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Terminator 2: Skynet Edition (Review)

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    • Change #1 -      <newline> <newline>[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000116997"][imgmc=0000211975.jpg][/url] <newline> <newline>Machines
    • Change #2 - i] <newline>Terminator 2[/i] is a terrific adrenalin rush of an action film with so many memorable sequences, scenes and exchanges and I’ve seen it many times but never in High Definition.  It had been a long time since I last watched it and it was amazing how quickly the dialogue and narrative came flooding back but I was absolutely astonished at how good it looked and sounded for a film made 18 years ago.  Arnie is perfect for the Terminator role as he isn’t the most expressive of actors and is basically a muscle-bound action star and his weird accent really fits a cyborg.  In his breakthrough role, Robert Patrick is incredible creepy and sinister, hell bent on killing John Connor and not letting anything stand in his way whether animal, human or structural.  If something needs destroying, he will destroy it without emotion.  Linda Hamilton makes the transition from naïve waitress convinced of her part in some greater plan to a focused individual who is prepared for the war to come and, like the Terminators, can be devoid of emotion and ruthless.    <newline> <newline>Though I prefer the first [i]Terminator[/i] film this is a more enjoyable popcorn movie which isn’t as deep but compensates with stunning visuals and superbly choreographed action set pieces.  The shoot out between the Terminator and the police and SWAT teams at the Cyberdyne headquarters is something to test your system and looks as good now as I imagine it did in 1991, if not better.  The Disc <newline>[b] <newline>Extra Features <newline>[/b]This Skynet Edition draws together all previously released supplementary material and presents it on one disc. You can choose whether to watch the theatrical cut, or special edition and whether to watch the film or listen to one of the two commentaries. Both are very good covering different information and are recorded for the special edition, so if you watch it with the theatrical cut, the scenes and the commentary for them go seamlessly. There are various other things on the disc, like HD trailers and other promotional materials for the film plus some deleted scenes that are in the special edition. Taking advantage of Blu-ray’s technical capabilities, there are no fewer than 8 Picture-in-Picture options which include a trivia track, a quiz and games. These vary in quality and some information from the commentaries is repeated.  With things like Trivia Tracks and pop-up windows with behind the scenes footage, you don’t want to have to concentrate too hard but this is the case here with some of the text moving at a hell of a rate, especially the production details and screenplay during a busy scene with them scrolling too fast to read.  These extra modes are:  [ul][li][b]Visual Implants [/b]– This basically takes the making-of and interview footage from previous DVD releases and combines them to create a PiP commentary.  It duplicates everything you’ve seen before if you’ve gone through the extra material on your existing copy of [i]T2 [/i]and therefore its only of any interest to someone who doesn’t already own it.  [/li][li][b]Trivia Data Overlay/Production Data Overlay/Linked Data Modules [/b]– this shows how the menu could be better designed as they are three separate entities under the same heading.  The first is a tribute track which takes some information from the two commentaries and mixes with some other facts of note.  It’s not bad and is quite interesting, especially if it’s been a while since you last listened to the commentaries (if ever).  The production overlay shows the technical information that went into designing some of the more complex shots.  Finally, linked data is an audio based feature that appears over slideshows that appear randomly through the film – this is probably the best of the three.  [b] [/b][/li][li][b]Source Code/Schematics[/b] – again, this is a case where more than one feature has been lumped together with another; Source Code is the screenplay which scrolls along with the action on screen whereas the Schematics are storyboard sequences, also moving according to the corresponding place in the film. [/li][li][b]Query Mode[/b]– this is a quiz that pops up throughout the film with random questions about [i]T2[/i] and the associated ‘Terminatorverse’, testing your knowledge of the film and related material, often just before it appears.  [/li][li][b]Processor Tests[/b]– I couldn’t get this to work or I did and nothing happened in the time I waited.  Hmmmm. [/li][li][b]Data Center[/b] – this is BD-Live which I didn’t access because I’m not a big fan of the system and, when I was browsing through this material, it wasn’t on general release so there wouldn’t be many people to talk to.   [/li][/ul]  Considering this is supposed to be the ultimate and be all and end all to the [i]Terminator 2[/i] saga, it’s a shame there’s not even so much as an introduction by James Cameron, telling you about the disc and how it is the definitive release that gets his personal seal of approval – we don[apost]t even know that it is; maybe another version will be out in 5 years with a brand new commentary and series of retrospectives from members of the cast and crew. Until then though, this will replace every version of [i]T2[/i] that you own. One downside of all these extra features and other stuff is that the disc takes an age to load and isn’t too quick skipping between the interactive mode and main menu.      <newline>[b[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000117001"][imgmc=0000211979.jpg][/url] <newline> <newline>Terminator 2[/i] is a terrific adrenalin rush of an action film with so many memorable sequences, scenes and exchanges and I’ve seen it many times but never in High Definition.  