Decent Matinée Movie.... But NOT a $10 movie

Rating: 6/10 (6 July 2009)

I am a big fan of the Terminator movies (T-2 my favorite) and greatly anticipated (along with many others, I'm sure) this new sequel. Lucky for me, I was able to see the movie at a matinée price, which helped ease the minor disappointment. The new casting looked very interesting - especially with Christian Bale as John Conner. So I was very intrigued by the prospects the film brought. Then the movie started. For those of you who haven't seen it yet, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY to the duologue at the beginning. Stop munching on your popcorn during the first 5-10 minutes, because you have to deal with Helena Bohnam Carter whispering key info. The opening of the movie is very confusing and is not really revealed until much later - what actually happened. Director, McG does an adequate job giving us newer and more deadly Machines - some of the effects are pretty cool. But you gotta wonder that after the smackdown of some of the characters in the film and the beating that they took, how they even managed not to be seriously injured. An average Joe, like you and me, would be in ICU after some of the whoopings provided by the Machines - or just plain dead. The actors in this rendition are attractive - especially Bryce Howard (you could fall in love with those eyes!) and the actor playing Marcus does a nice job. Bale doesn't quite live up to expectations after his superior BatMan. Overall, the movie gets 6 stars from me. Not bad. But not a great sequel. One last reminder, ... listen closely to the duologue. Throughout the movie, the actors love to whisper their lines.