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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.
A 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.
Mr. Cameron has made a swift, exciting special-effects epic that thoroughly justifies its vast expense and greatly improves upon the first film's potent but rudimentary visual style.
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, and the German edition provides all the bells and whistles. (Ultimate HD DVD, German Import Edition)
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.
It's big and clever, and one could argue that even Skynet would appreciate its technical skill.
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