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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) -- 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.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) -- 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.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
James Cameron (characters) &
Gale Anne Hurd (characters) ...
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Release Date:
2 July 2003 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Machines Will Rise
Plot:
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
Awards:
1 win & 17 nominations more
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(262 articles)
Cameron: 'Terminator: Salvation Needed Schwarzenegger'
 (From WENN. 18 December 2009, 8:21 AM, PST)

James Cameron gives verdict on McG's Terminator Salvation
 (From The Geek Files. 15 December 2009, 3:52 PM, PST)

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Unwanted parody of two of cinemas finest action films more (1608 total)

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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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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and action, and for language and brief nudity.
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109 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
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Iceland:14 | Malaysia:U | Italy:T | South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | India:UA | Netherlands:12 (TV version) (slightly cut) | 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)
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Aside from creating the characters, James Cameron had nothing to do with this film. more
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Continuity: When the Terminator and John Connor are driving the veterinary truck into town, notice the grab handles on the front door frames. In early shots the grab handles are missing the small, square, screw covers which reappear a minute later. more
Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) more
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FAQ

A note regarding spoilers
Why was the T-850 (the Arnold Terminator) sent back through time to a desert and not the city?
Why is the T-800 sometimes referred to as the T-101 or T-850?
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44 out of 59 people found the following comment useful.
Unwanted parody of two of cinemas finest action films, 2 June 2008
6/10
Author: axlrhodes from United Kingdom

No matter what people say Terminator 3 was a turkey.The tone was wrong and bad decisions were made in the casting and character phase of the film.Sarah Conner is feebly written out of this story and the film suffers badly for missing her presence.There is also too much self referential parody,there are times when Arnie is made to look silly through the use of badly timed and misjudged comedy moments.I partly blame Jonathan Mostow,he held the reigns on this one and would have had a big say in how it all played out.I couldn't believe they went as far to copy the scene in T2 when Arnie gets his leathers in the bar only this time he gets them from a gay bar and ends up wearing 70's style plastic Elton John style glitz glasses instead of his iconic shades.This was embarrassing.Ed Furlong is replaced by the inferior Nick Stahl and Clare Danes is just filler. The Terminatrix doesn't really come off although Kristianna Loken tries her best.In all this is a hugely disappointing experience for people that have followed Terminator films so far.It has some great standalone action sequences but as a whole is a lazy retread that indulges parody and comedy far too much divorcing itself from the serious tone set by the previous two films.

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