Terminator 2 (1991) - Every FX trick in the book l Ft.

Masterclass Cinema Episode 1 - Taking an in depth look into the Visual and Practical Effects surrounding the CGI of the T-1000 and why Terminator 2 is still timeless film making today.
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[@cordzfx]

Check out the T-1000 follow up Masterclass Cinema Episode here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2e1ZqqVpMl6e9E

[@crisyorke1328]

Use the word gradually, not progressively.

[@Ramdileo_sys]

sorry Who is the actress announcing the award at 9:29???

[@charlesvan13]

How did they do the mini-gun scene? You see the police cars destroyed by the mini-gun with the cops running for their lives. Obviously they couldn't use real bullets with actors nearby. But how could you use squibs to makes metal look shredded by bullets?

[@brianwest2775]

@@Ramdileo_sys Rebecca De Mornay is radiant presenting the award for best achievement in makeup. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWXSiHV_aLudh5Y

[@souloftheage]

Sooooo difficult to match rear projection with foreground characters. Not really.

[@itchyisvegeta]

The effects still look better than half the movies out today.

[@ChrisEveleyTheReal]

Something about the uncanny valley motion of some modern CG FX blockbusters just seems wrong. Huge creatures that just move *wrong* seemingly defying gravity...

[@edwardrodriguez1111]

Big Facts!

[@nibblrrr7124]

​@@ChrisEveleyTheReal It's what happens when directors rely too much on VFX artists "fixing it in post" to carry a lot of the burden of making a story convincing, but at the same time underpaying & understaffing them, with ridiculous deadline pressure. Check out Wren Weichman's TED talk/Corridor video on the subject.

[@Ognyan397]

Indeed!

[@theflyingpunyo3696]

It's funny, the liquid metal effects in T2 Lok way better then the effects in T genius

[@adnanaliable]

do I want to watch an entire video about the making of t 1000? absolutely yes.

[@robdcollector2808]

aa a ..same here!!!

[@schwartzy65]

Why not just watch making of T2?

[@rodoherty1]

Yes, please!!!

[@bluemcdaniel99]

They talked about it on the T2 making of video

[@adahbombdon1512]

My favorite villain

[@xamarinmaster1403]

You did mention Linda Hamilton's twin sister briefly, but I think TWINS should be listed as its own completely separate special effects technique. The mental hospital security guard that was getting coffee from the vending machine also had a twin that was used.

[@ZuluRomeo]

And Linda's sister was also used in the film's climax for background shots of the real and fake Sarah Connor in the steel mill. Much more convincing than using chroma key based techniques to achieve the same effect.

[@Saavik256]

RIP Leslie Hamilton :(

[@themythicwaffle]

@@Saavik256 she died? D :

[@qwertago]

@@themythicwaffle yes, sad, but true, She died in September the last year :(

[@gerbear3227]

the TWIN mention was completely warranted in the context of the scene/visual effect

[@macdee6040]

Brilliant movies, so glad they never made any sequel after T2. Just classic :)

[@JurgenCutters]

Lolol

[@TCM215]

I actually don’t think it’s too late to make another great one. Fully realistic de aged Arnold for 10 min of film for a few scenes only then a T800 with no flesh for the rest with Arnold’s voice. It would work

[@Draknfyre]

@@TCM215 We've never seen a canon fleshless T-800 speaking on-screen, so hearing one talking in his voice, with only the skeletal jaw flapping up and down, would be incredibly weird. The closest we got was in Salvation and we only heard it around the corner, we don't actually see it talking.

[@aBerlin1945]

@@TCM215 Get out.

[@AgnosiaAgnosis]

I have never seen the rest on purpose.

[@SilentRunner79]

I feel so privileged to have seen this movie in the cinema when it came out. What an experience. I was 11 at the time and completely blown away.

