The most unimaginative movie in years. Boring action in spite of an enormous budget. Special effects are dull and tiresome. It is simply unbelievable how they managed to clone the previous movie, in the worst manner possible. I didn't expect a masterpiece, but still this exceeded my worst pessimistic anticipation.

There were some obvious goofs in the filming of T3. [***SPOILERS***] First of all, Arnie says that each T101 has two fuel cells powering it. He dumps one cell at the beginning of the film and the other cell at the end - leaving him with no cells and no power. Yet somehow, unbelievably, he keeps operating as though he has power and the light in his eye only goes out *after* the .. um... "grand finale". Where is this mysterious battery power coming from? The repeating scenes from the other T-films was absurd. Quotes were being repeated.. whole action sequences seemed to have been copy-pasted over.. I can't see this film having much rewatchability.… Expand

This movie brings alot of action and alot of fun, but this movie would have been beter if Linda Hamilton was in this film.Also Terminator 3 is'nt as good as the 2nd film.

Everything you want in a summer movie: big explosions, cool fights, decent acting, funny jokes (Arnold is a real surprise in this one) and finally a decent storyline. If you want to get your money's worth at the megaplex this week, go see T3.

T3 appears to be this summer's best blockbuster, mixing more than enough action with just enough plot. The pacing never lags from unneeded developments, and there are a handful of clever connections to the previous Terminator films. It's the worst of the Terminator films, but it still warrants some amount of praise -- and it's definitely better than most of this summer';s blockbuster films... and that alone is worth the price of admission.… Expand

THE action film of the summer. Forget Neo and his pals. Ahnuld's back!

Best Blockbuster this Year.

Good movie, and this should cancel out the deliberate 0 mark. It makes the average mark completely irrelevent otherwise.

Excellent action movie. Arnie is back in shape.

Come on really, this movie had as much plot as T & T2, if not more. The effects were good, but maybe the film was too short! could have had more character bits, and some more guns in it. But then again, it doesn't have to be totally like T2 now does it? Could James Cameron have done better? I don't think so. I have SEEN Titanic. He would have just taken longer, shouted louder and spent more money to make the movie.… Expand

T3 is a funny, action packed summer blockbuster. Go see it

Wonderful sequel in the trilogy of T movies. The only reason I did not give it a 10 is that it would have been better if Arnie had remembered his previous encounter with John Conner where they bonded? He did give him information about his future so he certainly could have been programed about his past? Otherwise, the movie was very good.

Lot's of interesting touches and novelties, but T3 has no punch, and had no sense of how to build tension or use timing in scenes, and only did a lukewarm job of building connection with the characters. I loved T1 and T2. But I am afraid the series is over.

The Best action movie I have ever seen I cant wait to see it again, Kristanna Loken was amazing!!!!!!!! Anyone who thinks T-2 was better then this needs to go back and watch it this is better and we have found a star in Kristanna.

The movie tried too hard to be emotional and serious - and it just wasn't. The humorus scenes in the movie made T3 more like a parody than a sequel (like when Arnold walks into a bar stark naked in the beggining of the movie). The dialogues were incredibly stupid, especially when the characters made blantaly obvious references to the plot (the heroin actually says, "I hate machines" when operating a bar code reader in a store). The action, which is what the movie is about, was O.K. Nothing that hasn't been done, and the Matrix: reloaded had a lot cooler sequences. The fight scene and the chase scene pales in comparison to what's been done in the Matrix. Special Effect was especially well done, but it didn't make up for how bad the movie was. Overall, just a bad movie.… Expand

