Movie Review: Terminator

Loud. Action. Intense. Confusing. VFX-overload.

I was not as blown away as everything in the film was, but it is a great film for video game types who love to see things blow up, and love to shoot at everything.

I have only seen one Terminator movie (a very long time ago) and I think the presented a problem for me in understanding what was going on in this film. The story didn’t really come together or make a whole lot of sense to me.

While over 50% of the film is like an exploration in blending outdoor explosions with digital special effects, the human acting parts seem pushed to back. To me it seems as if the director McG did not focus enough on these parts, maybe a little to much emphasis on explosions, noise and digital. I know a lot of people are really into that, but for me it only works if you can blend it with your actors well. For me, I’m not sure that came across on screen. Christian Bale was way over done in every scene, most of the other people were fine for me.

The movie was not bad, but it wasn’t great either.