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I just realized that Christian Bale yelled at that guy in his American accent. So even as angry as he was, he still stayed in character.

Drinking game: Take a shot every time someone says “John Connor”

"We're just supposed to love him because he exists?" Pretty much sums up most of Hollywood's characters these days.

To give you an idea of how much the ownership of this series has been passed around over the years: - The first Terminator film is owned by MGM through Orion Pictures - Terminator 2 is owned by StudioCanal while the US home video rights are currently held by Lionsgate via their acquisition of Artisan Entertainment - Terminator 3 and Salvation are owned by Warner Bros and were distributed by Columbia Pictures internationally - Genisys and Salvation are owned by Paramount

Christian Bale's voice was so gravelly in this movie I kept expecting him to say, "I'm Batman!"

Several critics who even if they did not otherwise care for the film, *commended Anton Yelchin's performance as young Kyle Reese for matching Michael Biehn's original portrayal without feeling like an overt imitation.*

“Let’s talk about the one you forget exists” That one would honestly still be Genisys. I’d say Salvation is the one that had potential

Is anyone else sick to death of time travel, and just wants a straight up post-apocalyptic War film? I want to see John Connor and Kyle Reese meeting, fighting in the War together with Connor mentoring Reese in a reserve son-father relationship. And the film culminating in a final victory against SkyNet, and sending Kyle Reese back in time to preserve the timeline?

Anton Yelchin’s portrayal of Kyle Reese was the best (and probably most memorable) part of the film.

What irritates me the most is that how does Skynet know of John Connor's father and why would John Connor include Kyle Reese in his rant to Marcus bot? And Marcus bot actually think a pubescent boy fathered a 30 year old man without the knowledge of time travel?

I love how Bale’s freak out is literally the most well known bit about the film... INCLUDING THE FILM ITSELF! 🤣

Damn, I didn't remember how perfectly Anton Yelchin nailed Kyle Reese! He got Biehn's performance down so well that it's almost scary. Such a shame what happened to him. RIP.

Anybody remember constantly seeing the arcade game for this film literally everywhere , cause I sure do ?

I'm sure I speak for us all when I say, we dearly, dearly miss Anton Yelchin.

- Have you ever seen Sam Fisher and Batman trying to out-man eachother in cliche dialogues? - .....no - Would you like to?

“Thank you, black Newt.” I almost died 🤣🤣🤣🤣

NC: "What DJ is still playing music in the apocalypse?" RADIO: "Hey everybody, this is Three Dog, your friendly neighborhood disc jockey. What's a disc? Hell if I know, but I'm gonna keep talking anyway."

John Connor: "What do you think you're doing?!" Nostalgia Critic: "I'm filming a STAMPS.COM commercial?" JC: "Why would you do that during my scene?" NC: "I thought it'd be a nice segway." JC: "OH GOOD FOR YOU! Do you see me tearing down your STAMPS?" NC: "NOT THE STAMPS!"

The 'concept' of Terminator Salvation is solid - some of us do wanna see the final battle against skynet

That's actually a good idea for a rewrite. Make Marcus wake up with John around in the beginning of the movie, they fight the machines together, find Kyle Reese, try to return to base, John says something to the effect of "we have mines but don't worry, they're magnetic to target the machines only, just keep your guns elevated and you'll be fine" and he blows up

RIP Anton Yelchin, the man who brought the Trollhunter to life. Seriously, watch the _Tales of Arcadia_ franchise. It's the magnum opus masterpiece of both Dreamworks AND Guillermo del Toro. #TalesOfArcadia

Terminator Salvation: *exists* Movie Goers: “We’re done.” Terminator Genesys: *exists* Hollywood: “It has BEGUN!” Movie Goers: “NOOOOOOO!!!”

Rest in peace Anton Yelchin 😥

The most underrated terminator film. I thoroughly enjoy it. Id love to see more films set in the post judgment day setting.

Count dooku voice: “I’ve been looking forward to this.” The best part about this movie is the arcade shoot out game.

I hate how they ruined the Marcos is a terminator thing in the trailer. That would’ve been a fantastic twist and couldve brought such depth to many of the characters.

