WOW!!

Rating: 5/10 (2 July 2003)

Ii have waited for this film for years, and let me tell you, it was worth the wait.
The first time i watched T3, i came out with mixed feelings because all the scenes that i really wanted to see in the film were missing. I was really looking forward to seeing the CRS build T-1s and T-600/800 endoskeletons. Most of all, i wanted to see Chief Master Sergeant William Candy. When i watched the movie, i saw that many scenes were cut out. So, when i watched T3 for the second time, I LOVED IT. Things just fit together perfectly. T3 is definitely my favorite of the trilogy. IMO, it told the coolest story out of the three.
We finally see Skynet's rise to power. Also, the story had heart and it had a soul. T3 was basically John Connor's story. At the beginning of the film, he is a slacker who wants no part of his destiny. At the end of the film, he finally accepts his fate as the leader of the human race. Nick Stahl gave a fantastic performance as John Connor, he made you care for the character and he actually made the character's inner emotional struggle throughout the film believable.
Claire Danes was excellent as Kate Brewster. Kate is very much like the Sarah Connor of the first film. She is an innocent woman who is suddenly taken away from her life and put into a world full of terror and death. Kate is very important to the plot of the film and to the terminator story as a whole.
Arnold is perfect as The Terminator, what else can i say? Kristanna Loken gave a great performance as the T-X. IMO, she was just as terrifying and menacing as Robert Patrick's T-1000. The rest of the cast does a fine job as well. The humor worked fine IMO, it was very similar to T2 in this aspect. The humor comes at the right time.
To all the naysayers, this IS NOT a remake or a rehash of T2. It is a worthy continuation of the terminator story full of new and fresh ideas. The ending of the film is just awesome. Its probably the best ending in years. Same goes for the action and special effects. Stan Winston and ILM did an excellent job. Kudos to Jonathan Mostow to staying true to T-1 and T2 and giving us a terrific third installment. Hopefully, he will return for T4, which will be the full future war film. 10/10