It felt good to hear that theme music again. I enjoyed it. It was a good Terminator movie and a even better action movie.

Rating: 8/10 (7 June 2009)

When walking into the cinema i was deeply worried. McG? the guy who directed Charlies Angels? They got someone like that to direct a Terminator movie? That was a very big risk. But luckily he pulled off a decent installment in one of the biggest movie franchise's of all time.
Terminator Salvation is missing some of the gems that made the other installments fun. Firstly no sense of humor. Secondly where's John Connor. He doesn't swear, he doesn't have attitude. Lastly, Hardly any violence. Which people would already know due to the American rating PG-13.
Luckily they got some things right. I loved the references to the old Terminator's. Made me feel at home. Also i loved the ending. Felt like classic Terminator style.
The biggest part of this movie is the war against the machines. What does that mean? Well it means action and lots of it. Explosions, car chases, guns, booms, bangs, kaboom. It never lets up in this movie but at the same time never goes over the top. The action scenes were great. Felt like a mix of classic Terminator and Transformers.
Before seeing this i felt like there would be no story just action scenes. The writers nicely put a story in that ties in with the first Terminator. Since the story ties in with previous Terminator movies you should see Terminator 1,2,3 just to be safe in the story area.
The Special Effects were amazing. Giant robots never looked so good. The acting was good and i liked the casting. From start to finish the movie is action with a great ending and a nice cameo. I felt relieved that the movie went out strong and was so happy to hear the old theme song again. Nice job Danny Elfman.
This was classic Terminator with a bit of new blood thrown in. It worked well and i would go see Terminator 5. There are some who will hate it but i just sat back and enjoyed the ride and so should you. I recommend it if your a Terminator fan. It was better then Terminator 3: Rise of the machines but it didn't match up to Terminator 2: Judgement Day. I give Terminator Salvation...
8/10