Cast Christian Bale
Anton Yelchin
Sam Worthington
Bryce Dallas Howard
Common
Jadagrace
Moon Bloodgood
Helena Bonham Carter
Screenwriters
John D. Brancato
Michael Ferris
Director
McG
Running Time
114 minutes
Judgment Day has come and gone. The artificial intelligence network Skynet controls the army of Terminators that roam the post-apocalyptic landscape, killing or collecting humans where they hide in the desolate cities and deserts. Only one man saw Judgment Day coming. One man, whose destiny has always been intertwined with the fate of human existence: John Connor. Now the world is on the brink of the future that Connor has been warned about all his life. But something totally new has shaken his belief that humanity stands a chance of winning this war: the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger from the past whose last memory is of being on death row before awakening in this strange, new world. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
A merit of having gone in with low expectations is that even though it was only really slightly better than I expected I was pleasantly surprised. It's a big budget all action movie starring Christian Bale with the added trappings of a Terminator film basically similar to what was done with the Star Trek reboot. It's much more serious than the third movie but doesn't have the nihilistic tone of the first two. [Spoiler] The Marcus character being a cyborg was given away in clips and trailers although the reveal doesn't happen for a long time so it's a pity that it was but the Arnie appearance (sort of) surprised me. Overall I enjoyed it.
