A cybernetic warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time
to protect a 19-year old drifter and his future wife from a most
advanced robotic assassin and to ensure they both survive a nuclear
attack.
Director: Jonathan Mostow Writers:
James Cameron (characters),
Gale Anne Hurd (characters), 5 more credits »
Stars:Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Nick Stahl,
Kristanna Loken |
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Storyline
More than 10 years after 'Terminator 2', John Connor now exists only as a
drifter - living 'off the grid', so no more Terminators from the future
can hunt him down. Unfortunately, SkyNet does send another one back -
and this one is called the T-X, even more powerful & advanced than
the dreaded T-1000. However, another CSM-101 Terminator is also sent
back to protect John against the T-X. Now, Skynet is patiently assuming
control of civilian computer systems, under the guise of a computer
virus. John has also met his future wife, Kate Brewster, whose father - a
U.S. Air Force General - is in charge of the military computer systems
& is leery of up linking SkyNet. However, when the SkyNet virus
infects the U.S military computers & leaves the country open to
attack, the machines begin their horrific takeover. Soon a nuclear war
will result - and the war against the machines will begin. Can the
outdated CSM-101 Terminator eliminate the highly advanced T-X - or will a
darker future await.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Movie Reviews:
Terminator
3: Rise of the Machines is often criticized by fans as being not in the
same tone as its predecessors. While I agree with that statement in
many ways, I think Jonathan Mostow made an honest effort to bookend the
series.
Storyline: The story is probably one of the things I take
issue with most. It brings up new questions on the nature of time
travel within the Terminator universe, as well as bringing new plot
holes (something the previous films also had). Some of these flubs
could've been corrected with a little research, but I digress.
The
story tends to be a retread of Terminator 2, which hurts it a lot. But
Mostow tries to draw attention away from this with some awesome action
sequences. The storyline, in this respect, takes it up a notch with
scenes such as the restroom fight and crane scene.
