the greatest sequel of all time??

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2004)

i was first introduced to Terminator 2-Judgement Day at the tender age of 9 and ever since i have been hooked. i saw the first in the series on the same day for the first time too, and found it OK, but there were so many obvious mistakes, mainly due to the limited budget. Terminator 2 is however, so different, so spectacular, and so advanced, even by the standards of today. as i have grown older, i have learned to appreciate the first in the series more and more. the ruthless terminator who in some cases is so close to being a human yet so far away, and a soldier sent back in time to save a mother and her unborn (and unconcieved) son provide two completely opposite ends of the spectrum. the fear and determination to survive on the human part is quite moving, yet the ruthlessness of the terminator is utterly disturbing. now, this finally leaves us at terminator 2- and whats happened? a new terminator has been sent back in time, just as ruthless as the first, but with a mission to save john connor, age 11.( i think-lets not get into that!!)he must, however, obey all of johns orders, and promises not to ill anyone, a key moment in the film, as it not only expersses the terminators loyalty, but it is the same point where the terminator begins to feel human emotion, asking questions like "why do you cry?" and stating "i know now why you cry, but it is something i could never do." he's also prepared to learn the lingo!! sent back this time to terminate john connor is the T-1000, made of liquid metal, a far more advanced terminator than arnie, te T-100. some of the scenes the T-1000 provides are devastating, from the lorry chase to walking through metal bars, to he reformation when frozen by liquid nitrogen- undoubtably the greatest baddie ever to grace the big screen.
its not often you can say this, but throughout the film, arnie is fantastic, his lack of emotion at the beginning, to a machine which is almost human by the end is breathtaking, and it is obviously the part which he was born to play- if the original plans went ahead and Van Damm played the terminator i guarantee there would have never have been a sequel. so, what do i think? the greatest sequel of all time? without a doubt. the greatest movie of all time - i think the shawshank redemption may have something to say about that.