Required viewing for Terminator fans – this latest offering is big on bang and killer ‘bots, if nothing else, compared to the tv series, which has more heart and a relatively better plot. Marcus Wright, from the movie reminds me of Uncle Reese, from the show. The movie’s John Connor felt wan, if that’s possible? Angry but wan? Maybe I’ve reached a Christian Bale saturation point – while the show’s JC delivers the right mix of anger, frustration, drama, fear.

Recommended order for Terminator marathon: T1, T2, the tv series, and then T4. Missing something? T3 was so forgettable (the movie came up empty and useless) that your hardcore fan friends can fill you in on what went down since T2.

Very enjoyable! Smart move to finally explore the future hinted at from the first movie, methinks – well, the future and kind of a bit of the past at the same time, as here we see the genesis of the T-800 we all know so well!

Christian Bale wouldn’t have been my first choice, but he managed not to annoy me too much. Sam Worthington, on the other hand, was fab – and I’m glad the movie focused at least as much if not more on his character.

The whole thing was perhaps a little constrained by trying to tie in to all the existing plot threads, but it was done well enough. The range of machines – not just Arnie-esque cyborgs – was probably the best bit for me.

I look forward to the planned sequels!

I thought this was pretty good :-)
Quite entertaining.