Plot: What’s it about?
If you were alive in 1991, and I’m assuming that most of you were, you heard about this movie. It was the “Phantom Meanace” of then. This was a follow-up to the “cult classic” The Terminator; in which Arnold Schwarzenegger actually played a bad guy.
The story begins in the future, with the robots at war with the humans (resistance).
The robots (terminators) send a unit back in time to kill John Conner, leader of the resistance in the future. The resistance manages to send back a unit as well to prevent that from happening. Of couse, back then (1991) John is a hell-raising teenager! Arnold must not only get John to safety, but avoid the other terminator as well. There are quite a few fight scenes that show off the awesome special effects of this movie (which are still awesome, I might add).
Also involved is Linda Hamilton, who is committed to a mental institution since the last movie. The three of them are literally fighting for the right to live from the evil terminator.
This all sounds confusing, but it makes sense when you see the movie. And a great movie it is!
Video: How does it look?
This was Live (Artisan’s) first Dual-layer disc. In fact, this was the first dual-layer disc! The 16:9 enhanced picture looks better than ever. With the special effects and the crystal clear picture, it’s hard to believe that this movie is 8 years old! Really, reference quality picture. Top notch.
Audio: How does it sound?
To compliment the video, the audio is just as good. This was remastered in 5.1, but it’s really hard to call it a “remaster”. It sounds better than most movies out there today! All speakers are used…a lot! I have a new demo disc!
Supplements: What are the extras?
Along with cast bios, a trailer and some production notes…that’s it. I’d love to hear commentary, or at least a behind the scenes featurette on this. But I hear that they are coming out with an “Ultimate T2”, so maybe I’ll get my wish…
