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Summary: A high quality reproductionMovie a, with lots of added stuff
Review: Movie and sound quality was great, quite frankly with all the added storyboard and interview information added they could have just added T1 and it would've been fine for the price
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Summary: Fantastic Picture, Ultimate Sound !
Review: The disc is full of material. If you are a Terminator fun this DVD is a "must". ...I received a 1-disc version, this is the first one double-sided & double-density disk I owe. The disk Menu looks very nice, giving the viewer "this" special feeling before he watches the movie. The picture quality is fantastic ! The sound quality is just amazing, especially when listening on good "hardware". My 6.1ch Yamaha (DSP-AX2) plays all tracks with speed and details like any other DVD movie before. Sometimes I feel a lack of sounds from "surround channels", but it's rare. Included extras like THX EX test and fantastic THX logo shot, where you can hear Arnold reloading his "Winchester" right in the "rear-center" channel, gives the idea how DD-EX or DTS-ES should work. There are 3 versions of movie included on DVD disc. But watch out! The third version called "extended special edition" is accessible only when entering valid code from your remote control. Well, this is a great example of so called "Easter-egg" that I love and enjoy every time I play DVD disc. It's a real Ultimate Experience.
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Summary: At last, a sequel better then the original
Review: Terminator 2 probably ranks, in my opinion, as the best action movie ever made. The story, if you don't know it, is as follows: Humans create a superpowerful computer that mostly destroys the world, and to crush the remaining resistance, send a machine back in time to destroy the human's leader, John Connor. The resistance sends a warrior back as well, to save him. In the first Terminator, Ah-nold (say it right!) was sent back the kill John's mother; in the 2nd one, Ah-nold goes back to protect John from an even nastier machine. That's how the plot starts at least, however rather then go through with it, halfway into the movie it takes an interesting twist and the three heroes (Ah-nold, Linda Hamilton as John's Mother, and John himself) end up trying to prevent the computer from ever being built. Naturally this leads to an ugly time-travel paradox mess that I won't even try to sort out, but you don't have to get into the particulars to enjoy the movie. The acting is quite good; this is really the only role that Ah-nold can play really well, because the machine is emotionless, and his is good at it. Hamilton gets a trifle annoying in one scene, and in a few others is just, well, crazy, but other then that she is also fine for the role. Lastly, Edward Furlong is excellent as John Connor, ten years old at this time, and not growing up in the best of environments. Watching the relationship between the boy and the machine really sets this movie apart, and leads to a surprisingly moving conclusion. And naturally, the real part of an action movie, the special effects and action scenes. The effects are astounding. Even today, ten years after the movie was made, they still look incredible. The highlight is the enemy terminator changing its form, and it seems doubtful that it could ever get more real looking. The action itself is also great, ranging from obligatory car chases to Ah-nold and the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) beating each other up. Every scene ties together well, and action and story shift together seamlessly. Finally, a word must be said about the music: it is incredible. Composer Brad Fidel created a perfect score for the movie; at times the music sounds totally techno-machine like, for other scenes, notably the journey into the desert, it could almost lull you to sleep. (It sounds bad for an action movie, but it's actually not) The only bad part of T2, as noted, are the whole twisty time travel dealings and the fact the Hamiltons character gets somewhat annoying once or twice. That aside though, T2 is a superb action movie, blending excellent special effects and action with an interesting and involving plot. And of course, everyone loves Ah-nold.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I've always loved this movie and now it's on DVD! Sweet!
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Summary: He said "I'll be back", and he meant it!
Review: "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is mind-blowing and awesome. It's also one of the few sequals that tops the original. In fact, this is even better than the original. It has more excitement, better special effects and action sequences. The "liquid metal" special effect is amazing. It's one of the best pieces of special effects I've ever seen in an action or sci-fi flick. The ending kept me on the edge of my seat, and the whole movie just blew me away! It's that thrilling and exciting! There are three classic lines in the movie: "I'll be back", {also from the first film} "Come with me if you want to live", and best of all, "Hasta la Vasta, Baby". Those lines have been quoted, I think, from fans of the "Terminator" movies. I recommend this to any movie fan of any movie genre, action/sci-fi included.
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Summary: A great presenation of a great movie
Review: I can't wait for True Lies 2 because Cameron has twice shown himself to be a master of action sequels, first Aliens and then T2.I found myself almost cackling with maniacal glee as stepped through the almost endless selection of options. This even surpasses The Abyss as the best DVD package I've seen. I'll agree that the "extra-special easter-egg" edition isn't really something to write home about, since the ending 2029 coda was left off for very good reasons. I do take issue with the earlier reviewer who said that this suggested Cameron needed to be "reined in." Cameron himself cut those scenes, just as he was the one who cut both Aliens and The Abyss for length. Cameron knows the marketplace as well as anyone, but he also knows how to package these director cuts better than anyone.
