FIRST TIME WATCHING: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Director's Cut 1991) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

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[@peterlenham6904]

This legendary film is 30 years old in July, and it STILL stands up against anything today. In fact, it's better. Classic film.

[@CapedInformer]

Definitely

[@matsv201]

The only move that is newer that can hold a candle is probobly matrix... and it is from the same decade. Movie industry just dies after the 90tys

[@Tateorsomething]

@@matsv201 I understand what you're saying, but I disagree with the overall "died after the 90s". Tarantino continues to make excellent films. Snatch was from 2000. There are more but I hate typing so....

[@matsv201]

@@Tateorsomething "Tarantino continues to make excellent " I´m not sure i agree... While Kill Bill is not a bad movie.. its also not a pulp fiction. Death proof is what it is.. is a callback to simpler days... again, its not bad, but its also not fantastic. Inglourious Basterds.. well sure, i give you that one. Django Unchained in my opinion a really over estimated movie. Last two i have not seen. Snatch is really a 90-tys movie.

[@Tateorsomething]

@@matsv201 are you suggesting that because none of his movies are as good as Pulp Fiction, that he doesn't make excellent movies anymore? Like I said, I get what you mean. I believe the 90s, were the golden ages of cinema. 80s were really great too. Maybe I'm biased bc of my age. But anyways my point was going to be that great movies do still sneak through to this day.

[@mikolajtulasiewicz]

Fun fact: when they were filming the scene, with the t-1000 running after John on the bike for the firs time,, he ran so fast he caught him.

[@DirtMaguirk]

Robert Patrick ran for the track team in college.

[@weldonwin]

Fun Fact #2: When ever you see the T-1000, copying someone and sharing the screen with them, that is the actor's twin sibling. Same with the Chip removal scene, that was Sarah's actress' twin sister in the 'Mirror'

[@butterflyjessica1]

Thats one of the thing I remembered as a kid...the image of him running scared the hell out of me 😂

[@Djp2987]

in slippery police shoes

[@BuffaloC305]

And don't forget - "John" had to drive his bike behind a camera-vehicle - he could not go flat-out. But they coordinated better on the final take.

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

The foster mom was Vasquez from Aliens.

[@alfredthegreat9543]

And the Irish mum in the lower decks in Titanic.

[@matsv201]

I was amazed when I found out a few years a go.. always woundered why she was never in a othet movie when she was that good of a actor.... well.. because she was.

[@TheSadsham]

she was in the "lethal weapon" franchise too

[@luketimewalker]

she got sued for chromefacing the T-1000 part. Shame!

[@MsMelyjean]

I would actually argue that the stunts in the 80's and 90's were more insane than today's because there was no CGI.

[@CapedInformer]

Agreed! There’s a place for cgi but nothing is more satisfying then seeing real explosions and car chases

[@charlielynch3916]

The best effects always come from a mix of CGI and practical.

[@jp3813]

Just look up Jackie Chan's stunts during those decades.

[@ashislam5165]

@@CapedInformer the CG was just used for the T-1000, so everything else was practical, optical and rear projection fx, but as you said and most important real stunts, that holocaust scene is still being used in teaching students about nuclear warfare in many institutions.

[@epimetheaus1214]

M Brr knows what's up. Should look at Hooper, Burt Reynolds movie, goes to show how much more insane they were back then haha

[@bixgirl1703]

"When your wife wants to talk but you're busy building a super-intelligent system and that's going to start the apocalypse." I spat my coffee. 😂🤣😂

[@CapedInformer]

😂

[@matsv201]

I feel that...my wife is always disturbing me when I do that

[@gowkie3940]

The atomic blast scene is the most accurate depiction of a nuclear attack ever put to film. That scene banned in a lot of countries.

[@smokemist1]

Robert Patrick did indeed catch the bike by sprinting multiple times.. true story

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

You thought Arnol was creepy as the terminator? Robert Patrick does the role of a lifetime playing the T1000. Just enough enough to sell that he's actually a machine while still looking human, he's the king of "Uncanny Valley", he gets alot of praise for this role yet it never seems to be quite enough. It's an absolutly brilliant preformance.

