Shockingly Good

Rating: 9/10 (27 May 2009)

While the original 2 movies will forever be classics, this film shines in its own right. Elfman's score is surprisingly fitting, given that he is known more for his contributions to comedy films as well as his numerous Tim Burton works. Christian Bale makes the perfect John Connor, much better than anything I had hoped for out of this film. The problem with the audience's general mindset about this movie is that people are trying to compare it to the original 2 films(I don't consider the 3rd Terminator worthy of comparison here). The truth and beauty about this movie is that it is so vastly different in both plot structure and character development that it is able to stand alone in relation to the original Terminator films. This movie augments the epic story-telling power of the original 2 films, and allows viewers insight into the life of John Connor that finally sates the cinematic thirst of the audience and answers burning questions about the origin of the man-vs.-machine war.