"The machines will rise"

Rating: 6/10 (5 November 2011)

John Connor is now in his 20's, and a female terminator, called T-X or Terminatrix, is after him. Another T-101 is sent back through time to protect John once again on the verge of the rise of the machines.
The first, original Terminator redefined action. The special effects were ahead of it's time, and the infamous James Cameron gave us what we wanted; something new. Everything was amazing. Then we had Terminator 2, which roundhouse kicked the original in the face. Everything was improved, from the acting to the action, and takes it's place as the best action sci-fi; ever. Then in 2003, a new director tries to revive the beautiful insanity of James Cameron. And as another review states; a good, but flawed, attempt at reviving James Cameron's masterpieces. And it could not be said better. The film starts out amazingly, I had high expectations in the first place. Then shortly after, you can tell the atmosphere has definitely changed... First off, the director tried feeding the film a slight dosage of humor. It some cases it works but others it is cringe-worthy. The action may considered over-the-top in some cases but the redeeming qualities include the infamous crane scene. Then we have the similarities to it's predecessor. Although not exactly the same thing, many things have noticeably been copied of T2. Example: Why was Arnold the protector of John Connor again? Why couldn't they have added some other mission for him; something original. Nevertheless, it still isn't a big factor to it's score. Then after reviewing it's bad qualities, the film does have it's times where you end up liking it. And then concluding this review, I have high expectations for Salvation, knowing that is has originality and following up to this fantastic trilogy. The Skynet war has just begun. I'll be back. 6/10.