Terminator 2: Judgment Day

In part one, Arnie promised that he’d be back. And he kept his word like a real gentleman. But the stumbling block here is the sticky epilog which I have never come to terms with (and have no plans of doing so in the future) and this also applies to the special effects which are unusually frequent for Cameron. P.S.: This is one of the few movies that HD is detrimental to. The picture is so crystal clear that in most stunt scenes you can easily recognize Arnold’s stand-in, who really doesn’t look much like him. (01/08/2010)

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. :)) (04/18/2022)

What can I say other than praise. Right from the first viewing, I encountered an extended version, and those 154 minutes are absolutely unique at first sight. I've never liked Arnold as much as here, and Cameron's explosive ego I accept without question. Exciting action, amazing tricks, one of the best villains I've ever seen, and the Terminator reloading a shotgun with one hand. (05/24/2006)

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! (05/11/2003)

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. (07/19/2011)