Once again proves you can teach a dog new tricks

Rating: Null/10 (24 July 2001)

Let me level with you,Terminator was one of the greatest action flicks ever,a mysterious storyline,great cast,and has two essential elements, a believeable hero (Kyle Reese),and a unrelenting villain (Terminator). Where the 1st shines the 2nd falls short, (SPOILER,if you haven't seen yet,don't read on!) the hero is the original Terminator,who isn't really a human,so can't be identified with,and the villain is the T-1000, a shape shifter,unrelenting,but not as good as Arny in the 1st, Robert Patrick is a great actor,but this isn't his role. The 2nd does do a better job of developing characters,but doesn't deliver the terror or excitement the 1st did. The visual effects are better,but compare Alien,Aliens,and Alien 3,the first two are hailed as some of the best,while the 3rd is one of the worst,although having beautiful effects,reason,lack of the terror and suspense the first had. Sarah Conner in the 1st was a woman,in the 2nd,she's a she-man from hell. I loved T2 when I was younger,but as I grew older,I appreciated that the 1st had a mysterious plot,I didn't want to know everything that happened, I wanted what happened now to happen now. Here's to hoping that the 3rd in the series is more moody and back to the original formula.