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The Machines Will RisePlot:
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. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Plot Keywords:
Part Of Trilogy
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Sexual Orgasm
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Extreme Violence
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Altering History
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Computer Tries To Take Over The World
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1 win & 17 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(86 articles)
And the New Terminator is...Roland Kickinger (From Get The Big Picture. 17 July 2008, 8:48 PM, PDT)
List: Subbing In - Strange Moments in Replacement Actor History (From IFC. 15 July 2008, 4:56 PM, PDT)
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Shocking moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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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)
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Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and action, and for language and brief nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
109 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
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)MOVIEmeter: 
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Its $170 million budget is the highest approved budget to date (other movies cost more, but had smaller "approved" budgets). moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
[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...
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The Terminator moreFAQ
Why did Linda Hamilton turn down to reprise her role as Sarah Connor?In the beginning narration, John says he was 13 in "Termiantor 2." How can this be?
Why is John's character so different from the intrepid youngster in T2?
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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.