Terminator
2: Judgement Day (1991)
Rating:
R
Runtime:
154 minutes
Box
Office (in today’s dollars): 356 million (approximately)
Characters:
The Terminator, Sarah Conner, John Conner, T-1000, Miles Dyson, Dr. Peter Silberman,
Enrique Salceda, Kyle Reese’s ghost
Favorite
Quote: “I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.”
Favorite
Scene: Tractor-trailer/bike chase or the helicopter/tanker chase . . . they are
both fantastic
Favorite
Character: Sarah Conner
Other
need-to-see nineties movies directed by James Cameron: Titanic
This
is the only sequel to make my list of must-see nineties movies. I do have a
prequel, but we won’t be getting to that for a while. The fun thing is I get to
compare this movie to its original in the series, The Terminator. The special effects in T-2 are so much better than
in T-1 . . . though the effects in T-1 are so bad they are good. The Terminator
is back (and naked again) in this movie, and we are given a naked T-1000 as well.
Sarah and John return with Sarah being even more awesome this time around and
John just swearing a lot and wearing a Public Enemy t-shirt. Miles Dyson, Dr.
Silberman, and Enrique are good characters, and Kyle Reese’s ghost (?) makes an
appearance. But Sarah is what makes this movie great. She gets my vote for
favorite character.
There
were a bunch of great quotes to choose a favorite from: in this film The
Terminator says “Come with me if you want to live”, “I’ll be back”, and “Hasta
la vista, baby”, but I really like “I need your, clothes, your boots, and your
motorcycle.” It’s really funny, and it makes The Terminator seem cool and
badass at the same time. There were two scenes from the movie that were both
very action-packed and awesome that I had a hard time choosing between: the
tractor-trailer/bike chase from the early part of the movie and the
helicopter/tanker chase scene near the end of the movie. Stuff went fast, and
stuff blew up. That is all you need to know.
This
may be the rare time for me when I like the sequel more than the original. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and Kill Bill: Volume 1, are my favorites of
those series, whereas my girlfriend Rebecca (and probably many others) prefer
the second movies in those respected series. I should probably watch The Godfather
and The Godfather 2 one of these days
to see on which side I fall in that argument.
Next
movie to review: Boyz n the Hood
