AMAZING!!!!!!

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2003)

Lets just say like any self-respecting man I am an extreme fan of the terminator films. From the moment I saw Arnold knock on a door and ask "Sarah Connor?" followed by smashing through it and absolutely going to town on her with a gun to make sure the woman died, I knew I had found that edgy sci-fi gold. The Terminator had it all. Action, cat and mouse games, sci-fi, originality, humor, and above all the ability to make you believe in what you were seeing. Then guess what, a few years later a sequal came and blew it away. Terminator 2 still stands as one of my favorite films of all time. It had everything the first had and then some. Emotion, state of the art special effects (which are now the mainstream), and more. I can still watch that movie over and over. It not only stands the test of time, it created the term "Better than the first!!" Now, years later a third terminator film is being released. Believe me, if you're a terminator fan you should be excited as hell. Not worried. I was able to check out the film last night, and before it began I thought to myself, "If there's one thing I hope they don't mess up, please let it be the FEEL of the other two movies." Jonathan Mostow, I applaud you. I was a fan of your work before but I am extremely grateful you kept this franchise together. I love the way you worked in everything. This is as good a sequal as any and it fits in perfectly with the first two. The acting is top-notch, Kristinna Loken stands out as the baddy. Ah-nuld is back in full form, and the rest of the cast is simply amazing as well. Also, this is by far the funniest film of the trilogy. This movie has it all. The best car chase EVER!!! (yes, it blows away the matrix reloaded), the best fight scenes in a long time (I'm sick of every movie, unless it's the matrix franchise, having bullet-time effects and gravity defying kicks), the best story of the three films. It's all here and it's all amazing. I couldn't find one thing I disliked. It's an awesome achievement. It's a fitting sequal. It's a fun ride. It's a thought provoker. It's a Classic.