McG can't make a movie. At least make it somewhat believable. I am a fan of the Terminator movies and was looking forward to reviving the franchise, but what a complete pile of crap this movie was.

This movie is definitely a must see. The entire cast does an excellent job of keeping you drawn to the action taking place. From beginning to end I really enjoyed the movie and I recommend it to anyone who wants to take a thrill ride in a post apocalyptic world. In other words...GO SEE IT!

Terminator Salvation is a great movie that captures the essence of post-apocalyptic Earth.. The movie stays very true to the Terminator "mythology" with many used faces to welcome us in. A new character introduced --Marcus Wright-- not John Connor, is the hero of the movie. John Connor, while important to the plot line and chronology, plays only a obligatory role in this latest installment. Wright offers a new insight to the "human condition" with his unique circumstances, and allows John Connor to become who he needs to... the savior of mankind. Thus explaining the ending of the movie. Keep that in mind with regards to the ending of Salvation, before casting it as cliche. Any Terminator fan, die hard or so-so, should enjoy this movie tremendously, IMO. For the die hard's there is the obvious plot structure and chronology that sets up the previous 3 Terminator chronologies. And for the so-so's there is the action packed and well thought out plot line to draw you in.

I have been a huge fan of the Terminator story for 25 years. I love the first 2 films alot and the 3rd one is even ok with me. Terminator Salvation is a huge slap in the face to all the terminator fans everywhere. You've probally read other reviews telling you about the bad acting, bad dialogue and lack of story. Well, there is more bad news. Everything that makes Terminator a good story is missing in this. The makers of this film put some big name actors, pretty good action, and some familar one-liners together and are calling it a Terminator story. They hope that we the fans will fall for the CGI and explosions and ignore that this movie has no continuity,urgency,desperation,or investment in character development. Hollywood has taken a crap script,stamped Terminator on it in hopes that the vast majority of Terminator fans will be fooled out of millions of dollars. Terminator fans deserve more respect than this. You have been warned!

I was really hyped to see the film myself, being a avid fan of Terminator series. But I must confess, I honestly wasn't too happy with the choice of John Connor in this series, considering how much of a D-Bag I feel Christian Bale to be (I mean, come on.. "Don't trash my scene"? What are you, 9?). However, his acting was fairly good I must admit for this role. Were I was really nit-picky honestly was the cookie-cutter suspense. Everything had a certain level of predictability about it. We honestly knew the "Twist ending" of the film, which I will not ruin for readers of this review, before it happened. Also, the explosions were unnecessarily loud, and almost ruptured my girlfriend and my own eardrums in the theater. Crank it down to a dull roar please. Aside all this, the movie was fairly enjoyable. Try to catch the matinee if possible. I think you'll be much more satisfied if you do.