Average Rating by Parents & Educators

They rate this title iffy for age 11 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 13 reviews

Average Rating by Kids

They rate this title iffy for age 12 and up.

They give it four stars

Based on 18 reviews

Ratings at a Glance

69% of parents say it's too violent
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Great Terminator movie, didnt care much for Christian Bale playing Conner, but other than that, a pretty cool movie, and I am a huge fan of Terminator movies!!

  2. I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Negative message

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Good for adults and older children.

    a dark atmosphere and startling images with mild sexual bevavior is basicly what makes this movie inappropiate. despite the tone-down on bad language, the movie is still for adults. This movie is very good though, the special effects are great and the acting is decent, I saw it three times.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    It was so awesome i loved it

  4. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Wyoming
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    The Movie Was awesome Appropriate for every Age Group!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Predictable But Satisfying

    This mom thoroughly enjoyed this movie as I was screening it for my kids. Good themes of self-sacrifice, doing the right thing (even if told to do what you feel is wrong), loyalty, protecting the innocent, strong female characters. VERY VERY LOUD!!! Dark & violent, of course, but not very graphic, in my opinion. Certainly less violent than the others, thus the lower rating. Really big machines trying to kill people (including an old woman and young girl, who can't talk). A very dark scene of humans rounded up/herded into holding cells reminiscent of a holocaust/concentration camp situation. Oh, & did I mention it's loud? Very nice "full circle" nods to previous Terminator movies, but can stand alone. I honestly did not notice the profanity, and I'm usually pretty sensitive about that, so evidently I found it warranted in the situation, lol.

  6. I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Fun! But very violent for a PG-13

    I had been waiting for the new Terminator movie for a long time and i have to say it was everything i wanted it to be and i couldnt have been more pleased while walking out of the theater. However many kids are going to see the movie since it has a PG-13. I took both my kids to see it and thought it was OK for both of them. However Parents i do not reccomend it for childern under 14! There is Non-Stop Sci-fi War Violence throughout the movie, some language including 1 f bomb and a few jump scenes which may be scary to easily frightended people. The movie also is very loud espically in a theater. If you got kids that are in there last year of middle school or high school then it should be fine for them. Younger middle schoolers parents should check out the movie first before they go and i dont reccomend it for any one younger than 13. Overall: GREAT MOVIE! But just remember even though its PG-13 it's still a Terminator movie...

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism

    THIS MOVIE MAKES STUFF GO BOOM

    This is a great movie. I would say kids under 12 this is not there movie. This is the best terminator movie it has more violence more everything then all 3 t movie put together. Be worn d everything goes boom not one thing does not go boom. SEE THIS MOVIE IN THEATERS

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title off for age 16 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    Everything goes BOOM

    I enjoyed this film. Yes there are a few flaws to the film, but the last 1/3 of the film makes up for every one of the flaws I can come up with. What parents need to know about this is that there are a few parts of this film that are absolutely terrifying, there is a strong language for a PG-13 (ex. Sh*t, hell, d*mn, f*ck, son of a b*tch, *ss), there is a ton of violence, and there is a Terminator concentration camp of sorts where they capture humans and put them (through what we can see) absolute torture just like the concentration camps of WWII. My recommendation of this film is for family s with older teens, Mom may not like this one, and don't even think about taking someone under 12 to see this unless you want them to have nightmares for months. 4 out of 5

  9. I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

  10. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Action from start to finish

    Not too bad of a movie. There is some violence, but I think it is equal to the amount of violence seen in video games and its directed more towards robots and not humans.

  11. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    I never saw the first 3, but I definitely say that this is an entertaining movie.

    I highly enjoyed this movie. Great acting, exciting plot and excitiing action, and a great sountrack. Though this movie has all of those things, it is definitely not appropriate for children. There is not a whole lot of blood flowing from wounds in this film, but tons of torn flesh, and in one scene a man rips open the back of his head, which indeed has pleanty of blood. Most, not all, of the violence is bloodless, but it is still very intense. There is an attempted rape, but otehr than some brief kissing that's the only sexuality in this film. Some language, although I didn't actually notice a whole lot of it. I reccomend seeing this movie, even if you haven't seen the other three. I suggest that this is inaproppriate for children under 14

  12. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0

    OK

    IT IS AWESOME SEE IT

  13. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    are you guys serious? U gave it a sex symbol for "kissing and snuggling?" You people are sick, plain and simple.

