No Fate But What We Make

Rating: 9/10 (8 April 2013)

This is in my opinion the best film Cameron has done. Few sequels live up to the name or hype as Terminator 2 did. It took a solid story from the original film and made it even better. To me this film feels much like the first two Superman movies which were filmed essentially together. Although Terminator 2 was done years later it gives you the impression they were done together.
The sizable differences between the two films was a radical jump in CGI created effects. Stan Winston returned as well for the physical and makeup effects and had a much bigger budget to work with that is noticeable between the two films.
The story centers again on a older but more emotionally hardened Sarah Connor and her teen son who is the latest target of the central machine mind Skynet. Arnold returns again as the Terminator but his rival this time is a advanced machine whose relentless pursuit of young John Connor leaves a path of spectacular destruction across the city of Los Angeles.
Another new character introduced is the brilliant computer engineer Miles Dyson played by Joe Morton and along with Edward Furlong provides some of the best acting seen in either an action film or Science Fiction. The fate of mankind hinges on which machine finds John Connor first and what decisions are made after.
The film has stood very well the test of time and the effects are not outdated as you would think. Depictions of nuclear war L.A. are among the best ever done and the color palettes used throughout the film have created a spectacular transfer to the Blu-ray format.
The movie has only about 20 minutes of slow moments and the rest is one growing cascade of action and tension. The film is well paced and the story is one of the finest examples of Sci-Fi action we have.