Overall review

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2009)

Yesterday was the judgment day. I went to see the movie. I want to start with 2 main sentences: 1. Why do you guys spoil such a fantastic chance(s) to do a great movie series/saga? 2. Definitely could be done very much better with the same cast and effects.
No story, just brief links with T1. A very nice, crappy movie about what could be as T4.
Directed: 4/10 Story/Written: 3/10 Cameras: 7/10 Music: 7/10 Visual effects: 7/10 Sound Effects: 6/10 Casting: 7/10 Costume design: 7/10
No Cameron name in full cast&crew list. This had a valuable impact on what has been done. As I mentioned story was very week. First part of the movie you don't understand what's going on at all. During McG's interview he was saying that this not a commercial movie, but I guess it was. Unfortunately 2 series have been spoiled already (3, 4). And I'm sure that next 5th movie will be a sequential crap for 3 and 4 and not back to great T2 level (actually that's what we were expecting from 4).
Marcus Wright - good actor choice, but. What he was doing in this movie? Easy solution for producers? as a glue for pieces of story? or just a "heart replacement" for Connor?
What was the movie about is a big question. Connor meets Kyle or what? A lot of time wasted on chasing, etc. Would be very nice to see where they got that sky-net signal decoder. Another glue for story. We see that new machines are strong, smart, cruel. Then Connor successfully sneaking into sky-net heart in SF, meeting only one t600 on his way. Then helicopter waiting so much long in the same place that much quite. And a lot of other very noticeable gaps of this kind! A lot of scenes in the dark that can not see what's really going on...
Once they lost their chance to have Arnold in T3. Now a very short scene with T1 Arnold. Done not good enough! Could be much better! Shooting of the film started on May 5, 2008, I have a feeling that they were hurrying up to finish the movie!
Nice new terminators: T600, T-bikes, etc. Good and realistic visual effects. could be done more. Very nice piece with gigantic terminator then followed by t-bike chase and ending with transporter part. Sound effects also were very realistic and good 3D. Great to bring back Guns'n'Roses track. But they should use the Terminator theme music a little more.
Overall 6 out of 10. Weak. Could and should be done better!