[@jacobwiren8142]

Keep in mind that Robert Patrick specifically trained himself to never blink on camera, to run without blinking or opening his mouth, to fire a gun in both hands, and to fire and reload without blinking. All so that he could appear as machine as possible. Absolute legend... He literally blinks twice in the whole film, and both times were accidents.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

@@jacobwiren8142 Yea, I know... he's on a different level, whatever they payed him wasnt enough.

[@darastarscream]

Ironically, the T-1000 was more in line with Cameron's original character concept. He ditched it in favor of the unstoppable killing machine after he met Arnold.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

@@darastarscream Im so god damn glad he did, cus that gave us T1 *and* T2 instead of just one of them.

[@gin.590]

"He's not going to shoot a kid right?" Nobody tell him about Dark Fate.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

I don't know what movie you're talking about.

[@kinagrill]

That shit ain't part of the lore anyways. It's a bad 'fanfic' on the same shelf as Genysis.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Arnold was in AFI's Greatest Movie Villains list for this role in the first movie, and their Greatest Movie Heroes list for the same role in this movie.

[@x-man9473]

And coincidently Arnold Schwarzenegger was the host during the ceremony. lol

[@IdealUser]

"I need a vacation" shows the Terminator is developed a personality of it's own, in a way, becoming "human". It has learned human emotion and humor. The ending hits everyone hard (I cried the first time), it's bittersweet. The Terminator sacrifices itself so humanity has a chance. True fans don't consider the rest of the sequels canon because it takes away from the ending of T2.

[@CapedInformer]

Yea it’s the sad reality when a franchise makes money.

[@42k78]

I cry almost every time. I think it's that synth score that's doin it to me. The soundtrack is so good it's unfair.

[@comrade-princesscelestia4907]

"true fans" can consider whatever they want to be cannon because you are not the arbiter of fandom who gets to decide who is and isn't a fan

[@sourswift]

@@42k78 nah same, I cry at that part every single time

[@DamonCzanik]

So glad you enjoyed it! (As a James Cameron & Arnold follow up, I'd recommend True Lies) T2 pioneered CG effects with the T1000 but all the stunts were real. That was a real helicopter that flew under that bridge. Very dangerous. Stop here the sequels don't compare.

[@CapedInformer]

Stunts were insane. Very few movies still go that big anymore

[@DerekMoore82]

@@CapedInformer Yes, please react to True Lies. That film is a masterpiece, hands down the best Schwarzenegger film!

[@H1rNf1cK]

T2 was one of the first Movies, that uses real CGI-Effects for the first time. For the morphing-sceenes of T1000 they used SGI-Computers with 300 RISC-CPUs that needed several weeks to render the few Seconds of morphing-sceenes.

[@te1013]

I second True Lies reaction brotha! Arguably the best Schwarzenegger/Cameron film.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@DerekMoore82 Ooh, that is a good shout man! It's also one of the best 90s action movies (in the top twenty? Certainly top 40) which *isn't so 90s it hurts* but, yeah. Very slickly-made film with a cast at the top of their game. Although, that said, it does feature the craziest bad-guy denouement ever.

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

No CGI, not even for the helicopter chase scene from what I've heard. Just talented stunt men.

[@JD.Knight]

James Cameron was also the cam operator in that scene as insurance wouldn't cover the camera man.

[@DirtMaguirk]

@@JD.Knight and the pilot that jump out of the copter was the actual pilot for the stunt.

[@Andy2481]

There's obviously CGI in T2. CGI is visual effects and computer effects. The truck scene had 1 tiny cgi part, but apart from that all pratical effects except green screen when the terminator grabs john of the motor bike.

[@DazBray87]

T1000 effects are CGI 🤦‍♂️

[@TomAS-wm5mn]

crazy in the 90's? it still looks crazy to this day

[@whatareyoulookingat908]

The "thumb's up" was the hardest part of the movie to watch, imo. This machine had learned to feel and despite finally understanding the value of humanity (more than most people), it choose to sacrifice itself for humanity. But even in the end, it wanted to help John (It's ok, John) with the "thumb's up" gesture.

