Has it's flaws, but still underrated and is worthy to be part of the "Terminator" franchise

Rating: 7/10 (8 May 2011)

While all the previous movie takes place before the machines takeover and it's mostly all before the nuclear holocaust. This movie takes place during the main war with humans against the machines. The set pieces and design of the scenery is done very well, in fact it's entertaining to just watch the scenery in this which takes place in a apocalyptic land. It basically looks like a future war zone so it fits the plot almost perfectly. Although Christian Bale got made fun of because of his sort of Batman like voice, overall he did a great job playing the role of John Connor. He fit the role of the leader of the resistance and fit the image as well. Plus it was cool to see John Connor's potential the previous movies in this franchise kept talking about. Sam Worthington was just okay, I guess. The cameo appearance is meant to shock the audience and probably wanted the a applause out of them, because it's a scene for the fans but it just wasn't that effective. The plot also deviates from the previous movies a bit, but that didn't really effect the movie much. Maybe fans of the first two movies might be a bit disappointed with this movie, but overall this is a highly entertaining movie. And got my attention from beginning to end with it's action sequences. The camera work/special effects are top notch in this for 2009 as well. Unlike the previous Terminator movies, this one is mostly about the war in the future with the resistance fighting off the machines for their survival. When it all comes down to it, this is far from being a bad movie. In fact it's worthy to be part of the franchise for the most part. Maybe it can get better if Arnold reprise his role as the main character in the next sequel.
7.7/10