Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Director:

Jonathan Mostow

Writers (WGA):

James Cameron (characters) &
Gale Anne Hurd (characters) ...

Release Date:

2 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The Machines Will Rise

Plot:

John Connor is now in his 20's, and a female terminator, called T-X or Terminatrix, is after him. Another T-101 is sent back through time to protect John once again on the verge of the rise of the machines.

Plot Keywords:

Part Of Trilogy | Sexual Orgasm | Extreme Violence | Altering History | Computer Tries To Take Over The World

Awards:

1 win & 17 nominations

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Terminator
Nick Stahl	...	John Connor
Claire Danes	...	Kate Brewster
Kristanna Loken	...	T-X
David Andrews	...	Robert Brewster
Mark Famiglietti	...	Scott Petersen
Earl Boen	...	Dr. Peter Silberman
Moira Harris	...	Betsy
Chopper Bernet	...	Chief Engineer
Christopher Lawford	...	Brewster's Aide (as Chris Lawford)
Carolyn Hennesy	...	Rich Woman
Jay Acovone	...	Cop - Westside Street
M.C. Gainey	...	Roadhouse Bouncer
Susan Merson	...	Roadhouse Clubgoer #1
Elizabeth Morehead	...	Roadhouse Clubgoer #1

Also Known As:

T3 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
T3: Rise of the Machines (USA) (trailer title)
Terminator 3 (USA) (working title)
Terminator 3 - Rebellion der Maschinen (Germany)
York Square (USA) (fake working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and action, and for language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Germany | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (8 channels) | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Iceland:14 | Italy:T | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2003) | USA:R (certificate #39974) | Ireland:12PG (original rating) | Ireland:12 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

C-2 Pictures

Trivia:

Its $170 million budget is the highest approved budget to date (other movies cost more, but had smaller "approved" budgets).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene were Katie destroys the Flying Machine with the AK, when the camera switches behind her you can hear the gun firing but there is no muzzle flash.

Quotes:

[first lines]
John Connor: [voiceover] The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves. I wish I could believe that. My name is John Connor, they tried to murder me before I was born, when I was 13 they tried again. Machines from the future. Terminators. All my life my mother told me the storm was coming...

Movie Connections:

References Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Soundtrack:

The Terminator

Shocking

I'm sorry, but I have to be harsh to this movie. It goes so far as to do to the Terminator series what Jurassic Park 3 did, and what I have no doubt Alien vs Predator will do. This is, another in the long line of guilty suspects in the franchise murderers. Firstly one unarguable point is the music, I know music isn't the be all and end all of movies, but in the case of Terminator or something of such a memorable theme tune it matters a great deal. Now everyone remembers the thumb sticking out of the steal, the teary eyed John Connor and the music. I sat through the whole of T-3 with the hope of such a scene..I was let down. Now just to prove that music was not the only horrific thing in this movie.....Why did they feel the need to insert random gags at every point possible. Compare the punchline in T2 of "Give me you clothes, boots and motorcycle" to the scene in a gay bar in T3..very classy. I'm sure Arnie looking over a male stripper will live long in the memory. The list goes on to include the absolute gayness of the plot in some places. Now lets review..I seem to recall that John Connor in T2 had to gradually introduce common slang to the Terminator he was with. In T3 the robot is hip and cooler than ever with no training needed. He'll crack jokes, he'll get shot and spit a bullet out..Christ he's a funny fella is this killing machine. The only defending point is that..if T3 was just one movie, not part of such a celebrated franchise..it wouldn't be so disgraceful. But in reality it's a smear following T2 which is arguably the best action based sci fi film ever made. There are far too many giggles, far too many rib ticklers at far too inappropriate times to give this any credibility. I have to say that a large part of this demise is the lowering of rating. Terminator 1 was a 18, Terminator 2 a 15 now following the overloading shop shelves of kiddy T-1000's Terminator 3 is a pathetic 12A. The horror of the Terminator achieved in the 80's classic is not achieved and rather replaced by Cgi becoming typical of such "big budget" movies. When will they learn? Maybe the director is a squid.