The only good thing about T3 was the ending...

Rating: 4/10 (21 January 2008)

and that unfortunately, pretty much sums up Rise of the Machines. This film has nothing that made the first two films so great and fun to watch. It's not enough that the writing and the acting sucks, among other things. It just doesn't feel like a "True" Terminator movie. It's more or less what Joel Schumacher did to the Batman franchise. Kristanna Loken as the female Terminator added absolutely nothing to the role; she's merely a stop-motion puppet with a pretty face parading around in vacant, dramatically vapid scenes with no genuine flair or excitement.Nick Stahl is pretty much a wimpy John Connor rather than a leader. Not even Arnold's role as the titular character can save this train wreck of a celebrated franchise. In fact, the only good thing about T3 was the ending. My advice: Watch the first two films and never, EVER watch this crap fest. The third times not the charm for this one. AT ALL.