Directed by: McG
Cast:
Christian Bale as John Connor
Moon Bloodgood as Blair Williams
Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright
Theatrical Release: May 21st, 2009
Synopsis: In the highly anticipated new installment of The Terminator film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
The film also stars Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese, Charlotte Gainsbourg as Kate Connor, Moon Bloodgood as Blair Williams, Common as Barnes, and Jadagrace as Star. –© Warner Bros.
My Review: I’m not going to pretend that I’m not fortunate. I was able to see this movie almost a week before it was even released yet I still have much disappointment. I’m not quite sure if it’s because I’m such a huge fan of the classics or not. This movie had too many cliche one liners that almost didn’t make sense for this movie and the time period it took place.
I personally feel that McG is a pretty good director but needs to stick to those feel good movies like Charlies Angels. I hate to say it but his directing in this movie was below average. I’m starting to think he directed Bale to be Batman/John Conor. If Bale thinks that deep raspy voice is what we all want then he’s crazy. I would have rather heard his voice from when he was YELLING at the DP haha.
If there is any reason to see this movie it would be for the digital Arnold Schwarzenegger, not for the one too many explosions. Oh, and also for Moon Bloodgood, recently I met her at the Maxim Hot 100 party and she was hot! I give this a C because I don’t hate the effort put into the movie, just the fact that it seemed to ruin a classic. I’m sad to say that Star Trek killed this movie so bad that I’m not quite sure I will even buy this when it comes out. Shame.
Overall Rating: C