Entertaining, without novelty

Rating: 7/10 (23 May 2009)

I heard there was a 'revealing' scene with Moon Bloodgood that got cut to ensure a PG13 rating. Perhaps they should have left that in. The Terminator I remember from my teen years was pure R-rated fun. This movie doesn't touch the first Terminator. I learned a new word from a fellow viewer during the trailers...'Technophobia.' This seems to be a growing (or at least persevering) trend in movie-making. Lots of scary robots of all shapes and sizes trying to kill people. It seems like I've seen this plot unfold over and over again. Quest/Overcoming the Monster Plot leads to climax leads to denouement. Fun, but I think the movie could have used less action and more story. Maybe it's my age talking. Fellow viewers clearly enjoyed it, and some even (and this is weird) applauded. I didn't think it was anything special, but it was nevertheless, fun mindless entertainment.