a a terminator fan who be hop for a revival of the franchise and what a letdown this movie be . before go in depth about the movie and let take a look at how this mess be make representmistake # 1 ) newbie producer derek anderson and victor kubicek acquire the right to the terminator franchise . these two goon only have experience produce a low budget flick call cook off to their credit and be absolute newcomer to the industry . mistake # 2 ) derek anderson and victor kubicek and not surprisingly a newbie and choose mcg a the director . lol and mcg and the director of charlies angel . ffs and you can see where the movie be go now . mistake # 3 ) the script be write and mcg try to cast christian bale a marcus . christian bale say he want to play john connor and not marcus . unfortunately and john connor have a 3 minute appearance in the original script and be not a significant character . at this point and the producer and mcg have two viable option represent ditch the original script with marcus and write a new one from scratch that explore john connor character in depth and if time allow . say no to christian bale and and stick with the original script if they be on a deadline . memo to derek anderson and victor kubicek and and mcg represent the terminator franchise can sell itself without christian bale star trek prove that a bunch of no name can sell a movie if it be make well . mistake # 4 ) oh my gosh . they decide to cast christian bale a john connor and then go on to mangle the script to give john connor a large role . the script go through various hand and and even jonathan nolan be bring in to save the script but there be little he can do . they be even try to rewrite the script on set . ffs and you know a movie be in trouble if they be do major rewrite of the script on set . now that we know how the movie be make and here be my review represent this movie have great special effect and action sequence . the problem be and it have no character development and the viewer could give a sht about the character and and the story be garbage . in other word and it the polar opposite of t2 . t3 have lot of plot hole and but while t3 be letdown from t2 and at least t3 attempt to give more attention to the character . if all you want be mindless action and special effect and this could be a passable movie for you . if you be a true terminator fan and want a movie that would delve into character and where action be secondary to the story ( ie . t2 ) and this be not the movie for you . since this movie cost $ 200 million to produce and so far and the box office receipt be $ 90 million and there be two possibility represent a ) the terminator franchise have end on the big screen . that would be sad but what can you expect with derek anderson and victor kubicek and and mcg at the helm . b ) derek anderson and victor kubicek never find the funding for t5 and be force to sell it to a studio that be capable of make good decision to make t5 ( ie . start by pick a good director other than mcg and find good writer ) . i surely hope it the latter .