Good sequel

Rating: 7/10 (24 April 2005)

John Connor (Edward Furlong), son of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) lives with his foster parents, while Sarah spends time in a mental hospital. John spends his time doing petty crimes with his friends, but then something happens: a liquid shape shifting android (Robert Patrcik) from the future starts to hunt him and another, older model (Arnold Schwarzengger) tries to protect him. It is now apparent to John, that his mother has always been right and so, he must bust his mom out and try to kill the liquid man, before it kills him.
Plot it self doesn't actually have any other surprises besides Arnold, who now plays a good guy opposite of his portrayal of evil Terminator in the first film. Rest of the movie flows in safe routes to the predictable, yet still greatly directed and thrilling ending.
Special edition, which is 20 or so minutes longer than the original gives some funny additional scenes, which won't move the story itself in a way or an another, but luckily they don't effect in the overall flow of the story
As for sequels go Terminator 2 is from the better end, still not as good as the first one, even tough it did bring lots and lots of cash.
Visually movie doesn't show any weaknesses, even tough it's made in 1991, when digital CGI effects where in their early ages. It shows, that T2 had biggest budget of it's era.
Not the most original Sci-fi flick out there, but still pretty good one, with lots of solid acting from everyone involved, mixed up with neat specials and action scenes.