[@CapedInformer]

That was powerful. Arnold killed that role

[@sharkdentures3247]

"She's become the villain!" More like; She's become a Terminator. Or at least, she tried to. Until her Humanity re-asserted itself and wouldn't LET her become an unfeeling, killing machine. Hence, the central message of the Movie. (also awesome acting by Linda Hamilton. really heartbreaking)

[@amanibob1416]

Fun/sad fact: Movie theme was "sacrifice versus cost". Guy wasn't killed by Sarah, but he gave up his life's work, left his family without much hesitation and *even* timed his death on the principle of saving the cops that shot him full of holes. He didn't want anyone to suffer, but him and his family came last on the list. Everyone else got to live their lives cuz he cared, even the cops being nearby was enough for him to wait in agony. Presence of innocent people got him to wait and tell em' to run, just cuz he knew they didn't do anything less than their job. Point is: He was the opposite of a classic Terminator, putting his life, his life's work and his loving family *last* on the food chain. Chad literally went out alone, in agony and 100% too afraid to give up, trying save as many people as possible. I mean, even if John Connor died, Skynet might not exist in this timeline, thanks to one guy doing the right thing.

[@marksivert1684]

Everyone is so murderous and trigger happy, mostly. But, Dyson seems to accept the pending threat. He gives the movie compassion. Great character.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Also notice the Terminator Theme plays in that scene, indicating she became a Terminator.

[@darastarscream]

Man, I was there opening day. It seems passé now, but that shot of the T-1000 walking out of the fire was the most awesome [bleep] *ever.*

[@pennycopperhatch9315]

One of the BEST Sequels ever made!...Such an Epic movie!!!

[@nightthornkvala94132]

I always hear that the sequels to the excellent Alien, The Terminator, and The Godfather surpassed the first, the #3 took a nose dive off a cliff.

[@renee176]

You definitely gotta put that "Respect" on Sarah's Name!

[@tobe1207]

I remember reading that this was the most realistic depiction of a nuke in film

[@mustard_poppa1742]

Eddie Furlong was so good as John Connor even for his first movie, I loved his work in American History X, Detroit Rock City, and American Heart. Met him back in August at a film festival here in Texas and he was cool and looked way healthier than he did a couple of years ago

[@CapedInformer]

That’s awesome. Glad to hear he’s doing well. Can’t say that about all child actors from the 90s

[@mcgilj1]

Glad to hear Eddie is doing well.. Loved him in Detroit Rock City underrated film.. And it's super super low budget but he did a flick called Cruel World that.. If it had a bigger budget could have been a decent flick.

[@MrEd8846]

for a while it seemed like every other year there was a rumor that he died

[@JLDReactions]

Yeah, he should have had a bigger career.

[@robins5798]

​@@mcgilj1 He also did Animal Factory along with Willem Dafoe, which is a decent movie.

[@toddcortez714]

Great review! Glad you did this sequel. One of my favorites. The budget for this film was so insane thanks to the box office success of the first movie. The T-1000 really was terrifying AF! Lol.

[@CapedInformer]

He was so unfair! Lol

[@TheDcfoster]

5:46 "that was overkill, this is a lot, i mean is she that dangerous?" errrrrrrrr....lol.

[@manicms]

"I need a vacation" was actually adlibbed by Arnie, apparently.

[@TaureanReignReloaded]

fun fact: the actor who played the t1000 ran so fast in the chase scene, that the director had to cut and give the actor who played John Conner a headstart so he would have a chance to catch up to him without catching him

[@CapedInformer]

Oh wow I can believe it. That actor was booking it in those scenes lol

[@courtneyvaldez7903]

Robert Patrick was a college track star or something. He also trained for his audition by learning how to not blink on camera and reload his weapon without looking at it, to give the T-1000 more machine-like feel. The dude was dedicated.

[@TaureanReignReloaded]

@@courtneyvaldez7903 and it paid off

[@MarCuseus]

*Connor

[@courtneyvaldez7903]

@@TaureanReignReloaded Oh, hell yeah, and I respect the hell out of his effort to bring that stuff to the table on his own. Shows how much he brought to the character as an individual performer, not just as a cog to fit into the machine of a blockbuster film production.

[@j.m.y.t.5440]

This Movie amazed me everytime I watch it. But Sarah Connor is a Jewel, pretty and powerful. 😎

[@IdealUser]

T2 was the most expensive movie made at the time. It also shows the importance of not over relying on CGI, instead including a large amount of practical effects, real live action stunts and filming on location instead of entirely on a green screen stage. Movies like this are so much more visually appealing than today's films (even though the CGI is a bit dated). Jurassic Park is another prime example.

