Sets the standard for action movies, and it still hasn't been beaten!

Rating: 10/10 (18 April 2005)

This is, simply, the best action movie I've ever seen. I just cannot get enough of it! Everything about the movie is flawless, the direction, the visual effects(which are still stunning, mind you), the action, the pacing. Just utterly flawless.
James Cameron proved with this movie, not "Titanic", that he truly was the King of the World. He has created an action masterpiece. T2 set the bar for action movies for years to come, and that bar, in my humble opinion, has not been raised yet.
In T2, Ah-nuld returns as Cyberdyne Systems Model T-101, only this time his mission is to protect. He is not supposed to protect Sarah Connor, but her teenage son, John Connor, who was conceived during Sarah's night of passion with Kyle Reese in the original. Of course, you can't have a good Terminator movie without a decent bad guy, and this bad guy is more than decent. He's the Cyberdyne Systems Model T-1000. He's a polymimetic alloy, liquid metal to the lay person, more than a match for Ah-nuld.
Robert Patrick creates one of the absolute most menacing movie villains ever put to film. What makes him scarier than Arnold in the original is that he looks like an ordinary guy. He's clearly not a bodybuilder, yet his icy stare is utterly chilling. Arnold returns in fine form, though, proving that he can play a convincing good guy. He also throws in bits of comic relief, too, though it's mainly on the Director's Cut, aka the Extreme Edition DVD. Pick that one up; it's got a hilarious scene where John teaches the T-101 to smile.
Linda Hamilton is perfect as Sarah Connor. She's buffed up since the last one, making for one heck of a butt-kicker. She also convincingly portrays an affectionate mom who, though she may sound insane, only wants to do what's best for her son.
The biggest standout, though, is Edward Furlong, who plays John Connor. He's the perfect guy to portray the spunk and resourcefulness's that John has. It's all the more spectacular in knowing that this is Furlong's film debut. Sadly, he wasn't able to return for T-3 because of his continuing drug problem.
I cannot do this movie justice! I've seen it many, many times, and I keep coming back for more. Everyone on the message boards agrees with me that it's one of the top 10 action movies of all time. Oh, I would want to caution parents before letting your kids see it. It's very violent, though not as graphic as it could have been. It's got some language, too, although compared to most of today's R-rated movies, it's fairly tame. See this movie now! You will not be sorry! Hasta la vista, baby.