Update now! Terminator v2.00 released!

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2005)

WARNING: This comment does not contain spoilers for Terminator 2, but it assumes that you have seen Terminator 1, so if you haven't seen it, be warned that the comment contains spoilers for Terminator 1.
Being interviewed about the Terminator 1, Swartzenegger has said: "When we finished the movie, I told to Cameron: This movie should be REMADE as a sequel."
And I think that this is the main point. This movie could be perceived as an improved version of terminator 1. Now, with: -An even more invulnerable terminator. -An even more self-sacrificial protector. -An addition of some awesome sci-fi effects and action scenes. -Improved the magnitude of the heroic and touching scenes. -Less bleak music(Terminator 1 music wasn't really bad, but it was giving the movie a great part of it's darkness). -Removed much of the predictability bugs. -Removed almost all of the darkness and brutality bugs. -Removed the horrible "It's your destiny" bug. -A transformation of the dreadful, scary and evil phrases of the first Terminator to the comic relief of the movie(e.g."I'll be back"). -A general change of the style.
In terminator 1, a man was sent to protect a woman from an indestructible terminator. The style, however, of the whole thing, could make the viewer understand that the whole Terminator story is just the sci-fi effects. If you look it from a point of view, the "subliminal", let's say, story is either: 1)The terminator is Sarah Connor's cruel husband who seeks to kill her because she run away with her lover, Reese.(This the worst-case scenario) 2)Reese is Sarah Connor's husband and is determined to save her from a psychopath who wants to kill her for no reason.
Anyway, I think that Reese missed something as a protector. He came to die to save the woman he loved, which is one of the most closest things in the history of cinema. He is a noble soldier, but he doesn't inspire much respect.
In terminator 2, I think that the "subliminal" story was that the protector was John Connor's father, who came back in time determined to save his son from an evil killer, even if this is going to cost him his life.
Overall, I think that Terminator 2 was a very good movie, although it lacked slightly in smartness at it's whole spirit.
That's what I think. I could be absolutely wrong, so I advice you to read more comments for this movie if you want a better picture of the movie.