It does not deserve the hate

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2016)

It's 2016, and I just saw Terminator Salvation for the first time. I had heard so many negative comments and reviews about this movie, so I was ready for the disappointment. But I did not get what I expected after all that. It's actually a really good movie! And not only that, but it's a good Terminator movie, I would probably rank it after T2, maybe even before T1.
Here are the things I liked:
1. Christian Bale and Sam Worthington both did a really good job in their roles.
2. I liked the dark and intense tone of the movie.
3. I liked the action and most of the CG.
4. I liked how it was connected to the original movies (T1 and T2) in various ways.
5. They showed us how John Connor and Kyle Reese met; I thought that was a pretty cathartic moment in the movie.
6. They finally showed us how John Connor got the scar on his face.
7. I liked how they included "You Could Be Mine" in the movie. That was a funny moment, almost like a comic relief
One thing that comes to my mind that I thought was silly was CG Arnie. That was an unnecessary addition, the movie was good enough without that.
All in all, I was entertained by it. Don't expect an epic, lifechanging Terminator movie, but it's still a solid action/sci-fi film that is worthy of the franchise, definitely more than T3.