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Summary: Good Sci-fi
Review: Arnold's back, as he's said, only this time, the Terminator turns out to be the good guy who's trying to change the future, where he's come from. A lot of twists and turns in this one, especially when the "bad" terminator shows up. A lot of nice effects, and the scene where the atomic bomb goes off and the resultant impact...you wonder if it's going to happen or if it already did. Good stuff!!
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Summary: Science Fiction has never looked this good!
Review: Seven years after the original Terminator took the world by storm we are presented with the sequel. Los Angeles, 1994. Sarah Connor has given birth to her son John, but due to the traumatic past, she's incarcerated in a mental hospital.
From the distant future, a highly advanced Terminator is sent to assassinate John. At the same time the human resistance also transports an older reprogrammed Terminator to protect John.
Unsuspecting, the young John and his guardian Terminator find themselves in a relentless struggle for survival. What makes Terminator 2 such a landmark is it's special effects, which are simply out of this world. The seemingly indestructable killer cyborg, the T-1000, consists of liquid metal and mere words can't do it's beauty justice.
Spectacular, all the way through! The reason I don't rate this movie 5 stars is simply because I was still more impressed with the original. There are a few glaring contradictions in the time-traveling storyline, more apparent than in the original movie. Also, this sequel lacks the sinister dark feeling that made it's predecessor so special. Terminator 2 lacks the sophistication of the original, but even ten years after it's release there's absolutely no denying it's beauty.
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Summary: Awsome! However, I won't give it 5 stars because...
Review: This is a really cool movie. Even 11 years after it's release, the special effects still look convincing, and the story and acting is excellent (as long as you don't think too hard about the time travel). The story is that in the future, a self aware computer system called Skynet has ravaged the planet with a nuclear war, to wipe out the humans. However, a military resistance lead by strategic genius John Connor is mere inches from defeating Skynet, so the Machines, in a last-ditch effort send a Terminator, an unstopable Cyborg that looks like a Human to kill John Connor's mother, thus preventing his birth! However, John Connor lears of this, and sends a lone soldier named Kyle Reese back in time to protect his mother. Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor fall in love, thus concieving John Connor, and destroy the Terminator, with Kyle dying in the process. That is what is chronicled in the first Terminator. In T2: Judgment Day, the machines devise an even better plan for wiping out John Connor. They send a more advanced terminator to the early 90's to kill John Connor himself while he is still a boy. The adult John Connor lears of this, and re-programs a Terminator to protect his child self in the past. Thus, the story for Terminator 2 unfolds. The movie is awsome, but there is something VERY annoying about this film, and for that reason I will deduct a star from it. This movie could have EASILY been PG-13, had it not been for an over-abundance of foul language, and some "un-artistic" eye gouging scenes. If it haden't been for these two things, I'd say this would be a perfect film to show to the whole family. It's got a thought provoking story, and had it been milder in the language and more "artistic" in the eye gouging scenes, kids would be captivated by things like John Connor's frienship with his robotic protector. If you want to let your kids see it, I suggest that you see it yourself first, and fast forward through the eye gouging and one scene with alot of un-presidented profanity. However, there might be a bit too many "F-Words" scattered throught the film for it to be clean enough even so. Still though, for the more mature of us, this is a great film. And for the kids, you could always take them to the 3D show at Universal Studios.
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Summary: Terminator 2
Review: Arnold best work ever.Well put together and great fight scenes.Any man that doesn't like this movie is definitely a sissy.This is a guy flick,can't wait for T3.
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Summary: The Greatest Movie Ever!
Review: This movie is definitely the best I've ever seen. I remember watching it the first time on video and I loved it. I bought the ultimate dvd and was amazed of how many extra scenes there were added in. It was like a completely new movie. A lot of scenes left out explained the story better. For example: In the original T2 you saw John choose between his mother and the liquid terminator disguised as his mother and he chooses right, but you never see in the regular movie that the liquid terminator is damaged and starts to change to the color of whatever he touches. Don't worry that little scene won't ruin the movie for you it's just an example. The movie without the ultimate DVD was already a masterpiece, and with the added scenes it was the best! I never get tired of watching this movie over and over again. It's just that good. Definitely, Arnold Schwarsenagger's best movie.
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Summary: Unbelievable!
