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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
I'm just going to say it upfront: I loved it. Far from the pinnacle of the franchise (I mean, let's face it: you're never going to top the first two movies), but I think this one is at least a more worthy follow-up than the third and fourth movies, and definitely worth more than 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I'm not sure how much was spoiled in other trailers, but the ones I saw advertised an alternate timeline where Sarah Connor was a survivalist right from the start; that alone got me intrigued. :) In that respect, Kyle Reese sort of becomes the spokesman for the audience: John Connor has told him how history is supposed to go, so we end up being just as confused as he is. And I was thoroughly invested in the opening action sequences because of how relentlessly insurmountable a challenge it seemed.
Will this become this year's Amazing Spider-Man 2, where I love it at first but then find its naysayers bring up some really good points? I don't know. But, for the time being at least, my opinion is that this latest instalment comes closer to doing its franchise justice than any other movie since the second one. It makes up in story and ideas for anything it lacks in character development, and I had such fun while watching it that I can easily name it one of my top three favourite movies of the year so far.
My rating: 85%
