One of the best sequels ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (2 July 1999)

James Cameron is a God. He has to be. There are so few directors that can make films the way he can. In fact I would go out on a limb here and say that besides Spielberg ( who himself is a God ) no one can make films the way he can. Terminator was a great film. But T2 is really heads and shoulders above it. Sequels don't usually surpass the original, but this one sure did.
T2 explores so many of the same issues as the first one but it goes deeper into them. It gives us more visuals of what a desolate future would be like after a nuclear war. And it gives more reason to be pessimistic towards our own species. " We're not going to make it, are we? " John asks the Terminator. " It's in your nature to desroy yourselves. " How chilling is that? And how true? As a sci-fi/action movie, this is one of the best. But this could also be taken on the same level as a horror film. Just an incredibly expensive and well made horror film.
What an idea to add to the first films paranoia by not just having Arnold come back to play a good Terminator, but to have the seemingly invincible T-1000 become the enemy added a whole new dimension to the film.
This film has a bigger budget and it had higher expectations but it did not cease from being dark and intelligent enough to make us think. It also has some great humour. And Arnold doesn't disappoint, he utter the famous line " I'll be back! "
T2 is a movie miracle. It is so well made and enteraining while having a message that it is quite simply one of the best films ever made. I love what James Cameron does when he is behind a camera and I loved this movie. It is a true work of art. And one hell of an entertaining film.