Glad I went to see it... but not ecstatic!

Rating: 7/10 (4 June 2009)

This movie has a lot of good points, especially in comparison to Rise of the Machines, but it has some major faults as well.
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The story is a bit "all over the place" not really drawing into any characters struggle. You do sorta get to see Marcus Wright but even that seems overcomplicated.
The machines were unrealistic, going for horrific designs that, most of the time, seemed too well thought out. The original terminator was minimal. Even Arnie looked completely different to the original design. And, of course, there's the 50 foot terminators. Despite their size, they're still able to sneak up on a gas station in the middle of the desert.
Skynets idiocy even allows Wright the ability to shut down all its defenses so that John Connor can be ripped apart by a single robot. Given the fact that it apparently knows about Kyle Reece, and that 3, count'em THREE separate Terminators, two far more advance than Skynet can dream of, were unable to get Connors, why the hell would it think that this one could do it.
I'm after upsetting myself a small bit thinking of what's wrong with the movie... I do focus on the negative when I think of movies. This movie is worth going to see in the cinema. My expectations were low before I went in and I was impressed in parts. I wouldn't expect the magic of T1 and T2 though.