Classics Review- Terminator 2

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                                                *photo from engadget.com*
      Here for week two of the classic series, I have decided to take on the 1991 science fiction epic "Terminator 2: Judgement Day".  Many have called this the greatest sci-fi movie ever, but why? Hopefully by the end of this we can know for sure if it is.
      This film picks up ten years after the events of the first film. Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is stuck in a mental institution because no one believes her about the existence of the terminators. Oh and she happened to be on a one woman crusade to stop judgment day in the present, hence the lock up. While this is going on the ten year old John (Ed Furlong) is living with foster parents, not being the best kid. One day, while at the arcade, two terminators come back including the new T-1000 (Arnold Shwarzenegger and Robert Patrick). You don't know who is there to do what till surprise, the original terminator is the good guy this time. Does he save the day, well i think that is something you will have to find out for yourself.
      So, without giving away any spoilers to anyone that hasn't seen this movie, what makes this great? One, obvious answer is for the year 1991 the visuals were a real masterpiece.   To follow up in the technical aspect, the car chases in particular are shot so well, easily some of the best on film. Finally, and what could be easily seen is this movie is a huge improvement over the original.
      If I had a gripe about this movie, I feel the emotional area of it didn't quite land. I feel the bonds between everyone was a bit on the weak side between the leads and I could not connect with them.
      In the end, can we say that this is the greatest science fiction movie of all time? Personally I can say it comes close. If I could connect with characters more it be a win.
GRADE: A- 

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