Brilliant.

Rating: 10/10 (27 March 2000)

This is one hell of a fantastic sequel...Jim Cameron does it again after the triumph that was Aliens, he produces another moment of magic...the way this movie consolidates and improves upon the first movie is near perfection. The special effects were absolutely amazing and even today it is difficult to see exactly how they could have been used to better effect. The way he managed to create a bad guy infinitely more scary than Arnie in the first film and make him (the T-1000) so believable is first rate...
The cast was absolutely first rate, especially Linda Hamilton...her transformation over the two films was shocking and brilliantly played. The boy Connor was not just there for show either, his performance was great too as the child born to be world leader one day...the action was tense and relentless with some of the best sequences you are ever likely to see...the motorbike/lorry and the helicopter/van/lorry chases being cases in point...
The only thing that prevents me from giving the movie ten out of ten is the slight softening of the mood in this film compared to its precursor. The first film was darker, moodier, and conveyed a feeling of dread throughout. This movie had the dread alright with the indestructible bad guy, but there were a few comic one-liners, especially from the supposed robot Arnold which seemed out of place ("I need a vacation" for eg). Still this is a very minor gripe and will not prevent me from saying that this one of the best sci-fi or action movies ever made.