At least I saw it...

Rating: 3/10 (3 June 2009)

Even though "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" was a bomb, I still had faith that Hollywood could resurrect the Terminator series into something great again. But when thirty minutes into the film, with a script that is mainly made up of the phrases "big explosions", "futuristic car chases", and "machines attacking" there's a problem. "Terminator Salvation" ran into the same issue that "Quantum of Solace" had, first-class special effects and action, but a poor script.
I personally did not like "Terminator 3", but I find that, that is a better film. It at least had a plot, not a great one, but it had one. Salvation just has one big action sequence after another. Hooray for the technical people, but boo for the scriptwriter.
Acting wise, the only actor who was at work was Sam Worthington. He's a good protagonist, one that could be cheered on, but he alone can't carry a film. Christian Bale, one busy actor with one success after another has led me to wonder how he even volunteered for this film. His acting, which he can be pretty good at, is over-dramatic and bland. It was also nice to see Michael Ironside in a film again, but for the few minutes he's on screen, he seemed bored, as did the other cast members. And I will point that I liked the Arnold cameo towards the end of the movie.
What "Terminator 3" did to the series is damage it. What "Terminator Salvation" did was pulverize it, but at least I saw it. My rating, a generous * out of ***.