On that special chemistry...

Rating: Null/10 (9 July 2003)

the third installment of the terminator series lacks the proper atmosphere of the first two, which were very entertaining. The whole idea of terminator is about confronting reality, even if it is uncomfortable, and T-3 skirts around the rough stuff way too much for serious fans of the terminator movies (of which I am one). Whereas arnold had a lack of attitude which gave an inherent comic element to the character, the script and story in T-3 personify him too much, and you may feel angered when he makes the terminator character into an emotionally guided human. The Terminator movies have all had some exploration of human relations (lovers in the first, mother-son in the second, and acquaintances in the third) but because of the lack of a real connection between the human characters involved in T-3, the viewer is forced to depend on the action more and more. This isn't that great since the director has decided to leave out a final confrontation, and the "climax", if you could call it that, to this action film is lacking in action. T-3 is a great disappointment for all fans of the terminator series, and all people looking to get a feel for the terminator series. My advice would be that, despite the energetic start, you skip this movie all together and concentrate on enjoying the original terminators, which had individual tones and experiences to offer.