Similarly, T3’s screenplay lacks polish of Cameron’s original pair of classics. Jonathan Mostow provides a safe pair of hands for the franchise, staging his action scenes competently and keeping the plot moving from point to point, but there’s not a single shot in Rise Of The Machines to rival the stark, inhuman expression of the T-800 framed in a front door in The Terminator(you know, the scene where we see him blow away one of several Sarah Connors he finds in the phone book), or the nightmarish sense of claustrophobia we get from the future-set scenes in T2. The problem with Terminator 3 is, most obviously, that it doesn’t have a filmmaker with as distinct a style or worldview as James Cameron at the helm. It’s a pleasure to see Earl Boen back, too, as the luckless Dr Silberman, whose relentless skepticism is stretched to breaking point in his brief cameo here. Schwarzenegger still convinces as an action lead, and his tussles with the T-X – not to mention the early versions of Skynet’s future army towards the end – are solidly staged. When compared to the less focused Salvation, this doesn’t seem like such a bad choice, since Terminator 3 does at least feel of a piece with The Terminator and T2 in terms of action and breakneck pace. Rise Of The Machinesstuck rigidly to its predecessors’ chase format, with a now 20-something, disillusioned John Connor chased across California by a new assassin, Kristana Lokken’s wily T-X. Arnold nearly lost a finger in this scene to one of the explosive squibs mounted on the coffin to simulate gunfire impacts.But is it possible that we’re all being just a little too harsh on Terminator 3? For us, both Rise Of The Machines and Salvation have more than their share of problems – particularly the noisy Salvation, which didn’t always feel much like a Terminator sequel – but Rise Of The Machines still has much to offer. (However, you can see the weapon starting to tilt up in a few shots.) But the coffin, despite being a lightweight built one, still weighed a few hundred pounds, so cables were attached to ease the handling. The director notes that Arnold Schwarzenegger was able to handle Browning M1919 with no help other than the strap. The Terminator's HUD indicates that the weapon fires an impossible 760 rounds in the few seconds that he hoses down the cop cars. He uses the weapon to lay down covering fire on the SWAT officers, and just as in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the damage is limited to the assembled police cars, with the SWAT officers not taking a single hit from the barrage. Machine Guns Browning M1919A4ĭuring the cemetery scene, the Terminator ( Arnold Schwarzenegger) is seen using a Browning M1919A4 machine gun fitted with a belt drum as well as a shoulder strap and special side-mounted trigger to allow him to fire the weapon one-handed from the hip. Interestingly, the novelization referred to this as a SIG-Sauer.Ī resistance fighter on the lower left with an L85A1. She uses it to terminate several targets until she encounters Connor and the Terminator.
In addition to her various built-in weapons, the T-X ( Kristanna Loken) also uses a Smith & Wesson 4506-1 that she procured from the LAPD officer ( Jay Acovone) who pulled her over. WARNING! THIS PAGE CONTAINS SPOILERS! Handguns Smith & Wesson 4506-1
2.2 M26 MASS (Modular Accessory Shotgun System).