He's "back"

Rating: 9/10 (5 July 2003)

Arnold Schwarzeneggar's back and couldn't be better in "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". In this 3rd edition of "The Terminator", Arnold, the good cyborg, is sent back again to protect the future savior of humanity John Conner (Nick Stahl) from a female terminator who is much more advanced than Arnold (and yes, the liquid metal stuff is back) In this movie, it starts out differently. John Conner tells us of what we've missed of his life for the past few years. He's the same guy, still messed up. He has no one, just himself, and he works odd jobs and never gets settled down in one place, he is on the run constantly. Also in this movie, it's not Arnold who arrives to the present first, its the Terminatrix, the female terminator, who arrives first in the present day. She does not know who she has to kill yet, but she has a few possible suspects, and she starts to go on a rampage, killing two innocent people, before discovering who her target is. People won't be amazed by the special effects, we've seen them before ("Terminator 2: Judgement Day") and they haven't really changed. However, this is the most destruction in a movie I have ever seen, Lots of explosians, and a good movie debut by Kristanna Loken, who plays the female terminator. Lots of humor, explosians, destruction, good acting, and nice direction make this movie into the perfect summer sequel that should be a box office smash!
***1/2 out of ****