Meanwhile, Marcus has suddenly reappeared out of the rubble of the destroyed Skynet base. After reporting his findings to his commander, General Ashdown (Michael Ironside), Connor learns the resistance may also have found a chink in Skynet's armor and is preparing to launch an offensive. Serena Kogen (Helena Bonham Carter) with a rather unique proposition for medical research, he decides to do one last good deed and grants her request shortly before being put to death by lethal injection.įlash forward to 2018, fourteen years after the artificial intelligence known as Skynet nearly destroyed all of mankind during "Judgment Day." During an attack on a Skynet base where he is the only survivor, John Connor (Christian Bale) uncovers Skynet's plans for a new advanced terminator. A man named Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) is on death row for murder. The story opens with a brief prologue set in 2003. Somewhere among the razzle dazzle of effects the human element gets lost in the shuffle, and like Peter Bracke noted in his ' review,' the strength of Cameron's films is that he never sacrifices heart for mechanics. While I don't think it's quite as bad as some of the critics have made it out to be, I'd be lying if I said I didn't find it disappointing. The film was helmed by McG (' We Are Marshall' and the 'Charlie's Angels' films) and was met, frankly, with a barrage of scathing reviews. With an insane $200 million budget and Christian Bale brought on board to take on the role of resistance leader John Connor, the opportunity was there to give the series a refreshing new beginning, much like Christopher Nolan's ' Batman' update. This of course leads us to the fourth installment, 'Terminator Salvation.' Unlike the previous three films, time travel is not involved, and the bulk of the movie is set in the post-apocalyptic future. But the same story can only be repeated so many times, and without Cameron behind the camera the magic went down the drain. Although moderately entertaining, the second sequel was just a rehash of 'T2.' The only real difference was that the villain was now given a sex change. This time, though, only Schwarzenegger returned-with Cameron, Hamilton, and Furlong all MIA. In 2003, the third chapter ' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines descended upon us. I know I'm not alone in thinking the franchise should have ended right then and there, as in a roundabout way, Cameron's masterpiece had a fitting and almost poetic conclusion.Īlas, as is usually the case when a property is blistering hot, that sadly wasn't the end. The simplicity behind this "mirror" concept really was ingenious, and being topped off with a monster budget and state-of-the-art special effects (at the time anyway), the movie defied the odds and became one of the most popular sequels in cinematic history. ![]() It had exactly the same premise as the first film (and even brought back Linda Hamilton and Schwarzenegger), only it was sort of flip-flopped around and introduced Edward Furlong as the teen John Connor into the mix. Cameron's follow-up was essentially part remake and part sequel. Then came ' Terminator 2: Judgment Day' seven years later. Simple, yes, but in director James Cameron's masterful hands, the film exploded into a cult phenomenon and transformed bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger into a Hollywood A-list superstar. On the surface, it was basically a straightforward chase film with an interesting sci-fi twist (a relentless cyborg from the future is sent back in time with only one directive - to kill the mother of humanity's savior before he is born). Like many movie lovers, I'm a huge fan of the original ' The Terminator' from 1984.
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