given the pivotal role the character has in the series, it's a disasterous piece of casting. I do quite like Bale in other films - Batman he was great, but in Salvation, he borders on annoying. On a plus note, the young Kyle Reese is okay, and seeing Michael Ironside as a general was interesting (rememer him in Starship Troopers, Total Recall?) Obviously, there's nods to the other films, and not to give anything away but a familar face from previous installments does pop up later on in the film. It's one of the few highlights, to be honest. Little time is given to character development, which is a shame as I didn't really feel like I cared what happened to Marcus, or John for that matter. As a film in its own right, it scrapes the three stars for a couple of decent action sequences, but as a follow on from the previous films? Not a patch on them, i'm afraid. Which is a shame - because I really did want to like this film.

Firstly, I will say that I'm starting to lose faith with the human race over the bashing this film has had. I know people have their opinions as I do but this film really deserves more than it's getting. Some people are even complaining this is worst than Terminator 3. Well..... I'm just speechless at that given T3 was a complete mess. This film is really well-done, great special effects, great acting, great everything. I didn't find problems with Christian Bale's acting, I found it really good and he's tons better than whining Nick Stahl in T3. It's a great film and well worth seeing. I really do think this film deserves to be seen despite T3 bombing overall with fans. I think people who are new to the series should check it out but still keep in mind to check out the first 3 films otherwise this film will be all a tad confusing. Overall, I really enjoyed this film and it's a well deserved 5 stars. I wasn't sure I would like it all that much given the trailer showing all the action, looked like a big action movie but it's a lot more than just a popcorn movie. Plus, MCG didn't seem like he'd cut it for me but he did. There was a lot of action but there was a very strong story coming through at the same-time I felt. The arnold moment is great too. Highly recommended. Two thumbs up.

I have been waiting since 1985 for this movie! I remember going to see the first in an empty cinema because no one knew Cameron or Schwarzeneggar and sci-fi films were not the must-see films they are now. But I loved T1 so much for the time-bending plot, which of course you only fully appreciate at the end. T-S fulfilled all my expectations in terms of progressing the story, filling in gaps and giving a nod to future plotlines. I love Christian Bale - OK so he's the strong silent (or should that be "whispery") type, but I guess if you were leading humankind against destruction, you might be a bit dour! I love Sam Worthington, despite a few lapses into Austrine, but a great addition to the goodies - I hope they find a way to bring him into T5. I love Anton Yelchin - he's going to grow into a worthy successor to Michael Biehn who has the best movie line in history "I came across time for you, Sarah" - what woman wouldn't melt? I love Moon Goodblood - a strong and sensible female role. I was slightly disappointed that Kate Conner didn't get more of a look-in since she is instrumental in sending back the Terminator to T3. So overall brilliant, but I can take it for what it is - a film - and I'm quite amused by the amount of criticism that has been levelled at the movie. I jumped out of my skin at one point and clapped with glee at the final fight scene. So much fun!

Have to say wasn't expecting much from this movie given the debacle that was T3RotM, but it was great! Christian Bale is perfect as future John Conner, totally delivering with his absolute commitment to the role, love it. First time we get to see the future in detail and it is bleak! The production has spared no expense to get this across, you really get the in-the-dirt, gritty in your faceness, no hope of it all type feel. Sam Worthington is great as Marcus Wright and adds another dimension that I wasn't expecting at all. Superb. The movie also adds in scenes that make you go 'ahh that's why' referring to previous movies and fills things out much more for the viewer. I just have to also add T3RotM gets an automatic 10 out of 10 in my book, even though its rubbish, as there are nuclear detonation effects in there, sorry just my rating scale at work here. Time paradoxes and the destruction of the entire universe looming in the background aside (of which also gives this movie an automatic 10 out of 10) this is a brilliant movie! A superb addition to the collection!

