Better than what others are saying of it; everyone seems to be a stuck-up critic!

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2009)

Be careful, not to think I'm crazy for giving this movie a 10. I don't think it's worth a 10, not at all. It's about an 8, which is the general consensus, I guess, by the average. However, I put it as a 10 to offset at least one of the 0 scores. ....
So, about this movie. I adored the style of the film and how it was shot. It looked dirty throughout it's entirely, filled with browns while in the human plain, and metallic and cold in the Skynet scene. The expressions in the filming of humanity versus machine are artfully done. I admire the director and how he handled the shooting of this at times overpowering movie.
They used the stuff from the other Terminator movies well. Turned the classic stuff into dry humor, in a classy way.
I wish it would have emphasized the love between Connor and his wife a bit more.
The only part of the film that I REALLY did not like was the Skynet scene with Arnold's CG version; I could have done without that AND I think it would have made it a better movie, especially since it didn't do anything to actually serve the film in an honest way. It didn't move it forward plot wise, and there wasn't a conclusion to that particular scene. Just kind of a waste of the time line and plot.
I found Christian Bale to be the worst Batman in the history of the Batman franchise; even more wretched than even Clooney. I didn't expect much from his performance in this movie, and was surprised when I walked away from it. Surprised that he did such a good job for the character.
People will undoubtedly say that he was cold in this movie. And of course he was. Why? Because it's a cold, war hardened character he's playing. How would you feel if your mother were dead of cancer, your foster parents had been murdered, and you ultimately grew into a role you never wanted fighting a seemingly unending war against machines that couldn't be reasoned with? And it had gone on for... years?
Yeah, so... cold. Whatever. Good movie.