Better than T2

Rating: 9/10 (7 November 2007)

When I heard Jim Cameron wasn't directing this version of The Terminator, I dismissed it as a money-grab flick. I was stunned to find out how good it was. The attraction of the Terminator films has never been in the excellence of their FX, but in the brilliance of their time-turning plot twists (which we could discuss for DAYS). Based on that criteria, I think this is almost as good as the original, and far superior to the FX-laden but plot-challenged T2. The ending is incredibly, and suitably, fatalistic. Having said that, the FX in this film are great! And best of all -- no Robert Patrick to stink things up! Absolutely brilliant!