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punisherwarzone

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ok first off this movie rocks and it was better than t3andt1 hell i even think it was better than t2 it has out of this world action and suspence bale as john connor was awsome sam worthinton was great mcg did a good job and i hope that a new one...
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ok first off this movie rocks and it was better than t3andt1 hell i even think it was better than t2 it has out of this world action and suspence bale as john connor was awsome sam worthinton was great mcg did a good job and i hope that a new one will be made anton yelchin is THE S**t HIS KYLE REESE IS AWSOME the ending of the movie was allright but i cant wait for the dvd cuz it has a r rated vrsion over 40 plus minutis in deleted scenes and a alternit ending!!!!!!

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Posted aug 29, 2009 3:04 pm pt

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This movie I had been looking forward to for a long time but it was a little diisaponting. Dont get me wrong Its still a pretty good movie but if you were expecting It to be as good as terminator 2 then youll be dissaponted for sure. Go check It...
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This movie I had been looking forward to for a long time but it was a little diisaponting. Dont get me wrong Its still a pretty good movie but if you were expecting It to be as good as terminator 2 then youll be dissaponted for sure. Go check It out its worth seeing if your a terminator fan.

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Posted jul 20, 2009 4:54 am pt

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This was a good movie,OK.The Terminators were actually CGI.The Second one was the best.This one had good action and cool special effects,but still it was just a good movie that's all I have to say.

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Posted jul 5, 2009 2:54 am pt

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Well im gonna start off by saying I love the first 2 terminator's,I think they are some of the top if not the top of sci fi cinema The third one lacked alot of things but did finish with A strong ending This one on the other hand was A average...
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Well im gonna start off by saying I love the first 2 terminator's,I think they are some of the top if not the top of sci fi cinema The third one lacked alot of things but did finish with A strong ending This one on the other hand was A average movie at best with A BAD ending,When I go see A terminaotr movie I actually wanna se some old school robots like in the cutscenes from T2,instead we end up with over the top transformer looking things robot mottorcycles and some robtic snakes from the water but no real terminators t-800's and the new t-600 was virtually not seen at all when I think the fans had high hopes for that all an all the film is not A must see it sucks through most of it but hit's A stride towards the end that almost makes up for it and that part gets A 5 out of five

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Posted jun 13, 2009 10:32 am pt

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I'm now in no doubt, the Terminator series ended, and ended well at Terminator 2. Man, that was a good film. I was unsure about whether or not Terminator 3 was necessary, but after watching Terminator Salvation, I'm now sure that everything since...
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I'm now in no doubt, the Terminator series ended, and ended well at Terminator 2. Man, that was a good film. I was unsure about whether or not Terminator 3 was necessary, but after watching Terminator Salvation, I'm now sure that everything since T2 was redundant.

Like Live Free or Die Hard, this fourth film in the series has none of the qualities that made the previous movies so good. It lacks everything that makes Terminator the brilliant films they were. In fact aside from having the checklist of items that have previously featured in a Terminator film, it didn't feel like a Terminator film at all - instead just some mediocre sci-fi action film, with a lame plot and some nice effects.

Note to McG: firstly, you have a stupid name, secondly just having the lines "Come with me if you want to live" and "I'll be back" doesn't make it a Terminator film.

Such a disappointment, don't waste your time.

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Posted jun 10, 2009 4:42 pm pt

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I'm now in no doubt, the Terminator series ended, and ended well at Terminator 2. Man, that was a good film. I was unsure about whether or not Terminator 3 was necessary, but after watching Terminator Salvation, I'm now sure that everything since...
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I'm now in no doubt, the Terminator series ended, and ended well at Terminator 2. Man, that was a good film. I was unsure about whether or not Terminator 3 was necessary, but after watching Terminator Salvation, I'm now sure that everything since T2 was redundant.

