The Terminator saga continues, this time in the present/future. John Connor leads the human resistance against Skynet and it's ever improving machines that are bent on humanity's extermination.
This movie is in the odd place that few movies can be in; it's part sequel, part prequel. It's leading us into how we got the first Terminator movie yet also telling us what happens after Terminator 3, all the while dealing with time travel. Some franchises haven't handled the sequel/prequel very well, no names need to be mentioned, but this does a fairly decent job. The first half is very interesting and engaging, with loads of fun action (one of the best choreographed car chases I've seen in a while). It loses a little bit of steam near the end as it gives us some stuff we've already seen in the previous three Terminator movies; a terminator chasing our hero around a half destroyed factory. But overall it's entertaining, especially for Terminator fans. It does a good job explaining certain details that fans have probably been wondering about since the first two movies. There is however a lack of character development, yes we have known some of the characters for a couple of movies now, but I needed to care a little more about some of them. The acting is good, special fx are good (the return of one character will have you wondering "How did they do that?"). Kudos on the running time at just under 2 hours, a welcome relief when so many big action movies are at least 30 minutes too long. That could be because they're saving material, as the ending suggests the Terminator franchise...will be back...
*** out of 4 - worth a trip to the theater
(PG-13 for violence and language.)
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The more I think about this movie, the bigger it sucks. Just as disappointing as Episode 1 was to Star Wars, this leaves all the good story telling behind and is just as shallow as "Charlie's Angels". And what the hell kind of name is McG?
Matt, what were you watching that I wasn't that is also named "Terminator"?
Woah, it's nowhere near as disappointing as Episode 1, let's be real. Yes it's just lots of action, but a little more interesting than Charlie's Angels. I said it has it's issues, but it's decent summer movie fun.
The name McG is ridiculous, and he made sure the credits, opening and closing, told us his name about 5 times.
Check out Bryce Dallas Howard's explanation of the plot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTpPGxz7-q4
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