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Summary: The sound not that good
Review: The movie is in HQ for the picture, but for the sound is not clear
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Summary: Awesome, but the never before seen Special Edition isn't NEW
Review: First off, this DVD sets new standards as to extras for die-hard fans. There's no argument there. I do want to warn fellow T2 fans though. The "Special Edition" version of the film on this DVD is *NOT* new. This is the exact same "Special Edition" of the film that was released back in 1994 by Live Home Video as a boxed set of the Special Edition on VHS along with a supplemental tape, which included the American trailers (also on the DVD) and "T2: More Than Meets the Eye," which is also on the DVD. The only difference in MTMTE is that the credit is given to Showtime, not Live. If you already own this older Special Edition, and that's all you are interested in, don't buy this DVD. If you're a die-hard fan, though, who loves the idea of tons of Featurettes, a script on the screen, and, best of all in my opinion, a widescreen version of the Special Edition we saw six or seven years ago, this is still a very good buy for the 30 bucks or so you'll end up paying for it. Just don't confuse yourself into thinking that this Special Edition is different (other than widescreen) than the original VHS Special Edition because you'll be disappointed. No, the scene with the T-1000 rubbing John's belongings is *not* restored, nor is the "old Sarah" ending. Those are still on More than Meets the Eye, but not in the film itself. If you're a big T2 fan, you'll love this DVD. If you're a fan that only cares about the Special Edition content, that cares nothing for featurettes, and who already owns the VHS Special Edition, you might as well hang onto the money and wait for T1 to come out on DVD.
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Summary: Sets standard for DVD Quality
Review: I am new to DVD having just bought myself a player for the holidays. For gifts I received a bunch of new DVD titles. After watching all my new titles, I must say this: THIS DVD SETS NEW STANDARDS FOR QUALITY!! I cannot believe how much is crammed into this AMAZING DVD! Every DVD I load up now, seems lame because it's missing all the great content that I've gotten used to seeing in this title! Read other reviews as to what's so great about the content, since I won't repeat it here.. My final word is this, once you've gone through this DVD, you'll be spoiled forever, and be dissapointed with most other DVD titles out there, since very few offer SO MUCH!! You'd be crazy not to buy this DVD!
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Summary: Great DVD, but don't bother looking for the third version...
Review: Everyone under the sun has already seen some version of T2 and has their own opinion, so I'll concentrate on the differences between the versions, and the "Ultimate Edition" extras. Let me just say that, IMHO, this is one of the best action movies ever. Just action, mind you. Now then: There are three versions of the film on this DVD. First you have the original theatrical release, which everybody knows. Second, the Special Edition - in my opinion, the best version out there. There are a lot of character development scenes in here, a dream sequence featuring Michael Biehn, a bit where they reset Arnie's CPU to "learning mode" and Sarah tries to kill Arnie, and some extra T-1000 effects (little glitches when he starts to lose control of his shape). These are little things, and it's true that they slow the middle of the movie down, but they make the impact that much stronger when the third act, the blow-everything-up bit, begins. Truly. Then, if you can find the "cheat codes" specific to your DVD player, there is the "Ultimate Version" of the movie, which contains the same extra scenes plus one sequence with T-1000 in John's bedroom and one of the lamest epilogues ever cut at the last minute. This final sequence is proof that sometimes you need to rein the director in, even when that director is as talented as Cameron. It makes the whole movie seem insipid and feel-good and it conclusively ends the Terminator saga. Blech. Now, then, about those DVD extras: truly amazing. Just about everything you could imagine is on this disc, viewable as one long program or half-minute segments. There are interviews with everyone who worked on T2, storyboards galore, a full shooting script, behind the scenes shots and montages of all the FX work, trailers in English and Japanese, teasers with views of the Terminator production process, and 3 different "making of" videos. And if you want to watch the "ultimate version" scenes on their own (just to see how unneccesary they were), they are in there as well. All connected by excellent animated menus which are actually the DVD's greatest drawback. This is cutting edge stuff, so a lot of older players will not be able to handle the menus properly. You can still get around, but sometimes the buttons don't do what you expect them to. Also, I think some older DVD players will have problems with the disc's format - to get it all onto one disc, they used dual layering on both sides (I think this is properly called DVD-8, but not quite sure). If you bought your player three to five years ago, you may want to rent this one first to make sure it will run properly. All in all, even though I've seen this movie so many times I probably won't watch it too often now, I'm glad I got this. Watch for the original Terminator to get the Ultimate treatment sometime in Spring 2001. That one won't have so many extras, though, simply because there isn't as much material available.
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