Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Go And See Terminator Two Judgement Day

By Alba Jackson

James Cameron is back in the headlines thanks to Avatar, the new flick which supposedly revolutionizes cinema in much the same way as Terminator 2 did years before. That actually remains to be seen. If Avatar is still remembered in twenty years as a turning point in American film, that's when it'll get to be mentioned alongside Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Watch or rewatch it the next time you want to download movies.

Terminator 2 is always remembered as one of the most technologically innovative films ever made, but with Cameron, the special effects are only there to tell the story, not the other way around. The effects are always in service to the story, even with Avatar, which they say they're getting ready to release in "4D" whatever the heck that means.

If you haven't seen it yet, then... You must have been frozen in ice in the year 1991. Hello! Welcome to the 21st Century! No flying cars yet, sorry, but at least you can download movies online, so you have no excuse not to catch up on the classics of the last twenty years. If you're wondering what Terminator 2 is about, remember Terminator 1? Okay now imagine that the Terminator is back here to protect Sarah Connor's son this time from a liquid metal Terminator who wants to kill him. There, now you're caught up.

The movie does take some big steps in terms of special effects. Around twenty years later, the T1000 still stands as one of the greatest CGI characters ever. Every bit as believable as newer creation like Gollum and Doctor Manhattan from The Watchmen.

There's a purity to this movie. The first Terminator was maybe a little too in love with its heady, high sci-fi concept. This one stays focused on the action and on the characters, not on the twisty turny plot line. James Cameron always focuses on what's important, not effects, not plot, but on character, and sometimes on hardcore action scenes.

If you haven't seen it... We don't know what to tell you. If you have, it's a good time to watch it again. It's one of those rare action movies that actually has enough emotional depth that it gets better with each viewing.

Seriously, watch it again. The movie actually does have some layers of depth and emotional complexity, so each time you watch it, you watch it from a new perspective based on where you are in life, what you've experienced in the years since you've seen it last. It really is one of those all time great classics where it feels like a better and better film the older you get.

It's not just a classic as an action flick, it's actually a classic regardless of genre. Not just as sci-fi or as a shootemup, it's one of the best American movies made in the last twenty or thirty years, and some say one of the best films ever made, period. At the very least, it's one of the best sequels ever created, and it's never a bad time to go ahead and watch it again.

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