The dearly beloved action sci-fi sequel tries to make its own fate on Ultra HD with a somewhat disappointing yet watchable HEVC H.265 encode. The North American release of the Terminator 2 – 4K Ultra HD is on December 26th, and you can pre-order that version HERE. At startup, the disc goes straight to an animated menu screen with music playing in the background. The dual-layered UHD66 disc sits comfortably opposite a Region B locked, BD50 disc inside a black, slightly thicker than normal keepcase with a glossy slipcover.
In the United Kingdom, Studio Canal brings Terminator 2: Judgment Day to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray as a two-disc combo pack. Uniting them is an unimaginable soul-crushing monster in the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), a seemingly invincible machine standing in the way of a better future, a modern Frankenstein-type creation that even the almighty, powerful Schwarzenegger wearily struggles to defeat.įor a more in-depth take on the movie, you can read Matthew Hartman's review of the Blu-ray SDR HERE. Their contrasting personalities seem a fitting response to the period when a nation was about to transition from the Reagan-Bush era to the Clinton years. Having come from the 80s era of "good consumer" and "living in excess" mindset, his mother Sarah (Linda Hamilton) is a darkly pessimistic cynic who sees a world on the brink of annihilation while John (Furlong) persists with some spark of optimism and a hope for humanity's future. It is ultimately an engrossing story about a rebellious adolescent confronting a hostile, unsympathetic world and the sometimes-unbearable burden of the future weighing on his shoulders. The production's continued success - the reason why the film endures after nearly four decades and why those CG effects still prevail as seamlessly as they do - is a plot driven by its characters and the unbeatable circumstances surrounding them. After twenty-five years, it's surprising to see much of the work done back then remains as striking and fascinating as when I first experienced them in cinemas. And, along with Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, it should also always be remembered as marking the beginning of the groundbreaking years in computer-generated imagery, heralding what would soon become a common practice in visual special effects and photography. Some also know it stars action-legend Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular killing machine sent from the future to protect a boy (Edward Furlong) destined to be someone of great importance. Even if the unacquainted had never seen this masterfully entertaining film, young moviegoers have heard of it and are somehow familiar with its time-traveling plot. What more could be said of what is widely hailed as one of the greatest action movies of all time and almost universally considered one of the best sequels ever made? In the decades since it originally premiered in 1991, James Cameron's classic sci-fi actioner Terminator 2: Judgment Day has seeped itself into our cultural pantheon and the collective unconscious.
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