[@richardmoores]

You’re lucky, I was 11 in 1991 too but I didn’t get to see it

[@SilentRunner79]

@@edy1361 No it was legal in Greece to see this film at my age

[@af1762]

@@edy1361 law? Preventing someone from watching movies in cinema? Thats so ridiculous. It should be up to parents and nobody else. MPAA and ratings alike are a complete joke. 11-12 yo is perfect age to see movies like these. And in todays era of internet... pff. Ratings can go to the biiin.

[@JoaoSilva22222]

me too!

[@ntdscherer]

@@edy1361 Even if he had been in the US, that wouldn't break any laws, only movie theater rules.

[@Ryrynz2000]

T2 is incredible. Doubt I'll see a bigger blockbuster in my lifetime.

[@audience2]

You won't. I gave up hoping for a better film about 15 years ago.

[@shamrockballs1066]

Jurassic Park? 🤷‍♂️ Titanic ? 🤷‍♂️ T2 is great, love it, but I think its either Batman or the other two I mentioned above. They are the big blockbusters I remember. I remember T2 as well though.

[@eds6569]

@@shamrockballs1066 The original Jurassic Park still holds up amazingly well to this day and still puts every film like it to shame IMO.

[@eyeseeyou3322]

@@shamrockballs1066 Titanic...?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@shamrockballs1066]

@@eyeseeyou3322 Yes Titanic. You may not like Titanic, but it was a phenomenon, part of the cultural ziegest, the biggest blockbuster of all time. It had far more impact than Terminator 2. The only other movie that came close in the 90s was Jurassic Park.

[@Ganiscol]

It is still - 30 years later - my favorite film. Everything is on point.

[@nanaahi8111]

Me to 👍

[@cristianpallares7565]

Me too! Watched it as a kid a hundred times...

[@mariejae]

Same

[@ConnerTheEsquire]

In conclusion: James Cameron is insane and we absolutely love him.

[@brianng8350]

He and Lucas are probably a nightmare to work for, but they pushed the boundaries of sci fi cinemas in best ways possible.

[@mart446]

Piss off please. No insane person could make movies like him.

[@RARufus]

Cameron is a perfectionist to the Nth degree. This is why is movie effects are so great. Look at what he put the actors through for The Abyss for another look at his work behind the scenes.

[@MrCREWCRUSHIN95]

Until he gave it all up to make dumb Avatar movies. I weep at all the great James Cameron movies we're never going to see because of AVATAR taking up the remainder of his life.

[@Hadrows]

"Listen to me very carefully" That scene Scared me as a kid, now as an adult have to say that's the most impressive way in the movie to explain the whole situation to Dyson, He has seen that robotic arm so many times that he would recognize it in a "microsecond".

[@orangie8426]

Listen to me varey calfly... I'm trying to be your fend... SSSSSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIICE SLICE sli.... RRRRRRERREEIIIIIIIIPPPPPPP... Ya you see... nuttin' to worry bout.... just an..... arm a tron ..... arm... from.... de 80's... ya see??? Pretty cool ya???

[@UrAvergFrTeen]

One day the movie was on Canal+, I watched it with my younger cousin and a bit before Arnold rips his arms off, I called him to come and watch. He saw it and hated me for 2 minutes

[@nanaahi8111]

@@UrAvergFrTeen 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@Legion849]

@@UrAvergFrTeen 😂😂😂

[@1pcfred]

It is a good thing they stopped making Terminator movies after the second one. Can't be topped or equaled.

[@Datttsnake]

I always wanted them to do a threequel and show the raid on the skynet headquarters where they found the time displacement device. It would Follow John, and Kyle and how they got the info on it. I always felt the future scenes were the best part of the movie, and Michael Biehn was great as Kyle Reese!

[@1pcfred]

@@Datttsnake didn't they do that in Salvation? I know a lot didn't like that movie. I thought it was OK. It is all set in the "future". A future. Any mythos containing time travel events can get confusing.

