Special effects laden disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (9 June 2011)

I had high hopes for this movie especially seeing as it was a reboot and as Christian bale was starring in one of the lead roles. I was really disappointed with this move for several reasons. First off, Christian was absolutely terrible in this film. It felt like he made absolutely no effort when he was acting in this movie. He was way better in the dark knight. Secondly, I felt that the story line was to thin. It was more like a half hour TV episode. It just wasn't dark enough. The future was a lot grittier and darker in Kyle reese's flashbacks in terminator 1. In those flashbacks, you really felt like humanity was right on the brink of annihilation. However, in terminator salvation the viewer just doesn't get that impression. The resistance has all the latest technology and humanity hasn't been pushed to the brink of extinction. All in all Im quite disappointed with the storyline but I was impressed by the special effects. Maybe Hollywood should have devoted a bit more of the budget to the script. This movie just does not compare to terminator 2