Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines (Widescreen Edition)

Starring:Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews, Mark Famiglietti, Earl Boen, Moira Harris, Chopper Bernet, Christopher Lawford, Carolyn Hennesy, Jay Acovone, M.C. Gainey, Susan Merson, Elizabeth Morehead, Jimmy Snyder, Billy D. Lucas, Brian Sites, Alana Curry, Larry McCormick
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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With a reported budget of $172 million, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines starts in high gear and never slows down. The apocalyptic "Judgment Day" of T2 was never prevented, only postponed: John Connor (Nick Stahl, replacing T2's Edward Furlong), now 22 and disconnected from society, is being pursued yet again, this time by the advanced T-X, a sleek "Terminatrix" (coldly expressionless Kristanna Loken) programmed to stop Connor from becoming the savior of humankind. Originally programmed as an assassin, a disadvantaged T-101 cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger, bidding fond farewell to his signature role) arrives from the future to join Connor and his old acquaintance Kate (Claire Danes) in thwarting the T-X's relentless pursuit. The plot presents a logical fulfillment of T2 prophesy, disposing of Connor's mother (Linda Hamilton is sorely missed) while computer-driven machines assume control, launching a nuclear nightmare that Connor must survive. With Breakdown and U-571 serving as worthy rehearsals for this cautionary epic of mass destruction, director Jonathan Mostow wisely avoids any stylistic connection to James Cameron's Terminator classics; instead he's crafted a fun, exciting popcorn thriller, humorous and yet still effectively nihilistic, and comparable to Jurassic Park III in returning the Terminator franchise to its potent B-movie roots. --Jeff Shannon

Description

A decade has passed since John Connor (NICK STAHL) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 25, Connor lives "off the grid" - no home, no credit cards, no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until?out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (KRISTANNA LOKEN), Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor, the T-1000, this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. Now Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER), his mysterious former assassin. Together, they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day?or face the apocalypse and the fall of civilization as we know it.

Customer Reviews:

Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film.......2007-06-17

Though the casting is perfect (Arnold again in his trademark role, Kristanna Loken as the sexy and equally as destructive "female" cyborg, and Nick Stahl appropriately looking like the spawn of Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn) and the direction and pacing is tight and relentless, the DVD provides insight into the technical artists that are responsible for the fantastic effects of the movie, along with the preceding films in the franchise.

The second DVD in the compilation profiles Stan Winston, visual effects director, and his talented staff as they explain the many "tricks" of the trade in the making of this movie.

Though it might be a bit disconcerting to discover the process behind "movie magic," just revelations are informative to those that are really into the technical aspects of filmmaking.

Much has changed in the almost twenty years since the first film was made and this sequel; and the filmmakers are anxious to explain the "how's" and "why's" of said change.

Good movie, looks amazing in HD.......2007-06-14

The video quality is nothing short of spectacular.

Tame third instalment.......2007-05-08

Passable only extension to the terminator franchise, this serves only to set the stage for more potential films. As a stand alone product it's pretty futile, Sarah has died, John is still living on the fringes whining a lot, a new improved terminator wants him dead and Arnold wants to keep him alive. Much of this repeats stuff you've already seen in T1 & T2, but tamer as they clearly want to keep the rating as low as possible. Scenes that went over well in the first two get recycled almost unchanged in three, it's depressingly derivative.
Linda Hamilton wisely bailed, Arnold needs so much make up to combat the ravages of time he looks rubberised, the new caste members aren't really good enough to take up the load and the jokes are so laboured they creak. It's entertaining enough, but you really wonder why they bothered.

Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy.......2007-05-07

The HD DVD comes with excellent picture quality. The sound is amazing.
But Terminator 1 was definately the best one of the trilogy.
Anyway if you like it, this HD-DVD is a must in the home collection.

T1 and T2 in a blender.......2007-04-20

As with the years that passed between the first and second films, the speculation as to wether or not a third film was going to happen at all was very high. We all heard the conflicting statements of both Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron. Finally Cameron said he would do it if 20th Century Fox would release it. Obviously that didn't happen and Arnold changed his mind after saying No.

The story of T3 is mediocre to average at best and I'll tell you why. To begin with, a lot of necessary exposition is missing. The writers essentially left out a major plot point with the former Cyberdyne Systems and Miles Dyson. Having a situation where Dyson designs Skynet's hardware and Brewster designs the software would have tied T3 a lot more strongly to the franchise. Another thing is what happens to Sarah Connor. This character has basically been the pennacle of the Terminator mythos. If the reigns have to pass from Sarah to John that's fine. But it would have worked better that we see her killed trying to escape after Skynet comes online.

