Review - Terminator:Salvation

Terminator: Salvation is the fourth movie in the Terminator series which began in 1984. Whereas the previous three films take place during the life of Sarah Connor and the early life of her son John (now played by Christian Bale), Salvation takes place in 2018 after Skynet's nuclear strike that wipes out most of humanity (refered to by humans as "Judgement Day"...the title of the second movie). This movie takes place 11 years before John sends his father Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect his mother Sarah (the subject of the first movie).

The story of Salvation centers around John trying to secure and protect Kyle who is being targeted by Skynet in order to prevent John's existence (one of the reasons for the title "Salvation"). The new movie is consistent with the mythology of the first three movies. It draws on one of the major themes of Judgement Day. The theme of what separates man from machine. It is highly recommended that you watch (or re-watch) Judgement Day. Salvation retains characters from the earlier movies and also introduces a new important character named Marcus Wright. Is he man or machine? A question that may be open for debate.

Terminator: Salvation is very well made movie full of action and some twists. It may be a little lacking in good dialogue but that's typical of most war films. There's not a whole of time to say anything. I liked the performances of Christian Bale and newcomer Bryce Dallas Howard. I'm sure they'll be critics out there attacking Bale because that's become the fashionable thing to do, but he did well. And you don't mess with the Batman. I can easily see a need for about two more movies in order to cover everything. That would be a total of six...three before "Judgement Day" and three after.

You need to go see this movie but as mentioned earlier, you should see T2: Judgement Day in case you haven't seen it in a while.

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Review: Star Trek

First of all let me just say, WOW. The summer movie season is starting to shape up. First it was Wolverine, and now Star Trek. I was in awe the entire time. The movie was beautiful and the plot was seamless. And I'm not saying this just because I'm a Trek fan. Seriously though, the film serves as a wonderful introduction to the crew of the fabled USS Enterprise. The story follows James T. Kirk, possibly one of the most famous fictional characters out there. We are witness to his rise from virtually no one to a Starfleet captain.

We are introduced fairly early to the films antagonist, Nero. He can simply be described as one bad dude with an attitude to match, although his character is a little bit deeper than that.

Even if you aren't a Star Trek fan and have never seen a single episode of the many different series, you will enjoy it. It will be pretty hard not to like this movie. It has something for everyone comedy, action, drama, and suspense. There is really nothing left to say except for ....

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Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine starts off with a BANG. This movie takes some place sometime before the main trilogy occurs and follows most every one's favorite mutant, Wolverine. The story starts off when he is a child and follows him to adulthood, and this is just in the first 7 minutes. We also find out that Wolverine is kinda old, but fans of the series will already know that.

Along the way we see some familiar and new faces. What I really liked about this movie was the fact that it showed Wolverine at a time when he showed emotions and openly cared about others. I believe this added depth to the character. The special effects were done beautifully and they looked realistic for the most part. The only complaint that can be thought of was one close up shot of his adamantium claws.

What surprised me the most was the fact that this film is noticeably different in style from the previous X-Men movies. There was just an overall aggressiveness that added to the excitement of the film.

Overall the film was an enjoyable experience and The AJ Movie Review agrees that you should...

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