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Summary: Why was this film ever made?
Review: I hate this movie because it manages not only to be terrible in its own right but an insult to the series, that manages to decreases my enjoyment of the other two. I found myself, on numerous accasions, looking away from the screen such was the level of embarressment i felt for the actors. Why was this film made as a flatly unfunny parody of the other two?
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Summary: Fantastic Film, Great DVD
Review: IMO, this is the second best Terminator film in the saga. T1 is still the best, but i prefer this one to T2 Great story, great action, great visual effects, and great DVD extras. What more can you ask for.
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Summary: sorely disappointed
Review: Am I the only one who was amazed at just how bad this film is?The biggest problem is that the John Connor character is in no way a credible adult version of the boy in Terminator 2 - the John Connor of T2 was a tough street-smart kid who learned that his mum wasn't crazy and that it was all true. The guy in the film I just watched was a vacuous dork who couldn't manage his local McDonald's, let alone spearhead the human resistance in a post-apocalyptic world. None of the actors were any good, including Arnie, who appeared to be sending himself up, and the whole thing had a distinct low budget feel - cheap locations, few actors (not even many extras), despite what it is rumoured to have cost. I fell asleep during my first attempt to watch it and had to force myself to stay with it to the end, simply because I'd paid to rent it. The SFX and action scenes didn't improve on anything we saw ten years ago in T2 (despite the fact that the first 20 minutes or so were a more or less straight repeat of the opening of T2), there was no pace, tension or drama. I didn't care what became of any of the characters. The female terminator was indeed machine-like (as in mechanical) but without the presence or sense of menace that Arnie had in the first two films. Even the physics of the second film was forgotten - the terminator there couldn't make itself into mechanical systems or projectile weapons. The only bit I liked was the twist at the very end about Skynet and judgement day. What a shame to spend all that money and make such a crap film.
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Summary: One word, horrible.
Review: Don't waste your time or money
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Summary: blasphemy! sequals are not supposed to be this good.
Review: Movies are like teabags, each sequel following is like reusing the teabag over and over; it loses its flavor. T3 fails to do so. Much like the terminators themselves we are left with a nigh-indestructable teabag that is cybernetically enhanced for your iced or hot tea enjoyment.
Instead of rehashing old stories, T3 adds to the future-history of the series, filling in old blanks and introducing intriguing new characters, i.e. Claire Dane's character (she acted remarkably good here), as well as our favorite master of disaster 'AH-nold'. He retakes his old role of tin-head with a heart, while adding an sinister new twist to the mix.
Altogether an entirely enjoyable ride. Lipton, be forewarned.
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Summary: Terminator 3 Is Worth Every Penny!
Review: The Terminator series is a rare series indeed. Each movie keeps getting better and better! Prior to the third movie release, T2 was my obvious favorite out of the series. But now T3 is cleary my new favorite in the series!
The action is non-stop and the story is one of the best out of all of the movies that came out this year! The extras on the DVD are excellent and will keep you glued to your TV. Too bad Arnold is Governor right now. I am really wanting to see a fourth film in the series!
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Summary: Action-Packed!
Review: The story itself takes places about 10 years after Sarah & John Conner along with the T-101 defeated the ruthless T-1000 & prevented Judgement (or so they thought). Now in T3, Sarah is deceased, and John is lone warrior. John becomes a drifter with No Identification, No Phone, no friends, nada, zip, nothing. Now a new threat has come back from the future to wipe out John Conner. This new modified Terminator is Cyberne's most sophisticated creation, the T-X. The TX is sent back to murder Conner, his Lieutentents, and future spouse Kathryn Brewster. But alas, John has a savior, the now absoulte T-101 returns to protect Conner & Brewster from the T-X's unstoppable rage. The war against the machines begins & the time for Judgement Day looms. Terminator 3 Rise of The Machines is without question, the best action-packed movie of 2003, and for it's $170 million budget ya it's almost certain. Lot of special features from all sorts of stuff. Although T3 will never equal the T1 or T2 in terms of dynamic storyline, it's huge budget gives you good movie to kick back, relax, and enjoy. The only flaw of T3 is the fact that's not directed by it's creator James Cameron, but still Johnathan Moscow does a fairly decent job filling the gigantic shoes of Mr. Cameron's baby. I am looking forward to seeing T4, hopefully in the future, but now with Schwarzenegger's induction as Governor of California, the chance of T4 happening anytime soon is very slim. So I'll guess we'll just have to wait. Heck we had to wait 12 years for T3, I think we can wait for T4.
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Summary: Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines (Widescreen Edition)
Review: We rented T2 and T3 over theThanksgiving weekend. T3 seems so much more refreshing with new characters, Claire Dane, and an older John Conner for example. It was also refreshing the "bad" Terminator was portrayed by a female with so much more abilities, etc to take on Arnold. T3 also let the viewer in on more of the on going plot. Which I for one was getting a little bored with from T1 and T2 not fulfilling.
As usual the special effects are cutting edge.
The special disc shows exactly what process is used to create what is shown in the final product we see. It also offers a "bloopers" segment, and some other making the movie info.
Again, I found T3 to be more interesting, more high tech than either T1 or T2. When they come out with a boxed set of all three or ten, I'll buy it.
John Row
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Summary: This is goofy -- what were they thinking!?
Review: I liked the first movie, and loved the second. But there's so much dumb stuff in this movie it's impossible to list it all here. This is truly a disappointment, especially with all the time they had to work out the story since T2.
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Summary: A Good Finish
Review: Before I give my opinion, let me state something about Full Screen version of the DVD. I own both the FS and WS and found that they are not the same. The FS version has an extra sceen of the T-X as she wall nake across the street. The sceen provides an above the waist nude shot that is not present in the WS. I felt parents(as myself) would find this interesting as the WS version has no fontal nudity. I returned my FS version because of this nude sceen. Ok, as for the T3 DVD, I feel some of the reviews may be a bit too harsh on the this movie. T1 was a good movie(not great). The story line was good, but the special effects were weak. However, the Terminator series became a house hold conversation when T2 hit the screen. It was not the great acting or the great story line that made T2 a must see, but the special effects. T2 had a unique enemy which left the viewer guessing about it's possible defeat. It was T2 that created the excitement for the series(not T1) and the hope for a 3rd movie. However T2 was so unique that it left little room to improve. The writers knew this and hence the T-X is different and only slightly improved over the T2 terminator. However, while the writers recognized the lack of head room for improvement, the audience does not and hence this opens the door for the disappointment. Audience expectation is not a good measure for a movie review, rather the movie should be jugded on its own merits. T3 has all the same elements as T2 with enhancements. Same special effects, same action/fight sceens, same cheesy lines. If we were reviewing T3 as a sequal to T1, we would be applauding it as a hugh improvement. However we are comparing it to T2 and it stuggles to be as good and hence dissappoints. Personally, I never watched the T series until recently(just before T3 was released). From that persective, I must say that T3 is significanly more enjoyable to watch than T1 and is "almost" equal to T2. But more importantly, I just don't see how you could close the door on this series at T2. T3 does an excellent job of finding a way to close the series. Hence, IMO, is a must rent and buy(if you own T1/T2).
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