Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Edward Furlong
Directed by: James Cameron
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Grade: A++

This is one of the few sequels that is actually almost as good as the first movie. They did everything right. (The fourth is great, too. If only they wouldn't have ruined their track record with the third...ick). This movie is about the second time Skynet sends a Terminator back, this time to kill John himself, when he is a kid. This time Sarah is in a mental facility because she tried to blow up Cyberdyne and she goes on rants about how the Terminators are going to come get us all. Also, this time, unlike the last time, the humans send back a Terminator to protect John, the same model as the one that was sent back to kill Sarah the first time. This Terminator (T-100) finds John just in time to save him from the T-1000, which is made out of liquid metal and can form himself into any person he's come into contact with...just peachy. John and the T-100 save Sarah from the mental facility, which of course freaks her out, because the Terminator that tried to kill her shows up with her son and says, "Come with me if you want to live". (which, along with "I'll be back" is one of the most famous lines from the first movie, said by Kyle). They barely escape from the T-1000 again and head for Mexico. But Sarah decides to change the future and kill the man most responsible for Skynet, Miles Dyson. When she can't do this, and John saves her again, they bring Dyson in on the plan and they all head to Cyberdyne Systems to take care of his research. But of course, since this is Terminator, nothing goes right and lots of explosions and gunshots follow...that's where it gets really good! Pay attention to Edward Furlong as John Connor. This was his very first movie.

Movie Review: Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Starring: Linda Hamilton and Eddie Furlong
Characters: Sarah Connor and John Connor
Directed by: James Cameron
Tagline: It's nothing personal
Grade: A++

Another great one from Cameron. He rocks...it's established. T2 is no different. This time, it's John Connor who is targeted. He's 10 this time. His mother has been arrested and put in a mental institution, so he's all by himself. (Well, he has foster parents, but they're taken care of pretty early in the movie.) There is quite a bit of gore (it is Terminator, after all...and rated R) but if you're not too bothered by that, it's an amazing movie. It's one of the few that's as good as the first one. This is the last movie James Cameron was involved in...he wanted the movies to stop here, because they stop Judgment Day (the day where Skynet bombs the world and the Terminators take over the world) and you can tell it's the last one he made. You'd see why if you watched the third one. Anyway, if you loved the first one, you will love the second one just as much. And if you get the Special Edition, they include a scene that wasn't in the original version of the movie, and the scene involves Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) in a dream sequence. Overall...great, great movie. :)
-MOT

Just finished: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Watching now: Terminator Salvation
Excited to see: The Last Song

Movie Review: The Terminator

The Terminator (1984)
Starring: Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton
Characters: Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor
Directed by: James Cameron
Tagline: Your future is in his hands
Grade: A++

This is one of my very, very favorite movies. I LOVE this movie. It's one action packed movie. Stuff blows up, people shoot other people, and the plot is so confusing that it literally blows your mind. (And The Terminator has to be one of the coolest movie characters of all time, besides John Connor and the amazing Kyle Reese). This movie is about a waitress named Sarah Connor, who's son, John Connor, will one day become the leader of the human resistance against the machines. (She doesn't know this when the movie starts, of course.) A Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) comes back to the year 1986 to eliminate Sarah...Kyle Reese, a soldier from 2029, comes back to protect her. She doesn't believe this when he tells her, of course. Neither do the police when they eventually capture them. They think he's crazy. So, when the Terminator comes to...well...terminate Sarah, Kyle is able to get away and grab Sarah in the process. They get away to a hotel, where they build bombs. Then, they...well, let's just say Kyle ends up being John's father...which is one of the confusing parts. When John meets Kyle in the future, Kyle is a teenager and John is an adult. Then they have an epic battle at the end and the movie ends with an alone Sarah Connor driving off into the distance, which is one of the coolest scenes of all time. The gas station guy says, "There's a storm coming," ..he's talking about the weather. Sarah answers back, "I know."...meaning Judgment Day. Then she drives off into the distance, with the storm (both real and metaphorical) brewing in the distance. My review of it does it no justice, so people really have to watch it for themselves. All I can do is reccomend it...very, very strongly.
-MOT

Just finished: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Watching now: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Excited to see: Dear John

Movie Review: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Starring: Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck
Chracters: Ferris Bueller and Cameron Frye
Directed by: John Hughes
Tagline: While the rest of us were just thinking about it...Ferris borrowed a Ferrari and did it...all in a day.
Grade: A+

I love 80's movies...they're all awesome, but the best of the best are John Hughes films. He was one of the best directors of teen movies. It was like he truly understood what hard things went on in teen lives. He didn't just portray them as stupid, flighty girls or cocky guys...he actually gave them personalities...awesome ones at that. Between The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, and this movie, there are some of the best characters in any movie...ever. And they're all teenagers...which is a major score for us. This great movie is about a teen called Ferris, who is an expert at ditching school. It's a perfect day outside, so he decides to ditch another day of school (this makes his ninth "sick"day). So, he decides to make this one count. He calls his friend Cameron, who's always sick, and they get Ferris' girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara) out of school. Then they go on a spree across the city in Cameron's dad's Ferrari. They even get in a parade. Ferris is the coolest, most smooth talking person ever. And John Hughes did a really cool thing where he had Ferris talk to the camera, as if telling advice to the people watching. Overall, a really fun, really cool 80's teen movie from the master himself.
-MOT

Just finished: The Terminator
Watching now: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Excited to see: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief