It is like pointless killing and has no end to it as it seems. Waste of time. Don't even bother watching the movie.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
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Common Sense says
Basically one long, exciting chase scene.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14–15
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines was written by Nell Minow
Parents need to know that this film has profanity, violence (often with a sense of humor), edge-of-your-seat car chases and some mighty scary robots. There is a minimal amount of nudity in brief scenes, but both are shot from a distance and heavily shadowed. There is also a very sad death of a parent. But what has changed is that younger and younger kids want to see these movies that a few years ago were off their radars. Now, thanks to endless marketing, these tweens want to see these R rated action moves. Know that if you let your 10 year-old watch (and many will) that he or she is in for a side shot of a naked woman, extremely graphic violence, and really rough language.
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What’s the Story?
Fasten your seatbelts: The Terminator is back. The new model has lots of upgrades, lots of new powers and some interesting new shapes. These changes lead to surprising plot twists and some funny lines. But the best part of Terminator 3 remains the old formula: one long, exciting chase scene. Fans of the Terminator series know the recipe well by now: a relentless, all powerful cyborg is sent back from the future by its machine masters to kill the young John Conner as part of a plan to exterminate the human race. Each time, fragile human beings must find the resolve and ingenuity to escape the terminator, with doomsday hanging in the balance.
Is It Any Good?
The recipe is so familiar that Terminator 3 contains in-jokes and occasionally pokes fun at itself, building on themes and expectations from past Terminator movies. There are some humorous moments that would not have appeared in the earlier movies, such as the indignant motorist in the path of destruction who wants to complain about his dented fender, or the scene where the muscular Schwarzenegger is mistaken for a male stripper.
The chase scenes in Terminator 3 are a little more clever and a lot more expensive. But their timing is perfect. The director establishes his credentials right from the start with a truck chase that is a carefully orchestrated hurricane of destruction. This is a wildly entertaining movie and should do well at the box office, but it has some significant flaws as well, most noticeably in the plot, which disappoints at important points in the story. However, plot flaws are not likely to discourage the hard core Terminator fans.
Movie Details
Studio: Warner Bros., Director: Jonathan Mostow
Run time: 108 minutes
Theatrical release: 07/02/2003, DVD release: 11/10/2003
MPAA Rating: R for strong sci-fi violence and action, and for language and brief nudity
Run time: 108 minutes
Theatrical release: 07/02/2003, DVD release: 11/10/2003
MPAA Rating: R for strong sci-fi violence and action, and for language and brief nudity
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Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Excessive violence
Don't Waste Your Time!
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
Good
It was a good movie, not the best in the series, but all right. The language wasn't as strong as the first one, but still pretty strong.
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I rate this title on for age 15 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
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I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
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The good thing about this is that they try and save the earth from evil terminators too much swering that is mostly why it is rated R. Naked people (terminator and T-X). John Conor steals drugs. Car chase and running into glass. In one scene the T-X punches a hole in a guys chest. Killing is bad for kids in this movie too. A good movie for 17+.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
this movie is the best movie in the series and this movie should be PG-13
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
Best in Series
There is almost know nudity except for a butt. Strong Sci-Fi violence? yes but that should not make this R. Lots a language!
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
great movie
i didnt think this movie was bad at all i have seen dozens of PG movies that are 10 times more innapropriate but this movie is on my top twenty list.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
T3RISE OF THE MACHINES
T3RISE OF THE MACHINES is a good, whole action film. I mean "Aaaanuuuld" is very emotionless, quite like Keanu Reeves in MATRIX trilogy. A good renter, unless you're a Terminator buff.
My Rating: R for frequent graphic action violence/gore, strong language and some nudity
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
A scifi thriller gone hilariously wrong
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
Pretty Good
Definitely not a bad film, even though it isn't quite as good as the first two films in the Terminator series. There is some interesting action but somehow this one falls short of the first two movies. As far as content goes, this one actually is a bit more appropriate than the first two films. There is one scene of nudity, but it isn't sexual. As usual for a Terminator film, it is very violent and there is plenty of language. Good for kids a mature 14+
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
pretty good
this movie was cleaner than the fist two but still lots of acson !!!!!!! good movie
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
pretty good
this was a pretty good conclusion for the terminator trilogy, even though its basically a rip-off of the second film...for kids 14+
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
i only saw the edited version so dont count on my rating
i saw tha edited version and it was awsome thow edited or not this movie is not recomended for kids under 10
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
Pretty Good, But Not For Kids
Some nudity, excessive violence. This is better than the first but not as good as the second. The fourth should be interesting...
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
kind of crapy
almost good as a movie but SUCKS compared to the other two probubly becouse it was directed by a difrent guy. me and my couson fast forwarded over the begining when the girl apered. I thought it was stupid they used a girl termantor I don't know if they just did it for some sex or they didn't want to be called sexest it was kind of crapy.
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
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I rate this title off for age 0 and give it
Lame Entry.
Not a good film for the pre-teen set and below due to the obvious violent theme. That being said, the movie is overall pretty weak and uninspired. The best scene is about 4 minutes into the film where a terminator glares into the screen and looks right at you. After that it's barely a good sci-fi television episode.
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