[@Datttsnake]

@@1pcfred Yea it was similar in premise, but IMO it had none of the feel of the future war scenes shown in the T1/T2. I liked Salvation, and honestly its my third favorite but IMO wasnt done how I wanted it. I wanted them to bring the actors who played Kyle Reese, and Future John Connor back. If they would have done it right after filming T2 it would have wrapped up the series very well.

[@Dunki113]

@@Datttsnake i love salvation but the only problem I have with it is that it needs T3 in order to be relevant because at the end of T2 that was supposed to be the end, skynet is now dead, but T3 is what shoehorned the idea that judgment day is unpreventable thus leading up to Salvation after judgment day.

[@cubertmiso]

Thank goodness that they stopped making anything after T1 and T2. Imagine the gringe if they would have carried out milking it to make something without the proper scripts and means to pull it off.

[@brock1199]

One of my favorite movies, not only because it is brilliant, but I remember as a kid staying up late watching this and Robocop with my father. I'd love to see you break down Robocop in the future

[@cordzfx]

Robocop is on the list.

[@ihateevilbill]

Robocop is probably still my number one film... and Ive seen hundreds of brilliant films now... coz, boy am I old :( Ive probably seen the first robocop more times than Ive watched films last year... thats a lot XD Also, fck the new robocop.

[@alfredtorres3913]

Definitely my favorite movie of all time. I borrowed the first movie from my neighbor, cousins, and was obsessed with it. I asked question after question. When I saw T2, my mind was blown. The nuke scene intrigued and scared me so much. I bought Robocop years after it came out and watched it over and over again. It was so violent and pretty gruesome. Definitely one of my favorite buys as a kid.

[@ihateevilbill]

@@GLARebel You literally just named 3 of my favourite films at the end there. I didnt think much of the Total Recall remake, even though it was closer to the book... kinda. But the original was a fun film. So many parts of it were just so awesome. Then at the end, freaking out that they had no air and eventually turning on the alien thing... great movie :) The only other film that I think goes with that list has to be The Running Man. At the time it was all that was spoken about in the playground :) We also had predator, terminator and aliens but they didnt have the same feel as those other films (although I probably love them just as much, or pretty close anyway). It might just be that those 3 films were of a higher budget, but Verhoeven's story telling is mesmerizing.

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

CorderyFX how about a review on Total Recall the original directed by Paul verhoeven

[@ian_b]

That first shot of the Terminator skeleton stamping its foot down blew me away at the time and was for me one of the most memorable shots of the movie.

[@destinycaptain247]

Point of order... the stop motion animation in The Terminator was “dated” when it was released in 1984. Every 14 to 24 year old I knew at time recognized it as such. However, the movie was so good that you didn’t care. That’s the real testament to the film.

[@JAGUART]

The shot of the terminator running behind them as they struggle to close the door is still years later pure nightmare fuel.

[@WhtMike2006]

I also think that stop motion effect in T1 enhanced the creepiness/scary factor of the T-800. It makes it seem even more inhuman I think.

[@br6768]

Interesting..I always wondered if old vfx were considered believable or cheesy back when it was new

[@gizaha]

@@WhtMike2006 It helps with the uncanny valley effect. Your brain can't recognize it and it's not human. That's the whole magic with the terminator/t1000. Walking SLOWLY towards you, also gives the "death coming for you" effect.

[@grimm_destroyer5566]

Better than the shit we are getting now T1 and T2 will live on forever ♾ 😆

[@Zalaczar90]

Arnie going from the truck to the 18 wheeler is one my favorite scenes ever.

[@NitpickingNerd]

It was Peter not Arnie

[@egodreas]

As a VFX artist at ILM, with over 20 years in the industry, I still found this video very informative and fun. I guess I knew most of it, but there were certainly a few examples of miniatures and rear projection that I had never questioned before. Great work guys!

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

I appreciate CGI replaces a lot of this and the reasons for it etc but there is just something so special about films that used these clever techniques that leave you trying to work out how they were done. It's like trying to work how a magic trick was done Vs oh it's just CGI.

