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Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as "The Terminator" in this explosive action-adventure spectacle. Now he's one of the good guys, sent back in time to pr...
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Released: | Wednesday, July 3, 1991 |
Length: | 139 minutes |
Studio: | Carolco Pictures |
Genre: | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as "The Terminator" in this explosive action-adventure spectacle. Now he's one of the good guys, sent back in time to protect John Connor, the boy destined to lead the freedom fighters of the future. Linda Hamilton reprises her role as Sarah Connor, John's mother, a quintessential survivor who has been institutionalized for her warning of the nuclear holocaust she knows is inevitable. Together, the threesome must find a way to stop the ultimate enemy-the T-1000, the most lethal Terminator ever created. Co-written, produced and directed by James Cameron ("The Terminator," "Aliens," "Titanic"), this visual tour de force is also a touching human story of survival.
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As the film opens we see Ten-year-old John Connor (Edward Furlong; American History X) living with a foster family and getting into all kinds of trouble as his mother Sarah (Linda Hamilton; Children of the Corn) is locked up in the psychiatric hospital. She rants and raves about robots from the future coming to kill her son but nobody believes her. Then one day John shows up at the hospital with the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger; True Lies) sending Sarah into a panic, as she is afraid the Terminator will kill John. Unfortunately, he isn't the one they need to worry about.
It turns out the Terminator has been reprogrammed to help keep John alive as a new, updated threat, The T-1000 (Robert Patrick; The Faculty) has been sent back into time to kill him. The T-1000 is much more advanced and can morph into mimicking other people. It can turn from a solid to a liquid state making it easier to track and hunt down John in an attempt to kill him long before John becomes the leader of the resistance.
The terminator is arguably Schwarzenegger's most recognizable and iconic role as he is well suited to the task of playing a robot from the future. It also gave us some memorable lines and this second film gave us the well-known, "Hasta La Vista Baby" phrase. Hamilton is also remembered for her portrayal of Sarah Connor and the second film in the series saw her in more muscular shape than the first one. This transformation helped make her a believable action star. Furlong was a newcomer to movies but he did a good job for someone without any experience. Patrick also made a lasting impression in his role that has served him for many years.
The 4K resolution presented in 2160p quality is excellent and really showcases the CGI work this film is known for. The morphing T-1000 graphics are superb and the picture quality is top notch. Unfortunately, the DTS- HD master audio 5.1 doesn't live up to the same high standards as the video. While the video has been redone for this release, the audio could have benefited from a Dolby Atmos upgrade. This is truly disappointing, as this would have made this one of the "most purchased" discs during this holiday season.
The Combo pack offers a brand new 55 minute extra entitled Reprogramming, which features candid interviews with cast and crew, terminator lore, and production aspects of the film from start to finish. Also brand new is a trailer for the 2017 3D re-release of the film. Aside from this feature, all the old featurettes from the last round of Blu-ray releases of the film are also included: A 1993 documentary of the making of the film, deleted scenes, and original trailers.
Fans who thought they would only get the theatrical edition of the film will be in for a pleasant surprise as the Blu-ray disc contained in this release has the theatrical, special edition and extended special edition available via seamless branching.
This iconic series solidified Schwarzenegger as an action star of the 1990's and helped in making him a household name. With a unique premise, it also offered audiences something new to enjoy and switching up the second film by making the former bad guy the hero this time was a genius move on the writers and producers part. It kept the series fresh and interesting instead of offering the same recycled storyline we had already seen. Fans of the series will want to get this movie in its most updated form to keep and watch for years to come. The film gets an A+ but this release only gets an A- due to the audio issues.
Grade: A-
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Sarah Connor: Three billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war Judgment Day. They lived only to face a new nightmare: the war against the machines. The computer which controlled the machines, Skynet, sent two Terminators back through time. Their mission: to destroy the leader of the human resistance, John Connor, my son. The first Terminator was programmed to strike at me in the year 1984 before John was born. It failed. The second was set to strike at John himself when he was still a child. As before, the resistance was able to send a lone warrior, a protector for John. It was just a question of which one of them would reach him first.