An incredible sci-fi action movie that is one of Hollywood's best.

Rating: 10/10 (27 April 2000)

(Minor/medium spoiler alert)
Few action movies have ever impressed me in as many regards as Terminator 2: Judgment has (herein to be referred to as T2).
Well, everyone knows that T2 is the sequel to the excellent Terminator, but not everyone may know of how well T2 surpasses it.
Within the first few minutes of the movie, upon viewing the far future battle scene between man and machine, the viewer already gets a feel for what the rest of the movie will be like. The opening battle scene shows off the incredible, and in the eyes of many, still unsurpassed special effects.
The entire movie is superbly edited, and visual effects, sound effects, and sound editing are all handled very well. However, you may have already heard of T2's technical achievements. I will now speak of other elements of the movie.
The plot occurs some years after the original, with heavy emphasis on time travel and post-apocalyptic war. At its core, the story revolves around a teenage boy who is pivotal to the survival of the human species later in the future. There are two terminators sent back in time: one of them, the T-1000, is sent to kill young John Connor. The other, the T-800 (Arnold Schwarznegger), is sent back to protect him. When these two terminators collide, it makes for some of the best action you may likely see, period.
There are other characters in the movie who play major parts, including John's mother (Linda Hamilton) and the creator of a certain software/hardware company that plays an important role in the continuity of the Terminator universe. I should say that Arnold Schwarznegger found his niche in this movie: he played the terminator perfectly. Likewise with T-1000...his line "Have you seen this boy?" is very memorable...
James Cameron may have directed big movies before T2, and certainly, he has directed the biggest movie of all time after it, but no movie is as complete and satisfying as T2. Watching Arnie kill whoever got in his way with impunity was extremely entertaining, and the whole moody feel of the movie impressed me.
This is one of my top 10 movies of all time. People may scoff when they even hear me mention T2 in the same breath as Apocalypse Now, but hey, an opinion is an opinion...