Fan Boy Entertainment

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2003)

Possible subtle spoilers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I feel that Terminator 3 has nothing on the first two movies. However, it is deffinately one for fan boys. The one liners are better than in either of the first. The action sequences are far superior to any of that CG stuff in The Matrix. The plot is satisfactory. Kristanna Loken holds her own, and is deffinately the sexiest killer ever in film. Nick Stahl keeps the dull John Connor role alive. Claire Danes puts on a fairly good performance. Arnie..Well lets face it. Arnie is what we all came for. The Terminator is actually developing a sense of humour; "Speak to the hand!"
For a film that has over 200 CGI shots, i was suprised at how little it retracted from the film. As with films such as The Matrix, Hulk, and Spy Kids 3-D, the CGI was not showcased. It simply served as an aid for unperformable stunts and special effects! Has Hollywood gone crazy!? I was shocked to find that ILM had actually tried to cover up their special effects, rather than force them down the audeience's throat.
The film moves at a rapid pace, and simply puts the icing on the John Connor saga. The entire story is brought to a close. The T-101 finally reaches it optimal useage. I cannot see there being a T4, for the simple reason that there is nowhere else to take the story. Unless George Lucas gets hold of the rights. Then we will have a series of sequals that actually are prequals, about what is happening at the time of the machine war when the T-101, T-1000 and T-X are sent back in time. There would be three films. The first is when Karl Reece gets sent back, then when the human capture a T-101 and reprogramme it, and finally the birth of John's children. Lets hope not, ay.
I think John Mostow was very brave for taking this on. He had alot of people to please, and i think he has done a pretty good job. Obviously the Terminator films would not be the same without Arnie, but Mostow has proved the he can make a good film, U-571 is forgiven.
Cannot wait for the DVD, to see if they have any alternate endings. Did I mention that it is far better than The Matrix?
9 out of 10