Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series

I love Terminator, I adore it. It's easily one of my absolute favorite sci-fi movie line and series of all time, but I just can't get behind this at all. It pains me to have to say the following words...

The overwhelming majority of the episodes have no audio whatsoever. You'll see the HK-Tanks rolling around, and there's just no sound at all until the gun fires, and that's the only audio you get. No music, no environmental sounds of treads etc. Nothing.

There are scenes where survivors are having discussions around a campfire, walking around, using radios, and all you can hear are the voices with the occasional half a second of a fire crackling, or a radio blipping.

There are multiple scenes where someone will be firing a gun, and there's no sound at all. In one scene, a woman is firing a gun, and the only audio is a sound effect of bullet casings hitting the ground. I have no clue if they were trying to be artsy about it, and just failed outright, or if this production was simply plagued with technical problems.

I'm not even going to elaborate on how visually offensive this film is either because that's hardly it's biggest problem. I'll just say, it looks like a Playstation 2 game. If visuals and audio are something you care about, you'll hate this.

I will say, this might make a mediocre audiobook, but as a series, it's essentially unwatchable.

I would say this is easily the single lowest effort entry into the Terminator universe, even lower than some of the unlicensed fanfic YouTube videos made by fans of the films, and I hate admitting it.

Takes place between the events of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation, the series was created using real-time computer animation from the video game and serves as a prequel to the game. But the rendering of the facial build and real time expressions were unbearable to watch.

As one who spends a great deal of time playing video games, I find this DVD awesome! To actually take video game elements and make a serial out of it is astounding to me.

I won't give away much since the best way to experience anything "Terminator" is to see it for yourself. Here's just the basic plot: Before "Salvation" (but well after T3) Blair Williams is having some misadventures with a man who can remotely K.O. the machines.

Moon Bloodgood sounds excellent as she reprises her role from the feature film and her male counterpart known as "Ghost" has some decent voice acting as well. The video quality really isn't a factor since everything was lifted from video games.

If you enjoy gaming and find the Terminator franchise entertaining, this is a DVD to watch out for. Ten Stars!

Loved this movie, favorite of the franchise! Perfect mix of practical and CGI effects. More realistic, gritty, rusty environment, less cartoonish like previous movies. Acting was great, and there was an interesting take on the theme and question of what makes us human. And, of course, the awesome A-10 aerial battle sequences!

This is a unique film because it uses assets from a video game to create it's cinematography.

The Action is balanced with very adequate character development of Moon Bloodgood's character Blair Williams and a new character by the name of Laz Howard. While at the same time fixing some plot gaps to the Terminator Salvation movie.

For those interested in see something very unique and in it's very own way take a look at this experimental film. For if more film makers took this technique to heart some really amazing cinema can be made. This Series my be seen.

10/10