I am probably one of the biggest Terminator fans in the world. I have been waiting for this movie since 1991. Honestly I have to say I was greatly, greatly disappoined. It was too humorous and I am tired of seeing the battle fought in the present day. Show the future battle, show the Terminators being built in automated factories, show the technology behind skynet. The better idea for this franchise would have been to do like the Star Wars saga and take us back to before the first movie. Show us the aftermath of the holocaust and the real rise of the machines out of the ashes. Show us the early model t-700's with rubber skin and the evolution to what we know as Arnold (the T-800 series.) Show us how the skin is grated onto the endos. A great illustration of what I am saying is the teaser trailer where the T-800 model is actually being built and it ends with Arnold saying " I'll be back." That is what we want to see. The future for crying out loud. Humans running from HK's and living underground base camps. The actuall Skynet base where it all began. The come back to the past theme is totally worn out. I completely solute Arnold for his reprise on the role. He is in great shape and is convincing as usual. He just did not have anything to work with. The script had some interesting points but lacked so, so much. I am more intrigued looking at websites on the internet. To the directors, please make another final movie, but this time do it right. And please make the movie longer, do it some justice. Make the last one for the Terminator fans. Don't just patch together a few special effects, blow up some stuff and call it a day.God bless the Terminator franchise. … Expand

This movie was hilarious and although i wanted more depth it really wasnt possible because james cameron didnt direct! so get over it, if you came with high expectations then youre a moron. theres no way t3 compares with the earlier movies, but i didnt expect it. its an OK movie. its fun then have fun.

This movie left me dissapointed. The original story was negativly impacted. There was stupid humor inserted to fill in the gaps. The acting was weak. Half way through, I had a feeling it was going nowhere. Two thumbs down... Note: I have always been a hardcore fan of Terminator 1&2.

FEEL THE RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not a huge action fan, and I was skeptical when this movie was first announced, but T3 is a worthy followup to the first two movies. It doesn't surpass them, but it still has more action, thrills, and humor than most recent action movies. The ending has a surprise twist (considering the endings of the first two movies). At 55, Arnold still looks more powerful and menacing than Vin Diesel, his "successor," did in XXX.… Expand

Great movie with lots of action and a decent storyline. Although not even close to T2, it is a thoroughly satisfying seqel to judgement day.

Movie was good but no the best. It has just become far too unrealistic, what the heck is the use for a robot to make their own boobs bigger? The talk to the hand and the sunglasses was funny but still doesn't fit into the movie. [***SPOILERS***] When does a robot care if he has good looking sunglasses or not? When the TX finds blood which belongs to John Connor she seems breathes out heavily and Robots don't have feelings! Else it was good.… Expand

T3 has no chance to keep up to the level that its two predecessors have established, but keeps the tone, delivers heavy action scenes and a surprisingly decent plot. Well worth every penny spent.

Holy S*%$ this movie rocked my world. Honestly, I was very skeptical to see this because 1. of the femmebot and 2. Arnold is too old. Well, I was wrong in both cases. The woman terminator is truely badass and Arnold looks as great as he ever did. Bottom line this is the BEST action movie I've ever seen. Yeah, don't go if you want a deeply intriguing movie but DO go is you want to have a blast!… Expand

Kristanna Loken rox!

Re-hash.

I simply cannot honestly say that I understand critics. But then again, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Countless times I read critics say something like "the movie was terrible, but action lovers will get what they want." Well, I guess those critics anticipate movies that are endlessly boring? That is the opposite of action, is it not?

[***Minor Spoiler***] Considering Cameron's plans for The Terminator series was, well, Terminated after the conclusion of Judgement Day, Terminator 3 managed to do sufficiently well in reinitiating the franchise by adopting the current hollywood trend of Prequeling their prior successes. Prequel? you may ask. Well, that's about as much of a spolier that you'll get from this review, as Terminator 3, with it's lackluster acting, rehashed storyline, and over the top (though incredibly exciting) action sequences, offers little more to the series that hasn't been explored before...except how the story truly begins. On initiation of the movie, everything churns along at virtually the same pace of the prior Terminators: big glowy time displaced orbs belch fourth two visitors from the future, one designed to destroy, the other to preserve. John Connor, the central focal point of Humanity's post apocolyptic future, is still the target; and oneliners a plenty still are being dropped deadpanned from Arnold's hewn (though drastically improved) non native speaking english mouth. Also, this Terminator movie tries to take itself not nearly as serious as the original. The jokes seem more hollywood, the pacing doesn't have the same feel as Cameron's hyper-detail oriented direction, and even the action sequences, though spectacular to watch, don't sem to have that zing the third time around. What's left to save this movie, surprisingly, is the story, and though blatantly designed to guarantee greenlighting at least two more Terminator movies, it managed to give the Terminator franchise the potential to create something unique in a series; a chance to change direction. ...Well, maybe not to change direction in the linear sense of The Terminator series, but definitely the chance to change direction in how this story is to be told from this point forward; if that doesn't make much sense, do like I did, and force yourself through the initial trauma of listening to Claire Danes try to act, and wait for the surprises to drop.… Expand

