Top review. Disclaimer: If you are a viewer that mainly prefers arthouse-type movies, then you might as well ignore this review. In addition, if you're not able to take a few sci-fi leaps of faith, ignore this review, as well. We'll both be better off. This is the finest action movie of all time. And, yet, believe it or not, it's not the action in the film itself that makes this be the case. This movie is what it is, a perfect 10, because it takes the vision of one of the most imaginative directors on Earth, and realizes them almost perfectly with all the tools that fit the task -- actors, stunts, puppetry, models, and CG.
Without the vision, this film would be nothing. Without the tools, this film would be nothing. But, a little bit of background is due. This is the sequel to the Terminator , whose premise was that a near-indestructible cyborg is sent by evil self-aware machines from the near future to destroy the mother-to-be of the military commander who would lead the humans to a victory over the machines.
Oh, and this terminator machine would come from a time of war between men and machines which followed a nuclear exchange that left billions of people dead, first. In Terminator 2, John Connor the commander-to-be is about 12 years old, and his mother Sarah is feverishly trying to prepare him for his fate, even as she tries to stop the factors that will lead to the nuclear war and the entire terrible future that made all this necessary.
The machines now send a superior, more intelligent, shape-shifting cyborg T into the past, to kill John himself.
That's your basic plot. It does involve travel into the past, so it immediately presents a time-travel paradox which can't really be resolved. If you don't, this movie has zero credibility, and is not worth your time.
What happens after the two terminators appear in the past is a wild ride rife with macho action, dark reflection on the nature of man, and a few rays of hope, here and there. Schwarzenegger the good terminator and Patrick the bad one make for such effective foes that the times they meet on-screen are completely breathtaking and odd, given that you repeatedly see the relatively slim T through Arnie through a wall or two.
Hamilton, as Sarah Connor, is a wonderful character -- tough beyond all belief and completely focussed on preventing the nuclear war and ensuring John's safety, yet clearly a little out of her mind with paranoia and anger; amazingly, you see actual character development specifically, when John and T arrive at Dyson's house to prevent her from doing what she wants to in her otherwise 2-dimensional character.
And Furlong, as John, is not bad himself as the extroverted kid who's confused by the fact that everyone except his mom tell him his entire upbringing was based on a lie. The bit players all do their jobs well, particularly Earl Boen who plays the semi-sadistic mental hospital warden that stands between Sarah Connor and her son until the T makes a chilling entrance.
With these players set in motion, it's up to the script to deliver the real substance of the movie. One often sees great performances in mediocre films The script delivers. The film is absolutely filled with great, classic moments I counted TEN all-star ones during my last viewing , and they're evenly spaced through the movie. I mean, who doesn't cheer at least inside when Arnold steps out of the biker bar, fully clad in leather when "Bad to the Bone" music starts to blast?
The guy absolutely bleeds coolness. And the T absolutely bleeds evil. But, with so many great moments, you'd think the pacing would be a little uneven The film shifts from place to place with an ease that makes perfect sense, never giving you the time to start being a little nitpicking jerk, always driving forward, but always doing so thoughtfully and with attention to detail.
Of course, this wouldn't be an action movie without some action. There's plenty of it, and it's perfectly done. The CG effects for the shape-shifting T were cutting-edge for the time, and still look great whoever said differently below is simply incorrect -- even if they're completely commonplace today.
The stunts are completely insane in scale at one point, a helicopter flies under a highway overpass; at another, a motorcycle jumps from the 2nd floor of a building into a flying chopper. Probably, only the Matrix and the Lord of the Rings movies compare in terms of the level of stunt insanity.
And the gunplay is delivered in perfect Cameron-Schwarzenegger style as opposed to the slo-mo John Woo-style -- you'll see lots of heavy automatic and explosive weapons, and you'll see them used well.
The film is violent, and somewhat bloody, but ALL of the mean-spirited violence is dealt by the evil characters, not the ones you root for Quentin Tarantino fans: sorry. And then the truly amazing scenes that bypass acting are shocking and memorable -- just wait until the nuclear detonation sequence. I'm not sure what else you would want in a movie. Probably moral content, and the movie has a very clear pro-human, anti-war message. The message is a bit stale, and the delivery IS, at times, a little heavy-handed and some moments with the T seem just a bit unrealistic, towards the end , but the movie has heart, and that you cannot deny.
Plus, it simply rocks. FAQ Why does the T say "I know this hurts" to Sarah? It had already sampled her to imitate her. Is The Terminator a hero? How did Miles die? And did his wife and son ever knew?
Details Edit. Release date July 3, United States. United States. Facebook Official site 3D re-release Germany. English Spanish. El Exterminator 2. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours 17 minutes. En route vers la vie! Alain D. Secrets de tournage. Claude Lelouch se rappelle Ses personnages nous font passe Lire plus. Bien plus qu'un simple film NEWS - Festivals. Distributeur Les Films Secrets de tournage 9 anecdotes.
Si vous aimez ce film, vous pourriez aimer The Sessions. Les petits mouchoirs. American Pie. Juste, toujours dans le mille, plein de sentiments et jamais facile.
Je sors de 'jamais de la vie', c'est entre noir et anthracite on va dire Non je ne pense pas, c'est encore un peu trop jeune.
Un sujet vraiment pas facile a traiter mais il est aborder parfaitement bien. Ce film vaut largement Intouchable! Les acteurs sont tous brillants. Quelle claque! Je ne comprends pas. Un chef-d'oeuvre tout simplement!
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