Oldies: June 21, 2001...
Okay, many of you may know that there is still talk about a third installment in the Terminator series of movies. Well, there has been some action to back up the talking. The third movie is supposed to start filming later this year and is tentatively known as Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. The star of this one is supposed to be Edward Furlong who is returning as John Connor. Schwarzenegger has also signed on to return. This doesn't necessarily make for a great movie considering the bombs that Schwarzy has been involved in as of late and, well, it's Eddie Furlong (need I say more?). Many of you probably don't know that I absolutely hated the second T flick even though I stand by the first installment as one of the finest sci-fi/action flicks ever made. I thought the second one was just way too corny... I hated Schwarzenegger as a good guy (or, that is, how the script portrayed him as a babysitting android)... I hated Furlong's character... I wasn't too big a fan of the bulked-up Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton)... I hated how big Director James Cameron's ego was getting. Lots of 'hates'... sorry. On the plus side, I did enjoy Robert Patrick as the T-1000 - very convincing acting on his part. But, this next one has a lot going for it already. Get this. There is a (good?) female android played by Famke Janssen (Jean Grey in X-Men) and an evil android played by Vin Diesel (The Fast and the Furious and Saving Private Ryan). No Linda Hamilton this time around. Also, no James Cameron either. In talks to direct this movie is Jonathan Mostow (U-571 - of which I am a fan). I dunno... this one may turn out pretty okay. There are already talks of a fourth movie. For more info, check out the T3 page at Upcomingmovies.com.
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