"Terminator Salvation" Movie Review

I'm back. And I'm upset. I thoroughly enjoyed all three of the first Terminator films. The first two few told the story and the third was just plain fun. This however, was an unnecessary mess. The minute the movie started, I could tell something wasn't right. This installment takes place after Judgement Day. First of all, they brought in an entire new cast. They could have easily brought back Nick Stahl for John Conner and Claire Danes as Kate Brewster but they replaced both. Christian Bale is an ideal John Conner, I suppose, but I his performance was so emotionless that I didn't care about him at all. And Bryce Dallas Howard as Kate chose not to continue the the feisty personality that made so fun to watch. She feels like a completely different person here. The script is poorly written and so instead, the movie is filled with scene after scene of meaningless war and battle sequences. It is very average, cliche, mainstream, Hollywood entertainment (I wouldn't even go so far to say it's entertainment) I don't know how any fan of the originals could enjoy this movie. We learned and saw all we needed to know of the future and Judgement Day from the flash forwards in the first three films. The scenes that worked the best were with Helena Bonham Carter and Arnold Schwarzenegger but, unfortunately for us, those were few. I highly recommend to skip this "Terminator" film if you are a fan, as it adds nothing important to the series. I hope the new reboot will be better.

My ratings of the series:
"The Terminator"- 8/10
"Terminator 2: Judgment Day"- 10/10
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"- 7/10
"Terminator Salvation"- 4/10

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"Life's like a movie, write your own ending"

This last year has been an extraordinary one. The experiences, and friendships, and knowledge I've gained is something that the more I think about, the more in awe I am. On August 16, 2012, about a year ago, something hit me. An idea. It is the kind of idea that makes the Grinch smile, that makes Hannibal Lecter hungry, and makes Spock wish he could show his happiness. It was the kind of idea that once it hits you, there is no turning back. Ok, maybe I am making this sound greater than it really was, but I decided to start a blog. And not just any blog, a blog about something that I had been passionate about for a long time. Movies! What greater thing is there to discuss with the world than this thing that has speaks to everybody. Film addresses issues and ideas like no other art form. It brings out emotions and feelings in people that they couldn't do themselves. It can make us laugh and cry and feel and even change the way we think. Since I started my blog, I have watched more movies than ever before. I have also come out of my shell as an actor. I starred in two high school productions and one local production, which include Seussical the Musical and The Secret Garden. This start of my acting career has given me a new appreciation for the hard work and effort that actors on stage and screen have to put in to give a convincing and satisfying performance. This has been a big year for movie fans as the beloved critic Roger Ebert passed away. He will always be my favorite critic and I still miss reading his thoughts. Life for me has alao been busy and therefore as you can see, I have not reviewed any movies since April. Also my pen ran out. But that's beside the point because come soon I will be started up my reviews again and I am believe and hope that I will have new readers and that my writing and reviewing abilities have grown and improved in the last year. I have a few ideas on how to change up my blog but I am not going to make it official yet because I don't know if I will have the time and I don't think my fan base is big enough yet. So if you like what I'm doing, please subscribe! I would love to hear feedback. So for now, I'm going to continue my blog like before but I just wanted to put down my thoughts and talk about life a bit. Thanks for reading!