Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Rating: 5/10 (21 September 2005)

If a sequel was going to be made, then it should have had the same director as the first two, James Cameron, then maybe it would have been better than this attempt by Jonathan Mostow. Basically John Connor (Nick Stahl) has spent years hiding himself away from Skynet, no phone, no address and no destination. So instead of trying to find and kill him, the new advanced (female looking) villain machine, the T-X (Kristanna Loken) comes from 2029 to 2003 to kill his Connor's future commanders. She does eventually find Connot though, when after he broke into a pet store, run by Katherine 'Kate' Brewster (Romeo + Juliet's Claire Danes), she finds his blood (on a bandage), and she now on his hunt. Terminator also finds him and they are now on the run from the T-X. They do stop to Sarah Connor's grave (died of disease), but it is not her body, but a mound of guns. The Terminator tells them that they have to escape the blast of the nuclear missiles, which strike soon, and this will begin Judgement Day (which was only postponed), but John insists that they get to the place where Skynet will operate and take over, where Kate's father, Robert Brewster (David Andrews) is trying to stop it. In the end, after escaping the rampaging/attacking machines, and after the Terminator and T-X die together, John and Kate realise that they were not meant to stop Judgement Day, only to survive it in Crystal Peak. Also starring Mark Famiglietti as Scott Petersen and Earl Boen as a brief Dr. Peter Silberman. It is not brilliant like the other two, it is just an excuse for some giggles, the same stuff we've seen before with a few cool moments, and only Arnold Schwarzenegger returning as another good Terminator and the special effects are impressive. Worth watching!