[@facina3390]

I was 9, when I saw this in theater when it first came out. I cried a little when Miles died. He gave so much on faith, with limited proof.

[@maxducoudray]

What makes this and Aliens great is that Cameron extends the story into a new chapter each time. So many sequels are simple rehashes with few new ideas. These have callbacks, but the overall plot is new and the storyline progresses into new territory. Terminator, Aliens and Terminator 2 were really his peak; he never reached that level again in his later movies.

[@JoeCensored]

A couple fun facts. All the scenes where the T1000 duplicates someone but you see both of them, were shot using identical twins instead of green screen. That includes the ending with duplicate Sarah Conor. The actress has a twin sister. In the hospital scene where Sarah hits the orderly with the broom stick in the face, that was a real hit. In the scene where Sarah picks locks in the hospital, the actress trained herself to really pick locks and did it for real.

[@lextex3280]

Great fact for you.. in the gas station scene with the mirror when they remove the Arnold's cpu chip from his head.. There was in fact no mirror.. Linda Hamiltons twin sister is used in the scene,, they had to synchronise their movements to give the illusion of looking in a mirror..

[@CapedInformer]

Wow that’s lucky she had a twin!

[@lextex3280]

@@CapedInformer they used her twin in a few scenes throughout the film..

[@ashislam5165]

Glad you loved this film, I remember being so blown away by this sequel back in 91 I saw it 5 times in the cinema, both T2 and Aliens are in my top 5 favourite films of all time with Good Fella’s, The Empire Strikes Back and NearDark, there’s an official 15 minute sequel to T2 that was made for Universal Studios theme parks called T2 3D battle across time, it was created with director James Cameron, it worth checking out on KZbin.

[@CapedInformer]

I think I actually saw that T2 3D when I was a kid. Pretty sure it traumatized me 😂

[@ashislam5165]

@@CapedInformer yep the T-1000000 protecting Skynet in the future must have been quite something for your small eyes especially in 3D, lucky you saw it, sadly it's been decommissioned due to the expense of running it 💔

[@shauryachandra4279]

The 19s movies are way better than today's movies

[@PicklesandAlex]

Stop with Terminator movies after this... Imho. Can't top this masterpiece.

[@Gxhst67]

The first 3 terminators are good but the rest is not

[@windowsVD]

@@Gxhst67 If not for 3, there would not be others.

[@ashislam5165]

I quite enjoyed The Sarah Conner Chronicles, which continues after T2, not bad for a TV series, unfortunately it got the axe after two series, Lena Heady is certainly the 2nd best Sarah Conner after Linda of course.

[@DerekMoore82]

Just like Aliens, there can be only two.

[@SilentCheechGaming1991]

@@Gxhst67 the first 2. Third sucks.

[@jerseyheller2263]

Fun fact Linda actually hit the guy with stick for real after he put her in the hospital for injuring her knee while filming and she went deaf during the elevator scene because she forgot her ear plugs in the bathroom So in other words Linda Hamilton was a real life badass during this movie

[@Cyborganna]

She also shot most of T1 with a broken ankle and still did all Her own running scenes. That gorgeous Lady has galvanized ovaries! 💖

[@southlondon86]

How did he cause her to injure her knee?

[@jerseyheller2263]

@@southlondon86 they did multiple takes of her falling on her knees and the one guy who was performing the stunt failed to follow safety protocols so in retaliation she kicked his ass

[@southlondon86]

@@jerseyheller2263 So they allowed her to legally assault him for real on camera?

[@jerseyheller2263]

@@southlondon86 back the yeah even Chief Brody from Jaws got slapped for real because the lady couldn’t fake a slap so he told her to slap him for real

[@gerganatopalova1203]

One of my favorite movies for sure. Actually once J. Cameron took step back from the Terminator franchise the Tv show - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles with Lena Headey (AKA Cersei Lannister herself) playing the title role, the thing I enjoys the most. I think it was very underappreciated show and they canceled it after only 2 seasons just when it was getting really good

[@miriammontenbruck8022]

I am rewatching it right now, I really like it

[@zenhaelcero8481]

The OJ Simpson thing was really just an idea that was discussed in the studio, never got off the ground. And yes, Arnie auditioned for Kyle Reese, as Lance Henriksen was originally slated for the role of the terminator (it was written with him in mind).

