Last night, on the eve of Terminator: Salvation's release, I got an ominous e-mail from a woman named Lauren Hamilton, writing from PR agency Edleman, that showcased the scores of all four Terminator films on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer. She seemed to be bragging that Terminator: Salvation scored a girly-man 38%, while Terminators 1 and 2 scored a buff 100% and 97% respectively; part three nabbed a 70% (really?). I've seen the latest Terminator, and while it certainly doesn't compare to the first two, it's miles ahead of the third. But what disturbed me most about this e-mail was the inexplicable glee Ms. Hamilton took in Terminator: Salvation's low score.

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