Super cool.

Big, noisy, loud...but not dumb. A worthy sequel that is more an action film containing character development, than a character driven film containing action scenes (as with the first two). However, the ending is brave, the car chase (complete with Ah-nold hanging from the side of the crane) probably the best I've seen (yes - I LOVE the French Connection) and the characters sympathetic. While shorter in its run time than the previous installments and utterly disposible, it doesn't feel forced - and delivers more thrills than any other movie this summer. Don't miss it. Ah-nuld's back - and better than ever. Oh, and as an added bonus - director Mostow lovingly pays homage to Cameron's films through entertaining camp throughout the picture.… Expand

I loved the action in the movie and it was actually much better than I anticipated. The special effects were great and the story was very good also. It also helped that Kristana Loken is HOT. Even with all of the action, there were humerous moments. I was very pleased.

I went into this movie with no expectations came out thoroughly satisfied. Arnie, along with the main cast, do a fine job. A great action flick and the humour blends in perfectly. Even if the scenes are a little rehashed...who cares!

T3 is very entertaining. More satisfying than Reloaded (surprisingly, because I liked Reloaded). The chase scene is unbelievable. It does seem quite a bit scaled back from the scope of T2, but it works. Kristanna Locken does an admirable job as th T/X. Arnold doesn't miss a beat after 10 years. Claire Daines is great as always. Bravest and best ending of any of the three Terminator films. One problem, where's the theme song?… Expand

Humor was something I was not expecting from this movie but I found it to be funny and often clever. I dont usually get excited about action movies or sequels. I was pleasantly surprised that I really liked it and plan on going a second time when its not so crowded.

I must admit, I had fun watching that movie! It's good to see Arnold in such great shape and that lady-villain (Kristanna Loken) is totally HOT!

(**-out of 4) For all you "Termininites" out there, & I was kind of 1 myself! With the last 2 both powerhouse stuff (***1/2) & "T2" even went on to take home 4 OSCARS & grossed: $205m. I don't think this 1 though will likely even be nominated for visuals & especially in a yr. that has: Both "Matrix," flix/ "The Hulk" which I rate stronger then this actually!? & then of course final in the trilogy for "LOR-ROTK!" I per. think "Matrix: Reloaded," has that gold already sewed-up. But back to the big guys film & he needs a hit also! His last to go-over $100m. was 7yrs. ago & "Eraser" He should follow the lead of fellow action-stars, like Willis, Stallone & attempt vocals for animated features-(They at this point, seem to be the better pix being made?) Arnold though is actually quite compelling in this & It's much smaller a role then other 2. & the girl, villianous "Terminatrix?" Not much to do 4 her, but she is 1 gorgeous & hot lookin' lady! Hope she has a better future then poor Robert Patrick??? & I've always & yes, before "Romeo & Juliet," liked Danes! Good & very attractive actress! 1994's "Little Women" she was 2nd only to the OSCAR nominated Winona Ryder in that wonderful re-make. Of, IRONY A *Kate Hepburn film from 1933! Anyway, this will make "smashed-machinery" of the other new flix released this weekend! Mediocre or not! But I somehow feel Pixar's gorgeous creation will still conqour all this summer?… Expand

Haven't seen a movie this good in a long time. Thanks go out to Mostow who chose Kristanna Loken (Jaw-dropping HOT!) as the terminatrix instead of Chyna. I admit Chyna would be much more terrifying as a villian, because it's a she-man, but I'd rather have wonderful dreams of Loken than nightmares of Chyna. Only problem with this movie is that it guarantees a sequel which for it's success depends solely on Arnold's return. Let's hope He'll be back. In the meantime watch this movie because not only does it have great action, but its also funny. Dumb and Dumberer should take some hints.… Expand

The movie was good and it lives up the Terminator series expectations.

