One Of (If Not) The Greatest Sequels Ever

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2014)

Sequels are rarely better than the first movie, however Terminator 2: Judgement Day may just be in my opinion the greatest sequel ever made (that is not Godfather 2)
Plot In A Paragraph: 10 years have passed since the events in "The Terminator" However another Terminator is sent back through time called the T-1000, which is more advanced and more powerful than its predecessor. The Mission: to kill John Connor (Edward Furlong) when he's still a child. However, John and his mother Sarah (Linda Hamilton) do not have to face this threat of a Terminator alone. Another Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) the T-800 model from the first movie, is also sent back through time. The mission: to protect John and Sarah Connor.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is perfectly cast as the killing machine from the future. Although saying he is perfect as a non human may not be the compliment I intended it to be!! He'll never be a good dramatic actor, he'll never be Oscar nominated like Sylvester Stallone, but he is a good action star and he has charisma in spades!!
Some of the cast were never as good before this movie, and never were again. Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton I'm talking to you.
Despite being a fine Villain here, Patrick has ended up in DTV land via two Stallone movies (Copland and D-Tox) Edward Furlong's person problems have been a massive hindrance in his career, with only American History X the only other movie worth watching in his filmography!!
As for Linda Hamilton, I believe she should have been nominated for an Oscar for her performance here, she is simply superb. Yet she didn't work again for 3 years, after this all the movies barring Dante's Peak were not big movies, or even good movies hardly worth of note.
Brad Fiedel's score is another asset to this movie, it's perfect. The Guns 'n Roses track "You Could Be Mine" is also a perfect fit for the movie and is a lot of fun.
There are amazing sensitive scenes and awesome action scenes. The downside to the action scenes is some awful use of obvious stunt doubles. But it's only nitpicking and it's hard to pick faults with a movie that gets so much right!!
Hands down Schwarzenegger's best movie