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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines [DVD Boxset] [Pan & Scan 2-Disc Set]

2 discs
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

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-trouble 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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- Rating - strong sci-fi violence and action and for language and brief nudity
Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 27722
Credits

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kristanna Loken, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, David Andrews
Critic Reviews

"...That T3 fulfils its assignment so ably is a triumph of brain taking over where brawn can no longer prevail....[With] bright, heavy metal charm, unexpectedly lively and self-aware wit..."
Entertainment Weekly
"...Stan Winston's creature effects are first-rate....[Mostow] propels the narrative with the same zippy B-movie energy he brought to his smaller-scaled BREAKDOWN and U-571....T3 is good enough to warrant a T4..."
Rolling Stone
"...Schwarzenegger still looks spectacular..."
USA Today
"...An expertly paced and efficient sci-fi thrill machine, T3 effectively marries impressive action sequences with persuasive storytelling..."
Los Angeles Times
"...T3 delivers the goods. A hard-hitting, straight-ahead sci-fi actioner..."
Variety
"...The stunning Loken's liquid-metal performance as the T-X easily holds its own against the franchise's baddies past, while Stahl and the always-engaging Claire Danes do respectable work..."
Box Office
"...Viewers will be pleased to find out that yet more dastardly shape-shifting awaits them in T3..."
Movieline's Hollywood Life
"Arnie's most satisfying romp since 1994's TRUE LIES."
Sight and Sound