One of the biggest problems I have this movie is how "the future" looks NOTHING like what we saw in T1 nor T2. Where is the ground littered with human skulls? Where are the machines you saw in those clips? Where is the line of Terminators, slowly walking towards the resistance, shooting everything moving? To me, this movie is just pretending to be a terminator movie, when in reality, it could fit in any number of franchises. Also, yeah - John Connor does nothing of signifigance in this movie. He's just talking and staring half the time. I always expected him to be a strategtic mastermind, and a brilliant soldier. Leading squads of resistance soldiers, first in line, doing guerilla warfare again Skynet. Being not only a symbol, but also motivation, hope and inspiration for the remaining humans alive. Here? Not so much...

Anton Yelchin was an amazing young actor. So good in everything he did. What a lost and is missed

Focus Group Ending: The film originally ended with John Connor dying, and his corpse was skinned and placed over Marcus so that Marcus would impersonate him from then on. Test audiences hated it. The "heart transplant" ending saving his life was a quickly filmed re-shoot to change the ending into one that audiences would accept.

Random fun fact, I was an extra in this for the prisoner scenes when they were filming in ABQ NM. It was an interesting three days.

connor was really fleshed out in terminator sarah connor chronicles which was very underrated and never gets a mention

18:58 The reason the effect for the T800 is that good is that the mold of Arnold's head that was used to make the animatronic Arnold head in the first Terminator film was still intact and kept in a storage room somewhere; the makers of this film found it and the effects team used that to digitally recreate Arnold's head.

Just for the record: I actually like Terminator Salvation. It's one of the most unique of the movies and I wish more Terminator movies take place in the future

Everytime I see Anton Yelchin as Jim Lake Jr. I get teary eyed that he wasn't around to see how people reacted to his preformance. But what makes me feel better is that he voiced him in Trollhunters for 41 of the 52 episodes.

0:14-2:00 (He's John Connor! Personality sold separately) 3:48-3:58 (🤦🏻) 6:06-6:16 (Ahhhhhhhhh!) 8:03-8:10 (It's a great line) 9:04-9:08 (Heh?!) 9:48-9:50 (😂😂😂) 10:26-10:28 (Smee!) 10:40-10:44 (😂) 13:28-13:34 (Great question) 14:21-14:28 (I lost it at Mt. Dookie! 😂😂😂) 15:00-15:02 (Answered that question) 15:23-16:18 (John Connor! Available for a limited time.) 20:37-22:03 (He's John Connor..... I got nothing) 22:50-23:32 (Nope. Not happening)

As an Austrian myself I gotta say I really like it when you try to imitate the "Austrian" accent. God save the Critic!

They have to keep have him say "John Connor" so that you remember your watching a Terminator movie.

Nostalgia Critic:"I am the Nostalgia Critic, I remember it so you don't have to." Me: *OOOHHHHH, GOOD FOR YOU!*

That "Incoming Enemy"-sample from Star Fox was so fcuking on point, I spat my coffee! Well done!

"I'm John Connor." "OHHHHHHH GOOOOOOD FOR YOU"

The only terminator that actually took a risk at being different. So I don't hate it.

To be honest, most people probably remember the arcade game better than the movie.

On one hand, I kind of admire Salvation for at least *trying* to do something different. A Terminator movie focused on the future war *should* be really cool. On the other, the execution...leaves something to be desired, but they tried, anyway.

“Let’s talk about the one you forget exists” I'd argue its one of the most memorable ones. Not good at all, but being the most original one in its setting, much less likely to forget it than any of the others

Did anyone else feel like this movie was supposed to be an ad for becoming an organ donor? I halfway expected a post credit scene where the actors point out that becoming an organ donor saves lives, so do your part and become an organ donor with your strong heart. So in that way we can all save JOHN CONNOR.

Christian bale was batman Michael ironside was Darksied This is somehow the closet thing we'll ever get to batman talking to Darksied

I expected one of those John Connor voiceovers to turn into JOHN CENA at any second lmao

The original plot where Marcus live instead of John Connor is COOL "AF", but it may need one or more movie to build more relationship between Marcus and audience to pass the baton

OK Not gonna lie, THAT StarFox Boss Reference shortly after The 10 Min. Mark was EXCELLENT!

Without time traveling aspect, it doesn't really feel like Terminator. I wished they elaborated Marcus is actually from the future but has a consciousness from a man in the past. The entire film could've been more focused on Kyle Reese's story, a coming of age teenager surviving the post-apocalyptic world. How he was enslaved by Skynet and was rescued by John Connor.

"Even her picture is cut down to save time."

