Year- 1991
Director- James Cameron
Country- US
Language- English
Terminator 2's large budget made it the most expensive movie ever produced at the time The first film to spend more than $100 million, it went far over its original $78 million budget and greatly concerned the studio, who demanded a few iconic scenes be cut, such as the bar scene which introduced the Terminator. Luckily James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger refused because they believed in the importance of those scenes to the overall plot. Given Arnold Schwarzenegger's $15-million salary and his total of 700 words of dialog, he was paid $21,429 per word. "Hasta la vista, baby" cost $85,716.
Almost 10 years have passed since the first cyborg called The Terminator tried to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and her unborn son, John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance against an apocalyptic robot uprising. Now another Terminator is sent back through time called the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), which is more advanced and more powerful than its predecessor. The Mission: to kill John Connor (Edward Furlong) when he's still a child. A T-101 is reprogrammed and sent back in time to protect Connor and his mother.
You would think the T-1000 would know better to go back in time, since John Connor is already alive in the future which must mean any attempt to kill him as a child would be destined to fail. Alas, such paradoxes are not addressed in the movie, but honestly they do not matter. Terminator 2 is a mindless action movie at heart, and it's beloved for being just that. My favorite scene in this installment is the remarkable revelation that the T-101 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is not the protagonist in this movie, but the antagonist/protector. Though the former Governor was never a "good" actor by any stretch of the word, his usual robotic performance proves to be a considerable asset in this series.
James Cameron pushed for the Academy Awards to nominate Linda Hamilton for a "Best Supporting Actress" award, but unfortunately they didn't bite. Quite a shame considering she had the best acting in the series, and oozed charisma. Sarah Connor was unlike most female film characters at the time; she was a tough woman who didn't take crap from anybody. I think Hamilton raised the bar in terms of gender standards.
The T-1000 (Robert Patrick) is a startling villain who is worthy of his onscreen presence. This cyborg is made out of a newly invented liquid metal that makes him all but invincible.Many scenes involving the T-1000 involve ingenious creative work by Industrial Light & Magic, the George Lucas special effects shop.The process of turning moving liquid metal into human form and back is done by creating a computer simulation of the movement desired and then use a computer paintbox program to give it surface color and texture. Overall the special effects are awe-inspiring. They add to a rather simplistic yet suspenseful and captivating story. Terminator 2: Judgement Day is definitely my favourite Hollywood action movie. Praise it! 5/5
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