Terminator 2: Judgment Day
July 3, 1991 in theaters
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.
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"Hasta la vista, baby."
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T2 was the first film to use CGI for a main character -- the T-1000's liquid metal effects were revolutionary and won an Academy Award.
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One of the defining action films of its era and, for many, the gold standard for science-fiction sequels. Cameron returned with a dramatically larger canvas and used every inch of it -- the T-1000 liquid-metal effects were a genuine technological landmark, and the film matched its spectacle with real emotional stakes. The inversion of the T-800 from villain to protector is handled with complete conviction. A rare sequel that surpasses the original in almost every way.
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