Messy, unfocused bug budget film with no talents attached.

Rating: 4/10 (22 May 2009)

After finding out the McG was directing, I did not expect the movie to be good...but after finding out that James Cameron and Stan Winston had some small input on this Terminator Salvation, I thought okay it shouldn't be that bad. The first 1 hour and 30 minutes of the movie was horrible! So bad that I really wanted to walk out of the theater. It was clear that McG had no idea what he was doing, the script was bad, the acting was really really bad. It was so cheesy that it made the film so unbelievable you didn't care. The only saving grace of the film was Christian Bale. Without him, this film would be a total disaster. Terminator Salvation did not stay true to its franchise name and does not even compare to Cameron's T2. The editing made the story seem so long and choppy. The terminators did not seem scary, there was no fear driving the film. The CGI was the best part, but without substance in the film, there was no point in watching it. Terminator Salvation could have been good, if they had attached some people with actual talent. It was such a bug budget film, what were they thinking?!?!?