By Far the Worst Terminator Film of the Franchise

Rating: 3/10 (26 May 2009)

This installment has faults on so many levels that I wish I had those precious 2 hours I spend watching the film back. While some of the visual effects are enjoyable (the only reason I didn't give it a 1 out of 10) the story is paper-thin at best and whether or not you are angered by the fact that the entire Terminator "storyline" throughout the first films is basically botched, you will be annoyed by the fact that even in this sci-fi/action film, things happen that just couldn't happen. Fatal injuries become just a scratch, "plot twists" are obvious a mile away with heavy foreshadowing, and Skynet is both unimpressive and, frankly, a little stupid.
Fans of the Terminator mythology need to leave their attachment aside while watching this film. The tie-ins and references to the other films are few and very disappointing. After reading the synopsis of the ORIGINAL script on CHUD.com (before McG let Christian Bale re-write it) I can confirm it would have at least been much more interesting.