One of James Cameron's masterpieces of Sci-Fi

Rating: 7/10 (9 May 2019)

The sequel of The Terminator (1984) was way better than I expected. Because of the ratings in many websites like Rotten Tomatoes, the first one (100%) was rated higher than this one, the sequel (93%), also in Metacritic was the same, Terminator in 1984 got 84% and Judgment Day just got 75%. Metacritic rated so terribly. But in IMDb was fair. The Terminator Saga is one of the franchises that had its sequel better the the original like the Spider-Man Trilogy directed by Sam Raimi or the X-Men franchise.
Schwarzenegger was still T-800 but with a different mission. The last time we saw him as a villain, well in here he was sent to protect Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton)'s son, John Connor (Edward Furlong) who would lead an army to destroy the machines in the future. He was still a kid that time but his performance wasn't bad. He was great with different emotions and good acting. In here, I liked Hamilton's performance more than the previous film, she was a mother, a badass fighter and she was addicted to cigarettes. I also loved the way she looked but I didn't like the way she got drunk. Schwarzenegger just got much better. In here, there's a new villain called the T-1000 played by Robert Patrick, a better and more modern prototype. He could morph into liquid metal and used his hand as various weapons.
The way the CGI was edited was really awesome. The cinematography was great as well. It was filled with a lot of great and classic moments. The action sequence here was a lot better, especially the liquid metal (I've already mentioned that) and the battle between the good guys and the SWAT. The CGI was well-edited there with lots of shooting and explosions caused by Schwarzenegger's T-800.
The strong violence and sci-fi actions didn't really make this move deserve an R-Rated. It was totally safe for 13 and 14 year-olds. I didn't see anything too bloody, just T-800 cutting his arm, that's it. I really didn't like the idea the the whole Terminator Saga would be rated R. It's just sci-fi, actions and little violence. Nobody would be afraid, they're gonna like it. That's something I don't like about the movie and the rest of the Saga.
The final battle was extremely epic when T-1000 knocked down T-800 and then Sarah came to knock some of T-1000's ass. Then T-800 came up lying on a giant clockwork and holding a rifle that caused destruction shot at T-1000 and he fell into the lava (maybe?) and melted. The way the villain died was just so satisfying.
This is one of James Cameron's masterpieces of sci-fi. He got really good with the CGI and I'm looking forward to see the 3-D version of Judgment Day released in 2017 with better cinematography and maybe I could feel that I'm in there. This one was definitely my favorite of the Terminator Saga.
Ratings: 9.4/10