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Terminator 3 was one of the most elaborate trailers (for Terminator 4) that I've ever seen! They should have cut this film down to twenty minutes, and added the content that they will be using in T4, but then, that would only give them one box office cash-in to look forward to, wouldn't it? (Ignore the fact that there wasn't enough content in T3 to compose a mentally gripping feature).

I can get over the fact that the story had no real point. Do any of the Terminator films really have any mentally or spiritually beneficial message? No. It's not expected from a film about machines that kill people. But it is a frustrating experience to sit through two hours of fluff and exploding cars only to discover that you'll have to wait for T4 in order to get to the action that the T3 trailers promised you.

If you're a die-hard Schwarzenegger fan, and a sucker for the Terminator franchise, and you have a thing for Kristanna Loken, well...you'll probably still be disappointed, but like the droves that delivered a $150 million box office for the film, you'll probably still put yourself through the painful experience, so when it's over, just remember: you were warned. Next time, think twice, read reviews, ask friends, and most importantly, LISTEN, when considering going out to see any film with a "3" in the title (or, in the case of the Terminator franchise, a "4").

John Travolta is a major Hollywood star who has had a long and vibrant career. That said, why in the world did he do this movie? Are things that bad for him right now? My personal advice would be to sell the jet before taking on another paper thin script for extra cash. My first problem with this film was the protagonist. Here's this guy who wants to save the world & rescue any form of breathing life that he comes across - yet, he shows little or no concern for his family who desperately wants him to take on a safer line of work - even when a better paying promotion into that safer line of work comes his way! Fighters are brave and heroic, and I can't summon a negative word to speak about them, but I'm just not into the whole idea of tossing your family to the wayside in order to get a personal rush in an exciting line of work, as was portrayed in this film. It left my wife and I feeling empty, and quite frankly, unconcerned for the character when the credits rolled. Perhaps if he had seen his brother fall through the ice as a child & had been too scared to rescue him, this would have explained his infatuation with putting his life at risk in order to save strangers, but as it is, he just comes off as a guy with an ego to maintain who cares very little about the needs of his family. Not really the stuff heroes are made of. Travolta was amusing in the film, and if you're a die-hard fan, it may be worth watching for free on late night cable, but this is one title worth passing by in the rental store. Get Backdraft instead.