Wow! Much better than I expected, good film!

Rating: 9/10 (3 July 2003)

I went to see T3 with moderate expectations but halfway through the film I found myself really impressed with the third Terminator film.
As expected, T3 has lots of action but much of it is done well in conveying the story. There is an especially intense vehicle chase and it's been a while since I've watch one on film that didn't bore me to some extent. I've read some reviews that complained that T3 didn't show off a lot of special effects and seemed-scaled back. This is not the case of all. One of the good things about T3 is that it doesn't bombard you with lots of CGI and other effects. And some of the effects here are quite impressive.
T3 also has quite a bit of humor especially in the first half of the film. I wasn't expecting this as much but it was fun and it did a good job of balancing against action.
The ending of the film is perhaps the best asset. It stays true to the first Terminator film and leaves you thinking about dangers technology going amok and the value of life.
T3 is more a enjoyable action, sci-fi film than the Matrix Reloaded and in many ways better than T2.