BEST TERMINATOR YET

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2003)

Before I got to see T3 last week, I was skeptical. At best, I expected a good summer popcorn cgi-laden sequel blockbuster-"been there-seen that" type of flick. Fun to watch, but that's about it.
I was pleasantly surprised. Much better than that overrated horse opera SEABISCUIT, that's for sure.
Arnold still has it. Even at age 55, he is still Terminator material. (Whether he's Governor material still remains to be seen, but he can't possibly be any worse than Gray Davis). Anyway, Arnold, as a Model-T 101 is sent back to the present era to do battle with the latest model, the TX, or Terminex,(Kristanna Loken). Far more advanced and deadlier than the previous cyborg assassains, Terminex has been programed not only to take out John Conner, but his future wife Kate Brewster (Claire Daines)as well. What follows is the kind of mayhem not previously seen in TERMINATOR 1 or JUDGEMENT DAY. The two cyborgs manage to wipe out two city blocks with a giant tow truck, and later do battle in a men's washroom smashing each other with toilets and urinals (somehow, it's not as ludicrous as it sounds). The ending itself was very well done-or not so well done, depending upon your perspective-either way, it leaves room for the possibility of a TERMINATOR 4, that is, if Arnold loses the election. Stay tuned.
Rating: *****out of *****