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Summary: Waste of film and time
Review: Neither Furlong, (who was never offered the part) or Hamilton, (who found the script to be souless), were in this film. It should not have been named Terminator 3... as it does not further the story line of the first two wonderful films. This film was made to line the pockets of those who know the public will go out and watch just about any piece of crap on screen.
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Summary: An interesting course correction for the film
Review: ... If you were a fan of 1 and 2 you will be taken aback by this one. It changes some core themes in the series. The most major change, as I see it, is the concept that there is no future but what you make gets pre-empted for fate actually existing beyond your control. In T3 there is an unavoidable fate for humanity - it was delayed by actions in the 2nd movie but it is inevitable. The movie departs from Cameron's humanist viewpoint, a philosophy advocating the self- fulfillment of man within the framework of his principles. Instead we are shown we do have a fate (there is a discussion of this sort of think in the movie "Minority Report" as well.) This can be taken a number of ways. When Connor sends Recce back to 1984 with the immortal line "There is no fate, but what you make," was he lying? Did he simply know that was what was needed to get his mother to act? It's hard to say and perhaps can be further resolved in a 4th installment in the series. Fate is like physics perhaps, if you throw a ball it is going to follow a balistic path - that is fate. If the ball could do something, it might be able to alter part of that fate, say landing in the glove of the Cubs' third baseman instead of the lap of a hapless fan. The movie wasn't what I expected. As a fan I had high expectations and when they weren't met my first reaction was displeasure. However after several months I've changed my tune. I actually like this third movie now. It challenged my thinking on the series that is a good thing. I wonder if I would have been satisfied if they just did what seemed obvious? (To each fan, what is obvious is clearly different! In my case dealing with the smashing of Skynet and the fight over inserting heroes and villians into the time-stream.) I think challenging assumptions and changing the direction of the series is actually more interesting than the alternative. Plus, the third movie gives great scenarios for Atari's game Terminator 3: War of the Machines. The game is a bit buggy right now but I've been playing it online for days and love it - it really captures the feel of the future war scenes vividly and the two present-day scenarios work well too. In fact playing that game has given me more appreciation for T3. On the critisism about the T-101 being too human like - he's an infiltrator, he's supposed to be human like. We learn in the 2nd movie that they can learn and that normally the learning mode is put into suspension (Read-Only) and the infiltrator is meant to do its job on a certain set of assumptions. The idea is that if the infiltrator were to learn more about the horrors of war and the value of life they might stop fighting for skynet. So, is it logical that you could have a self-doubting, cicar loving T-101 800 Series Infiltrator with organic covered metal endo-skeleton? I think so. I recommend you check out this movie. Do not look for the movie you were hoping for; check it out for the movie it is.
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Summary: Fan of 1&2.This story has more holes in it than swiss cheese
Review: Im a fan of 1&2 and this really really let me down. Kristanna Loken as the villan T-X was great. She did an amazing job but the T-100 (Arnold) has way to much personality, he has feelings and he second guesses himself now. What made him cool in the first place was that he had no feelings or remorse, he was just a bad azz killing machine. Clair Danes??...c-mon, whose idea was that?? John Conner NEEDED to be played by Edward Furlong. The T-100 also knew too much this time around, this is a different T-100 than the one from T2, so how did he know to look above the sun visor for the car keys? You can look forward to a major rehash of every funny part of T2, except it isnt funny this time around. This story is terrible...a huge let down. Im a HUGE fan of the first two and I waited on pins and needles for over 10 years before they FINALLY released the 3rd one....Im sad to say that they shouldnt have even made it. Its a sorry sorry movie. There is only one reason to watch this...Kristanna Loken! To finish this up, this movie was not made to satisfy the fans, its just a guaranteed money maker from Hollywood. Thanks for throwing T-3 in the garbage Jonathan Mostow, it could have been great. If you dont already have T2, buy it instead, its MUCH better and thats almost unarguable. The special effects of T2 still hold up to todays standards too.
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Summary: WOW LOT'S OF ACTION!!! NOT TO MUCH PLOT!!
Review: I was very impressed with all the action in this movie. The graphic were very nice as well. There was some intensity during the begining & little near the end. Overall there was not to much plot. I recommend this movie only if you want a hard core action flik. NOT A KIDS MOVIE!!
