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OMGRD T2 is just a flawless film
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StreetsofBeige
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I never saw it in the theatre. Saw it on home video. Awesome movie. Then in one of the DVD editions with deleted scenes, the part T1000 is damaged at the end of the film was even better.Watching T2 with the family and haven't seen it in probably 15+ years but GODDAMN is it a near flawless film! Everything from the effects to the side characters is just spectacular.
I pity you fools who were not of age to see this in the theater in 1991 or whatever
FinalBossWithTheMostPower
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Man, this is James Cameron's year. They're re-releasing his classics on blu-ray UHD 4k.
Just recently watched the Abyss and T2.
It's amazing how his movies look like they could be new theater releases.
Just recently watched the Abyss and T2.
It's amazing how his movies look like they could be new theater releases.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
They try to.
But instead of making great stories and characters, what they do to appease the masses is make 40 minutes worth of gigantic whiz bang CGI battles with 100s of things shooting or punching each other.
That's modern day theatre at its finest.
JonSnowball
Member
The 4K releases look like ass. The colour in T2 is wrong, and it's been completely scrubbed of grain and has terrible CG work done to cover up the stuntmens faces.
Aliens, The Abyss, and True Lies were all molested with crap tier AI upscaling on UHD/4K too. Quite frankly they're a spit in the face to anyone who cares about the quality of what they're watching.
Wax Arnold haunts my fucking dreams.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
I was thinking about buying the 4k version of Abyss and TL, but after reading about these issues I might pass. People brought up these issues on gaf way back in the older thread about these flicks.
James Cameron is supposed to a master at this kind of shit where you'd hear about it taking a long to do because he wanted to make it perfect, yet why would he allow these classics get murdered by faked in and smoothed in effects? Weird.
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bender
What time is it?
My guess is that he's bogged down by other projects. That's me being charitable and trying to drown out the cynical cash grab thoughts in my logic chip.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
He hates grain, but even a beautiful girl can fuck up her face in the crusade to be more attractive
And in their heads they are, but we all know they should have left it alone because they was better before.
To my knowledge Aliens, The Abyss and Titanic are okay and are still the best way to watch them
But True Lies is fucked
reezoo
Member
Yes, yes and yes. I have watched it 38 times till now.Watching T2 with the family and haven't seen it in probably 15+ years but GODDAMN is it a near flawless film! Everything from the effects to the side characters is just spectacular.
I pity you fools who were not of age to see this in the theater in 1991 or whatever
Soltype
Member
I can't believe someone saw this and said it was good. This is nuts.
belmarduk
Member
Watching T2 with the family and haven't seen it in probably 15+ years but GODDAMN is it a near flawless film! Everything from the effects to the side characters is just spectacular.
I pity you fools who were not of age to see this in the theater in 1991 or whatever
The first one too! I love those movies so much!
NeverYouMind
Member
It never hit me as hard as the first one. It started off very promising with the bar and mall. However, it peaked inside the mental institution. I could handle some of the cheese of John training his new robot pal but the police shootout is where it jumped the shark. The cops were there way too quick and in absurd numbers. The smug minigun segment made it even worse. It made Die Hard look like a reenactment. The final foundry scene pulled a lot of nonsense with that fantastical new power supply reboot and shotgun peppering. The thumbs up smelting finale was also incredibly lame to me. It was entertaining overall, but it just did not come together like the first film.
P.S. I am stunned to hear praises of The Abyss. It is a perfect example of style over substance.
P.S. I am stunned to hear praises of The Abyss. It is a perfect example of style over substance.
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Unknown Soldier
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People like to talk shit about James Cameron's dialogue writing and his stories and shit but quietly everyone knows that pretty no one can measure up to that man's sheer ability to succeed at making amazing movies
Since it came out so early in the decade, T2 more or less defined the entire 1990's in terms of action movies. Everybody was laboring in that movie's shadow for the whole decade
In terms of movie endings, T2 has one of the best endings of any film ever made and that's extremely high praise for any film let alone an action movie
Since it came out so early in the decade, T2 more or less defined the entire 1990's in terms of action movies. Everybody was laboring in that movie's shadow for the whole decade
In terms of movie endings, T2 has one of the best endings of any film ever made and that's extremely high praise for any film let alone an action movie
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Unknown Soldier
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The Oral History of ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’
Three decades ago, James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Linda Hamilton joined forces again to make the biggest, baddest, most eye-popping sequel ever. Here’s the story of how the machines took over Hollywood.
www.theringer.com
NeverYouMind
Member
It was a major blockbuster hit but there are no movies that try to immitate Terminator 2 in any way. Most of the action movies of the early 90s tried to reinvent Die Hard formula, immitate John Woo's films, or merge martial arts cinema stunts and old action film plots.
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FunkMiller
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Grildon Tundy
Member
My first experience with T2 was being a youngster in a home cinema store where they had the biggest TV I'd ever seen, with full surround sound playing the motorcycle chase scene on loop as a demo.
My parents were with the manager buying a speaker system. I must've watched that scene five times. I attribute some of my hearing loss to this lol
My parents were with the manager buying a speaker system. I must've watched that scene five times. I attribute some of my hearing loss to this lol
Grildon Tundy
Member
I think part of this is because of how influential James Cameron's style was. Most movies at the time didn't look like his, but they do now.
Whoops. I meant to edit my first post--not double-post. Oh well.
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nush
Member
I worked in a theater in 1991, night after night amazing audience reaction to this one. I never got bored being paid to watch this multiple times.
