Road to Terminator: Dark Fate - Terminator 2: Judgment Day Review

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (or otherwise known as Terminator 2 or T2) is a 1991 science fiction action film and the sequel to 1984's The Terminator. The film is produced by Carolco Pictures, Pacific Western Productions, Lightstorm Entertainment, and Le Studio Canal+ S.A. and distributed by TriStar Pictures. Terminator 2: Judgment Day was written by James Cameron and William Wisher Jr. and directed by James Cameron.




The story is it's been eleven years since the first movie. John Connor is now a teenage boy just living his live. One day Skynet sends a T-1000 to kill John while at the same time the future John Connor has send a reprogrammed T-800 (Model 101) Terminator to protect his younger self. The T-800 will everything he can to protect John and continue the fight for the Resistance.

• Negatives

I've got nothing to say. Let's move on.

• Mix

Now I'm probably gonna get a little bit of hate for this but...I only think the CGI in Terminator 2: Judgment Day is fine. I don't think it's as "cutting-edge" as people make it out to be. There are scenes were yes it's great but that walk through the fire the T-1000 does is not very good.

• Positives

Now despite me taking a shot at the special effects I do also give praise for the majority of the film. Terminator 2 has a perfect blend of old and new effects. And for the most part they work really well together and it leaves you wondering how do they pull that off?

The other thing to enjoy from the movie is how things are fleshed out more. We get to learn so much more about this world. From the characters themselves to Skynet and how they became the ones to destroy the human race.

Another aspect of T2 that's incredible is the score. Brad Fiedel score from the previous Terminator was great but here it's even better (although the bigger budget for the film most likely helped). This time around even sounds bigger.

Now to discuss the thing this sequel is known for and that's it's action. Oh boy is it sweet. The film truly delivered on those scenes. My favorite part is the chase scene with all of our characters.

The final thing to praise the movie for is the performances. Arnold Schwarzenegger once again does an amazing job as the Terminator and Robert Patrick as the T-1000 was top notch. For the big surprising performance came from Edward Furlong. Nine times out of ten child actors can make or break a movie but in Furlong's case he really made the movie.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is definitely a great sequel. The special effects of new and old work, things are more fleshed out, Fiedel's score adds even more weight to the flick, the action was incredible, and the performances are really good. The only thing I can get behind but not fully was the CGI.

My final rating is Great

Well that's going to do it for me. Come back on Thursday, June 20th when I return to the Road to Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker with my review of the film that started the franchise 1977's Star Wars (or as it's now known as Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope). Until then enjoy the rest of your day.