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Summary: Very entertaining - great FX
Review: OK, I won't include any jokes about California. Though the futuristic concept is getting tired, the special effects still shine through. www.jafguitar.com
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Summary: Its good stuff
Review: At first I thought that since James Cameron didn't direct this film it would be horrible and wreck the terminator excperience for everyone who viewed it. I was wrong. THis movie has some of the greatest special effects in a movie that I've ever seen, the action is intense, and it answers some questions (like why the terminator keeps coming back, and why he switched from bad to good in T2). This movie even adds some humor. See it, love it.
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Summary: Please , not a 4th.
Review: BORING, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, This was a terrible movie. Well , ok , it was alright, i guess. I equally enjoyed it along with the T2.
Better looking bad terminator than last time.
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Summary: Not as good as the originals, but still VERY good........
Review: I was really worried about this movie. I didn't think they could ever make another Terminator movie, seeing as how the story basically ended with T2. And the fact the James Cameron, who basically envisioned, wrote, & directed the first two, wasn't going to have anything to do with this movie made me nervous. The Terminator movies have been two of my favorites for years. So, my expectations for this flick were huge. The story goes that the Judgement Day that was prevented in T2 was actually only delayed. It's very hard to explain and if I did, it might ruin some of the plot in the movie. But, know that for a story that James Cameron didn't write, it's still very good. Basically a new terminator, played by a Uber-HOT Kristanna Loken, comes back through time to kill John Connor. And once again, Arnold plays the good terminator and is sent back to protect John (played by Nick Stahl) from the new TX. This new terminator is even more of a bad-ass the the one from T2. It is a robot terminator, like Arnold, except newer and mucn stronger and has a liquid metal exterior. As you can probably expect, things get blown up, there is much gunfire and great special effects insue. A subplot in the movie involves the TX taking out, what are going to be, John Conner's revolution buddies now before they become older. One of the people, is a girl that John knew in junior high. She is played by Claire Daines and becomes a main character in the movie. I won't say how, because that would give away a plotline, but it's pretty interesting. For most of the movie, the TX is chasing down Arnold, John Conner, and Katherine Brewer (the Claire Daines character). The action scenes are very well done. The special effects have come a LONG way since T2. When you see the chase scene with the crane (you will know what I mean when you see it), your jaw will drop to the floor. The TX itself looks very nice. Kristanna Loken is unbelievably hot, but she plays the role very well. Her movements and expressions are very robotic. I am certainly hoping to see her in more films in the future. I am glad they didn't get Edward Furlong to reprise his role for this, because Nick Stahl is a much better & less irritating actor. Claire Daines seems out of place in an action movie like this, at first. But, after awhile she blends right in. And what can you say about Arnold playing the Terminator that hasn't been said already? It's his role and he does perfectly. Jonathan Mostow does a good job directing this movie. He didn't go away from the look or the story of the previous films, but he definately made his own movie. Overall I liked this film quite a bit. While I can't devulge why I liked the plot without giving some key things away, I think fans of the other two movies will definately like this movie and will leave satisfied. It's not as original as the other two, but as a summer action/sci-fi movie, it definately is worth the money you would toss down on it. The DVD is a 2-disc set with lots of special features, but not all of them that interesting. You get a commentary with the director and all of the main cast. There is one deleted scene and it's hilarious. I can see why it wasn't left in the movie, but it'll give you a big laugh when you see it. There is the dreaded 12 minute HBO promotional featurette that I hate to see on these discs. There a a bunch of little documentaries on the special effects, as usual. There is a somewhat funny blooper reel. And some other little features that are decent. Overall, I found the supplements to be somewhat disappointing and I hope there is not some 3-disc set on the way that I don't know about.
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Summary: Enjoyable - action filled in terminator fashion
Review: Does not disappoint. All the action and adventure expected from a terminator movie
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Summary: T3? All Flash And No Substance
Review: Typical. The studio apparently thought that the first two movies were blockbusters because of the chase scenes, not the plot or development. So what does the studio do? Cram the movie full of mindless and seemingly endless chase scenes (largely a variation on the first two movies .. the obligatory motorcycle chase, trucks, etc.) tied together with some flimsy pretexts and forget to put in an interesting plot. I thought that this movie was a turkey. Rent the DVD, don't buy it. One viewing is more than enough. And if you saw the movie, you know why not to even bother renting the DVD!
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