Special edition so much better

Rating: 8/10 (29 July 2002)

I just saw T2 Special Edition. The extra fifteen minutes vastly improve the movie (possibly with the exception of the dream sequence where Michael Biehn appears again). The absolute WORST deletion was the glitches in the T-1000 after being frozen and thawed. They add less than a minute to the movie. Without the glitches he looks like he's just walking more slowly simply to be dramatic: the old "good guys are *just* out of reach" routine. With the glitches shown, we understand that the T-1000 is not all powerful and that the drama of the continuing chase is more believable. Some of the other deleted moments, like Arnie learning to smile are wonderful...and I just wonder what editors think of audiences? So often the special editions and directors cuts are leaps and bounds better than the theatrical releases. Das Boot. You haven't seen that one until you've seen the director's cut.