Awesome effects, but so many things make no sense its embarrassing

Rating: 4/10 (7 June 2009)

Firstly, I'll start by saying that the 4 stars are purely because:
1. The special effects were absolutely superb 2. If you like the video game 'Fallout 3' the landscapes are the same 3. The backdrops and general atmosphere are frightening
But (and I'm sure many will agree), there are so many ridiculous scenarios played out and inconsistencies that it renders the movie completely lame. For example:
1. Everyone (i.e. the audience) knew that the main guy was a machine, so the fact that it took over an hour to declare that and then make out like it was a surprise when it was unearthed was annoying.
2. Why not kill all humans on sight instead of herd them (although maybe they were harvesting organs, but the T800 didn't need a brain, heart, etc ...)? Also, why not kill the main people when they had the chance? They already had Rees ... the infiltrator could have killed Connor.
3. The resistance kept going on about how the machines had infra-red and therefore had the advantage in the dark. Evidently, they deactivated this ability to even things up?!
4. Old terminators had built-in mini-guns and destroyed everything in their sight. The 'new and improved' Arnie terminator (the T800) evidently could only throw things!!!!! One punch or squeeze could have killed Connor, but instead it opted to keep throwing him around everywhere and it had no weapons. LOL.
5. Star ... WTF?!
6. The whole thing about the heart at the end made me (and everyone I was with) just want to scream!
I enjoyed the special effects and love the Terminator concept but the plot, the acting and Batman leading the resistance was all too much!