If you were to look at it as a stand alone film with no sequels/prequels before it or after it then I would honestly be able to call it a great action film. Since it was a sequel to two prior films that were superior in most aspects that removes some credibility and overall quality of the film. Another reason is that if you are a big fan of the franchise and universe of the Terminator you will in result feel unsatisfied and more disappointed. Basically if your going to see T3 as a Terminator fan you have to forget or ignore the fact that it is a sequel to T2.
I couldn't agree more,
Then length of T3 certainly was a set back because the one hour 49 minutes that they used were mostly filled with action sequences and very little time for the characters and their individual stories, backgrounds, feelings, etc. Had it been about 2 hours 20 minutes long then there could have been at least 30 minutes more of further elaborating on the characters and the story. The fault also belongs heavily to the writers and director for developing a Terminator film with mainly action and leaving out what made the franchise in the first place.
haha very funny, okay Mostow is no Cameron, but then again his not a bad director/storyteller. I kind of feel sorry for the guy the way some of you people talk about him🙁
but i did read somewhere that Mostow said that the T3 we know IS the director's cut 🙁 but there will be more future releases of the T3 DVD 🙂
I'm sure someone could ask Mostow for a Director's Cut.
Maybe when they make T4 they could add scenes then, I hope!
It will be in the future, even further on than we first thought as both Nick Stahl and Claire Danes are being replaced by older actors.
barand> When T4 arrives I think we will undoubtably see a flock of new DVDs for Terminator, T2, and especially T3 since we have yet to see any deleted scenes for it.