Not as good as it's predeccesors

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2003)

T3 wasn't an awful movie by any definition of the word, but it wasn't great either. As a stand alone action film it was very good. The action was frenzied and satisfying, and the special effects tremendous. Were it to exist without the compelling lore that T1 and T2 built before it, though, it would be merely average.
The TX (the female terminator) was uninspired and boring, and was never alarmingly dangerous as the previous two villians were. She simply didn't scare you, she never seemed unstoppable - which is what the movies were always about when it came to the bad guy: a relentless killing machine that simply can not be stopped, that will never stop, until you are DEAD! Sorry, she wasn't that great. She didn't even look all that great - pretty average looking for a leading female in today's film. And we all know that she was picked to entice young males.....
One great highlight of the film was the humor. This movie really made me laugh out loud a few times (as it did the entire audience). Arnold was as good as he ever was, and really looked great for an old guy. You can tell that he loved making this movie.
In the end, the plot was as solid as it could be, considering that almost everyone knew what was going to end up happening. The action was killer, as was the special effects. But, it didn't live up to it's mythos. The Terminator is supposed to shock and scare you; the Terminator is suppose to intimidate the audience. The TX did anything but.....
8 out of 10 - I would give it a 7 (maybe even a 6), but I realize that it's just an action flick, and you can't expect the world when it comes to that genre. Besides, it's an Arnold movie, and Arnold is the man!