Terminate{this movie} with Extreme Prejudice

Rating: 1/10 (22 May 2009)

Mind numbing continuation of a once fine series. Chistian Bale does nothing other than try to look cool, the story is non existent, and the premise is so trite that it makes "X Men Origins" look like Shakespeare. Ah-nold makes a brief CGI nappearence, possibly to remind viewers of just what is missing-and wrong with this movie.While T3 was not exactly a great film, at least it had a kinetic energy that carried the film to its conclusion. It was pretty certain that he would not be back, but thanks to the trite screenplay in this one, it was not so. The CGI action scenes look cheesy and seem to remind you of every action film ever made since the miserable Matrix. Like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, this one has "made for the money" written all over it. No originality, no creativity, just a weak story with too many special effects.There is not even a good one liner like "I'll be back" or "Hasta la vista baby". Whatever happened to the premise that good sci-fi should be written and based around the characters? The shame of it all is that today's audiences just don't seem to care. Possibly the ultimate junk movie, it will please today's multiplex bred filmgoers. If you know and love the Arnold versions, do yourself a favor and avoid this add-on like the Swine Flu! And yes, as long as trash movies like this keep littering the multiplexes, I'll continue to trash 'em here. It's your money-demand better! Zero stars.