Terminator : Salvation - Cert 12A

Just got back from a 6pm showing of Terminator : Salvation.

To be honest, I was going into this movie with low expectations. Having heard a few bad reviews I really didn't know what to expect.

So here's a quick update on the Terminator mythology :

**May contain Spoilers...actually...WILL contain Spoilers!**

In the early 21st Century, mankind suffered Judgment Day, the one day where Skynet, a computer system, took over. In the future, Skynet's only threat from the human race was from a man called John Connor who leads the Resistance. So, the Machines sent back the T800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to kill John Connor's mum, Sarah. John Connor managed to send back Kyle Reese, a resistance member to protect his mum. Terminator 1 showed this battle, set in 1984. When The T-800 failed to kill Sarah Connor, we moved onto the events of Terminator 2, where a good-version of the T-800, reprogrammed by the future John Connor was sent back in time by John Connor himself, to protect himself back in 1994 from the T-1000, a terminator with the ability to mimic metallic objects. Arnie won, good ruled again. Terminator 3, and another good T-8000 came back to protect both John Connor and Kate Brewster. This time, the T-X was sent back...a female Terminator. We found out that Kate Brewster had indeed sent the T-800 back and not John Connor...as he had killed him in the future! Naturally, they killed the T-X but could not prevent Judgement Day from taking place...


...PHEW!


Right, so now you're up to speed, welcome to Terminator : Salvation. Set in the post-apocalyptic 2018, we catch up with the Resistance led by John Connor. Some believe him to be a false prophet, but some believe the mythology. Also along for the ride is Marcus Wright, a stranger who we see on death row at the very beginning of the movie.

What happens next is spectacular. Loads of explosions, loads of big guns, loads of machines vs humans battles, appearances by characters we know from within the Terminator world, and great in-jokes (you'll know them when you hear them).

Directed by the amazingly named "McG" and starring Christian "I can do no wrong" Bale, Terminator Salvation is a must for all fans of the metallic red-eyed ones. I'm afraid though that I fear that if you're not a massive fan of the three predecessors, it could be a long 115 minutes in the cinema.

In summary, Terminator : Salvation is well worth spending time watching if you're a fan. You will love the action and the step away from the whole "One Bad Terminator Vs One Good Terminator" scene-setting that we've been used to over the years.

I loved it...and with the knowledge that this is the first of 3 films to be released in a new trilogy, I am definitely looking forward to the next part of the Terminator Saga.

I'll Be Back!