[@YamchaCanDoBettr]

They didn't want to use OJ as the Terminator because they couldn't see OJ as a killer.

[@MsMelyjean]

The catch phrase "Hasta la vista, baby" was used in a song by Jody Watley called "Real Love".

[@sagittarius420cheefie]

Aaaahhh Jody Watley, haven't heard that name in ages. Now, I'm having name nostalgia. #DownTownJulieBrown

[@MichaelJohnson-ln1in]

🤘🤘🤘

[@ChristopherJ0884]

28:30 “They need to throw him in that molten fire pit” Me- “You called it to an extent”

[@dubdeuce1517]

Best sequel movie ever.

[@brianlafrazia8237]

Empire Strikes Back

[@domingorubies656]

The Dark Knight

[@yusufcakr293]

90’s Miss u 😕 T2 One T-1000 only Robert Patrick......

[@courtneyvaldez7903]

Back when you had to actually crash cars and helicopters and blow them up to show that on camera. Makes you appreciate the work it took to do this stuff before. Also makes you appreciate filmmakers like George Miller and Christopher Nolan, who try to use as much practical effects in their films as possible and only resort to CGI when absolutely necessary. And say what you will about Tom Cruise outside of his films, you can’t say the man isn’t dedicated to the technical craft of movies.

[@CapedInformer]

Exactly! I’ll always give props to the directors that go the extra mile for these stunts

[@Bioxidus85]

T2 is the Best Terminator movie ever and one of the best movies in general ever as well PERIOD

[@r0c_itfilms650]

This was worth the watch. I was born just a few years earlier in 86. And this was like my favorite movie, once my parents finally stopped hiding the DVD📀 & allowed me to watch it that is.. 😆

[@laurenherda2415]

This is where they should of ended the series, couldn't get a more perfect sequel, but its Hollywood and they ruin everything! Great reaction to one of if not the best action movies

[@CapedInformer]

Yea that’s the common consensus. And thanks!

[@DirtMaguirk]

I believe either they should have ended it with the first or add a third where it's mostly set in the war and the resistance blows up Skynet after the T-800 and T-1000 where already sent back to this movie.

[@chrissonofpear1384]

@@CapedInformer T-3 and Salvation are in several ways, decent, but not really in the same league. I find GeniSys and Dark Fate just a mess, thus far. I have always had a soft spot for T-3 though (and was first I saw in theatres)

[@thetriggeredone3461]

@@chrissonofpear1384 yeah I liked 3 and salvation

[@karenielsen4713]

Miles was a god damn hero! Awesome classic movie ☺️

[@CapedInformer]

Underrated hero!

[@kevinburton3948]

I saw this in the theatre in 1991 and it pretty much blew all of us away watching it! Unfortunately it was leaked early on before the film's release that Arnold would be the "Hero" this time around. Some of us expected there to be "two Arnolds" one good, one bad- really glad they didn't go that route. The T-1000 is much closer to Cameron's original idea for the Terminator in the 1st film- that he would be more the size of a "normal" guy, and therefore blend in easily in a crowd. However when Arnold took on the role of the villain, the Terminator became a bulldozer and no longer about stealth. However Cameron took it to another level by having the T-1000 be a shape shifter on top of it all. THAT was a huge surprise for us in 1991! It's funny- when we first saw Arnold appear, I said to my friends, "Oh that's the *other* guy" (because Arnold was SO slim). My buddy answered, "No look at the face that's Arnold!" When Arnold stood up... Our jaws dropped at how much size he had lost between films. And yeah the stunts were off the charts in this movie... If they still hold up today, think about how much it blew our minds back in '91! But one of the most memorable scenes was Sarah's nuclear nightmare. When the shockwave obliterated the buildings, the audience collectively let out a loud "WHOA!" in the theatre. Apparently it was the most realistic depiction of a city being destroyed by a nuclear blast on film at the time. I still prefer the original- but the sequel is well worthy.

