Great special effects, good story and a conclusion to the series: nice!

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2009)

Given the harsh reviews that this film received from critics, I tried to keep an open mind. After the movie started, I began to think - hey, this is pretty good. It must really tank towards the end ... well, it didn't. It turned out to be a pretty good sci-fi flick from start to finish.
One interesting thing about this movie is that there were two plots going on: one for the main character John Conner (Bale) and one for the Kyle Reese (Yelchin) - Conner's 'future' father in the earlier Terminator movies. That worked out fine. I enjoyed both story lines.
The special effects were really great. There was a huge robot, superfast motorcycle bots as well as bizarre flying and underwater robot creatures. They were well conceived of and a lot of fun to watch. We even got to see Arnold Schwarzenegger again - even though it was all CGI. That was nostalgically cool.
For all the negative critical sentiments there seem to be, I think this movie is a fine way to spend 2 hours. It has great effects, a good story and a conclusion to the Terminator movies. Who'd want to miss that? I recommend seeing it.