hmm . hmm . hmm . ho hum dee . terminator 1984 and we see a ground breaking film with never before see special effect and a story that be 10 year ahead of it time and judgement day 1992 and we see more groundbreaking film making and a stellar cast and and one of the most iconic performance ever ( go arnie . ) and rise of the machine 2003 and not bad and especially consider that after t 2 and that be it for cameron and he be do and move on to new thing and new writer and new director and great rewritten history of skynet reemerging after we all think it be terminate . and the return of arnie . so . after about a year of hype ( for myself especially and i be a the equivalent of a trekkie in the terminator universe ) and 2009 and terminator salvation . not groundbreaking and but with christian bale and sam worthington and moon bloodgood and mcg and seem like a damn good collection of actor and up and come director right . well . here we go . first off and the film kick off in the right gear and i seriously felt like i be watch a live action version of fallout 3 and post apocalyptic world depict with great detail and some very good action scene ( and act ) early on and all seem to go well and marcus wright ( worthington ) be introduce very well and so be kyle reese ( yelchin and star trek ) and and the terminator world we saw so little of in t1 and t2 be all there . buuuuut then what happen i can not even begin to try to figure it out . i swear there be 3 or 4 great idea put into play by mcg and but and when you start an idea and develop it and that just do not happen and the whole film felt like it be jump from one thing to another with very little explanation . character development represent where be it . john connor be the focal point in t2 and t3 and stay alive and fight . well and even christian bale ( amazing actor and by far one of today best ) couldn not deliver and but it wasn not his fault and he have what barely constitute a a support role and the whole film be revolve around who marcus wright be and but even that wasn not cover very well . honestly and it get old hearing bale scream and worthington howl toward the sky . and even bloodgood and bryce dallas howard who play kate connor have little screen time and no development what so ever . action represent chock full of it and any thought or creativity put in it . no and n o. there be a totally of maybe 3 excite moment in the whole film and i will not spoil them and because honestly and if this be just a post apocalypse action yarn and it be awesome and but it terminator and not at one point be there any new idea put in any of the scene and it felt like mcg cheaply rip off the previous 3 film ( but with way more noticeable cgi ) and the major problem with hollywood today and too much cgi and no plot development and and this film be no different . i and the theater cheer with one scene . the entrance of . well and no need to guess here . be also about the only other homage to the original ( the truck chase from the trailer be excellent as well ) . action film 6/10 terminator film negative and if there be go to be another one and cameron need to intervene and tell his look on the future war and and bring that someone back into the franchise ( he would not be governor forever . ) this may be a discouraging review and but remember and it all in what you like . i love action movie and but with terminator and you need plot too . go see it and make your own assumption and this be just mine and i be sure some will love it and but it take terminator in the direction attack of the clone take star war .