@enduser@berserker.town I don't get why many dislike the 3rd movie — worthy conclusion of that line IMO, battles and the machine city look impressive, 2nd one was a bit boring maybe, but I suspect the action sequences had been looking way more impressive when it it came out than what they are now, but no biggie, it expands the lore and is still nice. What I didn't like about the 1st one is that romance kinda springs at you out of nowhere — it doesn't feel properly built up, not the worst example of it either.
@enduser@berserker.town The 4th one does overuse some plot devices, but original trilogy did that too. A lot! Some tech works differently, their costumes look different, but a few decades have passed in the fictional universe too so there is nothing wrong with that. And no one was wearing leather trench-coats in late 90-ies early 2000s either, it did look weird too, but everyone considered it cool, there is nothing uncool about how characters look in the 4th movie either. A solid sequel!