Dirk Benedict
Member
I remember seeing this. I was around 11. It was an experience. When you walk out of the theater, you really don't want to even exist. I mean, going from that awesome fucking movie, back into boring-ass real life was soul draining, as a kid.
I want to add Paul Verhoeven's movies also had a similar effect on me.
I want to add Paul Verhoeven's movies also had a similar effect on me.
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Meicyn
Gold Member
The helicopter chase scene with the part where they fly under the overpass still blows my mind. No CG, just straight up doing one of the riskiest stunts ever for a film.
Even crazier when you realize they did it twice, because no one on the film crew was willing to risk their lives shooting it. So Cameron did it himself to get two different perspectives. Both he and the pilot have massive balls.
Even crazier when you realize they did it twice, because no one on the film crew was willing to risk their lives shooting it. So Cameron did it himself to get two different perspectives. Both he and the pilot have massive balls.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
Great action and FX, but not a great - and certainly not perfect - movie.
Furlong's terrible, it makes Sarah such an unsympathetic psycho that Linda Hamilton can't do much with the part, the ending is total cheese (Terminators shouldn't give uplifting self-sacrificing speeches) and betrays the perfect closed-loop narrative established in the original film.
Furlong's terrible, it makes Sarah such an unsympathetic psycho that Linda Hamilton can't do much with the part, the ending is total cheese (Terminators shouldn't give uplifting self-sacrificing speeches) and betrays the perfect closed-loop narrative established in the original film.
Krappadizzle
Member
It was one of the first movies I remember watching in theaters as a kid. I watched it at the Chinese Theaters in Hollywood. I remember it being a huge event at the time. And then I'm pretty sure my parents took me out to get a Terminator toy after...
Pretty sure it was this one:
Pretty sure it was this one:
NeverYouMind
Member
I had one just like it.And then I'm pretty sure my parents took me out to get a Terminator toy after...
Pretty sure it was this one:
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RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
It was one of the first movies I remember watching in theaters as a kid. I watched it at the Chinese Theaters in Hollywood. I remember it being a huge event at the time. And then I'm pretty sure my parents took me out to get a Terminator toy after...
Pretty sure it was this one:
This was mine
Laptop1991
Member
Great film, l;oved it, i've rewatched it many times, never get's old and Gun's N Roses as well, great stuff.
Denton
Member
I pity the fools who didn't go see it in 3D few years back for its anniversary. One of my favourite theatrical experiences ever. I dunno what black magic Cameron did but it looked so pristine, bright, and 3D was awesome. And the film is just timeless masterpiece.
Dirk Benedict
Member
I agree and disagree at the same time.
nush
Member
Imagine as written he was supposed to be younger and it plays much better.
If they went through the effort of making it 3D, I really hope they snuck in a cameo of the T-1000000
nush
Member
I have the 3D Blu ray, did you expect anything less after Titanic 3D?
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
Biggest Trails Stan
I love Terminator 2
But I would like to give a shout out to Terminator 3. That was a fantastic film too
But I would like to give a shout out to Terminator 3. That was a fantastic film too
It is Known.Watching T2 with the family and haven't seen it in probably 15+ years but GODDAMN is it a near flawless film! Everything from the effects to the side characters is just spectacular.
I pity you fools who were not of age to see this in the theater in 1991 or whatever
AREYOUOKAY?
Member
Behold the final boss of the Terminator series. Or how I wish it was.
The back of the toy box doesn't give him very much lore besides "He grows big".
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killatopak
Member
My favorite movie of all time.
Second only to The Land Before Time.
Second only to The Land Before Time.
ForAcademicPurposes
Member
How do I know which Blu-ray(s) to purchase if I don't want any of that upscaling crapola and color fudgery? Is there an indication on the box? I suppose you just have to read reviews online.
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Ulysses 31
Member
Think I still prefer T1 over T2. The tone in T1 was more serious and had more dread and in T2 Cameron started indulging more into comedic scenes that IMO detracted from the seriousness of the situation.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
Now that my wee lad has joined the teenage years I can finally start introducing him to the good stuff, we're on a Terminator session and just recently finished T3 which is still a gem imo, the action sequence with the train is fucking awesome with the wee lad saying the CGI is really good for the age and then I had to tell him nah, everything you're seeing is real, apart from the crane flip which was obvious, I also really loved the bleak ending which he of course wasn't expecting and couldn't believe they didn't win lol, great movie and worthy sequel but yes not a patch on the absolute perfection that is T2 which remains his and mine favourite, that film just nails everything, cannot wait to show him Aliens lolWatching T2 with the family and haven't seen it in probably 15+ years but GODDAMN is it a near flawless film! Everything from the effects to the side characters is just spectacular.
I pity you fools who were not of age to see this in the theater in 1991 or whatever
chromhound
Member
My favorite movie of all time
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
For me, the unforgivable error in T2's script is trying to retcon the machine apocalypse central to the narrative. Its why I kinda like 3 more than 2 even though its a worse movie in every other respect - it sets things back on their proper course.
Most people have an issue with "it was all just a dream"-style stuff, so I've always been kinda surprised that T2 gets a pass for being built around invalidating the timeline.
Most people have an issue with "it was all just a dream"-style stuff, so I've always been kinda surprised that T2 gets a pass for being built around invalidating the timeline.
FunkMiller
Member
Aliens & T2 are the two best examples in movie history of how to do 'bigger & more'.
Cameron was an expert at it, and no one's ever bettered him.
Cameron was an expert at it, and no one's ever bettered him.
bitbydeath
Member
As good as it is, I would rather they stuck with horror instead of action, the sequels could have been incredible, all of them!
