Terminator 3 poll - Blu-ray Forum

oldgame · 08-02-2013, 10:15 PM

Do you enjoy watching Terminator 3. I love the terminator movies and tv series and I really enjoy this movie. But many people seem to hate it and I don't know why. So just curious.

LordCrumb · 08-02-2013, 10:17 PM

My two main reasons:

Yes you could argue he is a robot and simply intimating his surroundings, much like the "**** you *******" (Terminator) and smile scene in T2.. but these two scenes were just too stupid.

The fact he puts on the glasses, then takes them off, shows he knows they were a stupid pair of glasses... makes no sense he would put them on in the first place.

Chaotic · 08-02-2013, 10:17 PM

Hate it

Jompa · 08-02-2013, 10:22 PM

I think it was OK. I didn't hate it or love it.

RandyK · 08-02-2013, 10:23 PM

Just watched this the other day. I really enjoyed it. Not as good as the first two, and some of the CGI is bad, but otherwise really enjoyable.

chris_sc77 · 08-02-2013, 10:37 PM

Yeah but isn't great

Prim · 08-02-2013, 10:45 PM

I like the film very much. A lot more than I liked Salvation.

Steve · 08-03-2013, 12:05 AM

It's my least favorite of the Terminator series, but I do like it quite a bit despite a couple of stupid moments (namely those shown above).

Ziran · 08-03-2013, 02:02 AM

I liked the movie, I thought the story was very appropriate to continuation. John Connor was a teenager in T2, so it fit his character to be an adult in this film. It followed the plan of the two previous versions: Good Terminator vs Bad Terminator. I enjoyed it.
It wasn't excellent, but as Christopher Nolan once said, how many third sequels are very good?

Gizz · 08-03-2013, 08:22 AM

It's good in parts.

tigertron · 08-03-2013, 08:51 AM

I think it gets too much hate. I really enjoy watching it, though it's obviously not as good as T2, it's much better than Salvation.

Michael1989 · 08-03-2013, 09:56 AM

As a film in general? Yeah it's good fun. As a Terminator film? Just doesn't do it for me. Too much stupid stuff in it like the above..plus the Dr Silberman dude in it just thrown in for "oh it's him from the first two films" yeah like he just so happened to be in the area at the time

T2 is my favourite film of all time so it was always going to be hard to match it. T3 has a nice ending though I'll give it that

Ziran · 08-03-2013, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by UnknownBesideArch

Sure it's an entertaining enough action movie, but is it true to its predecessors? Not so much, IMO; it suffers from Jurassic Park 3 syndrome, where we get a completely different style, tone and pacing to the first two films. So while it is an alright movie, I still don't really like it.

And I don't particularly like Salvation either, for me the Terminator franchise ended with T2.

T2 was awesome.

Actually it does follow the Terminator formula, because we see John Connor all grown up in T3: following on the events of T2.

Ziran · 08-03-2013, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by UnknownBesideArch

I was referring more to the filmmaking than the actual story; in my opinion T3 was quite a different sort of movie to James Cameron's originals. Definitely more of a by-the-numbers, light-hearted Hollywood action movie.

Still, it's been years since I last saw it, so perhaps I should try giving it a second chance...

It was kinda light hearted, not as much gore as T2. Its not really a bad film, but it wasn't great either.

Ill_Be_Back · 08-03-2013, 10:33 AM

T3 had it's moments but overall it wasn't great.

homernt · 08-03-2013, 10:47 AM

I really like this one on par with the first two which are great movies as well.

EricJ · 08-03-2013, 10:57 AM

I picked choice #3:
"That was the first fake one, right?"

hidef al · 08-04-2013, 02:50 AM

This scene always cracks me up....

LordCrumb · 08-04-2013, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by homernt

I really like this one on par with the first two which are great movies as well.

On par with the first two? really? you can't be serious so i'll just take it you're trolling us.

The Great Owl · 08-04-2013, 01:18 PM

I did not love Terminator 3, but I liked it a lot.

I won't reveal any spoilers for the uninitiated, but the ending is ace. I'm glad that the filmmakers showed some backbone and delivered that conclusion.

Kristanna Loken is one of my favorite women, and she was lovely in the movie.

The crane destruction scene is incredible.

What was my favorite thing about Terminator 3, though?

