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The actual visual effects are superb though (great mix of practical effects and CGI in some of the fight sequences). Jonathan Mostow's cinematographer shot it with very bright lighting, which made the sets look like sets, and made the prosthetic effects look like rubber. It just looks cheesy and garish at times. My issues with it at the time are still valid: it had a huge, $200 million budget (which at the time was particularly egregious) yet it has a made-for-TV visual aesthetic. I went to go see it opening weekend and it actually left me feeling a bit deflated. When the film finally came out I was only 14 or 15, and I was living in England so I remember I had to wait an entire extra month between the US release and the UK release, and it was killing me. I remember when it was set for release in 2002, and they released a cheesy liquid-metal desktop wallpaper on the official website and I had it as the background on my family's computer for like an entire year. I closely followed the production of "T3" back in the day.
To ensure the survival of John Connor and Katherine Brewster.I think people tend to forget that Terminator 3 actually got quite good reviews from critics upon release, and the general consensus at the time was "better than expected." There was a lot of ambivalence and skepticism because of Cameron and Hamilton in particular not being involved, but I remember reading lots of reviews praising the action sequences and visual effects. You don't want to do this!!!ĭesire is irrelevant. Throttle's set.Ĭome on, let's go! Please, you can't do this! Who's got in back there? What's going on here? Who's back here? I don't want any problems, okay, it was an accident. What are you doing? If you don't have insurance, I'm gonna rip your balls off! Get your ass out here! Get your ass out of the car, now! Son of a b*tch! Goddammit! Look what you did to my car! This is my company car, a**hole!
With Breakdown and U-571 serving as worthy rehearsals for this cautionary epic of mass destruction, director Jonathan Mostow wisely avoids any stylistic connection to James Cameron's Terminator classics instead he's crafted a fun, exciting popcorn thriller, humorous and yet still effectively nihilistic, and comparable to Jurassic Park III in returning the Terminator franchise to its potent B-movie roots. The plot presents a logical fulfillment of T2 prophesy, disposing of Connor's mother (Linda Hamilton is sorely missed) while computer-driven machines assume control, launching a nuclear nightmare that Connor must survive. Originally programmed as an assassin, a disadvantaged T-101 cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger, bidding fond farewell to his signature role) arrives from the future to join Connor and his old acquaintance Kate (Claire Danes) in thwarting the T-X's relentless pursuit.
The apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is being pursued yet again, this time by the advanced T-X, a sleek "Terminatrix" (coldly expressionless Kristanna Loken) programmed to stop Connor from becoming the savior of humankind. With a reported budget of $172 million, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines starts in high gear and never slows down.