Not as good as the first two.

Rating: 7/10 (6 August 2006)

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines picks up years after the events of Terminator 2. Cyberdyne has been destroyed, the war has been averted, but John Connor is still afraid. He drops off the grid. He drifts from town to town while there is no record of his existence. Now, a new terminator called the T-X is sent back to kill John Connor once and for all, and once again, a T-800 model is sent back to protect him. He finds out the war has only been delayed, and now he must try to find a new way to stop it. This is a fun, action packed film, but it doesn't live up to the first two.
James Cameron is no longer the director, which is the film's first problem. Next, the style is too different. A lot of comic relief was put into the script, and at some points it was highly unnecessary. The story in this movie only manages to confuse anybody that was paying attention to the second film. There are too many questions that go unanswered at the end of this movie. What I did like about this movie was that it finally showed us how the war started, and that was really cool to see. I also liked all the references that were made to the second film, like when John Connor asks the terminator if he remembers "hasta la vista, baby." Some of the humorous parts got a good laugh out of me, but it just got to be too much at some parts.
The acting was pretty good. Arnold played the role that he created perfectly. Nick Stahl did a very good job taking over for Edward Furlong. Kristanna Loken does well as the new Terminator.
Overall, this movie contains a lot of action, humour, and is really fun to watch, but it's a disappointment after the second film.
7/10