I Was Not Prepared For The Terminator 2: Judgement Day Being This Good! *Commentary/Reaction* 

Yall were right... I was not ready for this one...

There's no arguing that this movie is one of the greatest sequels ever made. Arnold shines yet again, the action is insane, The emotional moments hit so hard, and that scene with him giving the thumbs up in the molten metal is iconic.

Fun fact: The scenes where you see two identical looking people in the same frame were done using twins (security guard in the mental hospital and Linda Hamilton in the climax). Leslie Hamilton served as her twin sister Linda's stand-in. Leslie sadly passed away in 2020.

Robert Patrick was a track runner. They had to do multiple takes because he kept catching up to John and his bike. It's just insane how he can run like that and still keep that expression. Ps, the ending gets me every time.

That helicopter chase scene was done for real. Chuck Tamburro flew it with barely 5 ft clearance above and below. This is still regarded as the benchmark action movie, and Linda Hamilton's performance makes it all that much better

“GET DOWN!” Amazing reveal! You’re lucky you didn’t get that spoiled!

Fun Fact - if I remember correctly, in the Lore behind Terminator, they only made one T-1000, because it was basically their last ditch “break glass in case of emergency” model. It was fully autonomous, not under direct control of Skynet, and was so advanced with its own free will that they were afraid it would turn against Skynet and fight with the Humans. The previous Terminator models were all set to “Read Only” and couldn’t really learn, which is why they do the reset on Arnold’s Terminator in this movie so it’s machine learning is switched on. The T-1000 is allowed to learn, which is what makes it so dangerous to Skynet

Common misconception in movies is shooting people in the legs and arms being less lethal, but the arms and legs have main arteries that if fully severed give you about 60 seconds until you bleed out if you’re lucky

Robert Patrick trained like hell to run with upper body straight and no mouth breathing. He in fact trained so well that first cut of car chase scene had to be re-shot. Because he outran the car. He also learned to shoot without blinking and very quickly reloading.

One of the best action movies of all time. 😎👍

Fun Fact: Linda Hamilton has a twin sister, who played the other Sarah Connor in the scene near the end when there are 2 Sarah's on screen.

Such a great film, love that Arnold being good wasn't spoiled for you. It was also a HUGE leap in CG tech (along with Jurassic Park).

If you noticed, the whole time she was going ham at Miles, the Terminator music was playing until her emotions break her, because she realized she was acting just like the machines.

I love the fact that Robert Patrick (T-1000) got special training to run like he does when he chases John out of the mall, running without moving his head too much, running and it not look like he's breathing/winded and running efficiently, he was so good at it that the first couple of takes he actually caught up with the bike so he had to run slower to not catching him to fast. He also very rarely blinks as T-1000 and he would for close ups actually hold his breath so it would look like he wasn't breating at all. That's dedication to the role.

The t1000 works by every drop of liquid metal functioning as a machine like nano technology. It doesn't see visually like people or the t-800 model but has sensory awareness of its surroundings. It also make itself stretch out to imitate others but that leaves empty pockets on the inside.

Fun Fact: 2 sets of twins were used in this Movie. The Cop the T-1000 kills after transforming into him by poking him through they eye those were twin brothers. Also during the scene where Sarah comes up behind the T-1000 disguised as her, that was Linda Hamilton's twin sister Leslie who sadly died in 2020 of Covid.

This was one of the best 90s movies ever made. Glad you loved it!

Robert Patrick really went above and beyond for this character. He already was an amazing runner, but he trained himself to run with that robotic posture, breathing only through his nose and without blinking. He also had to slow himself down because he was out running the dirt bike. Robert trained himself to shoot without blinking and doesn't blink in most if not all his scenes.

The answer to most of the questions from the original, just a brilliant follow up

Fun fact: every T2 reaction has people repeat the same facts hundreds of times.

