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Watched with group filmmaker commentary; didn’t learn much but it was worth it for Schwarzenegger’s comment“This scene with the enlargement of the breasts was fantastic,” which is the most Arnold Schwarzenegger thing Arnold Schwarzenegger ever said.

Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★

Surprisingly watchable? It's derivative as hell, the attempts at more iconic Arnold one-liners are cringy, the villain feels less threatening than the previous one, the CGI is noticeably worse than the installment that released 12 years prior, the ending is kind of annoying...but I kinda had fun regardless? Whatever, I'm sure it only gets worse from here.

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the vehicular mayhem action in this is unreal thanks to Breakdown director jonathan mostow (the crane truck especially holy shit), the bit where the t-x punches her fist through the cops chest to take over the steering wheel is the stuff i go to a Terminator movie for and the ending is bleak as hell—the very act of building nuclear fallout shelters speaks for itself. if this franchise has to go the way of generic actioner it could do much worse than this.

Review by matt lynch ★★★ Liked

That this isn't a particularly good TERMINATOR movie doesn't stop it from being a generally solid action movie. I like the daytime LA union-shoot vibe, the violence is pretty constant, and I'm happy to see a career carpenter like Mostow get a sandbox like this one over, say, a hacky-but-competent mimic like Len Wiseman (this being a bit better than but just as pointless as, I think, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD). The main centerpiece, a construction-crane car chase set at sunrise, one of the best action sequences of its decade, is a nearly 10-minute-long snarl of auto pinball and property damage and a largely relatively seamless blend of practical stunts and CG. Arnold unsurprisingly remains a committed showman. But it's just recklessly unnecessary, and the general smell of desperation and goofy callbacks like "Talk to the hand" clash with the dire stakes even if it does stick the landing.

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Gave a whole new meaning to backseat driver!

The film NEVER soared to the heights its predecessors had achieved! On the contrary it was a huge step down for the franchise! With that being said it wasn't a total write off either! There were some great action scenes that make this a perfectly decent watch on a lazy Saturday afternoon with nothing better to watch!

10

arnie weirdly SO checked out

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A true testament to Cameron's talents as his 12 year old prequel looks so much better.

Review by adambolt ★★★ Liked

why does this movie hate cars so much

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Fight! - Stallone v. Schwarzenegger: A Rivalry of Muscular Proportions

Sooo, technically, I watched this film in theaters. I believe I mentioned this in my The Italian Job review, but I watched about five minutes of it the day I went to see the Jason Statham film. We got there earlier and they were playing in the next room, so we went and watched while we waited. However, I believe I never watched the whole thing in its entirety until now.

And it was alright. I wasn’t expecting all the gore and blood, like the cop or dude getting killed by our sexy robot stabbing him with her hands. Also, the truck street scene was awesome—nowhere near as good as…

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It’s messy and stupid but I like it. Talk to the hand 😎🤩

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An unrefined, unimpressive & unnecessary addition to the saga that was fully told by James Cameron in the first two films, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines arrives as the second sequel to an already finished series that tries to kill the validity of a highly influential franchise & succeeds to a certain extent, and remains one of the most disappointing sequels in cinema history.

Following the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the story of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is set in the year 2004 in which Skynet once again sends another Terminator back in time to kill the future high-ranking of human resistance after it is unable to locate the position of John Connor while a reprogrammed…

Review by spike✮⋆˙ ★★★

talk to the hand ✋