T-Thrilling...

Rating: 7/10 (13 November 2014)

For me, T-3: Rise of the Machines was fun to watch and after finishing it I walked away smiling. The movie is technically brilliant, the CGI makeup of the terminator on the good side is outstanding, the film has outstanding wit and the action is exhilarating. My favorite scene of the entire film is the particularly good action scene where the good terminator is fighting against the nasty T-X near the end of the film in the toilet room and that scene was punchy entertainment. And how nice that a woman leading character is given a chance in this movie to prove to us that women in movies are capable of a few things and don't always need to rely on men leading characters for help. Youhou, go for girls' equal rights oh yeah. However I think that her character and character's role in the story would have been better and bigger if we saw her do more brave and/or responsible thing(s) rather than just one act of bravery and responsibility. Another flaw that T-3: Rise of the Machines has unfortunately fallen prey to is that it lacks the ruthless, scary and sharp feel of the dark future for which the good characters are fighting to prevent, from the previous two films. And I also need to mention the script which is soulless as a piece of storytelling and obvious and doesn't give away anything special like in the previous two films and that can also include the characters and emotion(s). Not only that but the dialogue in the film is simplistic and there aren't enough dialogue lines between the two main characters of the movie: John Connor and Kate Brewster. Still, despite T-3: Rise of the Machines not being a perfect movie it is a worthy addition to the Terminator franchise, there is no doubt about it. Thank you very much Mr. Jonathan Mostow for delivering us exactly the type of thrills we want. Everyone, rise your champaign and give toast to... T-3: Rise of the Machines. My rating for this movie: 7.2/10