Terminator Salvation

         I Just got done watching Terminator Salvation and either my bad movie radar is completely frozen with the 25 below weather we have outside today (fucking Minnesota) or this was actually a very well done movie. It's refreshing to see an 80's action movie continued with fresh blood and not destroyed by recycling 60 year old action stars to reprise their main characters (yes I'm looking right at you Sylvester Stallone).  This movie had it all, 80's action, a very well told story that stayed well within the guidelines of the franchise, and modern technology  making it a complete movie that I highly recommend to those that have been kind of on the fence about seeing it.

        In my movie reviews I don't like giving away details on the movie because If your going to watch it I want you to enjoy the movie without looking for certain scenes, or waiting for a scenario to happen.

         The little puns and callbacks to the original 1984 blockbuster "The Terminator" were well placed and even though they were slightly cheesy, weren't forced into the flow of the movie like so many catch phrases tend to be. The acting was top notch with excellent performances all across the board. The scenery was incredible to look at and the story was compelling and really brought the entire Terminator universe full circle.

        Christian Bale ,although not in my book on the acting level of Brad Pitt, Matt Damon or Edward Norton, I really do feel like he is coming into his own and closing on them rapidly. I do feel like he tends to bleed to many roles together which is probably good since most of his role are similar anyway. I would love to see him truly pull off a dramatic role I haven't seen one by him yet that I buy into but in his action roles he delivers top notch performances, and Terminator Salvation is no exception. As John Connor he makes me believe that he is the prophet foretold in all of the previous movies and I really enjoyed watching him perform.

        Sam Worthington is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors. His role as Marcus Wright, a murderer who was sentenced to death but sold his body to scientists for a kiss, was incredible. Although not given top billing for this role, simply because it came out before he played 14 foot smurf Jake Sully in Avatar, I felt he stole the movie. Terminator Salvation quickly became as much about the growth of Sam's character as it was the John Connor story. Had this movie been delayed and released after Avatar Sam would've gotten top billing along side Christian Bale and rightfully so.

        Other great performances were given by Moon Bloodgood, Anton Yelchin,  and Jadagrace, with small but memorable parts by Michael Ironside, Helena Bohnam Carter, and Common.

         This movie is on top of my list as a must see.