[@CapedInformer]

Yea that nuclear scene was intense. Even took me back watching today!

[@yvonnejaime1266]

It sure was amazing growing up in the 90's. I was an 80's baby born in 1984.

[@LastBastian]

T2 and Aliens... My favorite movies. Period.

[@nightthornkvala94132]

Both with my favorite, Jenette Goldstein.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Predator? The Thing?

[@LastBastian]

@@dubuyajay9964 Also amazing?

[@venomoverlord7016]

"these effects are good for the 90's? what do u mean these look better than 99% of the films today "

[@RC99_Productions]

My personal favourite movie of all time. I still have it on VHS after all these years.

[@jamaul1391]

Terminator 1- horror Terminator 2- action Terminator 3- comedy Terminator 4- great spin off Terminator 5- mistake Terminator 6- WTH are you people doing

[@sisterJulee]

It was so cool to be a teenager in the nineties. I lived in a smaller town with only two movie theaters. Actually they really looked like theaters. You could go to these amazing movies and meet your friends at the lobby. I saw this film for example there and I remember going alone but meeting my cousins at the foyer. We had a blast together seeing this amazing flick. And it's still one of my favourites.

[@orlandostock7440]

2: 55 The actor who plays John Connor in the future is Michael Edwards , a former 80s male model ,ex boyfriend of Priscilla Presley !

[@chrissonofpear1384]

And they tried to replicate his scars, for GeniSys - but like, NOTHING else, about him.

[@Jipposan]

I really love the soundtrack in this movie. It nails grasping the right feeling. I think there is a youtube video about how they made the soundtrack and how they made T800 and T1000 themes and what they tried to accomplish with their choices. Interesting stuff

[@CapedInformer]

Yea this and the first one had amazing music

[@House0fHoot]

The T1000 is one of my favourite film villains. And I cried when Uncle Bob was destroyed 😭

[@ZeroOskul]

I am loving watching these movies with you!

[@CapedInformer]

Loving reacting to them with you guys !

[@EVGriffinJr]

The original cut in this film is great but I’m glad you review the full uncut version! The story is even better and that one!

[@davidr1050]

The person taking pictures in the mall, was one of the cops that was in the Highland police station... Some have said that it's just the same actor, others have said that is why he froze with his finger on the shutter.. Because he recognized the Terminator.

[@ulflarsson9693]

Even the terminator was saying that the humanity Will destroy itself, and that was the same as my grandfather was saying when he lived then.

[@spacecatboy2962]

OJ said he wasnt the terminator but he will spend the rest of his life trying to catch the real terminator

[@blopblop7311]

Funny right after you say “we can’t just walk quietly into somewhere, we have to blow something up” here comes the most epic shootout scene maybe ever

[@SandraMorris51]

James Cameron is a master filmaker. They shut down a freeway to film the helicopter chase scene. No CGI..it was all practical effects in that scene.

[@punkem733]

T1 was made for only $6.4 million, this one was the most expensive movie ever made when it came out, and the first to cost 100 million or more. These stunts are insane for any time period, or else this movie wouldn't be called the greatest action movie ever.

[@MrParkerman6]

Only? 64 million is a fuck ton of money. Especially in the 80s.

[@MrParkerman6]

*6.4 million

[@Krucifus]

T2 was the highest grossing R rated movie for a very long time with 200M+, which for 1991 was pretty nuts.

[@Auovix]

I know this a year old but I'm so glad that whatever cut you watched of the movie included the 16 minutes of additional scenes never seen in theaters, as someone who first saw this movie on the Extreme DVD version I can't imagine watching it without those scenes. I also know how special this movie was to children of single parent households, it certainly struck a daddy type chord with me when I was young, don't know if you had a flash of that yourself but great video im glad you enjoyed it so much

[@Tyler_W]

This is one of my favorite movies. The Terminator is alao phenomenal. I think the third was perfecrly fine, just not on the level of the first two. Salvation is underrated. Not great, but a lot of cool ideas, and I wish they committed to that plot thread moving forward. Christian Bale and Sam Worthington weee great, and I wanted more. Genesys was abaolutely insane, and maybe not in a good way. It's more enjoyable if you just accept it as someone throwing ideas against the wall in a what if kind of story and jus5 running wild with it. Dark Fate tried to pull a Superman Returns by ignoring everything after 2, but their idea of "reinvigorating the franchise" was to do the exact same thing, except this time, John dirty and replace him with a Latina, because replacing male protagonists of classic franchises with women automatically makes everything better, right Ghostbusters 2016? To be fair, Genesys kinda did him dirty too, but nothing mattered in that one and it kinda feels like an alternate universe thing that was fixed by time travel nonsense anyway.

