Review of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) by Landon M — 21 Nov 2015
After Terminator 2, the franchise could only go down. T3 is disappointing, yet ultimately just an average movie. It isn't awful as some people would tell you, but it does have many flaws. Arnold is great again, the action and score is good, and it is never really boring.
However, it does have boring main characters, a weak villain, and is filled with an overall sense of pointlessness. It doesn't add anything spectacular to the Terminator franchise. The only thing unique about this movie is that the Terminator villain is a girl.
OOOOOOH SO UNIQUE! It is also unique in it's ending, yet the ending leaves you feeling like watching the movie was pointless. The directing is good, the writing is fine, and the acting is passable, yet I was never attached to any of the boring characters.
The movie is enjoyable, and much better than Salvation and Genisys. However, it doesn't come close to T1 and T2. 6.5/10.
This review of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) was written by Landon M on 21 Nov 2015.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines has generally received positive reviews.
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