McG's version of the Terminator tries to be everything the last one wasn't. Unfortunately, trying doesn't equal succeeding. Despite some slick CGI and decent action scenes, this version of the Terminator was less than convincing. I have a sinking feeling it fell victim to scenes left on the editing room floor, which never helps a movie's cause. There were at least three different times when a scene jumped from one to the next without any explanation of who, what, when, where, and why. There were also some serious plot point issues that simply weren't explained. John Conner, you must save your father. Who, by the way, is younger than you. Why? We don't feel like telling you.
And the twist that happens three quarters of the way through was obvious one quarter of the way through.
As much as I was holding on to he hope that this Terminator would bring us back to the brilliance originals, I was left empty handed. If this is all the next sequels will have to offer, then I don't really care if "they'll be back."
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