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Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, David Andrews, Kristanna Loken, Earl Boen, Christopher Lawford, Jay Acovone, M.C. Gainey, Susan Merson, Elizabeth Morehead, Timothy Dowling, Kristanna Loken, Matthew Bonnar, Alana Curry, Timothy Dowling, Carolyn Hennesy, Chopper Bernet
Directed By:
Jonathan Mostow
Written By:
James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
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Movie Review by Jarrod
June 11th, 2008
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'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' suffers primarily from the absence of James Cameron, who filled the first two Terminator movies with eye-popping special effects, terrific and exhilarating action sequences, and a vivid sci-fi narrative that was filled with time travel paradoxes. Not much has changed with this third and final installment, and Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to reprise his role as the protector of John Connor, who is now an adult living on the streets after the death of his mother. Thrown into the mix is Kate Brewster (Claire Danes), who marries John at some point in the future and helps him lead the human revolt against Skynet's robotic minions. Kate's father Robert Brewster (David Andrews) is the military scientist who creates Skynet, the supercomputer that becomes self-aware and starts a campaign to annihilate humanity. But wasn't the creation of Skynet prevented by the destruction of that microchip in T2: Judgment Day? Apparently, most of the events in T2 did not happen, and we have to be reminded yet again of John's destiny, which, like everything else, cannot be changed, disaster cannot be averted, John and Kate simply have to survive the nuclear holocaust that occurs; they are not meant to stop it. The antagonist this time is the female T-X (Kristanna Loken), who is not made out of liquid metal, but is still more or less indestructible, and loaded down with an incredible arsenal of high-powered weaponry, including a flamethrower. Robert Patrick's T-1000 was more intimidating, and more interesting, even though he and Loken both are required to show no visible sign of emotion; Patrick was just more convincing.
Schwarzenegger is great, and I liked Stahl, but missed Linda Hamilton. The action scenes are impressive, but most of them are just car chases, in vehicles that are not really designed for car chases, like a hearse, not to mention that massive crane, which exists simply to show off its destructive capacity, how well it can plow through traffic and buildings without slowing down. The explosive (literally) confrontations between the Terminators are the real highlight; and how magnetism is used to destroy the T-X once and for all. Compared to the earlier Cameron offerings, 'Rise of the Machines' falls short, but I am still a sucker for the series, and enjoyed it on it own terms, knowing that it has some giant shoes to fill, and that Jonathan Mostow has to follow in Cameron's footsteps as director.
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