Terminator Salvation
6.1
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All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe.

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2009-06-13T00:09:17.000Z
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Cast
Christian Bale
John Connor
Sam Worthington
Marcus Wright
Moon Bloodgood
Blair Williams
Anton Yelchin
Kyle Reese
Common
Barnes
Zach McGowan
Soldier on Osprey
Bryce Dallas Howard
Kate Connor
Jane Alexander
Virginia
Michael Ironside
General Ashdown
Ivan G'Vera
General Losenko
Dorian Nkono
David
Chris Browning
Morrison
Buster Reeves
Tunney
Jadagrace
Star
Kevin Wiggins
General Olsen
Greg Serano
Hideki
Po Chan
Naima
Babak Tafti
Malik
Michael Papajohn
Carnahan
Dylan Kenin
Turnbull
Chris Ashworth
Richter
Greg Plitt
Hybrid Male
Terry Crews
Captain Jericho
Isaac Kappy
Barbarosa
David Midthunder
Soldier #1
Rafael Herrera
Mexican Husband
Maria Bethke
Mexican Wife
Marc Maurin
French Fighter
Anjul Nigam
Rahul
Emerson Brooks
First Soldier
Lorenzo Callender
Comms Officer
David Douglas
Technician
Joe Basile
Radar Operator
Esodie Geiger
Transmitter Technician
Brian Steele
T-600 Suit Performer
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor (voice) (uncredited)
Luke Kearney
Resistance Soldier (uncredited)
Aaron Mastriani
Harvester Captive (uncredited)
Frank Powers
Resistance Fighter (uncredited)
Mark Rayner
Helicopter Gunner (uncredited)
Chris Bentley
Execution Witness (uncredited)
Scott Flick
Skynet Prisoner (uncredited)
Neil Harbisson
Cyborg (uncredited)
Casey Wayne Hupp
Resistance fighter (uncredited)
Shani Klein-Madden
Execution Witness (uncredited)
Cynthia Lee
Harvester Captive (uncredited)
Gregory Leiker
Hardy (uncredited)
Paul J. Porter
Infirmary Fighter (uncredited)
Scott Wyman
Driver (uncredited)
Foued Zayani
Skynet Prisoner (uncredited)
John Gibbs
Harvester Captive (uncredited)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
T-800 (Full CGI)
Details Of Movie
Music
Photos Shane Hurlbut
Revenue 371353001
Location United States of America
Producer Moritz Borman, Victor Kubicek, Jeffrey Silver, Derek Anderson
Director McG
User Reviews
Anton2k June 23 2021 09:57:17 PM

What can I say about this movie, its amazing! full of explosions and action. The setting is slightly different than other terminator films but I like this new "survival" setting more so than the older terminators. Terminator 2 was and always will be my favourite terminator movie but this one sure comes close, defiantly my second favourite terminator movie. There is only so much a review can tell you but this is a must watch movie for any one who has not seen it yet.

Mas Manado June 23 2021 09:57:20 PM

worst of the terminator series

Jodie June 23 2021 09:57:54 PM

What can I say about Terminator Salvation? It's a decent addition to the Terminator series, but has major issues. Some would say that it is the worst of the series, but I disagree. T3 will always hold that top honor for me. It was nice to see the return of Kyle Reeese. It was a different look at a character that was forgotten to quickly. John Connor was a bit stale and I wanted way from his character. It was nice to see this future everyone spoke about in past films, Problem was this film felt darker than all the others, excluding T1. The first film was pretty dark but had a storyline And an R Rating to back that up. This film just didn't feel like it belonged to the Terminator world. And a few nostalgic lines and visuals did nothing to make it feel like it was part of the franchise. All of that being said, the film still had some decent action scenes and some interesting moments. It's not bad, but its not fantastic either.