[@matsv201]

The real downside of cgi is that it's really cheap. Pumping all the money into marketing instead of doing a good movie

[@nibblrrr7124]

I mean, CGI/VFX is a huge field with myriads of fascinating techniques & approaches, even if they might not be as tangible as e.g. practical FX. It also requires hard work by skilled artists, but they're often underpaid & understaffed, leading to a mediocre result. See Wren Weichman's TED talk/Corridor video on the subject.

[@ChewyGDRP]

Some of the practical effects used in T2 look better than what some GGI looks today. As CGI effects age, they start to look obvious, where as some practical effect stuff still look bang on decades later.

[@dvader3000]

I was 17 when this masterpiece came out and i got to see it in a movie theater in my home country Mexico. What a masterpiece.

[@retrotony4119]

That helicopter scene going under the bridge was a great use of CG, oh wait that was real? Cameron has big balls.

[@josephkane2312]

Cameron wasn't the pilot

[@retrotony4119]

@@josephkane2312 no he wasn’t, but his camera crew refused to film it saying that it was too dangerous. So he got behind the camera in a moving vehicle and did it himself.

[@getthegoons]

@@retrotony4119 just two absolute mad lads making cinematic glory happen.

[@retrotony4119]

@@getthegoons yes indeed.

[@karenielsen4713]

When I show people this movie for the first time - yeah I know.. they excist! - their reactions are soooo satisfying. They start mildly entertained, soon they question what will happen next, they get really quiet, and the for the last 30 minutes their jaw is dropping inch by inch... 🤩😂 Best action movie ever!

[@anubis2044]

The "future war" scenes were always my favorite as a kid. They sorta tried to show us that future in Salvation but it didn't look or feel even close to those scenes from T1 and T2. Also, Stan Winston was the man!

[@Joshua_N-A]

Love how they managed to make it look "huge". The compositing and perspective was on point. Cameron did took every effects trick in the book, something moden filmmakers rarely do even if given the biggest budget.

[@timmyturner5952]

It's hands down the greatest movie ever made. Action Story Character development Use of special and practical effects It just works and I watch it once a year to bring back childhood memories!

[@yugen]

Definitely the best action film ever made imo. I still get tears in my eyes watching it. This movie had such a massive impact on me as a kid, it really created a lot of who I am today.

[@jouwenlee7829]

Terminator 2 still relevant and held up well to this day. The plot, character building, cinematography, music score and VFX. Truely master class. Predator too. Too bad the sequels ruined the brand, such as StarWars.

[@venominjected]

jouwen lee You said it: Score! The score of T2 is such a great master piece. And then there is stuff like Dark Fate.

[@Haywood-Jablomi]

Linda Hamilton as broken Sarah Connor is iconic. One of the best performances I've seen.

[@mooseyman74]

On the plus side they show how great the originals were 👍🏻

[@osmanyousif7849]

Alien, Blade Runner, The Thing, The Terminator, Aliens, Robocop, Predator, Die Hard, Total Recall, T2: Judgement Day, and The Matrix, are all the best visual films.

[@maulcs]

It doesn't just "hold up well", it destroys modern movies.

[@chrisofnottingham]

And despite all that, the single coolest moment for me is Arnie flip-reloading his shot gun on a Harley :-)

[@Ragnarok8807]

Fun fact: They had 3 different shotguns, one with a normal sized cocking loop, one with an enlarged loop to allow for spin cocking, and a rubber one. Arnie nearly broke three fingers when he picked up the normal one and tried to flip cock it.

[@AdamAus85]

I always remember seeing these films for the first time and being blown away by the future war scenes. Wonderful

[@audience2]

I was 19 years old when Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released. It was and remains the most incredible action film I've ever seen. I saw it 5 times in the cinema.