It had been a long time since I last watched it and it was amazing how quickly the dialogue and narrative came flooding back but I was absolutely astonished at how good it looked and sounded for a film made 18 years ago.  Arnie is perfect for the Terminator role as he isn’t the most expressive of actors and is basically a muscle-bound action star and his weird accent really fits a cyborg.  In his breakthrough role, Robert Patrick is incredible creepy and sinister, hell bent on killing John Connor and not letting anything stand in his way whether animal, human or structural.  If something needs destroying, he will destroy it without emotion.  Linda Hamilton makes the transition from naïve waitress convinced of her part in some greater plan to a focused individual who is prepared for the war to come and, like the Terminators, can be devoid of emotion and ruthless.    <newline> <newline>Though I prefer the first [i]Terminator[/i] film this is a more enjoyable popcorn movie which isn’t as deep but compensates with stunning visuals and superbly choreographed action set pieces.  The shoot out between the Terminator and the police and SWAT teams at the Cyberdyne headquarters is something to test your system and looks as good now as I imagine it did in 1991, if not better.  <newline> <newline> <newline>[heading]The Disc[/heading] <newline>[b] <newline>[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000116998"][imgml=0000211976.jpg][/url]Extra Features <newline>[/b]This Skynet Edition draws together all previously released supplementary material and presents it on one disc. You can choose whether to watch the theatrical cut, or special edition and whether to watch the film or listen to one of the two commentaries. Both are very good covering different information and are recorded for the special edition, so if you watch it with the theatrical cut, the scenes and the commentary for them go seamlessly. There are various other things on the disc, like HD trailers and other promotional materials for the film plus some deleted scenes that are in the special edition. Taking advantage of Blu-ray’s technical capabilities, there are no fewer than 8 Picture-in-Picture options which include a trivia track, a quiz and games. These vary in quality and some information from the commentaries is repeated.  With things like Trivia Tracks and pop-up windows with behind the scenes footage, you don’t want to have to concentrate too hard but this is the case here with some of the text moving at a hell of a rate, especially the production details and screenplay during a busy scene with them scrolling too fast to read.  <newline> <newline>These extra modes are:   <newline> <newline>[ul] <newline> <newline>[li][b]Visual Implants [/b]– This basically takes the making-of and interview footage from previous DVD releases and combines them to create a PiP commentary.  It duplicates everything you’ve seen before if you’ve gone through the extra material on your existing copy of [i]T2 [/i]and therefore its only of any interest to someone who doesn’t already own it.  [/li] <newline> <newline>[li][b]Trivia Data Overlay/Production Data Overlay/Linked Data Modules [/b]– this shows how the menu could be better designed as they are three separate entities under the same heading.  The first is a tribute track which takes some information from the two commentaries and mixes with some other facts of note.  It’s not bad and is quite interesting, especially if it’s been a while since you last listened to the commentaries (if ever).  The production overlay shows the technical information that went into designing some of the more complex shots.  Finally, linked data is an audio based feature that appears over slideshows that appear randomly through the film – this is probably the best of the three.  [b] [/b][/li] <newline> <newline>[li][b]Source Code/Schematics[/b] – again, this is a case where more than one feature has been lumped together with another; Source Code is the screenplay which scrolls along with the action on screen whereas the Schematics are storyboard sequences, also moving according to the corresponding place in the film. [/li] <newline> <newline>[li][b]Query Mode[/b]– this is a quiz that pops up throughout the film with random questions about [i]T2[/i] and the associated ‘Terminatorverse’, testing your knowledge of the film and related material, often just before it appears.  [/li] <newline> <newline>[li][b]Processor Tests[/b]– I couldn’t get this to work or I did and nothing happened in the time I waited.  Hmmmm. [/li] <newline> <newline>[li][b]Data Center[/b] – this is BD-Live which I didn’t access because I’m not a big fan of the system and, when I was browsing through this material, it wasn’t on general release so there wouldn’t be many people to talk to.   [/li][/ul]  Considering this is supposed to be the ultimate and be all and end all to the [i]Terminator 2[/i] saga, it’s a shame there’s not even so much as an introduction by James Cameron, telling you about the disc and how it is the definitive release that gets his personal seal of approval – we don[apost]t even know that it is; maybe another version will be out in 5 years with a brand new commentary and series of retrospectives from members of the cast and crew. Until then though, this will replace every version of [i]T2[/i] that you own. One downside of all these extra features and other stuff is that the disc takes an age to load and isn’t too quick skipping between the interactive mode and main menu.      <newline>[b] <newline>[url="http://www.myreviewer.com/default.asp?a=0000117000"][imgmc=0000211978.jpg][/url] <newline>T
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Created on Wednesday, 3rd June 2009, 17:33
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