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Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines [Blu-ray]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews Directed By: Jonathan Mostow Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: Blu-ray Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen Label: Warner Home Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 18, 2007 Running Time: 109 minutes Theatrical Release Date: July 02, 2003
Amazon.com: With a reported budget of $172 million, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines starts in high gear and never slows down. The apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is being pursued yet again, this time by the advanced T-X, a sleek "Terminatrix" (coldly expressionless Kristanna Loken) programmed to stop Connor from becoming the savior of humankind. Originally programmed as an assassin, a disadvantaged T-101 cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger, bidding fond farewell to his signature role) arrives from the future to join Connor and his old acquaintance Kate (Claire Danes) in thwarting the T-X's relentless pursuit. The plot presents a logical fulfillment of T2 prophesy, disposing of Connor's mother (Linda Hamilton is sorely missed) while computer-driven machines assume control, launching a nuclear nightmare that Connor must survive. With Breakdown and U-571 serving as worthy rehearsals for this cautionary epic of mass destruction, director Jonathan Mostow wisely avoids any stylistic connection to James Cameron's Terminator classics; instead he's crafted a fun, exciting popcorn thriller, humorous and yet still effectively nihilistic, and comparable to Jurassic Park III in returning the Terminator franchise to its potent B-movie roots. --Jeff Shannon
Description: A decade has passed since John Connor (NICK STAHL) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 25, Connor lives "off the grid" - no home, no credit cards, no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. 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. Now Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER), his mysterious former assassin. Together, they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day - or face the apocalypse and the fall of civilization as we know it.
OK action film let down by an overall air of familiarity "T3 - Rise of The Machines" is a decent entry in the big, dumb action (BDA) movie genre. Nick Stahl adds depth to the role of John Connor - future leader of the resistance and Claire Daines is pretty good as his love interest Catherine Brewster but Governor Schwartzenegger's acting has not improved - even playing a robot (the "good" termininator) - and Kristina Loken makes a memorable if rather one-note "bad" terminator. The film has all the stunning special effects and spectacular stunts you would expect in a BDA but the main problem the film can never quite overcome is an overall air of familiarity.
A female terminator??? LOVED IT!!!!!!!! She's cold, she's bad, she's was the BEST choice for this role. She's beautiful, but she plays the part soooooo well. I liked the part when she's sitting on the bed and the fiancé wakes up, she turns around and looks at him............CREEPY!!!!!! I don't know how she made that one simple move look so robotic and icy, but she did. A brilliant story, and the ending just totally caught me by surprise and I think a few other people too. There were more than a few teary eyes and sniffles in the theater. It's not as good as part two, but darn near close. Another masterful Terminator movie. Highly recommended!!!
Tales from the not so deep This one is not the instant classic that the first and (especially) the second, but it holds up well enough as a good action movie. It is not as intense as the first. Nor is it as insightful as the second. The aim this time around is simply to have fun, and it meets that goal very well.
Arnold is back here in his likely last appearance as a terminator from the future, and, despite the years that have passed since the first outing, he looks very much the same, as he should. Kristanna Loken is a welcome addition to the pantheon of terminator models, becoming both very sensual and very eerie.
You may feel that the movie should have done more to deal with the concepts of fate and free will, like was discussed in the previous movie, but if you merely want to watch a movie that has great effects, great action and passably charismatic characters, you could do worse than this movie.
Terminator 3 The extras are ok, but not what I expected. Terminator 2 had way better extras. Although every time there's another terminator it always seems better from the last.
Terminator 3 I have not and will not be able to view this product as it is an HD DVD. I don't know if I ordered it that way or you just sent it that way. There are no HD DVD players due to Blue Ray. If you have this product in regular DVD format. Please let me know.
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