[@flashdancer42]

Wow, never knew about the rear screen projection was used that much in this. That tells something...

[@mar666lo]

Hey, great video!! To have documents like these in 2020 showing how realistic fx were done could help denumb people so used to take CG as an unquestionable standard nowadays. Most definitely a follow up for the T-1000 fx would be a treat 🤓.

[@schwartzy65]

Making of extra features of the films are literally that... These videos are basically copies of those

[@mar666lo]

​@@schwartzy65 Most of this stuff I´ve known prior to this video, from scattered interviews, extra features, books, magazines, whatever, but also there is the editor that gives his opinion, his focus on the matter and the way he presents it in the video, which is essentially of what I like about this channel (also recommendations on movies and other pieces of media). If you think all of these videos are just copies, then you might be watching the wrong channels.

[@starboard9551]

They don't make 'em like they used to. Action Packed Masterpiece

[@MrHReviews]

this some good shit bruh

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I agree, Mr. H.

[@randms2fake]

T-1000? Hell yeah!

[@michaell8722]

Hmmm, the effects for The Abyss, notably when the alien took water form was a precursor to the T-1000 SFX for T2..

[@scarenexustv4535]

Man I had no idea how much went into this film, so much just went over my head effect wise. It would be really interesting to see your take on other films usage of effects as well, good and bad. Good shit Cordz I enjoyed it alot!

[@mastafull]

Bad special effects take you out of the movie completely, while good special effects hide in plain sight while you focus 100% on the action. I never noticed this stuff either lol.

[@truthbetold9092]

One of my all time favorites. Never gets old. Literally a perfect sequel from the great first one. I think it's funny how some of the effects from that time hold up better than movies today

[@Megadriver]

The juttery and unnatural motion of the endoskeleton from T1, made the whole scene so much better. It looked creepy and gave a sense of horror, that even a giant explosion can't stop the terminator. It just comes out of that with a weird walk...

[@Indajen]

It's an endoskeleton.

[@PowerRedBullTypology]

To me as a kid in the time, the stopmotion just looked toooo fake. It looked like the clay figures dancing in some music vidoes

[@marthastubbs8321]

15:47 the new Arnold CGI head over the obvious stunt double is very much appreciated

[@madcat789]

2:55 The Cell animation they used, good god, look at how warm and vibrant it is!

[@PipByMac]

The fact they made a point to show that the gun in the T-1000's hand didn't slip through the bars with the rest of him is a testament to the attention to detail

[@audience2]

A typical movie would show the gun alternating between solid and liquid properties as convenient to whatever situation the bad writing had put the characters into.

[@laurene988]

The fact it still holds but is in itself a sign of perfect special effects

[@fallinginthed33p]

The choreography and editing between full set action pieces and rear screen projection made the transitions seamless. Now we've got LED panels that can do lighting and project an image. I'm surprised how good T2's rear screen projection scenes were.

[@MatrixGuitar]

I remember seeing this bad boy on opening night. Everyone, including myself, was going nuts because of the high intensity action and special effects. It was a real event.

[@dannypockets]

11:23 I think the most impressive thing about the scene where the chip is removed from Arnold's head is that Cameron was willing to abandon it in service of better story-telling. It's great for fans to be able to see the removed scenes from the "Director's Cut" all these years later, but the original theatrical release is clearly the better story. The pacing of the film is definitely improved by all the scenes that were removed, which just highlights Cameron's commitment to his craft.

[@itsGOJIRAuMORON]

Right. The ending doesn't make sense of the chip isn't in the terminators head.

[@wackjolf7344]

@@itsGOJIRAuMORON The chip wasn't removed, they simply switched his learning capabilities on. Sarah also tries to destroy the chip completely, but John convinces her they can teach it to be more human. In the theatrical cut they dubbed in the line "The more contact I have with humans, the more I learn." to replace the scene.

