Much better than 3

Rating: 7/10 (8 September 2017)

Really a huge improvement over Terminator 3. The story on 3 was not bad, but the direction was awful; yes there were a lot of action scenes, but the heavy mood was lightened too much. Remember, it is doomsday, the fall of civilization and possible extinction of humanity; and Terminator Salvation try to recover that dark and painful feeling. I applaud that.
The story fits well within the series, the actors do a good job. What brings the film a down, in my opinion, is that humans cannot compete with machines in brute force. No way! Bones cannot hold to nuclear powered steel. Humans cannot street fight with Terminators.
Besides that, I pretty much enjoyed the movie, much more after watching T3. I feel it redeemed the franchise, congratulations!