Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Average Rating: 8.4/10
Reviews Counted: 46
Fresh: 45 | Rotten: 1
T2 features thrilling action sequences and eye-popping visual effects, but what takes this sci-fi/ action landmark to the next level is the depth of the human (and cyborg) characters.
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 1
T2 features thrilling action sequences and eye-popping visual effects, but what takes this sci-fi/ action landmark to the next level is the depth of the human (and cyborg) characters.
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A sequel to the sci-fi action thriller that made him and star Arnold Schwarzenegger A-list Hollywood names, writer/director James Cameron upped the ante with this follow-up by employing a more sweeping storyline and cutting-edge special effects. Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor, now a single mother to rebellious teen John Connor (Edward Furlong), during the late nineties. Having been informed by a time-traveling soldier in the first film that John will one day grow up to become humanity's
Jul 3, 1991 Wide
Mar 31, 1998
TriStar Pictures
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Cast
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Terminator -
Linda Hamilton
Sarah Connor -
Edward Furlong
John Connor -
Robert Patrick
T-1000 -
Earl Boen
Dr. Silberman -
Joe Morton
Miles Dyson -
S. Epatha Merkerson
Tarissa Dyson -
Castulo Guerra
Enrique Salceda -
Jenette Goldstein
Janelle Voight -
Dalton Abbott
Infant John Connor -
Xander Berkeley
Todd Voight -
Ennalls Berl
Bryant -
Lisa Brinegar
Girl -
Charles Robert Brown
Tattoo Biker -
Casey Chavez
Kid -
Danny Cooksey
Tim -
Nikki Cox
Girl -
Gwenda Deacon
Night Nurse -
Michael Edwards
Old John Connor -
Abdul Salaam El Razaac
Gibbons -
Noel Evangelisti
Hospital Guard -
Leslie Hamilton Gaerren
Twin Sarah -
Ken Gibbel
Douglas -
J. Rob Jordan
Pickup Truck Driver -
Peter Kent
Mr. Schwarzenegger's St... -
Pat Kouri
SWAT Leader -
Don Lake
Mossberg -
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Burly Attendant -
Van Ling
Cyberdine Tech -
Jared Lounsberry
Kid -
Colin Patrick Lynch
Attendant -
Tom McDonald
Cop -
Mike Muscat
Moshier -
DeVaughn Walter Nixon
Danny Dyson -
Dean Norris
SWAT Team Leader -
Jim Palmer
Jock -
Denney Pierce
Burly Attendant -
Diane Rodriguez
Jolanda Salceda -
Pete Schrum
Lloyd -
Tony Simotes
Vault Guard -
Dan Stanton
Lewis as T-1000 -
Don Stanton
Lewis the Guard -
Charles Tamburro
Police Chopper Pilot -
Richard Vidan
Weatherby -
Shane Wilder
Trucker -
Gerard G. Williams
Jock -
Robert Winley
Cigar Biker -
Ron Young
Pool Cue Biker -
Terrence Evans
Tanker Truck Driver -
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All Critics (46) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (51) | Rotten (1) | DVD (46)
Terminator 2 is a state-of-the-art action movie, all right: It gets you thinking that the most reasonable thing might just have been to blow everyone away.
Top CriticA humongous, visionary parable that intermittently enthralls and ultimately disappoints. T2 is half of a terrific movie -- the wrong half.
For all its state-of-the-art pyrotechnics and breathtaking thrills, this bruisingly exciting movie never loses sight of its humanity. That's its point, and its pride.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is more comfortable and assured here than the first time around, reprising a role so perfectly suited to the voice and physique that have established him as a larger-than-life film persona.
As a fancy mechanism fueled by the pleasure of watching legions of people and equipment being summarily destroyed, this is pretty hot stuff.
Structured as a simple chase, the story sags midway, but the first hour and last 30 minutes display an enjoyably relentless bravura.
Set the standard for modern Hollywood's F/X-driven mega-productions and cemented James Cameron's dystopian vision as modern science-fiction's saga par excellence.
With all the time-travel and cyborg collision going on, Cameron does a fine job believing in his logic. Even if the math doesn't always add up, it's easy to be swept up by this audacious movie.
Tons of action, violence, and special effects.
It's just not as good a film as The Terminator, despite soundly surpassing it in a few areas.
Pulls out the stops, setting the gold standard for expensive, explosive summer blockbusters.
Cameron directs with a huge amount of style and personality, effortlessly jumping from the $6.4 million original to the $88 million sequel.
...one of the most indelible examples of the contemporary action film...
With action amped over into warp drive and stunning visual acumen, Cameron reset the standard for future shock thrillers, something follow-up filmmakers have been cribbing since its debut 18 years ago.
The special effects from this 1991 classic action flick still hold up in today's world. T2 is a timeless classic that will live on forever.
This remains one of the greatest and most adored action movies of the 90s.
...in high definition "T2" looks and sounds better than ever. (Blu-ray Terminator Anthology)
A fireworks grand finale that never stops.
...a milestone in the evolution of action films and their now-omnipresent computer-generated imagery.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is an enjoyable, often exhilarating piece of filmmaking, with a wry sense of humor to boot.
Audience Reviews for Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Super Reviewer
"This time there are two."
Terminator 2: Judgement Day is every bit the classic the first Terminator was. It's as good as the first, which is something very few sequels can claim. There's a lot of cool stuff going on in this film, from the T-1000 to endless action. It all works extremely well in keeping the viewer glued to the screen. The story in this one may even be slightly more intriguing than that of the first.
In T2, Sarah Connor begins in a mental hospital because of her ranting and raving about the approaching Judgement Day. Her son, John Connor is under the care of some foster parents. Two Terminators come back to find John. Ones(T-1000) mission is to kill John Connor. The other(The Terminator, who was supposed to kill him in the first film), is rewired to protect John. The sweeping action and storyline is definitely a spectacle to behold as The Terminator and the T-1000 battle for the life of John. We also see a new addition to the film in bringing a human element to The Terminator.
James Cameron is obviously a skilled director and this and his first Terminator film may be the movies that define his greatness best. Sure, he's made other great movies, but for some reason these are the ones that stick in peoples heads the best. This movie is an exercise in visuals, in action, in suspense, and in pure filmmaking glory. It's perfect.
T2 is one of those movies you just have to see before you die. There's not a second of downtime in the film and yet it's not just another mindless action film that puts blood and guns before character and plot. Instead, it combines the action and character, blood and plot to make an action movie that rivals the best to ever be made. It's truly that good, and if you don't believe me; just watch it. You'll soon be a believer.
Super Reviewer
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- The Terminator: Hasta la vista, baby.
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- Sarah Connor: Shut up! Shut up, shut up, shut up! It's all your fault!
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- Dr. Silberman: You! You broke my arm!
- Sarah Connor: There are 215 bones in the human body, thats one!
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- Sarah Connor: Three billon human lives ended on August 29, 1997. The Survivors of the nuclear holocaust called the war Judgement Day. They lived only to face a new nightmare: the way against the machines.
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- The Terminator: What's wrong with your eyes?
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- The Terminator: Torque wrench, please.
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