SummaryThe highly anticipated third installment in one of Hollywood's most innovative and celebrated franchises, which was originated with the 1984 release of "The Terminator." Melding riveting suspense, trademark humor and explosive action, Terminator 3 pays homage to its predecessors and adds an electrifying new chapter to the series' sophis...
SummaryThe highly anticipated third installment in one of Hollywood's most innovative and celebrated franchises, which was originated with the 1984 release of "The Terminator." Melding riveting suspense, trademark humor and explosive action, Terminator 3 pays homage to its predecessors and adds an electrifying new chapter to the series' sophis...
T3 delivers the goods. A hard-hitting, straight-ahead sci-fi actioner with none of the pretentions and ponderousness that have put at least a portion of the public off of "The Matrix Reloaded" and "Hulk."
Reality has overtaken the movies here, which, I suppose, makes T3 all the more cathartically appealing. At least onscreen we have Arnold Schwarzenegger in our corner.
Terminator 3 was directed by Jonathan Mostow in 2003 and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes and Kristanna Loken.... It's a sci-fi kind of action adventure film and it's basically a rip off of Terminator 2: Judgment Day because Arnie is once again the protector but this time he's protecting Kate Brewster (Danes) aswell as John Connor and we see a similar Terminator villain to Robert Patrick's in the shape of the T-X (Loken) except she's got a few gadgets that Patrick didn't have so it's slightly an upgraded version. Kristanna Loken was amazing all through Terminator 3 and was very beautiful and added sexiness to the film and a spark. Arnold Schwarzenegger was his usual self and the others were okay, the action scenes were great but there was a few oddball characters like the dude on stage at the beginning of the film who Arnold wanted his clothes from. Some explosions, chases, gunfire and other fun make Terminator 3 a worthy entry into the franchise.
Very cliched and mediocre plot that ruins the masterpiece called Terminator 2. But I guess it will be kinda enjoyable if you ignore some of the flaws and if you're not a fan of this movie's predecessors.
After two excellent films, Hollywood made the mistake of reviving the “Terminator” franchise and ruining it completely. But in this film we are still at an acceptable level of quality where things still seem to make some sense. In this film, we follow John Connor in another race to save himself from a TX machine, sent from the future, in the form of a woman, but with the mission of killing him and all the future human militia commanders. It is more of the same if we think about it and if we want to compare this film with its predecessors. But with less quality.
Overall, I liked the film, it honors its predecessors, but it is not able to do better, nor to do it differently. As has already happened, the film is essentially based on chases with immense destruction and shootings with increasingly powerful weaponry. There are several attempts to create comedic moments, but they don't always work and the dialogues are spiritless and sometimes irritating. And now that I mention it, one thing that caught my attention, and I don't know if it was just me, was the forced way in which the famous catchphrase “I'll be back” was used. And I don't even talk about monologues... I think some of them were perfectly expendable.
Again, as in other times, it is Arnold Schwarzenegger's performance that saves the film. As if he were a colossus, he is the one who carries it on his back. And in fact he is a great actor and is totally at ease in the role, which he already knows and immortalized. Nick Stahl is average and does reasonably in the role of Connor, but it did not convince me much. Better than him, Claire Danes is very good for the role she received and is the only actress who can keep up with Schwarzenegger in his work. Kristanna Loken is also quite good.
Technically, it is a very good film, but I still prefer “Terminator 2”, even though I know that the special effects used do not have the refinement of this film. I think the effects used in the film do their job well, but they can't be as surprising as those used in the older film. The action scenes, of course, are the strongest part of the film, and fill the measures with those who appreciate the genre, with immense destruction, explosions and twisted iron. Cinematography is very good, and makes good use of urban landscapes, the desert and scenes without light or in low light. Good editing and editing also help, and sets and costumes fulfill their role. The soundtrack makes good use of the leitmotiv of the franchise, but it does not stand out particularly.
It was interesting to have a female villain for a change. It was interesting to see the Terminator go back and protect John during the inevitable action that causes the rise of Skynet. However, This movie fails to deliver on a decent premise with subpar acting from the other leads (Arnold was fine, Daines and Stahl were miscast that lacked chemistry) and the clear attempt to be more of an action ridden film rather than being a more drama-action hybrid like the first two films.
With T3, The foot is always on the gas and never on the break. The only bits of story or dialogue are too few and in between these overly long action scenes that never seem to end. Here is a tip to anyone wanting to make an action film: People like having a story, People like having characters you can get behind and rally for. T3 doesn't have that. It's all flash, no substance.
Production Company
C-2 Pictures,
Intermedia Films,
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3. Produktions KG,
Mostow/Lieberman Productions,
Valhalla Motion Pictures