[@darkomtobia]

OJ really brought the Terminator role to life... "Split Second" with Rutger Hauer talks about the need for bigger guns.

[@skynetterminatort100]

Let's watch the whole series together....all the way to terminator dark fate....great franchise

[@thegreatnative]

I saw this movie in 1993 on vhs. I was 6 years old. Imagine watching this at 6 years old. One of my fav movies ever

[@CapedInformer]

Intense

[@kodygill5237]

James Cameron talked to some scientist and they confirmed he got the most accurate look of a nuclear strike on screen

[@neilsun2521]

This was always regarded as the definitive Terminator film during the '90s. People would watch this one without even seeing the first one. Kinda like the film equivalent of 'Street Fighter 2' arcade game.

[@BigStou]

The I need a vacation line, was when Jon told him to listen to the way people talk, he probably heard it somewhere that we didn't see and the CPU picked up on the meaning, used it exactly at the right time lol

[@Embur12]

The use of twins in the movie was simple but a fantastic effect. The cop, Sarah's sister etc. Fun fact, Vasquez from Aliens is Johns step mom in this movie.

[@darastarscream]

The security guard and his T-1000 double-- to this day I wonder how they picked who had to get killed in that shot. Did they flip a coin? Nose Goes? Rock-paper-scissors?

[@mctow8554]

Caped informer: I'm on to you James Cameron. James: shape shifts

[@stormy_daydreams]

I love this version of this movie! Definitely one of my favorites when I was growing up!

[@dereckabackus8281]

The best of the terminator movies. Film was released on July 3, 1991

[@ulflarsson9693]

Here in sweden it is sep 13 for it's 30 year birthday then. Long live t2. 😊👍

[@Johnadams20760]

actaully when going back to terminator 1, reese did say that john's mom taught him to be a fighter so this really does make sense

[@StultifiedGraphics]

Watching this in the Cinema was an experience. I was Obsessed with this movie. Same with Lethal weaopn 3 which came out a year later.

[@DanOMega215]

notice the roses that fell out of the box when he pulled the 1887? It was a subtle nod to GUNS n' ROSES.

[@paulymar5996]

"If Sarah and Kyle had to fight this model in the first one, it would have been a ten minute movie." Ha. Best comment ever. I love that hypothetical question you pose.

[@CapedInformer]

Lol it’s true though

[@paulymar5996]

@@CapedInformer Oh absolutely. I posed that question to a friend of mine and he said it would have been a five minute movie.

[@ReymundoCortez]

Okay that part where they are repairing him that is the first I have ever seen that, that was not in theaters or any versions I've seen. She never wanted to kill him. This blew me away

[@CapedInformer]

Oh wow that’s interesting they took that part out. Changed my whole perspective about their relationship

[@fredzeppelin3969]

Both Sarah Connor and the security guard getting coffee had a twin sibling in the movie that facilitated filming the scenes with both of them in one shot.

[@Dennis_K09]

This my 1st time seeing scenes they cut out and I am happy they cut them out. That scene where she was to about to kill the terminator and John stopped her wasn't in the original which I am glad about. It would've stopped the flow of the movie.

[@CapedInformer]

It definitely gave me a different perspective about Sarah

[@shauryachandra4279]

The first time I watched this movie I didn't know that I was watching the directors cut

[@bigshorty4855]

I've watched at least 3 or 4 different versions of this movie.

