Faithful add-on to Terminator series

Rating: 10/10 (10 December 2005)

I went to see this movie with open-arms and was rewarded with a wonderful action film (the best in the year) that totally lived up to the hype and my expectations.
The CG is far superior to T1 and T2, and the acting never had any embarrassingly corny lines--like Terminator 1 (and the romance never did it for me in that film).
The new Terminator (TX) is played rather well by Kristanna Loken, and the design of this cyborg is fantastic---a noted improvement from the T-1000, who I thought was a bit of a wimp.
Of course, this movie belongs to Arnie, who commands the screen and has some very good scenes. As for Stahl and Danes, they are perfectly cast, and Stahl is a relief from someone who thought the Edward Furlong John Connor was pretty painful.
Those two actors really do play second fiddle to the action here, which looks spectacular, and sadly (for some) does not leave as much room for character development as T1 and T2.
However, if you're interest in the Terminator series is generally for the action and less about whether Terminators "really can love and learn the value of human life", then you will absolutely adore this movie, and without a doubt find it a welcome addition to the former 2.
If, you are an aficionado of the series, you will be hard-pressed to find the human elements of the former two movies, although it goes without saying that there is a ton of information about the Machine uprising here that you would do well to take into account.
I personally loved this film, and, while not yet considered the classic of T1 and T2, it is only a matter of time.