I remember my dad took me to go see this movie as a kid cause I loved Terminator. I got a milkshake. Had a lot of fun. This movie will always have a place in my heart just because of that memory.

Honestly, the best portrayal of John Connor was in the Terminator: Resistance game; which also had a way better story than any of the movies that came after T2.

A machine impersonating John Connor? Well that would be an amazing twist! Unless someone did something incredibly stupid and spoiled that twist in a trailer !

If they can build entire humanoid robots, couldn't they just give John Connor a mechanical heart?

The color scheme: "did someone shit on the film" lol 😂

The recording of Bale's Freakout was more entertaining than the movie itself.

Honestly I would prefer to see a new Terminator movie about the war with the machines rather than another robot assassin from the future that has been done to death at this point.

Terminator Salvation aimed to finally show fans what the Future War was like, but it took a beating getting to theatres: The film was stalled out for several years as Vajna and Kassar (the franchise rights holder) originally planned to create a sequel to Rise of the Machines (with Nick Stahl and Claire Danes reprising their roles as John Connor and Catherine Brewster) before shopping the franchise to prospective buyers, eventually culminating in the rights being sold to The Halcyon Company in 2007. Warner Bros. agreed to distribute stateside while Sony Pictures handled international distribution. The writing process was muddled and confused, with various parties contributing additions in the weeks leading up to filming (and even on-set). Though the original script treatment was written by T3 writers Michael Ferris and John Brancato, later revisions were made by Anthony Zuiker and Shawn Ryan. Screenwriter Jonathan Nolan (the brother of Christopher Nolan) reportedly contributed heavy rewrites to the script and was characterized more than once as the "lead writer", up to an including dialogue written on-set, but had to leave the project for another commitment after the 2007-08 Writers' Guild of America strike. Things were so confusing that novelization author Alan Dean Foster had to rewrite his entire book after learning that the final shooting script was completely different from the script he was given in early production. Christian Bale, who would later refer to the production of the film as "troubled" was the first actor hired for the film - but it took multiple attempts for him to agree. He later admitted in an interview that he took the role of John Connor to get back at a number of people who insisted he wasn't the right fit for the part, and told McG he would only do so if the John Connor role was beefed up, bringing in Nolan to help write as a result. An early script summary, which would have seen the half-human/half-Terminator Marcus Wright switch faces with a mortally-wounded Connor to keep his legend alive, before massacring the leadership of the Resistance (including Kyle, Star, Marcus and Kate), was leaked online to vehemently-negative feedback, prompting additional script changes. Filming was no walk in the park, either. Shooting was delayed by four months after cast member Helena Bonham Carter lost members of her family in a car crash, and had to go back to England to tend to her relatives, thus necessitating major changes to her role (as Serena and the human avatar shown by Skynet). Stan Winston (who was also contributing Terminator designs) was originally intended to have a cameo, but his worsening health prevented this, and he died during production - the film would be dedicated to his memory. Bale's clashes with the crew led to other storylines, like those of General Ashdown (Michael Ironside) and Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) being trimmed down. Most infamously, Bale lost his temper after the film's director of photography, Shane Hurlbut, walked into his field of view during shooting of a scene with Bryce Dallas Howard, causing Bale to dress him down and swear repeatedly in front of the crew. Unfortunately, someone on the crew recorded and posted audio of the rant online, to scathing critical reaction, and forcing Bale to pen a lengthy apology for his remarks. The resulting film debuted to mediocre reviews and middling box office, coming in second in its opening weekend and grossing $371 million against a $200 million budget (not counting advertising). Despite Brancato and Ferris alleging that elements of the production team deliberately made the film a Springtime for Hitler-esque Failure Gambit to bankrupt the production company so they could swoop in and scoop up the company's assets for cheap, McG largely enjoyed the experience making the film, and wanted to make a T5, though he would eventually go on to blame the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles TV series for impacting the film's financial performance. What happened next, however, made Salvation's production look like small beans...

i just wanted to say that i really appreciate you guys putting so much work and effort into these episodes

Salvation was underrated, don't change my mind I NEED THIS TO FORGET GENISYS JOHN CONNOR!

Let’s be honest it’s memorable because of Christian Bale’s meltdown.

RIP Anton Yelchin 1989-2016

So, should I blow up, or...? 💥💥💥 Oh, it was me. Got it. I loved that joke! 😆

Bruce Wayne, Gwen Stacy, Chekov and the dude from Avatar battle bland color pallets. Edit: Batman & Darkseid out-manning each other is awesome!