D U M B dumb. A few spectacular special effects do not make a good (or even viewable) movie. The "plot" and action is so unbelievably stupid, that I cannot imagine anyone wanting to see this thing again -- much less buying it on DVD. What a waste!

A rather disappointing follow-up to the first two movies. This one lacked the extreme suspense, seat grabbing feel of the first two. It tried to be too cute and the humor felt like it should have been left for a Mel Brooks or Leslie Neilson spoof. Simply put: This is a picture that should never have been made without James Cameron's vision on guiding it. If he balked at directing this movie because of the script, I would not be shocked. The action was decent, but nothing shocking that makes it stand out. As for academy awards, I fully expect this one to be passed over by several other movies of a similar genre this year. The ending did leave room for another movie, so hopefully they can get Cameron back to do that and do so quickly before Arnold is over 60.… Expand

I've seen a lot of movies this year, and this is one of the best I've seen so far. The action scenes were UNBELIEVABLE and the jokes were hilarious. But then again, I'm a 16 year old and don't know sh*t.

I miss James Cameron. The action was there, the sroty was there (Cameron did almost direct this script, only scheduling problems prevented him) the cast was good (although Linda Hamilton is missed). It was a good solid movie, it just lacked all of the special touches that Cameron supplied the previous two with.

I give this baby a 10! Thats right. But since i am Mexican you probably wount even bother :(.Any way, i really enjoyed this movie. The story was not out of this world but it was good, it is finally reaching judgement day!!! And we saw how it starts. It was cool how the machines are starting to take over, that was great. Arnold was fantastic he still is the #1 action hero! He was very hilarious but still had that "bad ass" look. The rest of the acting was also good, specially the girl terminator(shes very cute).Despite her beauty she still seems... you know "Terminator-ish"!. Conner was a little bit lost in the acting, like if something from him was missing. The special effects are amazing. Specially that chase..wow! The clash between the two terminators was also fabulous. And the ending was very clever. It makes you want to see T4 with anxiety( if there is one).Too bad James Cameron didnt participate, lets hope that for the next one he does!The movie was just great, exiting, funny, thrilling, suspensive......phew!! And again Arnold your the man, great job! Plus i wanna add that this web site is amazing, its so easy to find things you feel at home, awesome job guys!… Expand

Mildly entertaining, but definitely not a worthy successor to the Cameron legacy. The dialogues are bland, the story feels like a one-act drama with some mid 90s effects thrown in to justify the budget. Don't get me wrong, I don't regret watching this movie; it's not bad compared to some of the other summer flops out there now. It's just sad to see the epic grandeur and vision of the previous movies missing in this one; this could have been a great movie with a livelier and visionary script, and a more capable director. I walked out thinking "That was it?".… Expand

Terminator 3:Rise of the machines is a non stop rollercoaster ride of a movie and shows that not all sequels fall flat on their face.

3 for special effects & action 0 for plot 0 for acting = almost a waste of time.

