terminator 3: rise of the machine / terminator salvation  <b>terminator 3: rise of the machines (2003) </b><br>now 25, connor (nick stahl) lives with no record of his existence -- no way he can be traced by skynet. out of the shadows of the future steps the t-x (kristanna loken), skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. now connor's only hope for survival is the terminator (arnold schwarzenegger), his mysterious former assassin. together, they must triumph over the technologically superior t-x and forestall the looming threat of judgment day.<br><br><b>terminator salvation (2009) </b><br>although judgment day has in fact occurred, the future for which john connor (christian bale) was prepared has been partly altered by the appearance of a stranger named marcus wright (sam worthington). connor must determine if wright has been rescued from the past, or sent from the future. as the machines prepare for a final battle, connor and wright delve deep into skynet's heart, uncovering a secret that could lead to the annihilation of mankind.