One of the best finales I personally have ever seen on the big screen

Rating: 10/10 (11 April 2007)

One of the most profound childhood memories I will always remember was seeing Terminator 2 on the big screen. The scope of the plot, the groundbreaking effects, and of course  the one and only Arnold Schwarzenegger, than at the prime of his cinematic career  created a larger than life experience that made me tremble like the little kid I was at the time.
Naturally, I was one of those very eager fan boys that looked forward to the third installment of the series upon its release 12 year later, and unlike many of those  I wasn't disappointed with the final result that unfolded before me on screen. Sure, the story seemed somewhat rushed at times, and the basic plot contradicted the final conclusion of the previous film; but once you get over the initial frustration from this sudden change of arc, you're in for one very intense action ride.
While the plot here is similar to that of the previous films  with one Terminator sent to the past to kill off the future resistance against the machines and the other sent back to protect humanity's last chance  what's good about this film is that we actually get to see how Judgment Day actually occurs, with the final 10-15 minutes of the film being one of the best finales I personally have ever seen on the big screen. Once you realize that this time its for real, and the events have been set to begin the greatest attack ever set against mankind, you get that tingling feeling back inside  the one you got upon viewing T1 & T2. This unique and special feeling, and this alone, is worth the perfect 10 I give Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.