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Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (The Ultimate Edition DVD)Rating:
Release Date: 01 January, 2001 Retail Price: $26.98 OUR Price: $23.99 You SAVE: $2.99! Cast: Complete Cast (8 total) |
Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (The Ultimate Edition DVD) Reviews
Review For T2: Ultimate Edition DVD, One Of The Finest DVDs Ever Created
The T2: Ultimate Edition DVD came out 6 years ago when the DVD format was still gaining in popularity and yet it still remains one of the finest single movie DVD editions of them all. Skip the later Extreme Edition which was only released to capitalize on the much anticipated arrival of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines in theaters. Buy the Extreme Edition only if you want to hear the James Cameron/William Wisher commentary track.
Back to T2: Ultimate Edition, this baby is loaded top to bottom with features, commentaries, clips, an alternate ending, an entire screenplay and a total breakdown of every facet of the film's production, from pre-production to marketing and release strategy. Yes, like a total film school in one shiny case. You better believe the case is shiny, Artisan actually relased this DVD in a metal slip cover initially, that's right, real metal! Talk about doing things the right way.
Now for the movie, you get both the theatrical cut and the special edition. Although you may want to view the special edition once in a while, if you're a true movie buff, you'll realize the utter superiority of the theatrical film. It is James Cameron's real vision, after all. He has stated this on many occasions. The theatrical version is better paced, tighter and just flows wonderfully, it's perfection. The special edition version is more bloated in it's running time obviously and these scenes don't add much value to the film but they do take away from it. For instance Arnold grinning like some ugly horse? Yeesh!
T2, the theatrical cut, is a sci-fi masterpiece of epic proportions and all the talk about it's advancement of digital technology, it's state of the art special-effects will never transcend the fact that it's a truly well told story with rounded, developed characters personified by actors giving very good performances. This film is an example to lazy, idea lacking filmmakers everywhere. Even if you are going to do a 'genre' film, have the audacity to take the genre and your ideas seriously so you can elevate your work beyond the limitations of the inherent genre. James Cameron accomplished this task on more than one occasion. Here's a toast to you, Jim!
Awesome!
This is a review of the UMD version
I loved this movie!
MC White
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