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Should have been better
I found this movie to be a big disappointment. For the first time in a terminator film, I felt bored for about the first 20-30 minutes. Terminator 3 certainly has a much different feel to it. It seemed to be a semi-comedy with some action thrown in there so it might resemble a terminator film. The great music from the first two films that gave the terminator series a feeling of darkness? That's been thrown out, despite the fact that it worked so well before. And what about the comedy? Well, if you think lines like "We need a new vehicle" and "She'll be back" are funny, then this film might be for you. However, I didn't hear much laughing when I saw it in the theater.

Another thing I felt for the first time was annoyance. I was very shocked and disappointed at how weak John Conner was. Throughout the film he spends a lot of time whining, running, and saying dumb things. For example, at one point in the film Conner whines because he has to teach the T-101 everything all over again. Well, duh. Like Arnold's character said, that was a different terminator. Another example is when Conner sticks a gun to his head and threatens to kill himself. Dumb, dumb, dumb. Moreover, Conner is poorly educated. I don't even think he possess a high school education. He does, however, manage to get himself locked in a cage. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want someone like him to be a world leader. Some people might think that it's okay for Conner to be a regular guy, but they're missing the point. He isn't supposed to be a regular guy. He is supposed to be John Conner. In any case, even if Conner was more like his father, or more like his mother in Terminator 2, I wouldn't complain about him as much.

Conner even looks like he could be a wimp. He looks a bit too short and skinny. In other words, Conner looks like he never even spent a day of his life in a gym. I don't think he spends any time fighting in the film at all. He just runs away and hopes that Arnold can protect him. Throughout most of the movie, the woman he is interested him shows no interest in him. If he struggles so much to impress a woman who isn't even attractive, I'm baffled as to how he could impress the rest of the world enough to become their leader. As a result of all this, I think I'll just go with what Conner said in the film: "Look at me, I'm no leader, I never was, I'm never gonna be!"

I also had a problem with the villain in the film. She didn't look frightening enough to be a villain. In the first two terminator films, the T-101 and T-1000 looked like something a person would want to run away from. In Terminator 3, the T-X looks like something that someone would want to go to bed with. Some teenage boys might get a thrill out of seeing brief nudity on TV, but other than that, she adds nothing to the film. This isn't an adult film, it's a terminator film.

There were a few other things I didn't like about the film. I had a problem with some of the dumb coincidences. For example, Kate Brewster turns out to be the daughter of the general who activates Skynet. Uh, yeah. And that adds what to the movie? Also, a message that keeps getting repeated is "It is inevitable." Why is it inevitable? I also didn't like the part where Arnold is a good guy, then turns into a bad guy, then struggles for awhile before becoming a good guy again. That makes the story less believable, and it looks dumb. Another gripe I had is the film keeps making fun of the terminator series. Even if the goal was to be funny, I thought that was unnecessary. Terminator 2 added in some lines that were funny, and they didn't make fun of any characters or terminator movies.

Despite my low opinion of Terminator 3, it isn't the worst film ever. Thus, I won't give it one star. However, this film would be much better with some major changes made to it. While there are some people who like Terminator 3, there are an awful lot of people who think it stinks, and many people who hate Terminator 3 love the first two films of the terminator series. I don't think this should be ignored. I don't like to give out ratings of three stars or more unless I'm pleased with the product. I'm not pleased with Terminator 3.

If I wanted to destroy the terminator series, I probably would come up with a movie like this one, which makes fun of the terminator films without being funny. Some people will say that it's hard to follow up Terminator 1 and 2, so I should be more lenient with number 3. I disagree. Before they even worked on this film, Mostow and the writers already had a lot of the story and a good number of characters to work with. That's a lot easier than starting from scratch like Terminator 1 did. Mostow could even copy a lot of things that worked in the first two movies, but he didn't even do that. The bottom line is this movie has too many major flaws to ignore. Add to that the fact that I found it somewhat boring, and it's definitely not a good film in my opinion.

Gets better with each viewing
OK OK OK, with James Cameron, Linda Hamilton AND Eddie Furlong missing along with a 99 year old Arnold Schwarzenegger, there was no way this movie was going to live up to T1 or T2. I was disappointed when I first saw T3 in the theatres. It definitely lacks the heart of the first two. But still, I added the DVD to my collection to complete the trilogy. I've watched this movie several times over the years, and I can honestly say it's a pretty decent if not good entry to the series.

This movie follows John Connor as a young adult with the impending Judgement Day just hours away. The acting, action and effects are above average. Arnold gives one of his better performances in the last 10 years. Claire Danes delivers as always. Some people here complain that the actor who plays John Connor was too wimpy....C'MON John Connor was a regular guy who didn't want to accept his destiny, he wasn't supposed to be Rambo.

The movie actually manages to hold the continuity of the first two. The audience gets to see how the machines come to power and we even see images of the original terminators (versions earlier than Arnold's from the first movie). I give the movie an extra star just for having the guts to end the way it does. I'd even be looking forward to seeing Part 4 just to see how the story continues.

Like I said, Rise of the Machines doesn't really compare to the first two, but I'd take T3 over Godfather III, Scream 3 or the third Matrix any day.

Come into my life
This movie is not as good as the first too,but it wasn't too shabby either. I thought they could have found a hotter chick to play brewster. I thought t-x was hot. Arnold could have looked a little younger. All in all i think this movie was pretty good.

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