Terminator 3 revamps the legacy

Rating: 5/10 (28 July 2003)

There's a lot to get excited about here folks but first let me start by saying right off the bat, this aint Terminator 2 (T2), nor does it come close. Well there are moments but what are sheer moments when you have an entire film, right? T2 is both a stroke of sci-fi and action splendour. There are not many films, old or new, that can match its ferocity and grandeur.
Most of the films success must surely be credited to director Jonathan Mostow. You ought to feel so small coming up against a giant like this. His direction was superb. That includes the nicely choreographed action scenes that dominate from start to finish in the relatively short running time. The soon-to-be-famous demolition crane scene elatedly swept me back to the days of T2 and the strength of that film. Though being several years in transition (twelve years to be precise) Arnie is still in top gear. It is as though he was made for these films, robots suite his range as an actor quite perfectly.
Score: 3 out of 5, Matt Noske