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Terminator Salvation: Quick Review and Midnight Box Office

by Manny Castro | May 21, 2009 at 01:44 pm

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Terminator Salvation grossed $3 million on midnight. It has today to itself and starting tomorrow faces the family-friendly sequel to Night at the Museum. Everyone assumes that Terminator will be #1, but I'm not so sure anymore. The movie is nothing special. Yes, the action scenes are great but that's it. There was no breathing room for story and characters. So, this movie is only slightly better than the third installment. Poor word of mouth may hurt it at the box office. Then again...there's a lot of action junkies out there, so who knows.

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Jarrett Martineau

at 14:26 on May 21st, 2009

Thanks for this. Check out our additional coverage here:

Terminator: Salvation Opens Tomorrow, Nearly Didn't Star Bale

Amy Judd

at 14:58 on May 21st, 2009

I just think hype will make it number one - I'm going to see it but really just out of interest.

Roy C

at 21:18 on May 21st, 2009

They should have stopped at the second installment. There was still a real investigation of evil, the scenes in the canals with the trucks and Arnold coming along on the motorcycle, the surprise of Arnold's terminator crossing over to be a protector, Hamilton as warrior woman, the special effects of the new terminator with the liquid stuff and the heartfelt sadness of the last scenes where Arnold destroys himself as his mission was done.

The third one had no being. Hollywood has lost something. Very few good films of late, last few years. Too many comic books and not enough real drama. Spectacle and no drama.

Kristan (not verified)

at 02:31 on May 22nd, 2009

Well said Roy C, thats because today most movies are all special effects, and story line and acting are good. They keep pumping out the same garbage. Comic books are popular cause you dont have to write a story just adapt it to the big screen.