Terminator: 7.5 / 10.
Great action flick!
I can't really understand why anyone wouldn't like this movie; it was awesome! Non-stop action, tons of laughs, nostalgia and with new twists. I thought the movie was fantastic.
I had a hard time rating the movie because I think it might deserve an 8, simply because not many movies can make me laugh and this one did. I generally hate weak attempts at comedy in action films but this movie definitely succeeds. I'm trying to think what I didn't like about the movie, but it's hard to really say.
For some, they couldn't get behind the idea of an emotional terminator, but it made perfect sense. You've really got to divorce yourself from "Terminator" the original and go back to T2:Judgement Day and think about that movie. The Terminator was sent back to protect John Connor (when he was 14 years old), and becomes a surrogate father to him.
This movie, from the very beginning does the same exact thing just with a twist - instead of the Terminator dying, he ends up surviving - living amongst (infiltrating) humans for 44 years... it's a 'What If' kind of scenario and in the context of T2, it makes a good deal of sense.
I'd recommend this movie to anyone who can enjoy a not-so-serious campy action film. And when I say campy, I don't mean moronically or lazily campy like Iron Man 3, but done in a good way.
p.s.
For perspective: this movie was the best Terminator film since T2. Much better than T3 and Salvation.