Lastly the concept of The Terminatrix. Now just to be clear, I don't mind a woman being a Terminator. What I do have a problem with is the writers splitting hairs trying to differentiate the T-X from the T-1000. Now we could all see the difference between Arnold and the T-1000. But if the best they can do is showing the T-X endo during a copy, then that won't cut it. There are ways to come up with new concepts on something established. Maybe that's where Cameron could have worked some magic.

The only two things that worked for me were Arnold's description of what will happen in the future in terms of the war. The ending surprised me though. It set up the fourth film pretty well. The missing elements Cameron's nightmarish vision and storytelling smoothness are what crippled this film. Not bad, but could have been better.

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines [HD DVD]

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Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film
Good movie, looks amazing in HD
Tame third instalment
Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy
T1 and T2 in a blender

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines [HD DVD]
Starring: David Andrews , Earl Boen , M.C. Gainey , Moira Harris , and Christopher Lawford
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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Release Date: 2006-09-26

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Description

A decade has passed since John Connor (NICK STAHL) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 25, Connor lives "off the grid" - no home, no credit cards, no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until, out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (KRISTANNA LOKEN), Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor, the T-1000, this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. Now Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER), his mysterious former assassin. Together, they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day - or face the apocalypse and the fall of civilization as we know it.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Documentaries
Easter Eggs
Featurette
Gag Reel
Introduction
Photo gallery

Customer Reviews:

Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film.......2007-06-17

Good movie, looks amazing in HD.......2007-06-14

The video quality is nothing short of spectacular.

Tame third instalment.......2007-05-08

Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy.......2007-05-07

T1 and T2 in a blender.......2007-04-20

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines (2-Disc Full Screen Edition)

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Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film
Good movie, looks amazing in HD
Tame third instalment
Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy
T1 and T2 in a blender

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines (2-Disc Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Nick Stahl , Claire Danes , Kristanna Loken , and David Andrews
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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Release Date: 2004-06-01

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Customer Reviews:

Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film.......2007-06-17

Good movie, looks amazing in HD.......2007-06-14

The video quality is nothing short of spectacular.

Tame third instalment.......2007-05-08

Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy.......2007-05-07

T1 and T2 in a blender.......2007-04-20

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines (UMD Mini For PSP)

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Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film
Good movie, looks amazing in HD
Tame third instalment
Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy
T1 and T2 in a blender

Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines (UMD Mini For PSP)
Starring: David Andrews , Earl Boen , M.C. Gainey , Moira Harris , and Christopher Lawford
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000BZISQ2
Release Date: 2005-12-20

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A decade has passed since John Connor (NICK STAHL) helped prevent Judgment Day and save mankind from mass destruction. Now 25, Connor lives "off the grid" - no home, no credit cards, no cell phone and no job. No record of his existence. No way he can be traced by Skynet - the highly developed network of machines that once tried to kill him and wage war on humanity. Until, out of the shadows of the future steps the T-X (KRISTANNA LOKEN), Skynet's most sophisticated cyborg killing machine yet. Sent back through time to complete the job left unfinished by her predecessor, the T-1000, this machine is as relentless as her human guise is beautiful. Now Connor's only hope for survival is the Terminator (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER), his mysterious former assassin. Together, they must triumph over the technologically superior T-X and forestall the looming threat of Judgment Day - or face the apocalypse and the fall of civilization as we know it.

Customer Reviews:

Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film.......2007-06-17

Good movie, looks amazing in HD.......2007-06-14

The video quality is nothing short of spectacular.

Tame third instalment.......2007-05-08

Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy.......2007-05-07

T1 and T2 in a blender.......2007-04-20

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines / 2001: A Space Odyssey (2-Pack)

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines / 2001: A Space Odyssey (2-Pack)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Nick Stahl , Claire Danes , Kristanna Loken , and David Andrews
Director: Jonathan Mostow , and Stanley Kubrick
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines/2001: A Space Odyssey

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Rating based on price, selection; not quality.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines/2001: A Space Odyssey
Starring: Warner 2pak
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Rating based on price, selection; not quality........2006-04-18

Let's face it; if you're looking at this 2-pack with an interest in purchasing it for eith yourself or someone else; you or that person have already decided these movies are good enough to possibly buy them together in a two pack. So my point here isn't realy to critique these films. Personally, I feel "2001" is a classic and "Terminator 3" is dumb but fun; pure entertainment, nothing more. So if I must rate the films, they get 5 stars and 3 stars, respectively.