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Ich möchte mich bezüglich der BluRay-Qualität recht kurz halten: Der Ton ist außerordentlich gut und besitzt eindeutig Referenzqualitäten. Das Bild ist sehr gut, jedoch werden ihm sowohl durch die "entsättigte" Farbgebung als auch durch den (bewusst) überhöhten Kontrast sehr deutliche Grenzen gesetzt. Zum Film selbst: Nachdem zunächst James Cameron seine eigene Idee mit Teil 2 quasi mit umgekehrten Vorzeichen nochmals verfilmt hat und auch T3 das Thema - abgesehen von dem sehr, sehr guten Schluss - nur wenig originell variierte, hatte ich eigentlich genug von der Welt der Terminatoren und der sich immer wiederholenden Jagd auf John Connor. Terminator 4 stellt daher eine wilkommene Abwechslung dar. Er geht mutig mehrere Schritte nach vorne, lässt dabei das mehrmals durchgekaute Zeitreisen-Thema außen vor und konzentriert sich vollkommen auf die Darstellung einer apokalyptischen, vom Krieg zerstörten Welt. Schon alleine aus diesem Grunde hebt T4 sich wohltuend von den Teilen 2 und 3 ab. Wer von den Kennern der Filme hat sich nicht schon beim Anschauen der Vorgänger gewünscht, mehr von dieser düsteren Welt sehen zu können, die von Maschinen regiert wird? Voilá! T4 gibt allen Neugierigen die Chance dazu. Nun mag so mancher der eingefleischten Fans aufschreien und das Verlassen altbekannter Terminatoren-Pfade bemängeln: Keine Zeitschleife und kein Bösewicht aus der Zukunft mehr? Zudem wurde (und wird) T4 oftmals für seine abgeblich unoriginelle Inszenierung kritisiert. Ich kann an dieser Stelle natürlich nur für mich sprechen, aber ich bin froh, dass T4 genau so geworden ist, wie er im Kino zu sehen war und nun im Heimkino gesehen werden kann: Ein gradliniger Actionfilm mit hervorragenden Effekten, der in seinen besten Momenten T2 und T3 weit hinter sich lässt: Schnell, düster, dreckig und trotzdem sehr unterhaltsam. Das sind allesamt Eindrücke, die ich nach Teil 1 immer vermisst und erst in Teil 4 wiedererlebt habe. Im meiner persönlichen Rangliste reiht sich T4 hinter Camerons unerreichtem Erstling an zweiter Stelle ein - einfach, weil er das erste Sequel ist, das die Geschichte einmal fortführt, statt sie variiert zu wiederholen. Sorry an alle T2-Fans aber die wenig originelle Handlung (da in Teil 1 schon einmal gesehen), der deplatzierte Humor und die - im Vergleich zu Teil 1 - glattgebügelte und massentaugliche Inszenierung waren und sind mir schon immer ein Dorn im Auge gewesen. Immerhin können die Effekte bis heute mehr als überzeugen.... und als ob das Murmeltier nicht schon genug gegrüßt hätte, schlug T3 leider genau in dieselbe Kerbe. Fazit: Wer einen T2 oder T3 erwartet, muss enttäuscht werden. Wer damit leben kann, dass T4 "ein etwas anderer Terminator" ist, dem könnte dieser Film gefallen. Für mich persönlich gilt: TOP!!!

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I really enjoyed this movie. I think it was the best one I saw that year. The story was straight sci fi. The new vision of the terminator movie has a awesome variety of terminators. They are done from a motorcycle type to a human skeleton type to a huge space ship type. The visuals are very dark sort of like the last 2 alien movies were done. Also I saw the late Stan Winston worked on the movie. I think he did a lot of special effects in the alien movies. I think he did the alien queen in aliens. Anyway the special effect are really well done. I could forget about reality and just watch the screen and go to another place. That is when the special effects are done well. Also the world was well done and you could tell they spent the money to design many sets and have many location to keep the viewer interested. I compare the visuals of the world to that of Alien 3 or Alien Resurection. The music is done well and is very emotional. It was done by Danny Elfman. The acting and story was top notch. It is a story of sacrifice and redemption. The two leads Sam Worthington and Christian Bale were exceptional. Christian Bale is always good at getting you to care for his character. I think he is an actor that can bring out a lot of emotions for the viewer. I thought Sam Worthington was very good at this also in this movie. The woman Moon Bloodgood was good also and believable in her role. Anton Yelchin was also very good in his role. Also this movie had very mild cussing and the violence and content was not trashy or overdone. Which I think the last terminators went overboard on this. Recommended to families to watch with children over 13. I think the parents won't find anything objectionable. If you haven't seen this due to hearing that it wasn't good. Give it a chance. I liked it, maybe you will too. Kevin

Correspond à la description. Je recommande.