Directed by:
James CameronCinematography:
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Brad FiedelCast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Michael Edwards, Earl Boen, Joe Morton, S. Epatha Merkerson, Danny Cooksey (more)VOD (5)
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A decade after Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) destroyed the original Terminator, a second unstoppable killing machine (Arnold Schwarzenegger) arrives from the post-apocalyptic year 2029. But this time his mission is to stop an even deadlier Terminator, the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), made entirely of shape-shifting liquid metal and determined to kill young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah, John, and the Terminator counter by going after the scientist responsible for developing Skynet, the computer system fated to destroy humanity, leading to an explosive and spectacular clash with the fate of humanity in the balance. (TriStar Pictures)
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James Cameron was not, is not, and never will be a directorial wimp, as the vast majority of entries in his filmography are icons of their genre, and Terminator 2 is certainly no exception. I'm not a big fan of action movies, and in fact I don't even seek them out, but this classic changed my opinion of this type of film from a certain angle. All the action sequences and chases are absolutely perfect and authentic, which is not that common for that time. And when it comes to the special effects, I just stared in disbelief, thinking "Is this really from 1991?!" In the first one, every visual effect was accompanied by a lot of choppy movements, but here everything goes like clockwork. Schwarzenegger was just born as a Terminator and this role suits him best of all his other characters. In short, a timeless sci-fi film that won't get old with time and I will definitely find time to watch it again in the future.
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An action blast with revolutionary visual effects never seen before. Five stars for the T-1000 and its metamorphosis, five stars for the vision of nuclear war, three stars for the script, as well as for some scenes that were too militant for my taste (Arnie vs. a column of police cars). But to overlook the fact that this film meant so much to the development of filmmaking technology and visual effects would be a great sin. Therefore, the only and correct rating is for five, it’s just awesome!
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The second installment of The Terminator was the pinnacle of Cameron's career at the time, mainly because he managed to completely refine the script into the perfect crowd-pleaser. In his previous three films (Piranha II doesn't count), you can feel that he had to force a lot of things and therefore they felt more auteur, idiosyncratic, and innovative. In Judgement Day he already knew exactly what to add, what to trim, what to emphasize, what to cut. It's technically competent, but what can we say, it lacks heart. Suddenly we've got comic figures, a badass villain, would-be on-the-spot musings about humanity, and an jacked-up Linda Hamilton whose character is pretty much written as a militant feminist for no other reason than Cameron had been getting big props thus far for how he'd been working with female protagonists and their abilities to make it in a man's world. After all, he himself said in the 80s that he himself doesn't understand how the film industry can ignore the 50% of moviegoers who are still 80% deciding which film to see.
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What can I say other than praise. Right from the first viewing, I encountered the extended version, and those 154 minutes are absolutely unique at first sight. I've never liked Arnold Schwarzenegger as much as I do here, and James Cameron's explosive ego I accept without question. Exciting action, amazing special effects, and one of the best villains I've ever seen, and the Terminator cocking a shotgun with one hand.
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A seminal film, not only in science fiction, but in cinema as a whole. The fastest 150 minutes of my life, the most entertaining and at the same time most stylish action flick in history, better than anything by Spielberg or Ridley Scott. The story is again simple, but memorably upgraded with chilling flashforwards, a dash of perfectly workable value philosophy ("I swear I won't kill anyone") and of course the duel between two fantastic movie characters – the sinister machine, who gives you goosebumps and ranks among the best villains ever, and Arnold, who is more than just cool, and his building human relationship with John Connor is the biggest highlight of the whole film. The inimitable and touching finale only underlines all the genius. I'd probably propose to Cameron if I happened to meet him somewhere .... I just wouldn’t be able control myself. :))
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