Very enjoyable movie that can stand on it's own

Rating: 9/10 (3 June 2009)

I think that this movie, just coming back from seeing it at theatre here in Sweden, is a great fourth installment in a series and a pretty damn good action film on it's own. It has a really nice intro but lost speed a bit after 30 minutes or so, but it picks up before the one hour mark and keeps going real well. The ending twist is great and the last 30 minutes actually feel just as good as something from the first two movies. We all know that a CGI version of someone is in this movie, and it was executed very well. It totally made the film feel more like a Terminator movie. Christian Bale was great as John Connor and Sam Worthington was brilliant as Marcus, that character had some really nice twists in his story throughout the film. Helena Bonham Carter had a small, but powerful role as well as Michael Ironside. However, I felt T4 was too short, which supposedly is a good thing considering that it means that I'd like to see more. The thing though, is that so much is happening that it sometimes almost looses it's thread, which I think might not be a case with a longer cut.
All in all, a much more satisfied Terminator fan walking out the cinema than back in 2003. This a good movie and a worthy sequel to Terminator 1 and 2. Go see it, no matter what the bashers say.