A very worthy installment - don't listen to the haters

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2020)

Why all the hate? I have loved the Terminator-Franchise for 30+ years now and I never felt that this was a poor installment or did not feel like Terminator or whatever, quite the opposite: I guess it is safe to say that most people agree that part 2 was the best part, and in my opinion, this is the second best, followed by the first one, than the third and then - with some distance - the sixth, and then there is an even larger stretch and then comes the fifth with "country girl" Emilia C. as the otherwise tough Sarah C. and the unlikable Jason C. as an unlikable, unworthy version of John C. . I would definitely rank the excellent Terminator SCC - show (and anything else) before the fifth part, but back to Salvation: perfect story, perfect action, perfect cast (there is Anton Yelchin in it!! And Sam Worthington, and Bryce D. Howard, Helena B.-C. and even a glimpse of Arnie - what more can you ask for?) The characters and story are compatible with the original material/"lore", but it also has some fresh ideas, is moving, thrilling, exciting. Nothing more to say. Especially after the latest installments the haters should stop bashing this excellent movie, I think.