![]() Typically for any action film that involved a shotgun, a person would have normally cocking the barrel of a shotgun back and forth.īut in the case of Schwarzenegger’s T-800, he does it the other way. And the coolest thing about it is the way he used the shotgun. It wasn’t just any shotgun but a sawed-off, 12-gauge Winchester 1887 lever-action shotgun. Then came T-800 to the rescue, riding on a Harley Davidson motorcycle with a shotgun in his hand. Speaking of the flood channel, the first chase scene itself was filmed in Los Angeles’ Bull Creek located in Hayvenhurst Avenue. Specifically, the two memorable chase scenes which still hold up even today, beginning with the one where T-1000 driving a semi-tow truck in pursuit of John Connor, who is trying to escape on a motorcycle through the flood channel. Then, there’s the interesting role reversal: Schwarzenegger’s antagonist T-800 previously seen in the first film becomes a protagonist in the sequel, who has been reprogrammed and sent back in time from the future to protect John Connor (Edward Furlong).Ĭameron even took a cue from his own Aliens, where Sarah Connor’s (Linda Hamilton) transformation from a damsel in distress in the first film into a fearless warrior echoes the same character pattern of Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley.Īmong other things that I loved so much about Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the action scenes. He also manages to distinguish his sequel by introducing a more advanced antagonist in the form of T-1000, a liquid-metal terminator capable of morphing into any shape of appropriately-sized objects or even turn into a different person. What’s even more interesting is that James Cameron basically took the same storytelling beat from The Terminator and repackaged it into a bigger-budgeted, event film. A prime example of a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster that is not only entertaining but also featured memorable characters and then-groundbreaking special effects of Robert Patrick’s T-1000. There were many reasons that made Terminator 2: Judgment Day such an enduring classic. The sequel even won 4 Oscars in the technical categories including Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup. By the end of its theatrical run, it earned over US$520 million worldwide against a US$100 million budget, which happened to be the most expensive film ever made at the time. It went on to beat other subsequent newcomers, namely Point Break and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey before a certain parody called Hot Shots! overtook Terminator 2: Judgment Day by the fifth weekend. Released on July 3, 1991, to overwhelmingly positive responses, the sequel broke a then-5 days’ opening-weekend record at US$52.3 million and stayed at the top spot for 4 consecutive weeks. And of course, it still ranks as one of James Cameron’s best films to date (among his others would be 1984’s The Terminator). ![]() And yet, the 1991 sci-fi blockbuster sequel remains one of those Hollywood films that I never get bored revisiting every now and then. (Disclaimer: This feature article contains spoilers)īelieve it or not, Terminator 2: Judgment Day turns 30 this year.
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