Like Live Free or Die Hard, this fourth film in the series has none of the qualities that made the previous movies so good. It lacks everything that makes Terminator the brilliant films they were. In fact aside from having the checklist of items that have previously featured in a Terminator film, it didn't feel like a Terminator film at all - instead just some mediocre sci-fi action film, with a lame plot and some nice effects.

Note to McG: firstly, you have a stupid name, secondly just having the lines "Come with me if you want to live" and "I'll be back" doesn't make it a Terminator film.

Such a disappointment, don't waste your time.

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Posted jun 10, 2009 4:42 pm pt

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Great but has some flaws. But a deffinate must see.

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Posted jun 6, 2009 10:07 am pt

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didn't liked it but didn't hate it, would be better without John Connor just he new guy doing somethings around. but the movie its worth seen it.

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Posted jun 5, 2009 1:28 pm pt

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Well well well,

Hollywood has truly shown that it can cash in on sequels of great movies and has also shown that they can't make great sequels.

Terminator Salvation should have been one of the greatest movies of 2009 but...
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Well well well,

Hollywood has truly shown that it can cash in on sequels of great movies and has also shown that they can't make great sequels.

Terminator Salvation should have been one of the greatest movies of 2009 but all it does is become one of the more and more repetitive sequels that are being shoved out of Hollywood.

Terminator at times would blow your mind (the movie had enough explosions to blow Michael Bay out of his seat!) and at other times, the movie leave you saying "WHAT?!?!?"

Christian Bale does a very good job playing as John Conner, the leader of the resistance but everyone else's performance is kind of forgettable. Oh and there's even a special someone who makes a CG appearance! (guess)

The movie was ok overall, great at times and questionable at others. The movie had a great production value and has Christian Bale in it so that earns it some points but is it enough to make people see the movie?? Well...yes. I personally liked most of the movie but I have to give my honest opinion of it, so here it is.

Final Verdict = A fairly good movie.

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Posted may 31, 2009 9:02 pm pt

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Sal.va.tion : the saving of somebody or something from harm, destruction, difficulty, or failure Since when was Salvation such bad news? The future, its something we all think about. In fact most of us build our lives preparing for it. It is our...
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Sal.va.tion : the saving of somebody or something from harm, destruction, difficulty, or failure Since when was Salvation such bad news? The future, its something we all think about. In fact most of us build our lives preparing for it. It is our single greatest hope. For some, the future means everything. The present is only a transition, but what if you knew the future, or worse you knew there was nothing you could do to change it. What if the future was a world of nothing but despair? Terminator Salvation is a post apocalyptic nightmare rendition of our own civilization. The land ravaged by napalm and the sky polluted with ash, the outlook seems a little more than bleak for everyone, but that doesn?t stop one man. They call him a prophet, others know him as a leader, and in some respects the savior of our species. Present day 2018, John Connor is perhaps humanities last hope in a war against the impending doom, a design of their own destruction. Machines, that seek to annihilate their creators, and conquer the earth for themselves, have nearly done so if it weren't for the efforts of a few struggling survivors know as the Resistance. But what chance do they have against the cold calculated judgement of modern technology? Slim to none, yet still they fight, as best they can. This is the type of run for your life, were all gonna die, super disaster that never lets up. Its like a feeling that your drowning for a solid 2 hours. If you enjoy war scenarios, or just like to watch other people suffer this might be right up your alley. Its full of depression, gloom, and doom, not much else, oh yah except giant killer robots with chain guns, missiles, and laser beams. Actually the robots are few and far between, terminators take a back seat to all the drama going on back at the human camp. The Terminators are rare and appearances are less impactful than ever. However there is that one scene with a massive two ton metal giant. Anyone who has seen the Transformer movie has witnessed much more impressive metal. This thing is just a clanky mess of random parts and obscure structures. The biggest, most unforgiveable flaw in this film is its lack of any identifiable villain. All previous Terminator films had an iconic go getter, someone chasing down our heroes from moment to moment without hesitation. This time however, its lacking, and the film is dull, draggy and less of an adrenaline pump. Even though the opening credits gave me goosebumps,without the powerful presence of the man synonymous with Termniator, this film is just a flop, no matter how big the budget was, it got sizeably downgraded without Ahhnuld. Sure it manages to throw in a very convincing CG replica of 1984 Arnold, but that?s only nostalgic for a brief moment. We understand none can replace him, but at least give us a warrior worth cheering for. Terminator started off as a film that was Sci Fi new age, terror, borderline horror. This time around all the scare is gone, and so is the mystery of what the future holds. Theres small stuff that harkens back to the earlier films but definetly not anything groundbreaking. Still it's a nice subtlety they include for the fans. All the characters in this movie, might as well be invisible, their performances are so average yet unrelateable. Bale is bland, others are boring. Without good characters theres hardly anything carrying this most basic of plots. Seems like every good movie franchise has its bad apple, and this ones definately not the best of the bunch. The battle of man vs machine has got to end and if this film hasn't killed it yet, I don't know what will. Another big question is, will the sour tatse of this film spoil everyones appetite for Transformers 2 ? ( which is right around the bin.) Like a war plane flying across the enemy battlefield, this movie Bombed ! It was A major system failure.

