Good sequel

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2009)

Maybe it's just because I went in with really low expectations after the crappy RT score and generally negative reactions, but I thought the movie was a lot of fun. Definitely surpassed my expectations.
The movie had decent action and it appears to mostly make sense (at least on a superficial level), but I really can't shake that dull feeling that nothing happened. Like "why was this made? Why was Terminator brought back?" This added nothing to anything, and it's such a disappointment because I think we all wanted to see Connor in the future making it right.
It did feel like it was building up to something that never happened. Now, that could (and probably is) be due to the ending re-write, but the movie we got felt like there was another reel to go before the credits hit.
But, after the mess that was T3, I was very happy with T4. The camera work/special effects were awesome.
Oh, and with the Arnold thing; for CG, it was great, but for looking like Arnold, I think he just looked way too young. I know it's from his 1984 model, but they could have added some lines to the face. It looked too clean, but I guess no computer technology right now can match up to reality.