Rise of the Forgotten Protagonist.

Rating: 7/10 (26 June 2009)

For someone who's not much into the manic action type films, I enjoyed Terminator Salvation. Am not a great fan of the franchise and neither did I remember much from the previous 2 versions - but TS entertained me nonstop for the 120 odd minutes I sat through the paid premiere.
Fast paced and never letting go, the movie was an absolute thriller, often reminding you of references to last year's action giant - The Dark Knight.
This movie has perhaps also given birth to a new breed of on screen role play - the forgotten protagonist - and there are few better at it than Christian Bale. In the Dark Knight, the movie was supposed to be about Batman (C.Bale) but ended up being about The Joker (H. Ledger). In TS again, John Connor plays but a mere shadow of Marcus Wright. I mean, it doesn't take the lead protagonist to lay a few C4 charges and get beaten up by Arnie!
All in all, worth a watch. Great sequences - esp the Kyle Reese pick up set piece.