The only Salvation would've been them ending at 'T2.'

Rating: 2/10 (23 May 2009)

I gave Christian Bale credit for bringing the true "Batman voice/bark" to Batman in 'The Dark Knight,' despite the general public's ignorance on the true Batman and how he communicated. Unfortunately, against my argument, he uses it again in 'Terminator: Salvation' and this time, it really didn't fit.
Aside from that, we have just a money-grabbing sequel that basically just showed "Judgment Day" combat scenes and was completely unnecessary. Yes, it has bangs, some good action sequences and yet another great Asian female kicking butt. But, what's gone is: the heart, the character development, the suspense, the acting and the good, sometimes funny dialogue from the first 2 films – the only ones that should count. 'T3' was a complete waste of space, so I don't count that one, and though this 'T4' is slightly better, it also shouldn't count. No wonder James Cameron didn't approve of this sequel.
The series was as perfect as it could've been as well as a complete story with the original 'Terminator' and 'T2.' I seriously laughed out loud at the clichéd "bad guy revealing the evil plot to the hero" towards the end, downgrading Skynet to a mere human and stereotyped villain. Also, I respect Carter, but she was equally as bad in her cancer role, and what was with the helicopter dive to the submarine? Seriously? I should've listened to myself with my promise not to see another 'Terminator' sequel after 'T3' – the same promise I made on this dismal 'Jurassic Park III.' Yet, I did like Worthington and Bloodgood's performances, but Bale was certainly not at his best, and that kid, Jadagrace practically made me crack up as a cross between 'Aliens' kid Newt, 'Day Earth Stood Still' kid Jacob and a mini-Sideshow Bob. What a completely unoriginal character, as were most stand-ins.
And enough with the homage to the original films – every 20 minutes – which only made me want to watch them again VS this one again Most of it was extremely predictable and got zero reaction from the audience I was with. Not the worst movie, but a severe downgrade from 'T1 and 2.'