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Studio:Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Director:McG

Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard

Running Time:118 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review

Terminator Salvation restores some of the balance of huge explosions and emotionally compelling plot to the Terminator series. Set entirely after the nuclear assault that left the computer system Skynet in control of the world, Terminator Salvation follows John Connor (Christian Bale) as he grapples with both murderous robots and his superiors in the resistance, who aren’t sure they believe the prophecies that Connor is destined to save humanity. Into the midst of this struggle tumbles Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington, who would later star in James Cameron’s Avatar); the last thing he remembers was being executed in prison decades before. Baffled, he falls into company with Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin, Star Trek) and a mute little girl who soon get captured--but Wright then meets and bonds with Blair Williams (Moon Bloodgood, Eight Below), a resistance fighter who remains loyal to the confused Wright even though Connor suspects he’s not what he seems--or what he believes himself to be. Terminator Salvation isn’t the astonishing synthesis of action and feeling that either The Terminator or T2 were. Despite this, Terminator Salvation has at least two skillfully orchestrated action sequences that will get your heart racing, and Worthington’s beguiling mixture of toughness and vulnerability gives his relationship with Bloodgood a genuine pulse. It’s imperfect, but compared with the hollow carcasses that most action movies (including Terminator 3) turn out to be, it’s worth seeing. --Bret Fetzer

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Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas HowardDirector: McG

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- Terminator series

Terminator Salvation [DVD] [2009] No Arnie but even so this is a good movie. Excellent performances from Christain Bale & Sam (Avatar) Worthington

- Amazed

When i went to see this film, i literally went to see it to kill a couple of hours. i have never been a big fan of the terminator series, not really my cup of tea.

But i was amazed at everything. I kinda wished i had gone and seen it with someone as there were parts that made me jump.

I think anyone looking for a action packed sci-fi thriller will love this film. i am am totally getting it when it comes out on dvd.

I give a major thumbs up.

- Best Picture and Sound Blu Ray

If u want to show off what blu ray looks and sounds like to a friend this is that blu ray. Yes its alot louder than The Incredible Hulk and King Kong. I have a sony 850w cinema system and have done the tests- and yeah its much much louder than both. Picture quality- Its the sharpest blu ray out there, better than the now legendary Casino Royal sometimes 3x as good. Besides this its an epic film that in my opinion is alot better than the other Terminators.

The Good:
. Breathtaking Picture and Sound quality.
. BD Live, so u can get extra film realated materiels online.
. Really great storyline.
. Christian Bale- My favourite actor, he always does his best in every role.
. Option to view the Extended or Standard edition- just like king kong.
. Cinechat- watch film with someone from across the world and chat while enjoying film.
. 2 hours of extras to enjoy.
. Arnold Swishniger just as he was 20 years ago :)
. Massive Europe language subtitle support- not for poland, rus. or romania though.

The Bad:
. No digital copy or dvd to download film to a laptop or portable media player.

- Good Action Movie

Really good action/Sci-fi movie, not as good as T2 but good to see the future war and an older John Connor. Got to agree though Marcus and Kyle are the more interesting characetrs in this movie (plus Marcus is gorgeous!!).
Hopefully though the next movie will focus more on Connor and will expand on the war. Deffo worth spending a couple of hours on it.

- A stunning Blu-Ray, and a fantastic roller-coaster ride you can enjoy again, and again

At the risk of wasting my time having my voice heard over the other reviewers here (177 and counting), I decided to chance my arm anyway due to my expectations and actual viewing experience being so much at odds with each other. I also note with interest that at the time of my writing the ratings are split almost equally for everything between 1 and 5 stars, pretty unique I reckon, and also a good indication on how divisive opinions are. So, now I'm here raising my flag in the camp of the film's supporters. After everything I heard and read about this film (including mainstream media reviews), I was expecting something much more mediocre than what Terminator Salvation turned out to be (for me that is). More than that, I knew this film was going to be something special within the first 10 minutes; the quality of direction, cast performances, the film's "look" and atmosphere just felt right from the off. Yes, it's not Shakespeare, but it is not meant to be; it was designed to be the best ride in the park, and for that purpose it's perfection. Speaking of the cast, I thought Sam Worthington was superb, and skillfully crafted a subtle and complicated character - I look forward to seeing more of him. Christian Bale also puts in a strong performance, even if he did taint it a little with his boorish behaviour on set. At the end of the day though, it's the story telling that wins you over; totally gripping, you're immediately put on the edge of your seat and made to care about the characters. Yes, there is a cute little kid running around again, but the film never becomes too sentimental or smaltzy. I really do believe this is the best installment of the franchise.

A great film is only half the story though; the Blu-Ray production is also first class. Image quality is stunning, there's some artful modification of the caste throughout the film which still leaves colours vivid, and some "Blackhawk Down" style artificial graining in some scenes, but it's the detail and clarity that really takes your breath away. Sound is also impressive; good detail in the high frequency range, deep room shaking bass (the low frequency drone of the larger Terminators is superb), and fabulous effects steering. It all adds up to produce a realistic and truly enjoyable cinematic experience.