My favorite was the scene where Nick Stahl and Claire Danes are joking around in the RV, and the Terminator tells them, "Your levity is good, it relieves tension and the fear of death."

Hahahahahahahaha. I love that scene.

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08-02-2013, 10:15 PM	#1
oldgame Senior Member Member since:May 2009 Home Theater Gallery:46 Blu-ray reviews:11	Terminator 3 poll Do you enjoy watching Terminator 3. I love the terminator movies and tv series and I really enjoy this movie. But many people seem to hate it and I don't know why. So just curious.

08-02-2013, 10:17 PM	#2
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	My two main reasons: Yes you could argue he is a robot and simply intimating his surroundings, much like the "** you *****" (Terminator) and smile scene in T2.. but these two scenes were just too stupid. The fact he puts on the glasses, then takes them off, shows he knows they were a stupid pair of glasses... makes no sense he would put them on in the first place.

08-02-2013, 10:17 PM	#3
Chaotic Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Denver, CO	Hate it

08-02-2013, 10:22 PM	#4
Jompa Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Bodø, Norway 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:880 Blu-ray reviews:78	I think it was OK. I didn't hate it or love it.

08-02-2013, 10:23 PM	#5
RandyK Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Columbus, Ohio 4K collection:1109 Blu-ray collection:4903 DVD collection:131 Digital collection:17 Prime collection:12 Trading Score:6	Just watched this the other day. I really enjoyed it. Not as good as the first two, and some of the CGI is bad, but otherwise really enjoyable.

08-02-2013, 10:37 PM	#6
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	Yeah but isn't great

08-02-2013, 10:45 PM	#7
Prim Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Norway Blu-ray collection:639 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	I like the film very much. A lot more than I liked Salvation.

08-03-2013, 12:05 AM	#8
Steve Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Anna, TX 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:416 Trading Score:41	It's my least favorite of the Terminator series, but I do like it quite a bit despite a couple of stupid moments (namely those shown above).

08-03-2013, 02:02 AM	#9
Ziran Active Member Member since:Aug 2013	I liked the movie, I thought the story was very appropriate to continuation. John Connor was a teenager in T2, so it fit his character to be an adult in this film. It followed the plan of the two previous versions: Good Terminator vs Bad Terminator. I enjoyed it. It wasn't excellent, but as Christopher Nolan once said, how many third sequels are very good?

08-03-2013, 08:22 AM	#10
Gizz Blu-ray Champion Member since:Mar 2012 Location:England Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:420 Blu-ray collection:1828 DVD collection:808 Digital collection:10 iTunes collection:340 Prime collection:151	It's good in parts.

08-03-2013, 08:51 AM	#11
tigertron Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2010 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:293 DVD collection:30 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:2	I think it gets too much hate. I really enjoy watching it, though it's obviously not as good as T2, it's much better than Salvation.

08-03-2013, 09:56 AM	#12
Michael1989 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009 Location:United Kingdom	As a film in general? Yeah it's good fun. As a Terminator film? Just doesn't do it for me. Too much stupid stuff in it like the above..plus the Dr Silberman dude in it just thrown in for "oh it's him from the first two films" yeah like he just so happened to be in the area at the time T2 is my favourite film of all time so it was always going to be hard to match it. T3 has a nice ending though I'll give it that

08-03-2013, 10:33 AM	#15
Ill_Be_Back Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:Northern Ireland Trading Score:35	T3 had it's moments but overall it wasn't great.

08-03-2013, 10:47 AM	#16
homernt Active Member Member since:Feb 2009	I really like this one on par with the first two which are great movies as well.

08-03-2013, 10:57 AM	#17
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	I picked choice #3: "That was the first fake one, right?"

08-04-2013, 01:18 PM	#20
The Great Owl Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Georgia 4K collection:921 Blu-ray collection:6031 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 255 Trading Score:6	I did not love Terminator 3, but I liked it a lot. I won't reveal any spoilers for the uninitiated, but the ending is ace. I'm glad that the filmmakers showed some backbone and delivered that conclusion. Kristanna Loken is one of my favorite women, and she was lovely in the movie. The crane destruction scene is incredible. What was my favorite thing about Terminator 3, though? My favorite was the scene where Nick Stahl and Claire Danes are joking around in the RV, and the Terminator tells them, "Your levity is good, it relieves tension and the fear of death." Hahahahahahahaha. I love that scene.

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