[@itsGOJIRAuMORON]

@@wackjolf7344 iirc in the directors cut the only way to do that is to remove a chip. When that happens, his reasoning for being liquified goes out the window. I could be wrong its been years since I've seen it.

[@wackjolf7344]

​@@itsGOJIRAuMORON The switch is on the chip. They remove it, change it, then put it back.

[@Joshua_N-A]

Also, Linda's twin sister was in the scene.

[@Retro-Fez]

T1 and T2 are amazing movies the only 2 that exist 👍❤️

[@audience2]

Lots of commenters repeating the known, objective fact that there are two Terminator films.

[@kontikima]

Honestly this has to be one of the greatest action movies ever made, if not the best. 30 years old and it's still amazing.

[@101francis101]

The miniatures and effect of the nuclear blast is absolutely fantastic - I genuinely feel it doesn’t look dated at all.

[@2dbeats3d]

This video was amazing, glad this wasn’t one a on off video for terminator. Glad this’ll be a series. Can’t wait to see more, and would love to see the effects of the T-1000

[@djtoxicdhg]

I'm just soo blown away with how grate this movie is from animation to story to combat etc

[@yellalot101]

The FX is one of the many reasons why T2 is my #1 favorite movie EVER!!!!!

[@SIRROM12]

Finally an explanation to the molten steel effect! I have been trying to search and figure out how they did it for years

[@MovieJunkieOfficial]

This is a great series mate. Very well done.

[@shredd5705]

The nuke scene isn't dated at all, it looks absolutely real, as stated by scientists who develop nuclear weapons...

[@xxxod]

The cars flipping over are obviously miniatures. The rest is fine

[@wrestlingconnoisseur]

As a kid watching this movie, I was always amazed by how well they pulled off the police cars, and all the buildings. They were so lifelike!!

[@LoganWood121]

The endo arm puppet looks incredible. Why the hell would you call it bad? That's an absolute iconic scene.

[@TheSsjJoker]

Plz go over the t-1000 effects

[@rekunta]

Doesn’t even look at the mini gun scene. Brilliant.

[@joshtaylor6086]

The absolute gold standard for how special effects should translate. RIP Stan Winston.

[@felixcat9318]

The presentation, narration, observations and opinions in this are outstanding! I believe this film represents the very best of the cinematic arts and that its special effects are still the most special of all.

[@medalgear654]

Honestly Cgi should only work when trying to achieve the impossible and go back to using practical effects. Not matter what The bake off Helms Deep will look and feel more believable than the battle on Earth in Endgame

[@giovannybaez2648]

And on top of everything it's coupled with great writing and cinematography. God I love this movie!

[@Haywood-Jablomi]

Don't forget Linda Hamilton's iconic performance as a broken Sarah Connor.

[@cnc6421]

This movie was ahead of it's time. It can be watched today and still hold up the same quality of FX in todays movies.

[@rafaelhoyosweht2603]

A whole video about the T-1000? YES OF COURSE.

[@taylorc2542]

T:2 is the closest we've come to a perfect movie.

[@twobirdsstonedatonce]

Inglourious Basterds has entered the chat

[@m3gAnac0nda]

@@twobirdsstonedatonce it's ok but not masterpiece. Well it's all subjective in the end so...

[@m3gAnac0nda]

Dr. Strangelove, Aliens, Goodfellas, T2 and Casino. PERIOD, JURY IS OUT !

[@ryanthomas2374]

@@twobirdsstonedatonce Hell no that isnt a masterpiece. that doesnt scratch the surface of T:2

[@twobirdsstonedatonce]

@@ryanthomas2374 Everyone is entitled to their opinion!

[@supastar25]

11:50 What??!! How did they end up cutting this scene...the execution is brilliant..how do they even think up this stuff..wow

[@Horrormaster13]

T2 is just a perfect movie and one of my favorite movies.

[@robertstraw9881]

I’ve seen it 50 times and it still blows me away. It’s an incredible film.

