Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Arnold carries a coffin in Terminator 3

There’s a lot of comedy in this film … but is it funny? Does this franchise believe in fate and destiny? And is there a little misogyny in this movie? Listen now to find out! Scott Croco and Matt Janulewicz unhack Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) in this podcast episode.

When a new model terminator arrives from the future, the good old T-800 must keep John Connor safe. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in Jonathan Mostow’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)!

Episode Log:

  • July 2003 trivia (1:55)
  • Arnold’s career between T2 and T3 (5:55)
  • Summary of Terminator 3‘s story/plot (8:00)
  • Movie review (9:45)
  • Lots of comedy in this film (17:55)
  • T3’s action scenes (27:30)
  • The T-X is like a swiss army knife (38:45)
  • Skynet is a virus (44:50)
  • Budget, Box Office (53:00)
  • Critics’ reactions (58:35)
  • “Fiction or Fake?” game (59:00)

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