Definitely better than "The Matrix Reloaded." A combination of factors make it work better than that other sequel about a machine dominated future. It's not too long, it doesn't bore us with stupid pop philosophy and it doesn't have to live up the expectations that come with being over-hyped, as Reloaded did. Yeah, it's a good thing Cameron didn't direct this one. They'd still be filming it right now, followed up by post-production in 2004 and a Summer 2005 release date (Only to be delayed until Christmas 2005.). They could have had a little more development of the relationship between John and Kate. They seemed to be looking to generate laughs in this film, which they did often. I wanted to see Kate go at it with John over who was going to be in charge at the end. They made fun of just about every sci-fi action movie cliche. It would have been fun to see this one brought up, the one that always sees the lead male character in charge. I mean Kate's a vet who runs her own animal hospital so she's hardly a passive housewife from the '50s. She has an advanced college degree, and she also has a pilot's license. You'd expect her to challenge the reluctant future resistance leader for the top spot once she accepts that the world as she knows it is about to come to an end. Interesting casting decision with Danes as Kate, the future Queen of the Resistance. They did a good job of transforming her into a grown woman, although I couldn't stop thinking of her as a TV sit com teen. She just can't fill Linda Hamilton's shoes here as the lead female character because she still has the face of girl. Maybe she'll look the part better next time, if they make another Terminator movie and cast her again. Overall another entertaining Terminator movie. … Expand

This is a succesfull installement in the franchise in my opinion. Allthough I would only give it a 7/10 next to the thought - provoking T1 and T2. The acting is merely functional as the set pieces take over etc. Terminator fans won'y have learned to much new about the Terminater universe after watching this film but it is incredibly entertaining and FUNNY! And also makes frequent nods to the previous films. It is an often comical film, often mocking it self and you decide wether thats positive or negitive! At one point I do admit that I thought it was going to be a Terminator SPOOF! At the end of the day, Terminator is Jim Camerons vision, he IS the Terminator, so Jon Mostow did a good job as as an 'outsider'. My main worry is that the message Cameron wanted to give out (we can decide our own futures, there is no fate for what we make for ourselves bla bla) has been blown out of the water and now the series currently is in a pessimistic position.....which means there HAS yo be a T4 for there to be happy ending. This is a brave move from Jonathon Mostow..… Expand

Thouroughly enjoyable ... Arnold was funny and had that same "spark" as Terminator just as in the first 2. I thought it was a great addition to the "T" series and I cant wait to see where they go w/the 4th movie (you KNOW they'll have one!).

Great Action Scenes. Full Time Power and lots of Strength. I watched this one for the 7th time. I can't get enough of it.

Too much action; some of the action scenes were filler material. T3 also didn't capture the sense of paranoia, i.e. sense of being constantly chased, as in the brilliant and best Terminator movie, T2.

Hey, Lord A! How can you give a film a 10 then say that the ending was terrible? Doesn't a 10 mean it was a perfect film in every respect? OK. This movie had some great action scenes but the ending was pretty flat. I don't feel drawn to see this movie multiple times like I did with T2.

It's a replicant of Terminator II, except there are no surprises.

It is the best terminator movie of the 3. Arnold is still one formidable dude. Stahl and Claire Danes did a fine job. And the young lady who played the more advanced terminator who went back in time to kill John Conner & his associates was superb!

Not only was the film rubish and it was rubbish. It almost goes as far as too ruin the first film (a important sci-fi film and a classic altoghter). I thought the camp Arnie in T2 was bad but this was worse in that he doesn't have to be told to be camp by having his memory altered or whatever. Even the woman terminator has some crappy puns.

Good to watch once. But only for Kristina, Arnold and the action sequences. Otherwise there is no no tender moment just pointless action.

I just finished watching all 3 movies (T1, T2, and this T3) back to back in a marathon. And I must say that it is very good. I would say on par with T2. The plot twists keep you on the edge and action never lets go. Very enjoyable film, and I wish it would keep going.

Yawn... Too many contradictions to resolve. The writers took temporal logic and just said who did care (sic).

Wouldn't have been good if I hadn't seen T2.