What I really want to let people know about this set, though, is two fold:

1st, and most importantly, you should all be aware that I saw this very package in a bin at Walmart for $7.50 this weekend (!). No doubt it isn't always that cheap (or hasn't always been in the past, anyway), but Walmart is notorious for cheap DVDs, but these insanely discounted prices aren't always available on their website. I have seen DVDs as low as $4 in the store, but have gone to the website and they are at a more regular (albeit still discounted) price of $10-$15. So you may have to go to the store in order to pick this up at that price, and you may not find it anywhere else that cheap (how does Walmart do it?). But come on; $7.50! It is three times that here at Amazon. What happened to competative pricing?

The other thing about this package is the titles Warner Bros. have chose to combine (I thought maybe it was just a Walmart combo of stuff they were trying to get rid of, but nope, here it is). There are about 10 or so of these 2-packs (at least thats what I saw in the bin) and all of them are odd combinations; some insulting considering if one switch was made from each they would make more sense. Why not "2001" and "The Shinning." (Both Kubrick films.) Well, because "The Shining is in a 2-pack with "the Matrix." ("The Shining" and "The Matrix"?!?!) Wouldn't it have made more sense to package "The Matrix" with "T3" just based on the Sci-Fi theme and the fact they are both more recent hits, and let the two Kubbrick classics come together? There is also an "Exorcist" and, George Lucas' first movie, "THX..." set. Even here, "THX" would have made far more sense with "2001" (early sci-fi films from classic directors), the "Exorcist" with "The Shining" (perhaps the two most talked about classic horror films), and "T3" and "The Matrix." There were other sets; comedies, action, and so forth that were just as oddly arranged, but these stood out. Often I did not want, or already had, the other movie some of these came with.

For $7.50 it might be worth it to get both of them even if you only want one since most of these titles alone sell for more that $10 generaly (its like getting a discount and a free movie). I don't want to be looking a gift horse in the mouth, but at $26.99 here at Amazon, it would be nice if I could get two movies I really want, or at least two that make sense coming together - esspecially if said other movie is in some other pack that makes equally as little sense in its choice of combinations.

Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines / Pumping Iron

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Come on Arnold!

Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines / Pumping Iron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Nick Stahl , Claire Danes , Kristanna Loken , and David Andrews
Director: Jonathan Mostow , George Butler (II) , and Robert Fiore
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Release Date: 2004-05-04

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Come on Arnold!.......2004-12-08

Is this the version of pumping iron I watched at my cousin's house. In that version, Arnold has a monologue about how much he likes cumming, and how weight lifting, and body building contests are like cumming, and so he's always cumming in some fashion. Then there's the version I saw in gym class, where the cumming monologue is edited out. I want to know if this one has the cumming or not. I like the cumming. It's funny to watch a young arnold with a rich, robust Austrian accent say the word cum like 7 times in a minute. I'll admit it, I'm only in it for the cumming. Terminator 3 sucked anyway.

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines [Region 2]

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Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film
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Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy
T1 and T2 in a blender

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines [Region 2]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Nick Stahl , Claire Danes , Kristanna Loken , and David Andrews
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Second DVD reveals the real "stars" of the film.......2007-06-17

Good movie, looks amazing in HD.......2007-06-14

The video quality is nothing short of spectacular.

Tame third instalment.......2007-05-08

Good Quality - Not the Best of the Trilogy.......2007-05-07

T1 and T2 in a blender.......2007-04-20

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines/Hard to Kill

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines/Hard to Kill
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Nick Stahl , Claire Danes , Kristanna Loken , and David Andrews
Director: Jonathan Mostow , and Bruce Malmuth
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Release Date: 2005-05-10

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After making his action-hero debut in 1988's Above the Law, Steven Seagal followed up with this typically formulaic action thriller, in which the ponytailed crime fighter is shot full of bullets and left for dead after he uncovers a powerful circle of corrupt politicians. After seven years in a coma, he returns to consciousness and is nursed back to health by--surprise, surprise!--a gorgeous woman, played by Seagal's then wife Kelly ("don't hate me because I'm beautiful") LeBrock. Once in peak condition, snarlin' Steve sets out to satisfy his hearty appetite for revenge, and the bone-crunching action kicks into high gear with the requisite chases, hand-to-hand combat, and escalating body count. This is one of Seagal's best vehicles, establishing the star's screen persona before it grew stale in later films. --Jeff Shannon

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