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Posted may 30, 2009 12:25 pm pt

• [+] New York Daily News
  
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  A fast-moving, rock 'em-sock 'em movie that continues the man-vs.-machines series begun 25 years ago.

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• [+] Empire
  
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  McG has sparked a moribund franchise back to life, giving fans the post-apocalyptic action they've been craving since they first saw a metal foot crush a human skull two decades ago.

  by Devin Faraci | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
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  A couple of scenes directly reference the Iraq war and the Holocaust (where the humans are herded into cattle cars), and this is taking things much too seriously. This is a big blow-'em-up franchise movie. It should not under any circumstances be confused with a Statement.

  by Peter Rainer | Read Full Review »
• [+] Premiere
  
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  Despite some laughably silly plot elements, McG has created an overall entertaining movie experience. It's a great kick-off to the summer explosion season.

  by Patrick Parker | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
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  With its idea of an insurgency striking against an implacable evil empire, there's more than a little "Star Wars" in Terminator: Savlation, although not even at its "Empire Strikes Back" bleakest was Lucas' series this dark.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
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  Darker, grimmer and more stylistically single-minded than its two relatively giddy predecessors, Terminator Salvation boasts the kind of singular vision that distinguished the James Cameron original, the full-throttle kinetics of "Speed" and an old-fashioned regard for human (and humanoid) heroics.

  by John Anderson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  The result is a movie that takes itself far more seriously than the "Hasta la vista, baby" tone of previous installments.

  by John Anderson | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  It parades neither the egghead aspirations of "Star Trek" nor the thick-skulled pretensions of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," but instead feels both comfortable with its limitations and justly proud of its accomplishments.

  by A.O. Scott | Read Full Review »
• [+] NPR
  
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  It all contributes to making the story breathless and nerve-jangling.

  by Bob Mondello | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
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  The way-too-familiar climax feels less like a comment on destiny than like watching a finely crafted but soulless product roll off an assembly line.

  by Keith Phipps | Read Full Review »
• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
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  Grim, post-apocalyptic, special-effects extravaganza.

  by Marc Mohan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
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  It's basically a zombie movie with machines instead of the walking dead.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
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  Yet what makes this movie is the digital effects. It's got all the heart of a demolition derby.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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  A dark-and-stormy sci-fi shoot-'em-up directed by McG, T4 has enough hardware and havoc to satisfy the crowd of action junkies and gamers who sped to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" on opening weekend. (Terminator Salvation is a couple of liquid metal drops' more satisfying, but only a couple.)

  by Steven Rea | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
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  Bale even cedes the juiciest part to Aussie newcomer Sam Worthington, who is star material as a machine with a conscience. T4 is a mixed bag, but it's not f***ing amateur.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »