Cameron has the action, but Mostow packs the laughs

Rating: 10/10 (2 July 2003)

I had always worried about someone else taking over the Terminator saga from James Cameron...something on the line of an Indiana Jones movie without Spielberg. But I needn't have worried. Jonathan Mostow has done a killer job with the continuation of the series (yes, I did say series and not trilogy) Similar to the funny parts of Red Dragon, we find ourselves laughing uncontrollably at the exploits of the new T-101. If anything is missing from the flick, it's the loss of a Brad Fiedel score...the one chase scene is virtually void of music in comparison to T2's canal chase. Would have liked to see how the movie would have been with Edward Furlong back as John Connor, but Nick Stahl does a respectable job---the local reviewer said he seemed like he'd get beat up quickly, but that's the WHOLE POINT...this is the story of how John learns to take responsibility for his inevitable destiny. Go see this movie...twice.