[@User-sb6er]

Still the greatest action film of all time

[@jakesmith5278]

still one of my all time action movies ever.

[@Leonhart306]

Terminator 2 is by far one of the most iconic and memorable movies of all time! The story, the effects, the characters are just brilliant!

[@jinushaun]

Wow. Had no idea those were rear projection scenes! T2 is, and always will be, a masterpiece.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

I recommend you have a look at the Terminator Salvation VFX, they're really good and in an in-camera way too Lots of ground breaking CGI, lots of live model work, physical FX, it's great. I also love how, as one of my beloved from the series, in now the only T2 sequel that's good! 🤣👍

[@milestrombley1466]

The sequels can never pull off what the orignal two movies did.

[@totallybored5526]

T2 didn’t manage to convince me John Connor was 10 though

[@snoweh1]

I reckon if you got a bunch of terminator fans to write a new movie it could be great. But not Hollywood.

[@paulheap1982]

@@snoweh1 oh no. It wouldn't. Don't delude yourself.

[@bigchiefsmackaho387]

There was only one sequel after 2. 3 was a sequel, 4 was a prequel and 5&6 were both reboots.

[@audience2]

What sequels?

[@KnifeEdgeHeli]

Watched this film a couple of years ago in the cinema. Still fantastic and better than lots of films today

[@tompollockjr144]

T2 has always been my favorite movie since I saw it when I was 9 years old. Besides how great of an action movie it is, it still holds up remarkably well in the visual FX department. Absolutely loved this video, great job!

[@OmegaWolf747]

T-2 was awesome because it didn't overuse CGI like so many modern films do. Cameron wowed us instead with wonderful puppets and miniatures, using CGI only when absolutely necessary. It would be nice to see a return to that.

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

The first Jurassic Park was the same way, it used cgi when it was absolutely necessary it still relied on animatronics

[@peterlenham6904]

The fact is Cameron had to use CGI minimally because the technology was in it's infancy. It was also very expensive, so had to be used sparingly. If he made the film with today's technology, it would look very different. It would be overflowing in CGI, and wouldn't be the masterpiece it is.

[@medalgear654]

@randomguy8196 yes but no matter what there's always something that feels more real using practical effects and COOLER than cgi not matter how good they are. Knowing how they managed to pull off the removing chip scene with the mirror when it could easily be done with cgi will always be amazing thought to process than just knowing of yea thats "cgi". CGI is just soulless and unnecessary to use when it should be used sparingly.

[@medalgear654]

@randomguy8196 And Defiantly more fun too like in George Romero's Dawn of the Dead with the scene where a mortorcyclist was goofing off with an arm strapping blood pressure machine and was attacked by zombies leaving behind his strapped out arm. When asked about what was the point he just stated "because we could". Go watch that movie if u haven't seen it btw Stuff like this is why soulless cgi will always be inferior

[@diocre7446]

James Cameron lighting looks natural. Unlike most of movies now that looks like filtered. Watch Aliens or even Avatar that is heavily CGI. It was his lighting and camera movement. James Cameron is really different. Even with chaos he show things clearly and very detailed. Unlike now they use blur and distraction too much like in transformers.

[@Csumbi]

wow, this is actually eye opening, i always loved T2 and to get these small behind the scenes tidbits is pretty cool

[@tomthumb7809]

The effects in this movie will always blow me away.

[@Wilt11-14]

Love that rear projection is starting to come back with the digital background sets. It can look so good when done right!

[@DreistStudios]

Excellent! Really excellent! I’ll be back to watch more of your vids! Sorry I had to...

[@L1LegoAnimations]

It's nice to see that in an age where professional movie critics are so disconnected from their audiences (see Rotten Tomatoes scores for TLJ and Captain Marvel), we have people like Cordery who give us honest reviews and content. Fantastic video as always guys!

[@yemarican]

without getting into details and the making of the movies of Terminator... I soooo love them and I give them FULL credit for how excellent the movies were made. I would watch them any day and enjoy them every time. They ROCK!

