Watchable but a let down

Rating: 6/10 (28 November 2010)

I don't often review movies but I'd like to make some remarks about this one. The first Terminator is a classic. Even taken out of it's genre, it's one of the best movies ever made. The second does not drop the baton and is wonderful action cinema. The third's OK but we've seen it all before. And so to the forth. Christian Bale and the war we all want to see. Our hopes are up. But no. Christian Bale goes through the motions and could be replaced by any regular action star. Sam Worthington? Where did he come from exactly? One minute he's nobody, next he's starring in everything. For me, he just doesn't have screen presence. And the war? Well, we seem to have missed most of it. My main gripe, where's the FUN gone? "I'll be back", "That is SO you", "Easy Money". Come on, everyone knows these great lines. There's not a single one liner in the whole mess. Nothing to raise a smile. Connor even had the opportunity the say 'Easy Money' but it was missed. The whole franchise has disappeared up it's own backside like The Matrix and Aliens did. Ill thought out concepts and bad story telling. It's so full of holes I'm not even going' near the plot. Even some of the effects are a bit rough. The Terminator deserved so much more. It was tough but they managed to kill it in the end.