Not bad. Not bad at all!

Rating: Null/10 (3 July 2003)

Being that 1. James Cameron had nothing to do with this picture and 2. I knew this movie was bound to turn the Terminator series into one big continuity error (which in many ways it already was), I went into the theater today expecting a disaster. Surprisingly though, the end result is pretty good.
My misgivings about a third Terminator film were, "Didn't James Cameron and William Wisher make it abundantly clear that they resolved it by the end of the last one?" But the new Arnold model explains that the actions at the end of the movie, "Only postponed Judgement Day. It is inevitable." Which explains it. The writing and directing on this film is not as solid as both of its' predecessors were, but they're not bad either. Only problem with Jonathan Mostow as a director was, if Ang Lee had taken this instead of The Hulk, he could have given it the darker Cameron-esque feel to it that it lacks with Mostow. But it is well-done with him.
People don't generally watch movies like the Terminator series for its' Oscar winning acting (and if they do, it's time to get off the reefer), but most of it is pretty good. The T-X is the most interesting Terminator villain, primarily because she is played by Kristanna Loken, whom I'm going to keep an eye on from now one because she's one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen. Nick Stahl, as John Connor, is a little less successful than Edward Furlong, but he's not bad. Only real disappointment was Claire Danes, because I just don't see her as John Connor's girlfriend.
I'm not going to point out the continuity errors on this, no spoilers, just errors pointed out:
1. When the Terminator, John and Kate come across Sarah Connor's "grave" it is marked: 1959-1997. In the Terminator, which is clearly and distinctly set in 1984, Sarah is nineteen. So she would have been born in 1955, not 1959. 2. This movie is set in 2003, but John Connor is said to be twenty-two. In T2, which was set in 1994, he was supposed to be ten, not thirteen, as said in this movie. Although to be fair, the actor playing young John was 13 at the time.
A few nitpicks, but nothing major. Good day.