Classic action movie

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2019)

This review contains spoilers.
'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' is the sequel to The Terminator that premiered in 1984. Terminator 2: Judgment Day premiered in 1991 and is directed, and produced by James Cameron. The movie is written by James Cameron, and William Wisher. The movie stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong. The movie follows a few years after the events of The Terminator. John Connor, played by Edward Furlong, is a child under a foster home and Sarah Connor is interred in a mental health hospital. A new terminator is sent to assassinate John Connor.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is an excellent sequel to The Terminator. This movie takes the action that audiences enjoyed in the first movie and elevates it to a new height. It successfully creates the same feelings as the first movie with the awe of action created by cyborgs. This movie is not only a great sequel but a masterful entry in action movies. Terminator 2: Judgment Day has excellent chase and action set pieces. This movie spawned endless copies that could only hope to emulate the incredibly well-done action scenes in this movie. Most of the action scenes in this movie are composed of chases when the T-1000 acquires John Connor. The movie varies this by coming up with various reasons for the chase to occur. These reasons make perfect sense in the movie.
The writing in this movie is different from the first movie. The movie prioritizes action scenes more so than the first movie. This is not a problem as Terminator 2: Judgment Day still has the heart and brain of the original. The movie successfully blends action and the thoughtfulness of the first movie that held the original's appeal past the action. The movie utilizes its characters in Sarah Connor, John Connor, and the T-800 well. These characters are developed incredibly well from the first movie. Sarah Connor still maintains her character development from the first movie. In the sequel, she is more determined to prevent the apocalyptic future. She has a nice character arc in trying to recover her humanity. John Connor has a good character arc in becoming the future leader of humanity he was meant to be. The T-800 even has a good character arc in the machine attempting to understand humanity.
The villain of the T-1000 is both intimidating and unique. This villain has plans to trap the heroes and every scene that he was in he had a great presence. The T-1000 easily made the movie special and created a great dynamic with the characters unable to destroy the villain until the end.
The direction by James Cameron is masterful. I found all the scenes beautiful and interesting in some way. The movie creates many great scenes and the action scenes above all have such great care and attention to it. All of the scenes in this movie are masterfully done and creates the high level of quality the audience will appreciate. The movie benefits greatly from the added budget from the first movie.
I highly recommend 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.'
Grade: A