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Summary: Excellent version... but lacks something
Review: This DVD has everything you could expect.... well.. almost everything... You have specials, interviews, never seen before scenes (this is really cool), and many other things.... BUT.. you don't have subtitles in other languages, and in my case (I live in Peru) it's crucial, because my family can't watch a movie in pure english. Other aspect I dislike is the single layer disc... but I think by the time the DVD was made, double layer technology didn't exist. But I don't regret I bought this DVD, the special edition with all the new scenes is just great... I wonder how could they cut the scene when Arnold gets his head open. As 99% of people who read this reviews are from english-speakers countries, don't hessitate buying this title, it rocks.
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Summary: great action...but what about that ending?
Review: this is by far one of the best action movies around. just like the original, give the audience a bad guy that seems unbeatable, give them great chase scenes and great fighting and we love it. i just have one concern about the ending of the film, dealing with paradox, something i have discussed with friends since this movie came out. there's a paradox in that ending, when the arnie terminator incinerates himself AND the chip that creates that ugly future. if that future therefore never happened, because the chip to create that future was destroyed, why are john and sara still around in the factory. actually, why is john still around? he was never created because if the chip is not around kyle would never have come back and created john with sara. ah, we love paradoxes.
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Summary: Classic Film
Review: A fight to the finish between two killer robots, one a cyborg and one an advanced model, the T-1000, Terminator 2 is better then the original. In Terminator 2, we see a frightening and compelling view of the future as killer robots step on mountains of human skulls as the try to track down and kill the remants of the people remaining on the earth. Losing their war, the robots send a assassin back in time to kill the leader of the human rebellion. This killer robot has a body comprised of a "liquid metal." It can change shape at will, absorve bullets, and imitate, on contact, any human being. Through a series of spectular car chases, gun battles and robot wrestling; we are treated to one of the best science fiction movies of its time. This collection is more then just this a DVD version of this movie. As advertised, it has everything everyone would or should want, if you are a fan of this movie. If you haven't seen the movie yet, you may be a little overwhelmed, but only in a positive way. It includes "storyboards" , "director cuts" and inside interviews with some of the cast. To be truthful, I loved this movie. I, however, was not a big fan of this package. The scenes added in the director's cut didn't seem to add much to the movie. I think this is because I have already seen the movie too many times. When you see a director's cut, the movie seems strange, like those cuts aren't suppose to be there. More to the point, I loved the movie. I was not that interesting in all the extra behind the scene materials. If you like that kind of thing, I think you will really like this DVD. If that isn't your cup of tea, then buy the cheaper DVD, without all the extras.
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Summary: Impressive image and sound quality
Review: In my opinion, this a rare case where the second film is better than the original. Everybody is much more mature. Maybe some don't agree with this. Never mind. This edition really impressed me. I have some real quality DVDs, but this one made a difference on my 29" Sony. Really. I don't know what they've done, but the transfer to digital is the best I've ever seen. A full featured DVD with the very best image and sound quality one can expect. If you like to see quality on your screen, this title is a must buy. It'll push your digital quality standards to a new level.
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Summary: This DVD is worth buying
Review: Why should you buy this DVD? If you've seen Terminator 2 you haven't seen it until you've see it this way, and if you haven't seen it then I recommend this to you even more. There is so much material stuffed into this DVD that I couldn't even begin to list it (it would take too long). It takes a two sided disc just to hold it all. All I can say is that Cameron and/or whoever else thought this thing up outdid themselves. This is quite possibly the best DVD I have found so far. With all due respect it should be selling for alot more than it is. The extensive menu system is setup as if you were in Skynet. On side one,where the movie(s) are, you start out in an Endoskeleton factory. On side two, which holds the extra goodies, you can descend into the very core of Skynet itself. For film buffs, there is a "mini-class" set up in the data core portion. It takes you through the many phases of the feature filmmaking process for T2. It starts with Camerons account of frantically writing the script and ends with marketing and publicity. VERY informative. Make sure to check out all three documentaries and the japanese trailers while exploring the extras. For those interested in more substantial goodies there is a secret code that you can enter one the first side to access a THIRD version of the movie. (look for roman numerals) The extra scenes in both alternate versions were a pleasant suprise. My jaw dropped when I saw the scene with Reese. To me this movie not only set the milestone for current action/scfi movies, it pounded it in with brutal unhuman force. It was well made, well written, well cast, and very replayable, which is more than I can say for most hollywood films.