This film strongly reflects the idea introduced by Kyle Reese in the first film that he comes from "one possible future," suggesting that history is subject to change. The future Kyle grew up in doesn’t have to be the same for Sarah and John Connor if they succeed in preventing Judgment Day, meaning the events of August 29, 1997, may still be averted. Much like the X-Men: Days of Future Past comic, the film concludes on an open note, leaving us uncertain about whether this dark future has truly been stopped. Only time will tell. There's an alternate ending for this film that shows an elderly Sarah Connor in a utopian Los Angeles in 2029, watching over an adult John Connor and her grand child in the same playground she once had nightmares about. A timeline in which Judgment Day was prevented and John grew up to become a father. I’m not sure which version of the film includes this ending, but I’ve seen some reactors watch that ending. It's not the "canonical" ending but I guess you could argue that it's canon within a certain timeline. The time travel in The Terminator films can be confusing, but I’ve always understood it this way: every time someone travels back in time, they create a new timeline. The actions taken in this new timeline don’t affect the one they just left. So, the Kyle Reese we saw in the first film couldn’t change his own timeline, but he could protect Sarah Connor and potentially create a timeline where Judgment Day never happens.

1, 2, and the TV series "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" are all you need to watch.

Fun fact: Danny Cooksey, the ginger best friend, was lead singer of the hair metal boy band Bad4Good. A lot of 80s kids who remember "Diff'rent Strokes" didn't realize this is also the kid who played Sam.

The t1000 is an actually liquid he's a series of very very very very small microbots that all network together. There was also some deleted scenes in the extended version that show him start to malfunction after he is frozen and then thawed back out and that is why he can no longer replicate other's voices and why he has Sarah call out to John instead of just doing it himself. Also in the deleted scenes his shape-shifting his malfunctioning and anything he is touching or in close proximity to his body will start to replicate that instead.

“How did they film this (helicopter chase scene)?” Real helicopter, really flying. I miss 90’s movies.

It's a shame they only made 2 movies. 😳 Just the 2, no more.

Fun fact. In the scenes where the liquid metal terminator is chasing them in the parking garage. The actor trained himself to run without visibly breathing because he thought that it would look more authentic....yeah it did, and more freaky, which also worked for that scene really well.

One of the reasons people were excited for you to see this is that when this movie came out, all the ads and trailers spoiled the twist that Arnie was the good guy, so it's rare to see someone surprised by it.

Fun fact: Angelina's right eye is a terminator which is why it cannot produce tears like the Terminator.

The Iconic Winchester Gun Spin!!!!!!

Regarded as not only one of the best sequels to a film, but it’s regarded as one one of the best sci-fi films of all time. Genre defining for many, especially at the time it came out.

The T-1000 came naked because it can only "morph" into what it touches and needed in-put after it arrived.

Nothing better than seeing someone who hasn't been spoiled on the good guy/bad guy twist. Back then we all got spoiled because some marketing genius decided to put the twist IN THE FRIKKIN T2 TRAILER!

‘He looks like Metal Mario!’

11:28 "Warp some clothes." He did: if you look over the scene in the beginning where he arrives naked and attacks the cop, the film cleverly cuts straight to the T1000 wearing a cop uniform and the audience assumes he swiped it off the dead officer. In fact, he just sampled the cop through physical contact, and immediately warped his clothes.

James Cameron held off on making T2 for *years* until the right tech came along to do this movie the right way. The software to create the T1000 effect was created and perfected during Cameron's previous movie, The Abyss (which you should also see!). When the software guys demonstrated what they could do, Cameron knew he could finally make the sequel he wanted! To this day, I am super impressed with all the creative ways they used the liquid metal idea -- not just impersonating people, but melting into the floor, walking through a jail door, stabbing through the elevator doors and then splitting to become separate crowbar arms, that in-place reversal against the wall at the end... They really maximized the options so effectively that NONE of the sequels could really improve on it at all, and they all had to just recycle gags from T2. Cameron went for broke and made one of the greatest movies of all time.