Gimly June 23 2021 09:58:36 PM

I know that even amongst the rocky track record of the _Terminator_franchise, _Terminator Salvation_ is not especially well-liked. I've always been a little bit of an outlier when it came to this series though; like everyone else, I know the first two are the only great ones, but to me, it's actually not _T2_ that stands at the top of the pile, but _The Terminator_, the first film. And since that first film, we've copped 5 new runs at a _Terminator_ movie. Out of all 5 of them, _Salvation_ is the only one that tried something different from the first one. Even the lofty success of _T2_ was garnered using the same core concept as the original movie. _Salvation_ hits something new, and while that obviously doesn't work for a lot of its audience, for me, it's the best movie outside of the first two that the franchise has made to date. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

Wuchak July 20 2021 12:42:35 AM

_**Wall-to-wall post-apocalyptic action needed more time to breathe**_ The first couple of Terminator films are easily two of the greatest sci-fi/action flicks in history. The problem with the third one, more than anything else, was that it was largely just more of the same; and you can only recycle the same plot so many times before it gets stale. This explains the filmmakers’ decision to set this fourth installment (2009) in the post-apocalyptic future where the machine-controlled Skynet is at war with the surviving humans, otherwise known as The Resistance. A few characters from the previous films are featured: An older John Conner (Christian Bale), his dad Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin), who's actually just a teenager here (such are the complexities of time travel) and the T-800 Schwarzenegger Terminator (CGI face, of course). Beyond these we get some new characters, the best being Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), followed by Blair Williams (Moon Bloodgood). Also on hand are: Conner's mate, Kate (Bryce Dallas Howard), a mute girl named Star and Helena Bonham Carter in a peripheral role. On the surface everything is of the highest filmmaking caliber. The problem is that there's not enough character development or intriguing respites. So what we end up with is a plot that strings together a bunch of cool post-apocalyptic action sequences with people who are constantly grim, shouting and killing, but we barely know them and therefore hardly care. It's like putting on an extreme metal cd that's full of hyper drumming, buzzsaw riffing & screeching/grunting vocals from beginning to end. There are no valleys to contrast the over-the-top highs and so it cops a samey-sounding, dull vibe. In other words, the very energy and excitement meant to impress & move the consumer backfires due to overkill. That's why they call it "overKILL." It's a curious thing but all too true. Be that as it may, there are enough positive elements in “Terminator Salvation” to make it worth checking out if you’ve seen the first two films. For instance, Marcus Wright is an intriguing protagonist who thinks there's no good in him until he is informed otherwise. At around the 45-minute mark there's a good campfire scene in the desert between two characters sharing a warm moment in a world gone mad. The film would have been more effective if it contained more scenes like this. But there's a decent revelation in the second hour concerning one of the main characters. Meanwhile Bryce Dallas Howard has a uniquely beautiful face (although she’s pregnant throughout the story). There are also some interesting ruminations about the nature of being a human and being a machine, or both. Bottom line, if you love action, you'll get it here. There are motorcycle-bots, fish-bots, giant-bots, flying-bots and Schwarzenegger-bots, all trying to terminate the protagonists. Since the events take place in a post-apocalyptic world it’s reminiscent of films like “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” (1970), “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome” (1985) and, especially, “Reign of Fire” (2002), albeit with constant outrageous thrills. The first two films in the series successfully captivate the viewer from the get-go and the suspense builds to avalanche proportions. Even the third installment accomplished this to a lesser degree, although the plot was old-hat by that point (2003); still, it was a decent entry. "Terminator Salvation," on the other hand, only captivates marginally in preference for wall-to-wall action. That's too bad, but it has its moments; it's thankfully not as bad as "The Mummy Returns" (2001) in this regard. Not to mention it'll likely play better on repeat viewings in light of the convoluted plot. The theatrical release runs 115 minutes and the director's cut 118 minutes. The film was shot in New Mexico. Here's how I grade each of the Terminator outings (I have yet to see the sixth one): T1: A+ T2: A+ T3: B+ T4: B- T5: C+

GenerationofSwine January 12 2023 08:36:15 AM

So... this was awful. It was just kind of pointless, but at least (unlike the new ones that seem to want to destroy the Terminator franchise) it fit into the series. So, you know, it COULD have been worse. At least Salvation seems like a continuation of the Terminator movies. That's about the best thing that could be said about it. Bale really stinks it up, but then again, it's an MCG film and he really doesn't know how to handle things. He splices it together, scene by scene, with no uniformity or any real transitions to lead the viewer through the story, and does so with a convoluted plot that does, kind of, make a little bit of sense... kind of. The John Connor scenes are terrible, the everything scenes are really terrible, and you only have one or two moments that actually feel like they are coming from a Terminator movie and not a second rate clone.