Fun movie that I saw in preview with a packed theater. Forget the reviews. This will be a 200,000,000 million summer blockbuster. If you liked the first two, this one is good as the storyline continues right along. The only negative is that "Auh-nold" has "NO RECALL" of his close association in the last flick with John Conner. Now don't you think that these geniuses from the future could have downloaded that information into his "TOTAL RECALL" memory bank? Otherwise, T3 held the audiences interest with suspense and set the stage for a certain T4. I guarantee "HE WILL BE BACK" again and again and again and again and again...even if they have to wheel him in when he is a senior citizen. Only if he becomes Governor of California can he be stopped. Have some popcorn and enjoy. … Expand

T3's not as epic or mind-blowing as T2 and the original, but the repetitive chase scenes are effectively entertaining. And Arnold shows his gubernatorial campagin will be funnier than Jesse Ventura's. "I'm a cybernetic organism," indeed, guv'nor.

Best movie so far. It got me thinking about our government secret projects. If there is something like Skynet, then you should know what may happen...

Not bad...pretty good. The first two Terminators were classics. This one is just a funny, entertaining, and action-packed ride. Definitely worth a look.

T3 is a dissapointment in every way I can imagine. The characters are bad with very little true acting, the feel is off from the last 2, this one has a feel of a cheap movie with very little extras to make a scene work, dialog that is weak and little spoofs that try to hint at humor. Everything about this one is unrealistic, from the new Terminator that steals a cops gun [even thought she has her own built in beam cannon] to her remote control capabilities of machines [even though they dont have remote devices in them] this means she is telepathic. The whole point of this film is to wow an audience with chase scenes, shooting and destruction...which takes away from the original concept. Imagine going to a resturant and liking to food so you go back for a second time and the food is even better, so you go back one more time and the chef strips down the meat boosts up the flavor and puts your meal on a flashing red plate. That is what this movie is, stripped down of substance and full of cheap thrills that leaves you feeling totally unsatisfied and cheated. Needless to say I will never go back to a Terminator again.… Expand

It is not done in the same style as the previous 2 movies because it's a different director. T & T2 can stand on it's own as a dramatic movie with serious scenes. T3 can not. This movie is for kids or anyone who wanna see violence. It didn't even make sense sometimes.

THE ROBOT LEGEND POINTS WITH GOOD STUNTS AND INTELLIGENT STORY. What a movie,I love it!I do not care when other people dont like it. People have just different taste.I hope we see Terminator 4 as soon as possible.

If you're looking for action, T3 is the right place to look. But non-stop action is not the only thing T3 offers. There is state of the art effects that are mindblowing and action sequences that simply could not be done during the T2 era. Fans of the second may not be as satisfied with this one concerning story plot because it doesn't really offer anything new or shocking, but it nicely ties in what has already happened in the first two movies and just adds to it, like what life is like now for John Conner. I have to say Nick Stahl has done a great job on portraying the reluctant future hero, John Conner and Kristanna Loken is so perfectly casted as the female anti-terminator terninator with her robotic movements with a side of evil tendencies. Arnold is also great of course, I was surprised at how fit and good he looked considering how long ago the second one was made. The ending may seem a little empty or sudden but I think it's perfect for leaving the possiblity open for T4 which rumors have been pointing at. Overall, I think T3 is a great movie that can be enjoyed by long-time fans and new fans alike.… Expand

Good, but it borrowed a lot from T2. I'd recommend it.

INTERESTING....

That was the worst movie i have ever seen, destroy the Terminator franchise.

Where was the plot? Why did they use actors who belong only on tv? I was worried at the beginning when JC had the dream about the machines - the FX weren't terribly good. The action scenes turned out very well, though.

This movie seemed flat to me. Arnie was OK, but I missed Linda H. and Eddie F. Claire Danes and Nick Stahl were poor substitutes. The TX was not menacing enough for me. She looked like a super model with an attitude. Do yourself a favor and rent T2 again.

A great movie - not perfect by any stretch, but well worthy to fit into the Terminator series; Arnold is great in T3.

A great movie - not perfect by any stretch, but well worthy to fit into the Terminator series; Arnold is great in T3.

If Arnold and the T1000 model couldn't destroy Sarah and John Connor, how a beauty girl will win this time?

