The Terminator trilogy barely salvaged.

Rating: 6/10 (18 May 2014)

The fourth film in the Terminator trilogy barely salvaged the series, a story that continues where Skynet has wiped out much of humanity during a nuclear holocaust. However, a group of resistance members led by John Connor (Christian Bale) attempts to to keep the machines from destroying mankind completely by pitting an all-out assault on them.
Fresh off his Dark Night role, it was nice seeing Christian Bale back in action again, pairing up with another action star, Sam Worthington, in which the two I thought make a great team together. There are some intense action and cool special effects that highlight an exciting battle between the Resistance and the Machines. The war-torn atmosphere gives you a dark and somber feeling of Skynet's action which captures the overall desolation and calamity of the incident, but also provides a clear backdrop for the determined Resistance members to carry on their mission.
The plot and story were entertaining mostly, helped by the non-stop action and a nicely assembled cast of characters. But, the script does lack the suspense, drama and dry humor found in the earlier Terminator films with Arnold Schwarzenegger in it. It is basically another simple chapter in the series with no unique storyline; however, I do prefer this film over the Terminator 3 because ***spoiler ahead*** it is not anti-climatic. While the ending does give you a hint that the trilogy continues, there are few plot threads to leave you have hanging thoughts after the credits role.
Overall, Terminator Salvation is a lot of sci-fi action fun that is more entertaining than Terminator 3, but doesn't surpass the quality and captivation of the first two Terminator films.
Grade C+