The only reason I know this movie existed is because the arcade game is literally everywhere where arcades games are.

My roommate and I have had a running joke for a solid decade now about Bale's John Conner. It was so clear he was mid-Batman during the filming of Salvation, we keep imagining him slipping between Bruce and John (because in this Terminator film, they're basically interchangeable) What's your name? "John Connor" What was that? "Bat Connor" Who are you?? "John Wayne" One more time "Hnnnrrhghhh, J-JOHN MAN BACK FAT" and just crumbles into tears.

"he agrees with your political views" "which one?" "erm.. The bad people are bad" "oh my god we're practically the same person" Lol this whole bit made me laugh far more than it should have 😂

"It needed more Arnold." and a better script XD

The John Conner bit is going to be the next “HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA!!” Mark my words.

4:22 If Arnold Schwarzenegger was in it, he'd be credited as "Ahnold".

The Terminator Salvation drinking game, you take a drink every time Bale says “John Conner”

18:34 What DJ is still playing music in the apocalypse? DJ: This is John Conner.

Finally the first time I haven’t forgotten about Terminator Month

This one is very underrated, it at least tried to do something new

I bought a projector at the age of 16 just to watch this movie for the first time, to say I was disappointed is an understatement 💔

What's his name? John Connor No, but what's his name? John Connor Wait, his name is what? John Connor And what does Pot of Greed do? "It lets me draw 2 cards."

Christian Bale arguing with Darkseid after a scene of someone having a mental breakdown while all muddy has made my day.

i actually like this film. its the only terminator movie that actually takes place in the post apocalyptic future. the rest of the movies kept trying to do time travel and alternate timelines and it just got confusing. this should've became a trilogy with the 3rd one ending with john connor sending kyle reese back in time and coming full circle with the original terminator

Kyle Reese's portrayal of Anton Yellchin is probably the best part (and most memorable) part of the film

Hollywood: “Your Wallets are MINE.” Movie Goers: “NOOOOOOOO!!!”

Something you'll never un-see: Christian Bale never moves his top lip whenever he does an American accent.

This movie was my favorite as a kid also terminator 1 2 and 3

I actually kind of liked this one. Seeing a variety of terminator models and other machines was fun

The most memorable thing about this movie is Christian Bale's temper tantrum as he went off on a crew member for several minutes; swearing at him and shouting the whole time

I just figured that John Connor United what was left of humanity through diplomacy and fought the machines successfully through brilliant military tactics

So excited to hear you supporting CPS! I adopted my sweet baby Steve (RIP) from them as well as his sister Charlotte a few years back. They really do amazing work and the cats are so well cared for. All support to them!

One thing I can name good about this film: At least it's a goddamn prequel and doesn't fuck up 2's ending.

That Starfox reference @10:04 hit me right in the nostalgia hard. I actually caught myself checking the corner of the screen, to see how many nova bombs I had left.

This was a movie that would have done better as a trilogy showing the evolution of the war, how everyone came together under the leadership of Connor, with the final beats of the third movie being the downfall of Skynet and the discovery of the time travel device and sending Kyle back to save Sarah completing the time loop.

Dude,They Got McG to Direct This Flick?do You Have Any Idea Just How Many Episodes of Supernatural he Directed?They All Rocked,he Rocks,I Fucking Love McG

@10:03 "Incoming Enemy" That Star Fox (SNES) Attack Carrier joke...Brilliant!

This is actually one of my favorite movies ever, there is so much action!

Brought to you by Christian Bale's Freakout on set.

John Connor is the hope for a better future, he is a symbol, THAT, is his importance!

OK, WIERD ASS QUESTION, but. Does anyone know the name of the free play music that happens in the beginning of the review right as the Terminator Salvation logo appears on screen?

This movie: exists Christian Bale: OOOOHHH GOOOOD FOR YOOOOUUUU

This was basically a prequel to the terminator 1. The fact this movie never included time travel was a great change. This movie could've had potential for a spinoff series solely set in the future. And the fact part of the plot asked if John was the savior or not was actually perfectly added. And fun facts; the actor who played the T-800 is Roland Kickenger. He is actually from Austria himself and was in a documentary film in 2005 cast in the role of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Next to the original 2, this is my favorite Terminator movie!