I wasn't disappointed at all

Rating: 8/10 (21 December 2003)

I am a true Terminator series fan, and T2 in particular is one of my favorite movies of all time. So did I have incredibly high expectations for T3? Well, no.. First of all, Cameron wasn't directing, so that kind of lowered the expectations quite a bit. Secondly, I was even somewhat sceptic about the story they had come up with. How would they explain this with regard to what happened in T2. Well, I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. The story made sense and whatever questions one might have had about SkyNet and why they keep sending terminators were answered satisfactorily. (Ok, so time travel movies always allow for alternative plots, but hey, it's Hollywood entertainment, not quantum physics) The special effects were top-notch, but then you wouldn't expect less from the sequel to T2, a true milestone in CGI. If anything, this movie was too short. It lacked the "epic" feel of T2. Arnold was good as he always is in the Terminator movies, the others were decent enough I guess. The movie was funny and I enjoyed the fact that Arnold doesn't take himself too seriously. Strangely enough, I noticed that most T2 fans were satisfied with T3 while "ordinary" people (non T2 geeks :-) tended to be more disappointed. I guess it has a lot to do with personal expectations. Well, personally, as a hardcore T2 fan, I enjoyed T3 and I certainly wasn't disappointed.