Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Movie Review 2003

Satisfying third chapter does not suffer from the absence of James Cameron or Linda Hamilton. This time around, the new bad Terminator is the female T-X (Loken) but the job is the same--kill future resistance leader John Connor (Stahl). Arnold's again sent back to protect him, as well as future cohort Kate (Danes). Solid script provides plenty of action, some inside humor, and (perhaps most importantly) a logical progression from the first two movies. Stahl does a good job as Connor, and Arnold proves he's still got the goods after a few disappointing outings. The special effects are, thankfully, seamless enough not to distract from the action at hand.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Top Grossing Films of 2003, Sci Fi, Robots & Androids, Time Travel, Rescue Missions Involving Time Travel, Military: Air Force, Technology--Rampant

Screenplay

John Brancato, Michael Ferris

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews, Mark Famiglietti

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Director

Jonathan Mostow

Music

Marco Beltrami

Other

William B. Kaplan, Neil Travis, Nicolas De Toth, Mark Zuelzke, Beat Frutiger, Andrew Menzies, Shepherd Frankel, April Ferry, Jeff Mann

Producer

Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna, Joel B. Michaels, Hal Lieberman, Colin Wilson, Intermedia Films, IMF, C-2 Pictures, Warner Bros.