The Machines Will Rise

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews, Mark Famiglietti, Earl Boen

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"Skynet has become self-aware. In one hour it will initiate a massive nuclear attack on its enemy." The (good) Terminator

Why watch this? I was pleasantly surprised that this film was so watchable.

Plot Summary: Ten years after preventing Judgment Day, John Connor lives off the grid, fearing that Skynet still pursues him. A new, advanced Terminator, the T-X, arrives from the future to eliminate his future allies in the Resistance, including his future wife, Kate Brewster. A reprogrammed T-850 Terminator is also sent back to protect John and Kate from the relentless T-X.

Dad's Preview: T3 had an almost impossible task of following the incredible Terminator 2 (1991). Director James Cameron passed on it. However, this third installment is a good film. John Connor, the man who will lead the rebellion against the machines, is older now. A new Terminator, the lethally female T-X, is sent back from the future to kill Connor. Mankind likewise sends another Terminator, the T-850, to protect John. It's basically a big, action-filled chase sequence all heading to zero hour, D-Day when humanity is all but wiped out. The question, can Connor survive to eventually become our leader? It's great popcorn fare, so enjoy! 

Intermedia, C2 Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures