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10/11/02
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:37
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.4/10
Consensus: 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.
Runtime: 3 hrs 45 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong
Director: James Cameron
Reviews for Terminator 2: Judgment Day
With more than half a dozen extremely cool action sequences, it's not a couple of so-so scenes that will make it any less of an unforgettable movie, and one of the best crafted Hollywood action flicks I've seen.
09/10/02
As appealing as the film’s visuals are, it’s really the heart and soul of the characters that make T2 transcend the summer sequel dumping ground.
09/09/02
Less a sequel than a reimagining, an alternate and equally compelling take on the dark vision of the original.
08/13/02
The film contains every established action device: exploding buildings (when a car is no longer enough), apocalyptic threat (a perennial theme in Cameron’s work), and a villain with no apparent vulnerability.
04/03/02
They enhance the movie by introducing dangerous threats to the survival of the heroes, while retaining the all-important physical essence of the fear of the chase that made the first film so exciting.
11/03/01
It's Cameron's show; he's the reigning king of movie pow, with dark wit and a poet's eye for mayhem. T2 cost a reported $100 million, and you can actually see where the money went.
05/12/01
It lacks the dark originality and tight storyline of the first film, but has more action, destruction, excitement and carnage (and tears) than 20 other competing science fiction films.
01/01/00
Top CriticHas more than enough story, action, thrills and eye-popping special effects to satisfy even the most numbed moviegoers.
01/01/00
A true classic, though I still miss the grit and nuance of the original.
01/01/00
It's a tank of a movie, big, powerful and hard to resist.
01/01/00
Top CriticThis is Hollywood high art: it has all the spectacular special effects and awesome stunts that only tinsel town infrastructure (i.e. big bucks) can produce and nobody else.
01/01/00
Brutally beautiful, darkly comic sci-fi
01/01/00
Top CriticIt's an ambitious film that sometimes gets ahead of itself action-wise, but Cameron is a relentlessly good action-adventure auteur who manages to pull it off once again.
01/01/00
Like Mt. Rushmore, it is huge and a must-see, but one wonders if it really was such a good idea in the first place.
01/01/00
Nobody, I think, will complain that it doesn't have enough action.
01/01/00
Top CriticArnold is pretty much at his best here, combining zombie-like creepiness with some human depths that are meticulously added in the right places.
01/01/00
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) is the well-executed, action-packed sequel to the earlier film of the same name.
01/01/00
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