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Summary: T2 is the best.
Review: Terminator 2 revolutionizes actions films with it's special effects. Terminator 2 set the standard for all action movies that followed it. Terminator 2 once again has Arnold, but this time he is to protect instead of destroy. He has to protect John Connor from a 2nd terminator that was also sent from the future, but to kill Connor. Arnold tries to change the future in an edge of you seat action blocbuster. A must see for everyone.
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Summary: Awsome DVD To own
Review: This is one of the best DVD's out there and well worth the money. Hearing T2 in DTS is awsome it's got both Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround sound formats. Turn this movie up very loud and sit back and enjoy. The interactive menus are great the video is very clear. It's got plenty of extras to keep you busy I highly suggest adding this to your DVD collection.
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Summary: The start of many bad trends in movies
Review: The best thing that can be said for *Terminator 2* (I'll omit the subtitle, if you don't mind) is that, ten years on, it doesn't look at all dated, which I guess is pretty impressive for a sci-fi/action flick. The worst that can be said for it is much the same thing: this film, in my mind, more than any other, really got the "action-films-that-look-like-animation" movement rolling. Just in case we didn't get it in *The Abyss*, director James Cameron pours on even more liquid mercury in this film, to the point where we're drowning in it. This movie cost a staggering amount of dollars, and it shows: it's all special effects, and very little else. But there's something worse: the real subtext behind all this sturm and drang seems to be the need to not only SPEND money, but EARN a hell of a lot of it. Think of some other blockbusters that preceeded this one: *Star Wars*, *Raiders of the Lost Ark*, to name just two. Of course Lucas and Spielberg wanted to make money, but they also seemed to have enjoyed making their movies. There's nothing in Cameron's film that suggests anyone involved had the slightest bit of fun. (In fact, Linda Hamilton is encouraged to act like a linebacker with 'roid rage . . . but in a thoroughly humorless way.) *Terminator 2* is an incessant barrage of setpieces and effects that frantically try to astound the audience -- with only fitful success, in my opinion. Bigger the splash, the bigger the cash. This movie's most recent offspring includes films like *Mission Impossible: II*, *The Phantom Menace*, *The Matrix*, even *Gladiator* . . . all huge moneymakers, all resembling computer animated cartoons rather than movies, all BAD. Noisy messes, every one. *Terminator 2* may very well be to blame for the sad state of action pictures today. By the way -- before I sign off, I'd like to say that I much preferred the original *Terminator*, not only because it was a better-written movie, but also because the Terminator himself was a killer villain. I knew I was in trouble with *T2* when Ahnold appears, for no discernable reason, naked in the opening scene with that godawful *Bad to the Bone* thumping in the background. Scenes like that have all the resonance of a *Married With Children* episode. . . .
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Summary: Simply superb, especially if you have the "secret code"!
Review: This DVD has three (count 'em, if you can!) films on it. The original theater release version. An ultimate edition version. And THE EXTENDED SPECIAL EDITION version. To get to see the latter you need a special code/procedure (shades of video-game code pounders!) to access such gems as: (1) what has got to be the ultimate Dolby Digital and THX lead-in to the opening credits of any DVD movie yet created for us mere mortals; (2) scenes of what the bad Terminator does in John Connor's room (in his foster-parent's home) early in the film; (3) graphic illustrations that the bad Terminator is becoming dysfunctional early on in the steel foundry towards the end of the film; and (4) an epilogue that definitively precludes future Terminator sequels. Sound and video are "reference quality" for your home theater system which means, folks, it doesn't get any better than this! Supplemental video material is copious and tied to which film version you have chosen to view. The physical packaging is, well, truly unbelievable. I'd recommend buying two copies: one to play with; and one as an investment--I'm NOT kidding. Happy code hunting!
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Summary: I'll be Back......
Review: This movie contains Arnold Schwarzaneggar's best performance ever in my opinion. James cameron teamed up with arnold and linda hamilton to make one of the most famous scifi/action thrillers of all time. Basically the terminator comes back from the future to try to protect young John Connor from the new T-2000 model of the terminators. This movie contains more action than should be allowed on a movie. I thoroughly enjoyed this and kept me falling off my seat the whole duration of the movie.
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