"Rise of the Machines". Minor spoilers.

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2003)

I didn't really know what to expect from "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". I hadn't hyped myself up for it, being that I loved "T1" and liked "T2". So I went to see it today and I was pretty blown away by it. Clearly James Cameron, who directed both "T1" and "T2", is not here to direct "T3". Jonathan Mostow, who I have never heard of until this film, really knows how to direct a "Terminator" film.
I should tell you all that there is definitely going to be a "Terminator 4". Do not let the films title "Rise of the Machines" mislead you in any way, since by films end, the machines have risen and the war has started. Arnold Schwarzenegger is good as always, as is Nick Stahl (filling in for Edward Furlong) as John Conner. Claire Danes, who I have never really paid much attention to (other than "Romeo & Juliet" in 1996), is also pretty convincing too. Of course, the real light here is Kristanna Loken as the T-X, who is even better than Robert Patrick's T-1000.

I give "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" a 9/10.