Review: When this movie came out into theators i was very young so i can't even remember if i went to see it in the movies but i now have the ultimate edition on dvd and it's incredible! This movie sets a landmark in filmmaking, especially for hollywood and james cameron. The fact that this was actually written by a director was great because not a bunch of great scripts and stories come out of hollywood these days. This one is much better than the first one, although the first one is amazing also, but there is no way in beating out the second one. There's actual character development and emotion in this movie tied in with action and suspense. I can't wait for the third one to come out!
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Summary: Can you say greatest DVD ever?
Review: First off I will say that the DVD itself is possibly the best DVD ever assembled, I mean there are so many special features I don't even know where to start. Not to mention every special feature you will find yourself watching, including the three versions of the film itself, and at the price it is at right now, this is extremely essential. Now onto the movie itself. Arnold is back, only this time he's the good guy. He's been re-programed and sent back in time to 1994 to protect a young John Connor (Edward Furlong in his film debut) from the new model Terminator, the liquid metal T-1000 (Robert Patrick, who is absolutely haunting). While on the run from the T-1000, the pair rescue John's mother Sarah (Linda Hamilton, who has gone from would be victim to gung-ho heroine) who is incarcerated in a mental institution. I remember seeing this film in the theater when it was released and I remember how awe inspired I was, and I still get that feeling when I watch it today. The special effects were way ahead of the time, and they still hold up today. While not as action packed as the original Terminator, Terminator 2 is one of the best sci-fi action epics ever made, and with this Ultimate Edition DVD, now has never been a better time to own it.
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Summary: This is by FAR the best DVD I have in my collection!!!
Review: Everything about this movie and DVD is great. This is one of the few rare sequels that is BETTER than the original. I own the normal Terminator 2 DVD and it is a drink coaster in comparism to this DVD. If only all DVDs had this much effort put into them. Then they would really be worth the price we pay for them.
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Summary: DVD was made for this movie
Review: Thank you THX and DTS decoding. This disc has supurb sound and picture quality . (Its only rival may be an unamed Lucas flick) The story is great, and it's now better with the directors uncut version. The Disc menu is very cool and exciting. Also, the directors commentary track is actually worth listening to through out the movie. The second disc is full of interesting behind the scenes stuff including almost every story board done for the film. I am re-energized for the upcoming T3 movie. Can he top Titanic? Hum . . . Botom Line. If you enjoyed the theator cut, Buy this disc. Hard to believe it was released so long ago.
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Summary: Having Good Judgment
Review: The Terminator 2 Ultimate Edition DVD is a must have! You get three full versions of the movie, and there are over 80 chapters for this 2.5 hour epic! The theatrical version has everything you remember from seeing in the theater and on cable. The special edition gives you the same film with deleted scenes. And the extended version gives you the alternate ending, which was thankfully rejected by preview surveys. Not to say it's bad, but the "open highway" ending fits better with the overall themes of the film. If there was any movie to be fanatical about, Terminator 2 is fantastic choice. And the Ultimate DVD offers a fanatic's dream. The featurettes and documentaries are numerous and detailed. Remember, with "T2" came out, brand new special effect techniques were being developed and implemented. Some folks had the right idea by documenting EVERYTHING in the process of making this ground-breaking film, it seems, and you have the privilege of viewing the behind-the-scenes secrets that elevated movie-making standards for the 90s. This film thoroughly entertains with each viewing. A solid story, themes of fate, humanity, and morality ooze from the three main characters: the T-800 (Schwarzenegger), John Connor (Ed Furlong), and Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Trying to make sense of the destiny the world is hurtling toward while battling the nearly invincible T-1000 (Robert Patrick) in some amazing and stylized action sequences, the trio cannot help but understand more about themselves and each other. Even though one is a machine, his CPU is "a learning computer." With a childlike innocence that is neither contrived or overplayed, The Terminator slowly learns what it means to be human while willfully protecting John and Sarah. He protects what he does not understand for much of the film. The unique dynamic between the three characters, a protective, empowered and courgeous mother, a young, but resourceful, streetwise child, and an unemotional learning machine, is well played. There is something new to see each time, which will make the three versions with over 20 commentary tracks something worth revisiting time and time again. This is not just an action film, but the action alone could sustain someone not interested in the themes or philosophies behind it. Enjoy, you will not be diappointed.
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