Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

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-trou...
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ble 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.
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Ruim tien jaar nadat John Connor erin geslaagd is om de gevreesde Judgment Day te voorkomen, leeft hij helemaal afgesloten van de maatschappij en probeert hij zo weinig mogelijk gebruik te maken van eender welke machine. Ondanks dat hij niet verwacht dat het ooit nog tot een oorlog zal komen, is John nog steeds erg ongerust. En terecht. Op een dag arriveren er namelijk opnieuw twee Terminator's: een T-101 die John moet beschermen, en een nieuw prototype om hem te vernietigen: de T-X, een beeldschone en technisch perfecte vrouwelijke robot. De T-101 vertelt hem dat de dag des oordeels niet voorkomen kan worden, en...
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dat John de Apocalyps gewoon een paar jaar heeft uitgesteld. Het is aan John om in een race tegen de klok te voorkomen dat Skynet alsnog een eind maakt aan de mensheid en diens beschaving.
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The second sequel to the 1984 sci-fi action classic, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is the first film without the involvement of director James Cameron. Instead, Jonathan Mostow, the man behind Breakdown and U-571, has stepped in to fill the shoes left vacant by Cameron. In addition, the role of John Connor from the second film has been recast, with In the Bedroom's Nick Stahl taking over for Edward Furlong. Set ten years after the events of 1991's Terminator 2: Judgement Day, the film finds Connor living on the streets as a common laborer. Sarah Connor, his mother, has since died, and their efforts in the se...
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cond film have not stopped the creation of SkyNet artificial intelligence network. As he will still become the leader of the human resistance, Connor is once again targeted by a Terminator sent from the future by SkyNet. This new Terminator, T-X (Kristanna Loken), is a female and is more powerful than any of her predecessors. To protect Connor, the human resistance sends a new T-101 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back from the future. Also starring Claire Danes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines had its world premiere when it showed out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
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