Saturday, April 24, 2010

Watch Terminator 2 Judgement Day

By Clarence Knapp

James Cameron's name is back on top thanks to the recent release of Avatar, which is said to break new ground in cinematic technology, as well as showcasing his trademark excellent story telling. Cameron made his name years ago with movies like Aliens but Terminator 2 is the one that really made it known that he was capable of making some of the greatest movies of all time. If you, for some reason, haven't seen it yet, or just haven't seen it in awhile, go ahead and watch T2 the next time you want to download movies.

T2 is remembered as a major stepping stone for the technology of special effects, alongside Jurassic Park, but people forget that the special effects were not the point of the film, that the effects were there to help the story, not the other way around. Cameron makes great steps in terms of special effects, but the effects are always, always there to serve the story, and not for their own sake.

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.

T2 really does take some incredible steps in terms of special effects, though. The T-1000 is one of the all time great special effects creations in film history. Twenty years later, it still stands as one of the most impressive characters ever created with CGI, every bit as believable as Gollum or Doctor Manhattan. A lot of new technology was developed for the film, and that technology was coupled with artistry to create a really cool arsenal of effects.

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 yet... Where the heck have you been for twenty odd years?! If you have, when was the last time you saw it? It's always worth watching again as it really is one of the greatest American films of the last two decades.

Watch it again. The movie really does have a lot of depth and is one of the great American classic films of the last few decades. It's exciting, it's dramatic, it's meaningful and touching, it's even funny at several points, and seriously redefined the American cinematic landscape, and the world cinema.

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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