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bradistani

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« on: July 05, 2011, 08:05:23 AM »
well a couple of days back actually. but, blimey! where does all the time go, eh ?? i remember it like it was yesterday  :'(

oh, btw, t1 > t3 > t2  :)

He came back. On July 3, 1991, Terminator 2: Judgment Day arrived in theaters as naked as Arnold Schwarzenegger after time travel and came away with the then-biggest five-day opening in box office history. The James Cameron-directed film earned $54 million over its first five days of release, $3 million more than Tim Burton’s Batman grabbed in its first five days back in 1989. Said an anonymous theater owner to the New York Times at the time, “At virtually all our locations, we were selling out well in advance of showings, and the word-of-mouth buzz out there is just phenomenal.” Indeed it was: Terminator 2 went on to gross $204.8 million domestically, and over $500 million worldwide. All of which is to say: Happy anniversary to a cultural touchstone!

With its massive set pieces and groundbreaking special effects, Judgment Day looks more like the blockbusters of today than anything that was in theaters twenty years ago. (To wit, the next four films at the box office during the opening weekend of T2: Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, City Slickers, Problem Child 2.) Cameron spent anywhere from $85 to $102 on the Terminator sequel, which was another then-record — one Cameron and the franchise would top in later years with Titanic and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, respectively — and the cost was worth it: in addition to the tremendous box office, T2 won four Oscars, including one for Best Visual Effects.

I can remember seeing Terminator 2: Judgment Day in a packed Manhasset, NY theater during opening weekend — the same theater I had previously seen Naked Gun 2 1/2, for what it’s worth — and the film was an action revelation. Linda Hamilton’s guns! Edward Furlong! Arnold! Robert Patrick’s terrifying T-1000! “I need a vacation”! It was all there, and all great. T2 was like The Godfather Part II of summer entertainment; the sequel that improved on the excellent original in ways previously thought impossible.

In honor of T2 — and to celebrate Fourth of July — remember Judgment Day below. Hasta la vista, baby.


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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2011, 08:17:28 AM »
oh, btw, t1 > t3 > t2  :)

Quoted for the truth.

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2011, 08:18:06 AM »
Time...your boss took it and made money of it!

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2011, 09:08:51 AM »
well a couple of days back actually. but, blimey! where does all the time go, eh ?? i remember it like it was yesterday  :'(

oh, btw, t1 > t3 > t2  :)


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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2011, 09:15:47 AM »
T2 was to T1 what Aliens was to Alien - Jim Cameron took a great movie and made an even better sequel for it.

Hopefully, he'll do the same with Avatar.

Brad, good to see you appreciating T3, which is a great action flick by itself and only gets a bad rap because it's a sequel to the more popular T2.

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2011, 09:19:37 AM »
Yes I never understand the hate on T3.  It was a perfectly good movie.

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2011, 09:22:05 AM »
T2 was to T1 what Aliens was to Alien - Jim Cameron took a great movie and made an even better sequel for it.

Hopefully, he'll do the same with Avatar.

Brad, good to see you appreciating T3, which is a great action flick by itself and only gets a bad rap because it's a sequel to the more popular T2.



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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2011, 09:47:58 AM »
t1 > t3 > t2

you must be kidding.

 t1 > t2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>t3 (even with the chick, it was a joke.  so bad, i can't even remember it.)

you really think her laser/canon arm or whatever is better than the liquid metal terminator. 

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2011, 09:51:22 AM »
We're only four years away from the future depicted in Back to The Future II - and we still don't have hoverboards.  >:(

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2011, 10:24:36 AM »
T2 >>>> T1 >>>>> T4 > T3

It's like huge gaps between these. 3rd i can't remember anything about. except that John Connor was played by some b actor.

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2011, 10:48:26 AM »
All of them were good, except T salvation.

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2011, 10:59:00 AM »
"I know now why you cry, but it is something I can never do."

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2011, 11:37:20 AM »
If it weren't for the little shit T2 would rock. To me it seems like 100 years passed since its release.
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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2011, 11:39:14 AM »
Mark my words: T5 coming with THE MAN !!!!

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2011, 11:41:34 AM »
If it weren't for the little shit T2 would rock. To me it seems like 100 years passed since its release.

Edward Furlong? He wasn't as bad as Nick Stahl, the worst John Conner to date.

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #15 on: July 05, 2011, 11:46:18 AM »
t3 had more of a feel of t1 but with better special effects and a super hot terminator. thats why i like it. t1 is a 80s masterpiece. t2 was great, with for its time, awesome special effects. it just had too many moments of utter shite for my liking. the ridiculous premise of a terminator learning or gaining some humanity  ::)  that squawking little bastard got on my nerves big time n'all

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #16 on: July 05, 2011, 12:43:36 PM »
"I know now why you cry, but it is something I can never do."

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Genial sarcasm or utter stupidity?

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #17 on: July 05, 2011, 02:16:25 PM »
i remember seeing this at the local drive in (which is now a wal mart), seems like a long time ago but not quite 20 years

i saw T3 in theaters exactly 8 years ago today, i remember the exact date because i was so excited to see it and it was the day after the 4th of july

T3 was good, people hate it because it wasn't anywhere near as good as the first two

i like the original the best, in fact i think it is one of the best movies of all time

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #18 on: July 05, 2011, 05:08:25 PM »
Fuck you T3 lovers. It was a SOLID 2 star movie, but not a 3 star like its predecessors. Arnolds acting seemed cheesy, and the women terminator was trying way to hard to act like a robot. Good plot and so so script, but nothing compared to the 1st and second.

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #19 on: July 05, 2011, 05:15:50 PM »
God, I feel old. Has it really been 20 years ?? God almighty !

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #20 on: July 05, 2011, 05:18:34 PM »


At 0:21

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #21 on: July 05, 2011, 06:06:28 PM »
T-3 was ridiculously shitty.
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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #22 on: July 05, 2011, 06:14:08 PM »
T-3 was ridiculously shitty.

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #23 on: July 05, 2011, 09:32:32 PM »


At 0:21


that's roland kickinger with an Arnold facejob

funny, i've watched T4 yesterday.
T1 > T2 > T3 > T4

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Re: Terminator 2: Judgment Day - 20 Years Old
« Reply #24 on: July 05, 2011, 09:38:26 PM »
T-3 was ridiculously shitty.

You didn't like them showing Kristanna Loken's amazing ass instead of a man's ass like from the first 2 movies, Wiggs? ;D