[@KT926]

This is one of my favourite action films of all time right next to Kill Bill 1 and it's the best Terminator film ever. I prefer practical effects in action films rather than CGI that looks too fake, if you're gonna have an explosion in a film then have an explosion in a film. Sarah is a female character that I prefer in an action film to be; total tough badass. She has seen the Terminator for herself when she killed the first one so she was in the same position as Kyle was in the first one when she was trying to tell everyone that the robots are real and no one believes her

[@M4tth3w1986]

look at me. look at me. Im the captain now. :D:D

[@TechyMantis]

When you talked about the terminator going back sparked the creation of the terminators and getting confused, dont worry fans have been asking questions like this for years. Its called a Temporal Paradox, the best way to think about it is... don't.... as you going to be repeating yourself lol

[@CapedInformer]

Ok good lol

[@davidsavage5630]

Pasta and pizza, baby! That last thumbs up is so iconic. It's like he's saying "it's really alright now and we really did it"...that shot that makes me want to disregard the sequels after T2 more than anything else I think. Don't undo an ending that great!

[@alfreddreamerphotocomics4880]

The kid in this Terminator really did a great job.

[@Diadin22]

Dude lovin' this channel! Great reactions and the funny clips inserts lol. Keep it up

[@Kainlarsen]

The whole thing with the !-800's CPU chip, and what John said to him about Skynet not wanting them being *too* independent, made me think that if the machines won the war, they might eventually evolve to become altruistic, and regret the decision to wipe out humans. They might even split into factions against Skynet, turning on their 'god'.

[@petebennett970]

That was almost eluded too in the Sarah Connor chronicles

[@tubekulose]

3:08 In fact it's an endoskeleton like all vertebrates (us mammals included) have. An exoskeleton is what's typical for arthropods. 🙂

[@AcrzGiovanniBcrz]

John : do you get it T-800 : No 🤨 LMFAO 🤣🤧

[@CapedInformer]

Lmao

[@jasonevans9805]

did i just see tears in the caped informer eyes at the end there :)

[@CapedInformer]

Thanks to expert editing.... the world may never know 😂

[@mmsizzlak]

Janelle? John's foster mom? Vasquez in Aliens! Mind. Blown.

[@MuffinHunterX]

What's really wild is there was an entire toyline aimed at kids for this movie. I remember a playset that had an endoskeleton figure that you'd put in a playdough mold to give it "skin" that you would then rip off for battle damage.

[@oldschoolde5183]

Good reaction. Fun fact: there are two sets of twins in the movie. The chubby cop at the vending machine that gets and extra eye socket and..... Sarah Conner....Linda Hamilton had a twin that they used in Sarah’s nightmare where the nuke exploded. The one playing with the child was her sister.

[@SaRENRampaiger]

Btw, those twin cops also appeared in Gremlins 2 in the lab scene with Count Dooku!!!

[@CapedInformer]

That’s crazy lol

[@kevindorn2508]

Fun fact: Vasquez was the step mother. Yeah...times a bastard.

[@CapedInformer]

Ohhh yo that did look like her! Lol

[@DamonCzanik]

"Vasquez you ever get mistaken for a man?" "No. Have you?" 🤣 But she has been mistaken for hispanic! Her name is Jeanette Goldstein. She's Jewish. I never would guessed that from watching Aliens.

[@CapedInformer]

Yea I heard that was something you only got away with in the 80s lol

[@hermithermit479]

@@CapedInformer There's some worse examples of this from previous decades. John Wayne played Genghis Khan once.

[@kevindorn2508]

She totally looked the part though. I would have never doubted that shes straight from puerto rico or something. I dont think its categorically a bad thing. Theres an actor lou diamond phillips who plays everything, because he could be everything. John wayne as ghengis khan on the other hand...nope. If you look the part and can play it, you got it. If your david carradine and squint your eyes to look chinese...nope.

[@Wilss]

Yes they really did ramp up the effects and action scenes. It was the most expensive movie ever made at the time ($100,000,000). It's also my favourite movie of all time with Aliens a close 2nd :-)

[@CapedInformer]

Money WELL spent

[@sentakuselect]

Fun fact: John's foster mom is Vasquez from Aliens. My cousins brought me to see this in the theatres when I was 7, I didn't remember anything after Sarah's Judgement Day nightmare except for the ending.

[@markharrold6876]

One of the take-away's from this is when Arnold says "I need a vacation" and when puts his thumb up at the end. Neither of those things conform to a machines programmed operational parameters. At the end, the Terminator's "Neural Network Processor" is exceeding its original programmed parameters and it is starting to "think" independently. He actually starting to program himself a conscience.