Here are some relevant quotes from Empire’s unconscionably positive review of Terminator Salvation.

“For 25 years fans have waited to see the future war between man and machine…”

“McG has sparked a moribund franchise back to life, giving fans the post-apocalyptic action they’ve been craving since they first saw a metal foot crush a human skull two decades ago. ”

” McG’s film boldly moves forward; gone is the standard chase structure of the Terminator franchise…”

Obviously, this writer (not to mention the filmmakers) has never seen a Terminator movie in his life. Nobody has been wanting to see the actual war between man and machines. Nobody’s been craving post-apocalpytic action. Those parts of the first two movies were boring! What was interesting about the Terminator movies was the idea of something coming from an uncertain future to do damage in the past. What was interesting about the Terminator movies was the one mere protector vs. one super killing machine and the dogged relentless pursuit. The “chase structure” being gone is hardly a reason to applaud this new film.

This reviewer and the whole creative team behind Terminator Salvation have missed the point entirely.

And while I’m on the subject, when will they stop making PG-13 rated sequels to R rated franchises? That doesn’t work.

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