Returning for a third bout of cyborg time travelling, Arnold Schwarzenegger reprises his good-robot role from TERMINATOR 2, once again travelling back from the future to protect future human resistance leader John Connor (played this time around by Nick Stahl). We soon discover that Connor has become something of a drifter, his mother Sarah Connor has passed away, and he has taken to the road in order to preserve himself for his supposed destiny. When Connor breaks into a lab to score some painkillers, he unwittingly runs into his future belle Kate Brewster (Claire Danes), and a whole load of titanium-plated-trouble in the form of a hot female Terminator played by newcomer Kristanna Loken. Hell-bent on destroying Connor, Brewster, and anyone else that gets in her way, Loken's Terminator comes face to face with Schwarzenegger's Terminator leading to some epic battles between the two cyborgs, and a neat string of one-liners from Schwarzenegger.

Director Jonathan Mostow (U-571) clearly relishes upping the CGI ante for this explosive sequel, providing some no-holds-barred action sequences. Mostow also offers intriguing storylines continued from the previous two films, delighting fans of the franchise. In the chaotic final sequences Schwarzenegger warns "she'll be back," hinting that there's more Terminator frenzy to come in the not-too-distant future.

Theatrical Release Date: July 2, 2003

DVD Features:

Region [unknown]
Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
(unspecified) English

Arnold Schwarzenegger: Actor/bodybuilder
Kristanna Loken: Actress/model, TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES
Nick Stahl: Film & television actor, SIN CITY
Claire Danes: American Actress, LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
David Andrews: Actor

Jon Mostow: Producer/Director

Andrew G. Vajna: 
Mario Kassar: Producer
Joel B. Michaels: 
Colin Wilson: Producer, big budget films, '90s-, LOST WORLD 1 & 2

John Brancato: Screenwriter
Michael Ferris: Screenwriter/V.P. Young Inventors

Marco Beltrami: Composer

Neil Travis: Editor, T3 (2003)

"...Schwarzenegger still looks spectacular..."
"...That T3 fulfils its assignment so ably is a triumph of brain taking over where brawn can no longer prevail....[With] bright, heavy metal charm, unexpectedly lively and self-aware wit..."
"...The stunning Loken's liquid-metal performance as the T-X easily holds its own against the franchise's baddies past, while Stahl and the always-engaging Claire Danes do respectable work..."
"Arnie's most satisfying romp since 1994's TRUE LIES."
"...Stan Winston's creature effects are first-rate....[Mostow] propels the narrative with the same zippy B-movie energy he brought to his smaller-scaled BREAKDOWN and U-571....T3 is good enough to warrant a T4..."
"...An expertly paced and efficient sci-fi thrill machine, T3 effectively marries impressive action sequences with persuasive storytelling..."
"...T3 delivers the goods. A hard-hitting, straight-ahead sci-fi actioner..."
"...Viewers will be pleased to find out that yet more dastardly shape-shifting awaits them in T3..."