I wanted to love this movie!!

Rating: 3/10 (13 August 2003)

I waited in pure excitement to see this movie.
I was a fool.
Where is James Cameron?! He KNEW what to do with this movie!
I was about the most disappointed creature on the planet when I left the theater after seeing this.
Comparison. I OWN Killer Klowns from Outer Space. I do NOT own T3.
Nuff said? No?
It is the epitome of puerile. It is under-dramatized, the script is nothing more than cliché after cliché and the focus of the actor seems to be somewhere in the distance, rather than on the situations to which they are supposed to be subjected.
The "Terminatrix" was a cool idea, and she pulled it off with a bit of panache and talent. But the effects and function of the T-1000 (Played excellently by Robert Patrick in T2-Judgment Day), were far superior, as was the story line and the direction of the cast.
It's amazing to me to sit in a theater after shelling out a load of money to see a star-studded cast walking around seemingly without any sense of purpose or direction.
It was a sorry, slip-shod excuse for a sequel to the first two movies, which were excellently done and extremely well made, well written and directed by a Master; James Cameron.
On the lighter side; however, the rumor going around the web concerning Mr. Schwarzenegger's having paid out of his own pocket to film the crane scene is a nice thought. I wonder if it's true? Does anyone know?
And, I am looking forward with (only a small degree now of...) hope for the future run of War of the Machines movies which are now made possible by the storyline.
I can only hope someone comes to their senses and brings back James Cameron to do them. And maybe they won't start the War of the Machines without Schwarzenegger.
Let's all hope. Shall we?
It rates a 3.2/10 from...
the Fiend :.