Terminator Salvation (2009)The big question in the Terminator franchise was whether there would be a viable franchise or not with James Cameron out of the picture. After the smashing success of the first two films, he stepped away from the 3rd movie and it was noticeably lacking as a follow-up to the truly classic storyline. I never watched the Sarah Connor Chronicles TV show, so I can't speak to it, except that there must be some reason it only lasted 31 episodes, the equivalent of 1.5 seasons. After Terminator Salvation, though, I think the franchise just might have some life left.
This movie takes place in the future when John Connor is now one of the leaders of the resistance against the machines. For all the work he and his mother did, "Judgment Day" still happened. The story here tells how Connor meets his father, who is younger than he is in the movie. Strange what time travel can do, eh? I was afraid Christian Bale would basically be "Batman in a Terminator world" but he actually spoke intelligibly and his acting is at least as good as Arnold Schwarzenegger's ever was. To me, the movie started off a little slowly, but the pace picked up appreciably with the flight from Los Angeles and the giant Terminator robots that were collecting humans.
Not the deepest movie you will ever see, but well worth an investment of a couple hours as a great action/adventure movie. I am anxious to see how they now will continue the tale.
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