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| TERMINATOR
3 - Rise Of The Machines
With Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Claire Danes, Nick Stahl
Directed by
David Mostow
First off, who is mister Mostow? Where is creator James
Cameron in the equation? Not even a writing or executive producer contribution?
Was Edward Furlong approached to reprise his role as John Connor? While the questions
can keep on rolling, the matter at hand ended up being entertaining enough not
to be dismissed outright (except for the new female Terminator who appears dripping
in hair products and lip gloss - a dark haired actress without a pudding face
would've been more convincing). While she's there to track down Connor and other
members of the future resistance, Arnie is back again as protection. Actions they
thought were halted in the Judgement Day chapter seem to be reactivated.
Some spectacular chases, explosive action and terrible humour keep the momentum
rolling. It's kind of like Mad Max 3 - enjoyable, but you feel a little
uncomfortable attaching it to the first two triumphs (at least the Mad Max series
had its original visionary attached throughout - before he started making kids
& animal movies). Arnie is looking a bit old, but still has it (however cheesy
and stale) - perhaps his political aspirations will now take over. Injecting a
female Terminator was one of the logical next steps and some future-present-past
loose ends get tied up to a certain extent, the ending a nice surprise. It can
end there, but what's the chance? Movie franchise-wise, if there's money to be
made, there's no stopping them. Hey, maybe they'll melt the Matrix and
Terminator stories together for a TV series! God forbid…
4
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- PB
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