Yeah, James Cameron was like "I made ya'll fear robots in the last movie. I'm gonna make ya'll love this one in the second movie. "

JUST SAW THIS WATCHING NOW, MY FAV TERMINATOR MOVIE

Funnily enough, there is an explanation (of sorts) about how the T-1000 (liquid metal Terminator) works in the film's novelization. It explains that Skynet created the T-1000 pretty much by accident, and that it itself, the vastly intelligent AI that is actively destroying humanity... DOESN'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS EITHER, and not only that, but Skynet is fuckin SCARED of the T-1000 too (or at least, as scared as a computer CAN be). It describes how it's functions and systems are a complete mystery, and how Skynet itself doesn't trust the T-1000 with it's own safety. As powerful and special as the T-1000 is, Skynet is actively frightened of it's potential, and basically sent it back to kill John primarily to get rid of the damn thing.

It is the first movie I have seen in theater, will be always in my ❤, such a good exp for a first time

I would describe the distinction of why this one is better than the first is that it's multi-faceted. The first is good, but is mostly one dimensional as an action movie. This one has humor, drama, action, and character development. It is a more full movie.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day is awesome, the Director's Cut is even better

I saw this in the theater on opening night. Unfortunately, the trailers gave away the twist of Arnold being the "good guy".

To say this film was groundbreaking is an Understatement.... Yes they actually did fly the helicopter under the underpass... The film crew refused to film it, as they were convinced they would be filming someone kill themselves. The scene with the playground was genuinely shocking The special effects crews knew they were making something special, but it wasn't until it had been through editing that the full impact was realised The terminator morphing up through the tiled floor was one of the most expensive special effects ever. And still worth every penny.

Ange is back! Just like Arnold. :D

You have no idea how lucky you are to have seen this without the twist being spoiled. Even people who saw it on release knew Arnie was the good guy!

The best of all Terminator's movies and series

Watching the motorbike/semi/motorcycle chase in the theater was absolutely thrilling. Still remember how it felt to watch it in a packed theater.

MIT and Carnegie Mellon University have been working on programmable matter AKA Claytronics for at least 20 years now. A bunch of small simple robots that network and function as one. The goal is to get them down to the size of molecules and at that scale it would look like a liquid. As of today they have them as small as a pin head and they can form shapes, navigate mazes and move objects. In Terminator lore, Skynet only made one prototype for the T-1000 because Skynet couldn’t limit the sentients of it the way it did for the previous terminator models and Skynet knew that if it couldn’t be controlled, it was a threat.

And that is how you do a female lead :D first time reaction "look at her" "she is amazing" "I want arms like that " :D good writing and good acting

The guard that got killed while getting coffee from the vending machine was a twin to the guy that killed him. they use a second set of twins in the movie, Linda and Leslie Hamilton. In the ending, it was Linda's twin that appeared and shot the Terminator.

The early CGI in this movie got a lot of press at the time, but this used just about every special effects trick known to man at the time.

I ended up at some sort of show where they had a bunch of props from movie sets and one was an Arnold dummy that they had shot holes in. I was allowed to touch it and stuck my finger in of the holes. It had a real jacket and everything. The amount and level of practical effects put into this film is just insane. One thing I appreciate about that is the filmmaker understood that the human mind can tell the difference between real things and things that are not. Like fire and plants for instance. Our mind registers all that. So they minded this while constructing everything here and obviously it pays off with the impact on the audience. While the story, direction and acting is excellent it those little details that carry it over the finish line.

Thanks for this Premiere. Loved your reaction as usual. Hope your light is okay hehe

The ultimate sequel of the 1990s and highest grossing of the franchise. No. 1 film of 1991 (over half a billion $) with several award wins including 4 Oscars. The merchandise alone was as huge as the film. Arnold is great as always in becoming the heroic T-800. Robert Patrick was perfect as the T-1000. Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor stepped up the game of female action heroes. Eddie Furlong in his film debut as Young John Connor was very good. Although this is the first of only 3 sequels in the original timeline, it's the one sequel that matters to most as an blueprint. Perfect filmmaking in every way for Sci-Fi and beyond. The theatrical or special extended edition works either way. Other than T1 (1984), Aliens (1986) and The Abyss (1989); this was the film that built James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment. 4 more movies (2003-2019) and a television series (2 seasons, 2008) exist. Either loved and hated or otherwise, it's a saga that's come a long way.

