A warning to Terminator fans.

Rating: 2/10 (1 June 2009)

I think anyone who has a shred of respect for the Terminator series, or actually enjoys and understands it didn't really expect anything fantastic from Terminator Salvation. By now we're used to seeing some good movie names go to waste (Alien and Predator anyone?) and I had no doubt that Terminator Salvation would finish off the task that Terminator 3 did not. Which is to completely ruin Terminator whilst cashing in as much as possible.
I don't want to give anything away and spoil anything for those who choose to sit through this shambles and almost remix of T1 T2 and T3. I'd rather warn you beforehand on how to prepare yourself to get the best view on this film and why actual fans of the series will be disappointed. My advice is to watch T1 and T2 before watching Salvation and to walk on into the cinema with those films fresh in your mind, just so you really can see how much the series has deteriorated. I could go into great length about the lack of character development, the poor story and general awfulness that this film delivers, but it's so blatantly obvious that I won't bother. If you follow my advice and watch the first two films before watching this you will fully understand.
The reason I am giving this film 2 stars instead of 1 is because it actually has done one good thing for me personally, and perhaps it will for others too. I know we can't expect Salvation to be as good as the original Terminator or Terminator 2 (because that would require story and plot development), but I found it literally that bad, I completely forgave everything I hated in Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines. In comparison, Rise of the Machines sort of ends up looking, dare I say it? Good.
I guess all I can really say in conclusion is that this film so awfully bad that it manages to make a "not so bad" film look really, quite good.