After all the negative reviews, it surprised me.

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2003)

Let me first tell you what expected; not much. Everybody said it "sucked".
So after seeing the "hit movies of the summer" (X-Men 2, Matrix reloaded, Hulk, etc) I thought X2 was the only "OK" movie.
Boy, was I wrong.
Ok, so it might not be totally 110% accurate. There might be a couple of gaps in the story. And the effects in few scenes might make you go "Ok, this is CGI, and not even good one". But... T3 was a movie, that made me go "whoa, back up, take a break". The action started from the moment the movie started, and stopped about 5 minutes before the end credits, and the movie gave the watchers ample opportunity to go "ok, let me figure out this part of Terminator story/history, before you give it away in a few minutes".
It might not be the best script, nor the best acting (by a long shot, Mr. Governor), but it sure as he is one hell of a rollercoaster ride of action and explosions. And the story stays true enough to please a long time Terminator fan (especially the dark ending).
I can wouch that the DD5.1 track on the DVD is well and truly used... ;)