 

Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    I liked this movie! But T2 was better :)

    I like this movie and it was the first Terminator movie I saw. The violence is okay, but it's not for little kids I can tell you. But let me tell you this: If you wanna see this movie and you're not that familiar with the Terminator franchise, I recommend you see the first 3 Terminator movies before seeing this. You're gonna get really confused If you see this movie before the others. That's why I watched the older Terminator movies after watching this one.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Salvation is a Great Pick!

    I saw it the day it came out, I must it admit it was pretty good. It does have it's bad moments, for example, the movie does contain a lot of fictional violence between robots and mankind which may be a bit of an issure. It also contains a bit of minor language usage which parents should be cautioned about, other then that, it's a pretty fun movie to see(a lil' scary for those younger ones) and I hope you enjoy it! :)

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    LOVE THE MOVIE. IT'S A TEEN MOVIE.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

  5. I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language
    • Negative message

    Seriously? 13? Scare the hell out of a kid. 15 because of the violence.

  6. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    First Terminator movie I saw and it was awesome!! But wish Marcus did not die. :(

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Action Packed & Fine For Teens

    Better than T3. Bale stinks, but the movie is still satisfying. This is more of a war movie than sci-fi, but there is no graphic violence. Those who havn't seen the originals may have trouble following.

  8. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    ok movie

    This movie is a dark,loud,and violent movie. The terminator guy is always bloody. And there is language including son of a b...h,d..n,h..l,and a.s.

  9. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    Not really appropiate for pre-teens

    Really good, but a lot of sci-fi violence like a bunch of terminators (robots) with machine guns shooting at humans.

  10. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    good movie

    good movie if youve seen the other ones

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Alabama
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 5.0

    One of the best movies in a while. but common sense forgot that it almost shows some nudity.

  12. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in New Mexico
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Full of action and suspence! (and awesomeness!)

    Very awesome movie! The violence would be a bit extreme for little kids but for preteens and up, this movie is very cool. The language is what you would probably except from a PG-13 movie (a few s**ts, b***h, one f**k, d**n and the like). But definitely a must see. Probably even worth buying!

  13. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Basically a chase scene in movie

    This movie is mostly about action/violence, basically a long chase. Some say that there is one "F"word, but I didn't hear it. All I've heard is s--t.

  14. I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    A must see for a terminator fan. but is the movie for kids?

    Terminator salvation takes place in 2018, judgement day has happened machines have nearly took over. Im not going to talk that much about the story so i wont give away spoiler. Violence: 4/5 The violence in this movie is frequent and strong. although its not as strong as 1 and 2 the violence might even be a bit stronger then T3. Their are jump scenes where terminators pop out of no where while its very quite..very cliche of course *laughs*. The violence may frighten younger audiences if they have not seen many movies like this. if your kids saw the last 3 terminators then let them see this one. its not as violent but that not saying much its still very strong. Language 3/5: Their is usual PG-13 language the S word is said a few times. One use of the F word but it can be missed by. The b word is used a couple times.. Not as bad as the last 3 but still theirs language. Love/you know: None and a man and a woman snuggle to share warmth. Their is a couple kissing scenes but its not bad. 1/5 for Love/you know Is the movie any good?: If you are a terminator fan you will probably love this movie *like me* or you can hate it many people have different opinions. if your kids loved the last 3 movies then they are going to love this movie. I say go watch it. but i think someone younger then 12 or 11 should not see the movie. if you have someone younger then 11 or 10 and you let them see it and they were okay then let them see this one. 5/5 *in my opinion*

  15. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    go with anyone

    Amazing movie!! though violence through out the movie.but its really not an issue.action packed and great

  16. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Great, but too violent for some people

    This movie is amazing, although there is a lot of violence. The language is not too bad, although f*** is used once but i could not hear it. It has some startling moments where the machines pop out of nowhere, and some of the fighting scenes might frighten anyone under 13. There is virtually no blood at all in the movie, but lots of dead and mutilated bodies. Overall, this is the mildest of the Terminator movies and but still a great movie.

  17. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Massachusetts
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence

    Awesome and iffy!

    One great movie that could've been R if there wasw just one more drop of blood! Violence: 9/10 Lots of violence including mines blowing up. Stabbings, shootings, and crushings. Sex: 0/10: Nothing to be worried about Language: 5/10: 1 F-word that is hard to hear, abot 5 s-words, 6 uses of A** and many uses h*** and d***.

  18. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Arkansas
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0

    Go!!

    This is the mildest Terminator I've watched. Definitley go see it. And the best!

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