For a movie with a dry storyline, I was somewhat impressed by some of the action scenes. This is the kind of movie that you'd watch with a group of friends at the end of the week. It delivered what it was supposed to; fast paced action and of cousre, Arnold, who gave a very good performance once again as a machine. But I miss the great plot from the previous Terminator and the brilliant direction from James Cameron. That's what made the Terminator series great in the first place. In general, the movie began and ended with a sour taste in my mouth. T3 is worth seeing once, but it will not be remembered in the same way the T2 was.… Expand

This film answered every question every Terminator fan wanted answered since 1982. I thought everything played out perfectly and I don't think it could have been made any better. Damn, that T-X model is FINE!!!

freaking awesome

I am a huge Terminator fan. I honestly was very disappointed. The battle between good and evil being fought in the present day theme is worn completely out. Show us a movie set in the aftermath of the war. The better franchise move would have been to take us before T1 similar to the way star wars did it. Show us the evolution of the machines and technology. Show us the underground human base camps. Show us Terminator infiltration units with and without skin. Show us how the skin is grown for the T-800 units. Show us the T-800 units being built in automated factories. Don't just throw some special effects together, blow up some buildings and call it a day. I was very disappointed and for those of you that thought the movie was good, go to www.users.zetnet.co.uk/s.billen/t800_series.htm on the internet. This site gets into the history and depth of the Terminators. Early model HK units, skynet, etc... This is what we need to see, not another present day battle. … Expand

This Movie was such a let down. It was nothing but one liners, and I knew everyone they were gong to say before they said it. The story was week, the 'Surprise' Ending even weaker, and as nice as the special effects were, there was nothing new to make you go Awesome. It was all, ok, I've already seen that before, now show me something new! and they never did. Personally I would rather see the Universal studios T3 at the theatre than watch this again.… Expand

This movie was awful. I only give it a 4 for some good action and chase scenes. The plot was contradictory and the content was inconsistent. The deleted scenes screamed betrayed the vacuum they created. I?ve seen better editing in amateur cinema works. This movie was not worthy of the ?Terminator? name, a point well emphasized by the obvious absence of James Cameron.

I didn't even pay to see this movie, and I feel cheated. I'm not even comparing it to the first two films, because they were great movies and I never expected T3 to live up to them, but I wasn't expecting it to completely ruin the story and take it in a direction that James Cameron would never have wanted it to go. What a crock of crap.

the movie was good and you people really need to get a life, move out of your moms basement sometime, meet people (not on the internet) and what is up?? Allen S. do you like live on this website or something???

This is not the Terminator movie I was expecting and most definitely not the one that Cameron would have churned out had he been the one to direct this blockbuster crash. Where this movie really soars is in it's virtually non-stop action sequences. The first half of the movie is a thrilling ride through Los Angeles with a huge crane smashing it's way toward the detruction of John Connor and his savior, The Terminator T-1000. In addition to these seat-gripping action sequences, comedy is also added to lighten the mood. Several scenes will have you laughing out loud. However, the movie seriously falls shot with a plot that is both incomplete and riddled with cliche's about a computer virus that's taking over the world's computer networks. There are several scenes in which defy simple logic, leaving the viewer more curious about how they occured then how the movie will continue. Case in point would be scene in which John Connor manages to turn on a particle accelerator without batting an eye... Note that scenes like these are all toward the end of the film, proving that the script was either very rushed or written by someone with little experience in screen writing. Bottom line, it's worth a theater screening but you'll probably never want to see it again.… Expand

Not as good as T2, but then again, what is? T3 still manages to be one of the most entertaining action movies of the summer. The conclusion is fantastic because the creators took chances with it. Instead of reverting to the storyline we know, they give is a shocking end that could serve as a welcome launch point for a T4.

So flat and contrived, I just didn't care about anything that was happening in this film.

Well, it's Terminator so it's obviously brilliant. The ending was terrible, but the first 1hr 40 mins were simply brilliant. It's not up to the standards of its predecessors though.

