
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... (Full plot summary below)
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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 Can the outdated CSM-101 Terminator eliminate the highly advanced T-X - or will a darker future await man following the nuclear attack?
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| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThis film feels closer to the medium-tech appeal of Cameron and Hurd's original 1984 Terminator, albeit at approximately 30 times its budget, than to the baroque excesses of T2. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestThe coolest summer blockbuster you could wish for! |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA sci-fi actioner with a surprising take on America's weapons of mass destruction. |
| Juicy CerebellumAlex SandellFor the first time this century, sci-fi fans have a sequel that won't leave them disappointed. T3 delivers! |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenThe human dimensions of the film are more watchable than the mayhem. |
| Hollywood Report CardRoss AnthonyI was pleasantly surprised and duly impressed. Jonathan Mostow has taken good care of Cameron's baby, showing both respect and homage to the characters and trends. |
| L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasHere's a picture that you actually want to see a second time, not for the sake of further wrapping your head around its gnarly conceptual matrix, but because of the sheer visceral charge it provides. Here, at long last, is a summer movie -- like its precursors in the Terminator canon -- worth its weight in cybernetic organisms. |
| Film ThreatKevin CarrThis movie doesnt cop out. It doesnt go for fake, feel-good warm fuzzies, and its not for the faint of heart. Terminator 3 has guts. It has a LOT of guts. And its a rare thing for any movie whether its a summer blockbuster or an indie arthouse flick to have guts. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe effects in "T3" are spectacular, and the action sequences -- particularly the fights between the good and bad terminators -- are exhilarating. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyT3 delivers the goods. A hard-hitting, straight-ahead sci-fi actioner with none of the pretentions and ponderousness that have put at least a portion of the public off of "The Matrix Reloaded" and "Hulk." |