A good addition to the Terminator franchise

Rating: 6/10 (21 May 2009)

... and it made me forget all about T3.
My new ranking:
1.) Terminator 2: Judgement Day 2.) The Terminator 3.) Terminator Salvation 4.) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (this is about a mile from 3, though)
I went to see this film with limited expectations, and it met them. Well, actually, exceeded them just a bit. Unfortunately I let the anti-hype of some critics and "fans" of the Terminator franchise sway me to believe this film isn't going to be all it could be.
This is a good summer action film. It's nowhere near what T1 and T2 are character-wise, but remember those are also two of the best sci-fi films ever made.
See this movie with an open mind and remember this isn't trying to be a carbon copy plot of the first two films with cheap gags like T3 was. This film is taking the Terminator story into a place it hasn't been on the silver screen: the war between man and machine.