A steaming pile on the face of the Terminator franchise

(edit - ok so I've watched this again and admittedly is not as terrible as I first thought. I suspect that a lack of James Cameron or Linda Hamilton kinda clouded my judgement (no pun intented... (read more) A steaming pile on the face of the Terminator franchise

(edit - ok so I've watched this again and admittedly is not as terrible as I first thought. I suspect that a lack of James Cameron or Linda Hamilton kinda clouded my judgement (no pun intented) at the time - making me determined to hate it, but watching it for what it is, it certainly has some great action sequences and some of the dialogue is amusing in places. Obviously it's nowhere near the quality of the first 2 but in hindsight it's a good laugh and certainly adds some important info to the terminator canon.)

There had always been the want for a third Terminator, but this was a huge letdown.

great vfx... but the story... UBER SUCKY!!!

First female robot ever - Kristanna Loken did a good job.
However, I think the part of John Connor fits better to Christian Bale.

Only slightly worse than Salvation.

The villain comes back more times than Wile E. Coyote. I found it tiresome and witless and numbingly repetitive, but action mavens won't feel cheated.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines may lack the mythic pow of the 1984 original and the visionary thrill of T2, but it's a potent popcorn movie that digs in its hooks and doesn't let go until an ending that ODs on apocalyptic hoo-ha.

There's a flat feeling about this effort that's unmistakable and inescapable.

T3 director Jonathan Mostow delivers a high-energy barrage of special effects gee-wizardry that self-effacingly mimics Cameron's style.

Essentially one long chase and fight, punctuated by comic, campy or simplistic dialogue.