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52 out of 100

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  • Starring: Anton Yelchin, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington
  • Summary: Judgment Day has come and gone. The artificial intelligence network Skynet controls the army of Terminators that roam the post-apocalyptic landscape, killing or collecting humans where they hide in the desolate cities and deserts. Only one man saw Judgment Day coming. One man, whose destiny has always been intertwined with the fate of human existence: John Connor. Now the world is on the brink of the future that Connor has been warned about all his life. But something totally new has shaken his belief that humanity stands a chance of winning this war: the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger from the past whose last memory is of being on death row before awakening in this strange, new world. (Warner Bros. Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 35
  3. Negative: 3 out of 35
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    80
    A fast-moving, rock 'em-sock 'em movie that continues the man-vs.-machines series begun 25 years ago.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Betsy Sharkey
    60
    If you're a "Terminator" fan, though, "Salvation" is mostly worth it. The machines are mindless, yes, but there are enough pyrotechnics and heavy artillery to feel like Armageddon squared. And when the story starts to crumble around Bale, Worthington is there to pick up the pieces.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    30
    Terrifically dull, full of ear-searing sound design and much yakkity-yakking about the fate of humanity but entirely lacking any sort of soul or sense of good old summer matinee fun.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 120 out of 227
  2. Mixed: 43 out of 227
  3. Negative: 64 out of 227
  1. FeliciaN.
    8
    I don't know why people have such issues with this movie. It gave us exactly what it advertised, a glimpse of the war we've heard so much about. And it gave us something new that the other movies didn't tell us. The action was good, the plot was good, what's the problem? *SPOILER* I'm a bit miffed that they killed off Marcus. I LIKED that guy, what an awesome addition to the resistance! Too many movies have done this type of sacrificial story ending for it to strike me as anything but overdone and convenient. It was poignant the first few times, but now it's just cliche. And he was so cool! Okay, I'm done.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    5
    MacG's "Terminator: Salvation" doesn't offer anything new; just story and action revolving around wars and battles, In the end, the movie is just a CGI bridge in the Terminator series.… Expand
    • 3 of 5 users said yes
  3. SeanF
    3
    Bear with me as I may find it difficult to actually express how appalled by this film I was into words - although I guess that already gives you a good idea of my opinion of this film. I'll try to keep this short and list just a few of the reasons for loathing this film. First, this film is part of a trend of films that Hollywood is churning out with much more frequency, that have forgotten that the basic principle of any good film is not how much shit you can blow up but actually having a good story and characterisation. However, I’m not even sure that Hollywood have forgotten this, they just don’t care as long as the audience pay their money, they don’t care whether you enjoy the experience. As is the case with Terminator: Salvation. They blow up A LOT of shit, but quiet frankly I didn’t care. The story is nonsensical and I couldn’t have cared less about the one dimensional characters. Secondly, I couldn’t help but feel I was watching a Transformers movie. The different Terminator machines in the movie just became increasingly ridiculous as the makers obviously thought ’Oooh, it’s been at least 10 minutes since we blew some shit up for no reason’. This culminates in, what was for me the most ridiculous part, where the harvester suddenly releases 2 terminator motorbikes FROM IT’S LEGS. WTF. Finally, Christian Bale cannot act. Although maybe that is being unfair, as the quality of the material Bale has to work with is shocking. John Connor is a terrible creation in McG’s Terminator universe. There is much more - including the frequently poor special effects and the terrible score, but I think I’ve gone on far too long as it is - just like the movie.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes

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