How did the creator approve this mess?

Rating: 4/10 (5 December 2009)

Its been a long time since I have seen a movie this bad. But I will start on what I liked. I liked the camera movement. The way the camera followed the momentum of the action was engaging. and I also liked....oh no, that was it.
How on earth can the director resort to the Cliché Mad Max baron landscape and then end with the cliché factory scene? One minute the Terminators can hunt everything down and then the next you can make as much noise as you want.
The characters are so forgettable. The story is such a non-starter it is breath-taking. i constantly struggled to see how the creator gave permission for them to take this route with the story. You could easily watch this and make no connection with the original storyline. The only way they get around this is with a dumbed down narration of what is happening and why.
You constantly watch it questioning the rationale behind the story...which really makes no sense. At times I thought my DVD player had jumped coz the scenes were so badly stitched together. Then the scenes you do get are so cliché. the motorbike, the lorry chase, the venerable woman saved, the renegade group who don't want strangers, the pregnant other half, the kid that don't talk...blah...blah...blah... it really is nonsense.
So if I disconnect it from the Terminator saga is it a good film...oh hell no. Lots of non-sensible action with a severe lack of story that an adult would understand. The Playstation Nation will like it because little thought is required but the Terminator lovers will hate it because it simply breaks the formula that has made it so great.
Not recommended!