Terminator as it should be!

Rating: 9/10 (2 July 2003)

(I will try to write this review without giving away any of the plot, which is particularly difficult because the story was very original).
Finally, a hollywood movie that didn't show everything in the trailers. This movie looked borderline for me.. but I am a loyal Sci-Fi Guy so I had to see it, and I wasn't disappointed. The trailers for this film were uniamiously bad, just your typical action/Arnold-with-a-rocketlauncher, unoriginal shoot-em-up. What this film ended up being was a delight in acting (notably Nick Stahl as John Connor) and Claire Danes(when is she bad), story, and cinematography.
The story really moved along, although it was the typical: chase John, John escapes, Re-acquire John, chase John, John escapes. The movie felt complete in a way in which the previous installments never really did. I left the movie satisfied, but not in the typical Hollywood fuzzy way, but in a deeper meaningful understanding way... I would like to think I'm not reading too much into ithis film but everyone I was with totally agreed.
I would recommend this movie to any Sci-fi/Action movie fans.. and maybe even some Drama lovers who just want a touch more adventure.