Production Year: 2003 - Action/Adventure - Director: Jonathon Mostow - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristinna Loken, David Andrews
Returning for a third bout of cyborg time travelling, Arnold Schwarzenegger reprises his good-robot role from TERMINATOR 2, once again travelling back from the future to protect... more
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apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is bei...
apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is bei...
apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is bei...
apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is bei...
most powerful machine from Skynet is sent from the future to kill Connor and the woman that he will eventually marry. In order to protect Connor The Human Resistan...
most powerful machine from Skynet is sent from the future to kill Connor and the woman that he will eventually marry. In order to protect Connor The Human Resistance sends a new machine, the T-101 and together they must defeat T-X to ensure the safety of the human race...n
the Machines, but most of the original film's creative team and cast have been replaced here, with Italian-born composer Marco Beltrami (who's cut his journeyman chops on a raft of contemporary SF/horror films and sequels, including the Scream franchise, Joy Ride, and Resident Evil) being a sage choice to score this third instalment. Pumping Brad Fiedel's brooding original theme with even more menace, the composer proceeds to forge a massive, unsettling panorama of percussion-driven, electronic suffused orchestral fury that evokes an unsettling, mechanized world gone mad. Sounding like the symphonic sensibilities of Prokofiev and Shostakovich as interpreted by the mechanised forges and stamping machines of some hellish assembly line, Beltrami uses the most aggressive elements of 20th century Russian romanticism here like a steel club. There are moments of stem-winding suspense and surprisingly tranquil respites, but the main attraction is the sturm und drang of Beltrami's furious and often other-worldly action music. Also included are the gentle acoustic ballads "Open to Me" and "I Told You" by Dillon Dixon and Mia Julia, respectively, performances that seem jarringly out of place contrasted against the score's orchestral metal-fest. --Jerry McCulley
apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is being pursued yet again, this time by the advanced T-X, a sleek "Terminatrix" (coldly expressionless Kristanna Loken) programmed to stop Connor from becoming the saviour of humankind. Originally programmed as an assassin, a disadvantaged T-101 cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger, bidding fond farewell to his signature role) arrives from the future to join Connor and future wife Kate (Claire Danes) in thwarting the T-X's relentless pursuit. The plot presents a logical fulfilment of T2's prophecy, disposing of Connor's mother (Linda Hamilton is sorely missed) while computer-driven machines assume control, launching a nuclear nightmare that Connor must survive. With Breakdown and U-571 serving as rehearsals for this cautionary epic of mass destruction, director Jonathan Mostow wisely avoids any stylistic connection to James Cameron's classics; instead he's crafted a fun, exciting popcorn thriller, humorous and yet still effectively nihilistic, and comparable to Jurassic Park III in returning the Terminator franchise to its potent B-movie roots. --Jeff Shannon On the DVD: Terminator 3 two-disc set has only one deleted scene, but it's first-class. The "Sgt Candy Scene" is a must-see and, unfortunately, the best thing on the second disc. The rushed HBO documentary shows us far more flash than substance. Better is the Visual Effects Lab that goes more in-depth with four sequences, although you need to wade through a weak interface for each segment. Making your "own" effects isn't that much fun; you can only choose a few effects that change in two scenes. Anyone looking to get the complicated backstory of the trilogy figured out should dig into the "Sky Net Database" and an intricate timeline. Disc 1 has a 30-second intro from the Governator himself, plus two commentary tracks: director Jonathan Mostow goes into great detail on how the little things (from lighting street scenes to tricks for destroying buildings) count; the second track is pieced together from the actors recorded separately--here Mostow appears with actress Claire Danes doing her first commentary track. The anamorphic 2.40:1 widescreen picture and thunderous DTS 5.1 or Dolby Digital 5.1 sound options deliver everything you would expect. --Doug Thomas
the Machines, but most of the original film's creative team and cast have been replaced here, with Italian-born composer Marco Beltrami (who's cut his journeyman chops on a raft of contemporary SF/horror films and sequels, including the Scream franchise, Joy Ride, and Resident Evil) being a sage choice to score this third instalment. Pumping Brad Fiedel's brooding original theme with even more menace, the composer proceeds to forge a massive, unsettling panorama of percussion-driven, electronic suffused orchestral fury that evokes an unsettling, mechanized world gone mad. Sounding like the symphonic sensibilities of Prokofiev and Shostakovich as interpreted by the mechanised forges and stamping machines of some hellish assembly line, Beltrami uses the most aggressive elements of 20th century Russian romanticism here like a steel club. There are moments of stem-winding suspense and surprisingly tranquil respites, but the main attraction is the sturm und drang of Beltrami's furious and often other-worldly action music. Also included are the gentle acoustic ballads "Open to Me" and "I Told You" by Dillon Dixon and Mia Julia, respectively, performances that seem jarringly out of place contrasted against the score's orchestral metal-fest. --Jerry McCulley
apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is being pursued yet again, this time by the advanced T-X, a sleek "Terminatrix" (coldly expressionless Kristanna Loken) programmed to stop Connor from becoming the saviour of humankind. Originally programmed as an assassin, a disadvantaged T-101 cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger, bidding fond farewell to his signature role) arrives from the future to join Connor and future wife Kate (Claire Danes) in thwarting the T-X's relentless pursuit. The plot presents a logical fulfilment of T2's prophecy, disposing of Connor's mother (Linda Hamilton is sorely missed) while computer-driven machines assume control, launching a nuclear nightmare that Connor must survive. With Breakdown and U-571 serving as rehearsals for this cautionary epic of mass destruction, director Jonathan Mostow wisely avoids any stylistic connection to James Cameron's classics; instead he's crafted a fun, exciting popcorn thriller, humorous and yet still effectively nihilistic, and comparable to Jurassic Park III in returning the Terminator franchise to its potent B-movie roots. --Jeff Shannon On the DVD: Terminator 3 two-disc set has only one deleted scene, but it's first-class. The "Sgt Candy Scene" is a must-see and, unfortunately, the best thing on the second disc. The rushed HBO documentary shows us far more flash than substance. Better is the Visual Effects Lab that goes more in-depth with four sequences, although you need to wade through a weak interface for each segment. Making your "own" effects isn't that much fun; you can only choose a few effects that change in two scenes. Anyone looking to get the complicated backstory of the trilogy figured out should dig into the "Sky Net Database" and an intricate timeline. Disc 1 has a 30-second intro from the Governator himself, plus two commentary tracks: director Jonathan Mostow goes into great detail on how the little things (from lighting street scenes to tricks for destroying buildings) count; the second track is pieced together from the actors recorded separately--here Mostow appears with actress Claire Danes doing her first commentary track. The anamorphic 2.40:1 widescreen picture and thunderous DTS 5.1 or Dolby Digital 5.1 sound options deliver everything you would expect. --Doug Thomas
Advantages: special effects, Arnie back to form Disadvantages: lack of James Cameron, never going to be as good as the first two
...on the planet) sends a Terminator back through time to the present, a far superior Terminator designed for ‘extreme combat’. A Terminator called the T-X (Kristanna Loken) and unlike its predecessor, non human assassins over the years, this one is in the form of a slender, athletic ,blond female and quite a hottie at that. Her mission is to kill John Connor’s future lieutenants in the upcoming nuclear war as Conner living ‘off the grid’ is near impossible ... ...her primary target. Fortunately another Terminator is sent back through time for the obligatory ‘protector’ role in the proceedings, an obsolete, reprogrammed T800 Terminator (Schwarzenegger).
He tracks down John Conner to protect him from the vicious T-X and also helps out caught in the crossfire, vet, Kate Brewster (Claire Danes) who is weaved into the storyline more than first anticipated as it turns out she has a part in the future war. Also, ...
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Advantages: the new TX Disadvantages: plot could have been much better
...internet lately about yet another Terminator movie being released for 2006/2007, and me being a big movie maniac I have decided to write a review on the last Terminator movie, T3 Rise Of The Machines, and share some of the rumours which are circling about the fourth instalment to the popular franchise.
As this is meant to be a review of this movie.......... and I fear that all that I have to write about the fourth one may not actually quite fit ... ...course being TERMINATOR 3 - RISE OF THE MACHINES (T3)
T3-
This of course being the second sequel to the popular sci fi movie The Terminator.
Over 10 years have past since John Conner, Sarah Conner and the T-100 blew up cyberdyne systems to stop Judgment Day and erase what ever chances that a war against the machines might happen. Unfortunately their efforts 10 years ago only postponed Judgment Day, and the war against the machines is inevitable. ...
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Advantages: great film with great effects,action packed from the start Disadvantages: not everyone will like it
...the third and final (?) terminator film, then read on to find out exactly what you are missing out on.
***A little history of the Terminator***
I wouldn’t say you need to see the first and second terminator movies to see this film because the makers of it have made sure it’s easy to watch as a first terminator movie. I would however recommend you do see at least one of the first ones before watching this because it does have some reference to the ... ...in the first and second terminator movies here is a short paragraph you might find interesting:
Terminator one saw Arnie playing the part of a bad guy out to kill the mother of an unborn child that would eventually grow up to save the world from the machines. He didn’t succeed though and he ended up in pieces at a petrol station. So that’s terminator one summed up but what about the second one?
Well in the second one Arnie is back only this time ...
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Advantages: Ah-Nuld! Disadvantages: Not many at all.
...well, probably since the last Terminator film 12 years ago I still have a lingering respect for the ageing Austrian warhorse. So when news of a new Terminator film was leaked out - I mean confirmed this time, for real, they were actually going to make it - I was filled with equal parts excitement and trepidation. I mean, what if it's no good? What if it's no better than say, Collateral Damage or The Sixth Day or, Heaven forbid, Batman & Robin? What ... ...tact. I concluded that the Terminator films were not great films because of the careful plotting, sensitive characterisation and exquisite attention to detail by one of cinemas finest craftsmen. It was not because of the underlying human message, the grand anti-nuclear theming and the subtle warnings about advancing technology. It was not even because they depicted that age-old storytelling staple of the titanic struggle between good and evil.
They ...
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