3/4  Fun.
A pleasurable fourth installment to the science-fiction saga. The action sequences and special effects are breathtaking as well as Anton Yelchin and Sam Worthington's performances as Kyle Reese and Marcus Wright respectively; it's a good t... (read full)

3/4  Terminator: Rise of the Machines
Terminator: Rise of the Machines

(Run time: min. - Directed by: - Starring: Christian Bale)

Let me start by saying that this is the best Terminator movie in the series and that includes the original, hands down. And that’s a strong... (read full)

2/4  Not Special, but not crap
Big fan of the first two and third one was alright, but number 4 hits uneven ground. Cool action and other neat things, but not as thrilling as the others. Very different film all around than the previous ones was a plus. In the end it wa... (read full)

2/4  No dice
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 ave... (read full)

3/4  He actually backed.
I must tell you, that this was probably the movie that went to see with less espectations in my life. I mean. Lets be honest. McG? Part IV? Bale a-g-a-i-n? Dude. Anyway. I liked the flick more than i'd have imagined. There are a few things... (read full)

2/4  Terminator Salvation
In 1984 The Terminator gave birth to the action genre. In 1991 Terminator 2 became the best film of the action genre. With such high standards, Terminator 3 was bound to fail though it wasn't a complete disaster. Now with Terminator Salvat... (read full)

3/4  Terminator Salvation Quick Review
Is it better than number two? I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it for a little while still. But, it's pretty damn good!

2/4  Terminator Salvation Quick Review
Not worth seeing. I am a fan of the first 3 (yes, even the third one). This is just plain bad. The robots are cool and the action sequences are truly amazing. It can't save a crap script, flaws, and stupid plot points. Blah.

5/5 An Awesome Action Film!!!
  by Pumpkin Man
I have been waiting for a 4th Terminator film for six years, and I'm glad I finally got it! It had a great storyline, great actors, great special effects, and a great direction! In the year 2003, Marcus Wright is on death row and sign his body over to Skynet for medical research. 15 years later, John Connor is the leader of the Resistance against the machines. He finds out that he is on Skynet's hit list along with his father, Kyle Reese, who is a teenager. Marcus is back and meets Kyle and Star. They try to get to John Connor, but Kyle and Star are captured by a machine and taken prisoner. Marcus reaches John and his crew to tell him about Kyle. We soon find out that Marcus is a terminator who thinks he is human. Marcus helps John by going into the heart of Skynet's headquarters and disable its defenses so John can save Kyle Reese and the other prisoners. They must battle some tough Terminators in order to make it out alive. I highly recommend TERMINATOR SALVATION!!!

2/5 There is no Salvation for this Terminator flick
  by N. Peake (BigApple)
Let me begin this by saying that I am a very big Terminator fan. I loved the three previous films, the third being the weakest in my opinion, and even loved the way that the television series was so true to the mythology of The Terminator. Though the Terminator Salvation did stay true to the mythology in terms of characters, location and historic story development.it simply fell short. Mc.G is an okay director....though the only thing I really half like of his is Charlies Angels full throttle. The cast is outstanding, and do put in a good performance...but the overall story of the film is wanting. Unlike the previous Terminator outings this film is not about fighting the future...instead this film is about a futuristic fight. The Terminator story line was simplified into a futuristic war movie. Don't get me wrong...it was kinda cool to see the war with the machines in live action...but they could have and should have done more to make this story not only follow the mythology but "feel" like a Terminator film, quite literally you could have called this film Transformers 1 1/2 and it would have been just as good. The need for the future to be unknown, changing, and chasing after the present is one of the coolest things about the Terminator movie franchise and is one of the things that is desperately missing from this film...and keeps it from fitting comfortably in the Terminator series.

I literally felt robbed after this film, not only does the film not feel like a Terminator movie...but after its all said and done, as a viewer you realize that it was nothing more than a set up for a squeal. The failure for the Production Team to get the idea of the Terminator Mythos correct is devastating to this movie, and the shotty writing and reliance on spacial effects to carry the film is it's downfall. In short this movie is allot of popcorn fun...but a very bad Terminator Movie.


4/5 Glad but yet also sad
  by J. Huffman (Sacramento, CA)
I saw this movie with my son, and it is nothing like the other movies but make a little bit of sense to me but I think it could have been a hell of alot better with fighting sequence and special effets. I understand why sam worthington is a terminator because of my states gov. not being able to film in it but yet they use the cg versiion of him, that was cool. on the other hand I think they should bring worthingtons caracter back for the next movie and give him more of a role as well as other cast members . and find someone other than christan bale.....

1/5 Saw this down in Orlando, FL
  by maniac
T4 isn't as good as the 1st.

I had a movie ticket to use, & Paramount wasn't showing Star Trek that night.
It was OK.

I rate it Z4, as in ZZZZ.

5/5 A worthy sequel to a great franchise..
  by C. J. Lahart (Albia, IA USA)
I dont care what naysayers or even critics who get paid to criticize the film, this IS a worthy sequel. Sure it aint the same without Arnold being there throughout the movie but ever since watching flashbacks of the future war in the previous installments, id say it was about time that someone made a film that shows what happens next after judgement day happend. If you watch closely, you would notice more than one homage to the first two films. From seeing the ruins of observation area where the first terminator arrived in T1, Marcus showing Reese how to handle a shotgun by tying a string to it which Reese did in T1 to help hide his gun in his trenchcoat, to a similar chase scene with a truck & the motor-terminators lookin like the first chace scene in T2, and even John Connor playin ( You Could Be Mine)
by Gun's N Roses to lower a motor-terminator into a trap etc. Anton Yelchin really impressed me as a young Kyle Reese throughout the film just as Sam Worthington played a great cyborg who later finds out he's a pawn to eliminate mankind. Christian Bale pulled off John Connor well himself. As for Moon Bloodgood, Common, & Bryce Dallas Howard i would say it was unfair to discredit them when they didnt get that much screen time. But anyways, if you're a true terminator fan you will enjoy this film. Especially the climax that leaves you wondering what awaits John connor in further battles. Keep in mind that the film takes place in the early years of the war and if you still dont like it, stick to the Terminator: TSCC tv series instead if thats more your taste.