Your incredulousness about John's hacking makes me real nostalgic (a euphemism for feeling old) for phreaking & the early 2600 days.

Told you. Anyways, my next suggestion for you to watch is The Iron Giant. For halloween, my suggestion would be The Thing (John Carpenter).

Yes, the doubles are actual twins. The "cop" is actually a track star, running without breathing was the hardest thing. He actually kept up with the dirt bike, crazy! And the drummer from my dad's old band actually went on to do the special effects of this movie.

Besides the 6 sequels, there was a series in 2008-09, that had 31 episodes. Sarah and her grown son, trying to stay under the radar. John has a T-800 protector, sent back to watch over him. The T-800 is played by Summer Glau.

What you said about the machines learning compassion and how they are self aware so they have a choice. Yes yes yes. That.

3:10 Now we know why Ange was so excited to see this... 🤣

Please give the Star Trek franchise a chance.

Miles Dyson's wife is played by S. Epatha Merkerson, who played Lt. Van Buren in 390 episodes spanning 17 seasons of Law & Order

They made a prop shotgun so Arnold could do the little twirl after each shot, one day he almost broke his hand when he picked up a proper shotgun by mistake. Also the prop shotgun would occasionally hit Edward furlong accidentally during the spin.

If I remember correctly, an early draft of the script for the first movie use the T-1000 instead of the Terminator and James Cameron intended Lance Henriksen to play the T-1000. However, the special effects weren't at a level to accurately create the T-1000 the way he wanted and the studio wanted someone more physically intimidating to play the killing machine. This led to Arnie playing the T-800 and Henriksen playing the cop investigating the events of the movie. James Cameron then got to adapt the T-1000 story into parts of this movie when the special effect had improved years later.

There are two sets of twins in this movie. The security guard and his train brother. And Linda and Leslie Hamilton. Leslie Hamilton Gearren's role in " Terminator 2: Judgment Day " (1991) was as a double for her twin sister Linda Hamilton's character, Sarah Connor. As Sarah on the playground. Pre buffing.

The Terminator was the last film where Arnold played as a villain. He hated the fearsome image it stamped upon him, but thankfully it was so amazingly successful, that he was pretty much able to write his own ticket, ever after.

Awesome reaction of my favorite Terminator movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊

aside from the six movies there is also a TV series that lasted two years. It takes place between the events in Terminator 2 and Terminator 3 in the story timeline. The name of the series was Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

0:29 I don't think it's "so much better", it's just that it left a bigger footprint in pop culture, because it's deservedly the most successful T-movie. (In my opinion, it doesn't beat the '84 original, although it's true that it was the best sequel of all time!)

The T-1,000 is composed of a mimantic poly alloy. It has the inherent ability to mimic the color, pattern, and texture of anything it touches. Kinda like some species of octopus only more advanced and detailed.

This one deserves the director's cut.

The scene where the T-1000 is chasing John on the bike had to be reshot and reshot because the actor kept catching him so easily. He had to just slow down and make it look more dramatic in the end. But what cracks me up is the fact that you think the actress playing Sarah is like muscled-up because, she, uh isn't.

10:49 Possibly the Doppler effect, but in the 90's after this movie, a bunch of people remember a commercial with the scene that somehow was a milk ad. She killed him for drinking out of the carton. Now, if it was real, it wasn't on the air long for obvious reasons and last I heard no one can find it, but I too vaguely remember something like that.

Reacting so physically that a shelf gets knocked over when you see the licking scene is SO valid and real. I always HATED that!

