Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

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- John Connor

A decade has passed since John Connor (NICK STAHL) helped prevent Judgment Day - the day Skynet's highly developed network of machines was fated to become self-aware and destroy mankind. But August 29, 1997 came and went without incident, despite Skynet's twice failed attempts to kill Connor and wage war on humanity.

Now 22, Connor lives "off the grid" - no home, no credit cards, no phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet. Until…

…out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (KRISTANNA LOKEN), Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor, the T-1000, this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. And she is exponentially more powerful, dangerous and destructive than every Terminator that has come before her.

But this time, Connor isn't the only target on Skynet's hit list - unsuspecting veterinarian Kate Brewster (CLAIRE DANES) will see her distant past and promising present collide with an unimaginable future…but only if she can

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Related Movies: sequel of Terminator, The (1984) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) [sequel] Terminator Salvation (2009) [sequel]

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External Reviews

For all the hype and the inevitable (and most likely short-term) box office bonanza, ''Terminator 3'' is essentially a B movie, content to be loud, dumb and obvious, and to leave the Great Ideas to bona fide public intellectuals like Keanu Reeves and theHulk.

The movie is not weighted down by plot, but it does have a recognizable storyline featuring legitimate characters and a few nice (but minor) twists. Some degree of attention is helpful - Terminator 3 is not an intellectual challenge, but neither is it vacuous. 

--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)

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In what may be the weirdest campaign curtain-raiser in history, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as a decrepit robot in "Terminator 3."

--Andrew O'Hehir (Salon)

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Is "Terminator 3" a skillful piece of work? Indeed. Will it entertain the Friday night action crowd? You bet. Does it tease and intrigue us like the earlier films did? Not really. 

--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)

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They've tried hard to honor the spirit of the franchise, not exploit it, and take it to a new level and a surprising destination. They've also kept it mercifully short. If it's not the classic piece of sinew and gristle that "The Terminator" was, it's atleast a solidly professional attempt and a pretty good summer movie in the bargain.

--Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)

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An above average thriller from an above average director; little more. 7/10

--Jason Picker (Movie Marshal)

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To sum up, there's nothing to fear in Rise of The Machines in regards to ruining the franchise. Its not the best addition to the series that could have been created, but its a very capable effort - perhaps even surprisingly good. 8.5/10

--Paul Boschen (Movie Marshal)

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Easily the most satisfying and entertaining of the summer blockbusters B

--Gareth Von Kallenbach (Lee's Movie Info)

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Doesn’t come anywhere close to the epic feel of the second edition; it’s entertaining, but that’s about all I can say. B-

--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)

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“Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” had to do one thing in order to satisfy me; stay true to the original Terminator saga. Lucky me, it does. Lucky the film, it works.

--Scott Spicciati (Movie-Vault.com)

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While Terminator 3 will never be mistaken for a sci-fi classic, it does just about everything a good summer movie should. On that level, it's certainly worth a look - not to mention a worthy sequel to James Cameron's creation. 

--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)

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It's an exciting, creative action movie that will stand on its own without the training wheels of T1 and T2, and one you surely don't want to miss. 

--Brian Gallagher (MovieWeb)

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A more surprising film then most Terminator fans would think. 

--The Riddler (MovieWeb)

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Where the previous film had scope, story, characters, effects, and action that were so good that they had awe dripping off of every frame, the only thing dripping off this new film is the three-week-old cheese nachos at the conscession stand! 

--Dante A. Ciampaglia (MovieWeb)

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T3 isn't the disappointment that was THE MATRIX RELOADED. This is a great action sequel! 

--Chad Law (MovieWeb)

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Directed by

Jonathan Mostow U-571, Breakdown, Flight of Black Angel

Written by

James Cameron Strange Days, Dark Angel, The Terminator Gale Anne Hurd The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Aliens

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Terminator, True Lies Nick Stahl In the Bedroom, Bully, The Man Without a Face Claire Danes Romeo + Juliet, The Hours, Princess Mononoke Kristanna Loken BloodRayne, Ring of the Nibelungs, Panic Mark Famiglietti We Were the Mulvaneys, A Tale of Two Bunnies, Full Ride M.C. Gainey Sideways, Con Air, The Haunting Brian Sites Gigli, Real Women Have Curves, Family Curse [more]

Music By

Marco Beltrami Scream, I, Robot, Resident Evil

It's a good old fashioned shoot'em-up action movie that points back to a time when a big man with an even bigger gun was classed as entertainment.  --Carl Lazarevic (MovieWeb) A lean, efficient, amusing action picture, T3 isn't a patch on its predecessors, but delivers polished genre entertainment nonetheless.  --Nev Pierce (BBC Films) What you make of it depends pretty much entirely on whether or not you can deal with a movie as lopsidedly one-dimensional as this one. 67/100 --Brian Webster (Apollo Guide) The effects in "T3" are spectacular, and the action sequences - particularly the fights between the good and bad terminators - are exhilarating.  --Jack Mathews (New York Daily News) In fact, all of the action sequences rocked and I especially loved how each one had its own twist and originality. This is one movie that really showcased its budget on the screen! But even with all that, even with all of its potent thrills, its three-dimensional characters and its solid screenplay moving the entire Terminator mythos to the next level, even I was surprised to see some emotion slip into the mix. 8/10 --'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)

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