More elaborate than the original, but just as shrewdly put together, it cleverly combines the most successful elements of its predecessor with a number of new twists (would you believe a kinder, gentler Terminator?) to produce on e hell of a wild ride, a Twilight of the Gods that takes no prisoners and leaves audiences desperate for mercy. [3 July 1991, Calendar, p.F-1]Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Hal Hinson
The stunning special effects show something that's rare these days -- technical stunts that evoke a true sense of wonder; it's real jaw-to-the-floor stuff... In staging the movie's gigantic set pieces, [Cameron] has an eye for both grandeur and beauty.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The key element in any action picture, I think, is a good villain. Terminator 2 has one, along with an intriguing hero and fierce heroine, and a young boy who is played by Furlong with guts and energy.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Joe Brown
Visceral to the point of overkill (and beyond), a berserk blizzard of kinetic images, it doesn't even give you time to be scared.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
The film's relentless pummeling grows wearying at 135 minutes. The first Terminator, a half-hour shorter, was leaner and meaner.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Arnie is Arnie. He has all the cute lines ("No problemo," "Hasta la vista, baby''). And he does more with a squint than anyone since Popeye. [3 July 1991, Life, p.1D]Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
A humongous, visionary parable that intermittently enthralls and ultimately disappoints. [8 July 1991, p.55]Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
This tirelessly violent, ultimately exhausting film has the utter sincerity of all good science fiction, and a lot more flair than most, but it suffers from a certain confusion of purpose. In the end, it amounts to quite the pistol-packing plea for peace.Read Full Review »
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