[@Imperialmusicfan]

The will forever remain one of the greatest action movies ever made. Had the great fortune of seeing the 25th anniversary IMAX 3D re-release with the sound at a deafening volume and it was just amazing!!

[@CeeJayThe13th]

"Big molten metal pour dishes" are called "crucibles"

[@kingbash6466]

Cordery and GodzillaMendoza in the same video? Christmas must have come super early today.

[@RetroGames4K]

Terminator 2 still stunning nowadays, even better with some modern films of today, so for me doesn't look outdated at all.

[@throwback19841]

When I consider the effort that went into the effects I get now why Robert Patrick went to the trouble of learning not to blink, ever, in shot even when firing a gun (with one exception) or why Arnold almost broke his hand learning to do the one-handed lever-action shotgun reload trick.

[@im3phirebird81]

This is one of the movies I would love to watch for the first time again ^^

[@JohnSimpson2112]

I was so hooked on this that I didn't even realised you hadn't even touched on the T-1000. DO IT! NOW!

[@enkauf1628]

Terminator 2 is a triumph of the human intellect in cinema.

[@TERMlNAT0R]

The hardest trick they had to pull off was making everyone believe that The Terminator is an actor named Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@lordstephen513]

They never quite nailed down the voice synthesis...

[@WiseGuy5674]

HBO’s outstanding two season series called “Rome“ use this same process. They created the entire forum and all the temples including the Senate house For real. The actors, who had to live in Italy for two years, would drive by the ruins of the forum and the Colosseum and then drive on to the 5 acre set...they had it all built from the ground up.

[@carlrs15]

"had to" live in Italy :p

[@dirkvantroyen9170]

@@carlrs15 And eat good food every day, it was just terrible. :p

[@Warlock_UK]

I saw this several times in the cinema. Still to this day one of the greatest action movies I've ever seen on the big screen. The only two bits that look off to me are the bounce and roll where Arnie jumps off the sliding tanker and does that awkward rotate-roll, and when they have the animatronic Arnie getting shot in the face in the corridor. The weird smooth head motion where you'd expect jerkiness (just like when CGI eyes slowly move from target to target instead of darting to items in focus). Amazing, amazing spectacle of an action movie.

[@ckymadam]

2:36 Arnold was standing on a dish if you look closely. Now that's impressive visual illusion.

[@hiddenidentity302]

thanks now this is ruined for me. ill always notice it

[@dirkvantroyen9170]

Whaaat goddammit it's true

[@tinderbox218]

😲

[@Slumppy]

Was enjoying the video and ready to focus until the "guest" started talking.

[@theboatgoat]

Slumppy same

[@GodzillaMendoza]

Then you got even more into it? Right? 🥺

[@GodzillaMendoza]

The American guy is super annoying bro

[@darqv9358]

American guys usually are

[@TheWatchernator]

@@darqv9358 Americans often are.

[@fastertove]

@@TheWatchernator Usually is more fitting :)

[@graytoby1]

Yeah that's probably been said many many times before

[@FartSmucker]

Being self-aware is step 1.

[@carterslade8771]

Absolutely incredible. It's always been my favorite action film, but God damn.

[@EduFirenze]

Miniatures are so effective, they feel grounded and when you're enjoying the movie you don't notice them at all.

[@semmicolon]

Nice. I just finished watching the dark fate and needed to see something like this to clean my eyes out

[@grimm_destroyer5566]

Hackuna MyTatas don’t waste you’re time on the crap 💩 fan fiction just stick to T1 and T2 😆

[@MoriAnimations]

Thank you for this. I was a kid when I first watched this movie. I was blown away by it, and now I'm blown away again. Incredible film-making!

[@sanelb1147]

The effects definitely looks more real / genuine then anything out today

[@HamoLive]

I always thought this was the greatest action movie ever... this made me appreciate it even more