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Terminator Salvation (2009) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 185,103 users
Metascore: 52/100
Reviews: 922 user | 389 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job. Director:McG |
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Storyline
In 2003, in the Longview State Correctional Facility, the criminal Marcus Wright is on death row, and is convinced by the cancerous Dr. Serena Kogan to donate his body to her research and he accepts. In 2018, after an unsuccessful attack to a Skynet facility, only John Connor survives, but he discovers that Skynet is developing the powerful new model T-800. Out of the blue, Marcus appears naked and with amnesia in the location. Marcus befriends the teenager Kyle Reese and the girl Star who help him to survive the lethal machines and they travel together in a Jeep. Meanwhile the resistance discovers a signal that might turn-off the machines and John offers to test it. When Kyle is captured by a machine and brought to the Skynet headquarters, Marcus decides to help the youngster and heads to Skynet; on the way, he saves Blair Williams who suggests to him that he should meet John Connor first. But Marcus steps on a mine and is submitted to surgery, when a secret about his origins is ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
21 May 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
T4: Salvation See more »Filming Locations:
Albuquerque Studios - 5650 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$200,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£6,936,528 (UK) (5 June 2009)Gross:
$125,320,003 (USA) (4 September 2009)Company Credits
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Dr. Serena Kogan: Marcus. How are you?
Marcus Wright: Ask me in an hour.
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Written by W. Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, and Izzy Stradlin
Performed by Guns N' Roses
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Trivia
This was originally intended to be the second half of the two Terminator movies developed back to back by Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna. It was originally titled Project Angel (seen in some computer screens in Skynet during sync sequence with Marcus) and was to be written by David C. Wilson for release in 2003 with the events to start immediately after the first-half, which was Rise of The Machines. However, actor commitments including Arnold Schwarzenegger's office term as Governor of California prompted the script to be rewritten, including moving the time line by credited writers, John Brancato and Michael Ferris, to be supervised and directed by Jonathan Mostow. The project was delayed because in 2006, Kassar and Vajna decided to end their partnership and the movie rights was sold to Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek. See more »Goofs
There is no reason for Skynet Central to have touch screen interfaces as used by John Conner. The machines should be able to communicate directly with any equipment they need to use and most terminators up to that point lack the fine coordination to operate a touch screen. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Dr. Serena Kogan: Marcus. How are you?
Marcus Wright: Ask me in an hour.
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"You Could Be Mine"Written by W. Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, and Izzy Stradlin
Performed by Guns N' Roses
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Wow, where do we start with a franchise film so rich in history...and so riddled with continuity errors? The time line problems began with the very first sequel, directed by Cameron himself, and perpetuated with T3. why then, is everyone so freaked by time line errors in T4? Depending on which line to which you subscribe, T4 still deviates vastly from BOTH sequels and begins a new alternative reality spin all its own.
And then there was the highly publicized expletive-filled Bale rant broadcast over and over and over ad nauseum. Upon seeing the film, I can better understand why that happened...this is a GRITTY film, full of angst and dancing testosterone. As "worked up" as Bale must have had to have been in order to pull off these angst-filled scenes (one after the other after the next), he exhibited amazing control in not HITTING the guy who blew the scene for him. I'm no longer upset or offended by his diatribe.
That brings us to the movie. Well, yes, there are problems with it, and many state that this film brings little to the franchise history and instead contributes to the growing list of errors and problems with the franchise, but I have to disagree.
This work, for me, demonstrates an intent to give us millions of machines marching en masse on human survivors in the attempt to quell a birthrate upsurge of the pestilence which has somehow managed to take control of its world...Mankind. The promise for something better is not only present due to how little this movie actually contributes, but by the actions and deeds therein.
There are several contrivances, and truthfully they were rewriting the script as it was being filmed due to Bale's demands, but all in all (and all things considered), this is an enjoyable film that not only is better on second viewing, but manages to ingratiate itself into the library of Terminator franchise films (or will when it's out on DVD in an unrated, extended director's cut edition, that is).
I liked it better than I expected, and was far less disappointed in comparison than I was with the Star Trek reboot.
It rates a 7.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.