Warner has finally ditched the annoying cardboard snapper case for this release (thankfully) and settled for the standard plastic. Disc one holds the film, a 5.1 mix in French and English, plus 2 separate commentary tracks. One is director Jonathan Mostow going solo meticulously explaining how much of this film was accomplished; the second features most of the films stars (including Arnold himself) along with Mostow. The trailers for the film and video game have also been included.
Disc 2 is, as usual, contains all the features but there's not exactly a lot here to dive into. Arnold introduces this disc with a short 30 second clip explaining what your about to experience, but it sounds better than it is. There's the now standard (and quickly becoming redundant) "HBO First Look" which runs at a paltry 13 minutes. There's nothing here that will surprise anyone as it's all been seen before. There's a deleted scene called "Sgt. Candy" which was thankfully cut from the movie, but does give some insight as to how the T-101 came to be. The best part of the disc is the visual effects room which goes deep into the process and even allows you to fiddle with a few sequences, adding in/taking out smoke, changing the weapons used, etc. The rest of the disc includes a look behind the McFarlane toy line, a blooper reel, a VERY brief look at the costumes, and the making of the video game. (***)
The more than satisfying ending sets up a 4th film and one that has potential to even out-action this one. Arnold (along with Mastow) prove they have the skills to keep this series going full force if they so choose. It wouldn't surprise this reviewer if this disc gets an even better edition somewhere down the line since there's bound to be more material out there (abandoned effects sequences, more deleted scenes?). As for the moment, you couldn't ask for a better popcorn flick with stunning sound and picture.
Article comments
1 - jadester
tbh, i was disappointed with T3. It doesn't fell like there's a real story - it's just arnie and the kids running from the Evil Woman. Forgettable.
2 - Eric Olsen
Since Matt is doing all this great work for us, let's get him his own login. Thanks!
3 - Bill Wallo
My personal opinion (and yes, I did see the movie): T3 was a monumental waste of time; in order to even make it, they had to essentially invalidate one of the best action films (and best sequels) ever made.