I was watcing this movie and sadly thinking about what we get about having one more politician and loosing an one uniqe actor.Terminator story never ends?But on other hand computer technologies make miracles and who knows?perhaps we will see Terminator 4 with basic Terminator without Arnold himself.

Well paced and exciting. The old soundtrack was better, though. Action scenes are great, but unlike T2, sometimes feel silly, but this can be good or bad. The idea of John connor dropping out of Jr. high to live like a bum in fear of the future feels a bit absurd, though.

I can't believe this film is actually getting good reviews at all, it's extremly awful. Remember in T2 where they destroy all the evidence in the cyberdyne building and the arm and chip from the old terminator from the 1st movie, well in this film it's showing you that it was all pointless and a waste of time. T2 ended perfectly with the emotion of the terminator having to destroy itself to destroy all evidence of skynet but now he comes back and he says that it has been delayed for no reason at all. There wasn't any music to the film until the end, john conner acts like a complete wimp compared to what he was like when he was 10, how the TX can just zap a car and make the pedals and steering rack move i do not know (seeing that there are no electronic parts in the pedals or steering wheel. This really is a bad film to the terminator franchise, if anyone out there thinks this is a good film to add to your terminator collection then they obviously don't know and care about the terminator story!… Expand

I'll set the tone of this review right away, this movie is terrible! What was Jonathan Mostow thinking when he made this mess. There is no explanation of what the hell is going on, Arnie seems like he's playing a parody of the Terminator from the earlier films, it has no heart and the story line is laughably poor. I waited over 10 years to see this film and they give no explanation as to why any of this is happenening, only that it is 'inevitable'. T3 is basically a really poor version of T2, its dumbed down and badly written, the directing also sucked. I gave it a 2 out of 10 simply because some of the special effects are quite impressive. They should have set it all in the future and had an aliens-esque story about marines instead of basically remaking T2 and soiling the franchise.… Expand

This movie is very solid. If you dont understand the premise of why it's happening then explain how John Connor can exist if the future never happens the way it is supposed to. It's a paradox. The T3 story cant end until it's seen through to the future. Not sure what more of explanation you could need.

Sorry, but this is the worst movie of the trilogy. Casting is awful and actors don't look too well directed in this movie. 0/10 (BAD)

Terminator 3 clarifies the importance of the director. While Cameron can be pompous and excessive, he understands someting about narrative shape and building of suspense. While Terminator 2 isn't worth repeated viewing it kept the audience on the edge of the seats first time around. Terminator 3, however, crumbles as it putters along, coming nowhere near the momumental height it strives for. As the grand finale culminating in the awakening of sentient machines and apocalypse of the world, the most dramatic emotional response it may elicit is a yawn. Schwarzenegger sleepwalks thru his mechanical role this time around, and his devasting one-liners have lost their fizz, not least because scenes lack structure, an essential element for any punchline to work. The villain here is simply a female rehashing of T-1000. Unfortunately, unlike the previous killer androids she lacks personality, she's less femme fatale than femme metale, a mannequin as killer robot, lacking both the commanding presence of Schwarz in part 1 and the menacing intensity of T-1000 in part 2. The human characters are lackluster, the action set pieces are mindnumbingly repetitious. Most crucial of all, a pervasive panic-stricken sense of doom is never felt throughout the entire movie; well, okay, there was one chilling scene with a mountain of skulls and bones beneath water but one cool image doesn't make a movie. … Expand

Sweet movie. Better than Matrix Reloaded!!! The car scene omg it kicks ass! I really thought this movie was gonna suck but it kick a$$!If u wanna see a great action packed movie, See this one!!!!!

It was not as good as the other movies but it was still great. The only thing I had a problem with the movie is that they killed off Sarah Conner. At the very ending they left it open for another movie, but I personly think that they should stop the series.

A decent, though not great, film. I actually really liked the Terminatrix, I thought she brought a nice new element to the franchise, because I thought Arnold's role was a bit tired. I'm one of those who really likes the ending, it is rather unusual from Hollywood not to have super-duper closure.

Awesome the best movie by far this year.