None of us were prepared for this masterpiece. Little did we know, Terminator 2 is the greatest action film ever made. We had no idea. It was just FREAKING AWESOME. But after seeing T2 a million times later, we know just how great the movie is. It truly is timeless. Linda shouldve been nominated for Best Actress. Again, no one in 1991 could fully grasp how great Linda's performance was. But her Sarah Connor is one of the greatest, strongest, most iconic female characters in film history. Linda's acting is a big part of that.

FYI: The SWAT Leader who discovers Miles and orders his men to evacuate is played by Aaron Norris, AKA Hank from Breaking Bad. :)

I was lucky enough to see this in theaters. I was 7. A guy my mom was dating told my mom he would take me to a movie, we saw this and never told her 😂😂

One of the best sequels (second parts) ever. For me on the 4-th place after "Godfather 2", "For a few dollars more", "LOTR: Two towers".

Perfect reaction to this iconic masterpiece of a Sci Fi sequel. Movies like this are why I miss the 90s my childhood. Perfect comparison at 23:46

This is my favourite movie of all time so it's always a joy to se someone experience it for the first time :) It's great that you didn't know about Arnie being John's protector in this one. Even before it came out a lot of fans were already speculating that he would be the good guy in the sequel so I don't know of anyone else who has ever got to see this film without knowing about that.

This movie made heavy use of twins... Linda Hamilton has a twin sister, in the dream sequence "soft, Mommy" Sarah Conner was played by Linda Hamiltons twin, and towards the end where there are real Sarah and terminator imitation of Sarah, one was Linda's twin. Also, in the deleted footage used in the extended directors cut there is a pivotal shot with both Linda and her sister. Oh, and the overweight security guard that comes face to face with himself? Twins.

The helicopter chase scene was 100% real. The stunt pilot, a man who used to fly into landing zones under heavy gunfire in Vietnam, thought flying under the bridge at high speed was ridiculous and had to be talked into it after almost quitting lol.

unfun fact: terminators specifically target doggos bc they can immediately tell the difference. Hence why t1000 unalived the poor doggo. (Kyle says this in the 1st movie, dogs alerted when the 1st attempt at human skin was made and happened to infiltrate the camp) also pretty sure in the novelization? he was digging thru the trash and finds a pizza box with a slice or two in it, having never had pizza he was gonna eat it but he saw a stray dog and he gave it the slice further cementing the bond humans/dogs shared in the future.

26:20 fun fact Angelina, that balding cop is actually Dean Norris, AKA Hank Schrader from Breaking Bad

Salute to the info recall skills tbf 👌

8:50 Robert Patrick was able to run in those scenes while holding his breath for the robotic look.

32:10 Yup… the left arm left behind in the gears 😢

As someone else already did, I would really recommend The Thing from john carpenter for Halloween

Angelina my.sweetheart how have you been missing this for so long. This is a top 5 movie in history.

I'm thinking probably nanobots that are so microscopic that they can shape-shifting into anything like Ironman used for his new suits.

i love the wooden 20-sided dice in your shelf 🤩 it appears to have landed on the 18 🤓

Back in the day, some orderlies would do that to see if someone was really in that catatonic state instead of faking it...

Yeah, I'm trying to get arms like hers, too.

The twist was spoiled in the trailers for this movie, so it's great that you were able to watch it without knowing it. 😊

Yeah Terminator 2 isn't just the best Terminator movie but one of the best action moves ever 🤘🔥, if you watch the rest of the Terminator movies let just say they don't ever reach the heights of this movie again and that's putting it nicely although 2 of them in my opinion are at least very good to decent

14:25 fun movie fact -- They used real twins for this scene!

This is probably one of the most important films in cinema, most important popcorn movie anyway

The actor that played the evil terminator, he ran track in his youth or whatever. The studio had to tell him to slow down because he was faster than they wanted or needed. I believe he was faster than the cars or motorcycle.

You ever think you'd shed a tear for a killing machine, yeah totally a legendary classic. thats why we consider this the last one.