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Terminator Salvation

The End Begins

Arnie's not back, but the characters are. Set back in the past when John Connor was a young man, this film follows their battles against Skynet. A newcomer, a convicted murderer, is keen to meet John, but John and his friends become suspicious of the killer when they discover something about him. As the decisive battle with the Skynet forces looms closer, John must contend with the murderer, as well as rescue his own future father from a Skynet camp, before the battle actually breaks out.

102 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 13 (Violence)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller.

Credits

Cast

Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Jadagrace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common

Director

McG

Screenplay

John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris

Music

Danny Elfman

Cinematography

Shane Hurlbut

Editing

Conrad Buff IV

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2009

Produced by

The Halycon Company, Wonderland Sound and Vision

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Science fiction, action, adventure
Language	Mild in context, infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Moderate to strong unrealistic sci-fi violence, sustained
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarDebashine Thangevelo

Die BurgerMariana Malan

Cape TimesBetsy Sharkey

iAfrica.comNils van der Linden

The CitizenBruce Dennill

24.comNiel Bekker

International Media

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert Anyway, most of the running time is occupied by action sequences, chase sequences, motorcycle sequences, plow-truck sequences, helicopter sequences, fighter-plane sequences, towering android sequences and fistfights. It gives you all the pleasure of a video game without the bother of having to play it.

eye Weekly (Canada)Adam Nayman It’s frankly boring to watch John Connor (Christian Bale) stalking around dusty landscapes, bellowing into communication devices about how to best win the war against the machines, etc.

Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers Even with a rusty script, T4 still manages to blend action and feeling.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs As a summer popcorn action pic, it's fairly entertaining, which may just make it a hit.

Metacritic.com35 critics

RottenTomatoes.com193 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer With storytelling as robotic as the film's iconic villains, Terminator Salvation offers plenty of great effects but lacks the heart of the original films.

Internet (IMDB)20184 Netizens It was a loud action film with no substance.

Average .. 55%

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