Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger .... The Terminator
Linda Hamilton .... Sarah Connor
Edward Furlong .... John Connor
Robert Patrick .... T-1000
Earl Boen .... Dr. Peter Silberman
Directed by
James Cameron
Rater #1 has description and review.
Rater #1
8/10. Sequel to Terminator. Skynet, the 21st century computer waging a losing war on humans sends a second terminator back in time to destroy the leader of the human resistance while he is still a boy. His mother is the only one who knows of the existence of the Terminators, human-like robots that exist only to kill and are nearly indestructible, and Sarah, the boy's mother is currently in a state mental hospital because of her 'delusions'. A second protector is sent back to the past by the Human resistance to protect John Connor, their future leader, at all costs.
Now after seeing this one, the 3D one makes sense now, but there is one lagging question that I must ask. Why the heck did they need to make a sequel to the first one? It ended perfectly. Now I'm looking at this, why does it need a sequel, it ended perfectly. So, we all ask, what the heck happened?
Anyway, you can say that this movie was a big chase, and it was a very enjoying chase. Personally, I think this is a helluva lot better than the first one. The characters were all relatively the same. Linda Hamilton got really strong for her character, but then again 10 years is a lot of time to beef yourself up. Arnold looks older, so I guess you can make the excuse that the T800 is getting older. The rest of the characters were fine, and the T-1000 could scare any little child, and I seriously don't want to meet up with it in a dark alley.
As I was watching this, I wondered why not as many future shots were shown. I heard that in the special DVD they had a whole bunch but not in the regular DVD. I was actually amazed at how much better the robots moved. They didn't move clunkily. Everything about the special effects were better. All in all, I would have to say that this is the better of the 2, and we'll see if it's the better of the 3 soon enough.
Rater #2
8/10. Arnold never lies. In The Terminator, he said he'd be back, and he's
back in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the sequel that is a little
superior to the original, but not much. It boasts a little more
action, a little more suspense, a better story, and better acting. In
this edition, released seven years after the first one, but taking
place ten years after, a new T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) comes to
protect John Connor (Edward Furlong, in his debut), who will be the
leader of the humans in a war against machines. However, a T-1000
cyborg (Robert Patrick) has also come from the future, but to kill
John.
The Terminator was a movie that actually needed a sequel. Maybe James
Cameron just felt like leaving a cliffhanger, but I think that the
first movie wouldn't have worked that well if a sequel wasn't
existent. T2 went further into the story, and made the utterly
unbelievable from the first one seem more likely to happen. Of
course, it's hard to believe that five years ago, a nuclear war was
to break out, but when have James Cameron films been believable?
Arnold was given more lines in this film, and, although he isn't a
great actor, he was very cool in this role. Of course, he has been
typecast by now, but whenever he was destroying whatever and causing
mayhem, it was great. He's the epitome of an action star. Furlong was
pretty good in his debut, but the real standout is Linda Hamilton,
John's mother. She had more of a chance to actually act, even though
she wasn't the star, and she's a good actress.
The special effects were greatly improved from the first film.
Instead of having robots that would have Ray Harryhausen rolling in
his grave, they're seamless. The T-1000s can shift shape, and, being
a child of the "good special effects or none at all" era, I was very
impressed. His healing powers were very cool, and anytime he was shot
or hit, etc., his body bent and it was awesome to look at. I'm
surprised that it was only seven years after robots than jauntily
move. I hope to be this impressed when I see T3.
Overall, I have to thank Cameron for bringing us a sequel that lives
up to the series (how many Alien movies have there been now, James?)
and doesn't lack on the thrills nor the special FX.
Rater #3
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rater #4
Has Not Seen Movie.
Rated R for violence.
Running time: 137 minutes
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