Wednesday, July 3, 2019

"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" released 1991


James Cameron released his blockbuster Terminator 2: Judgment Day July 3, 1991, the sequel to the Terminator released in 1984.  Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton reprised their roles from the 1984 film.  This time, Arnold was the good guy and Robert Patrick was the shape-shifting bad guy.

It is ranked #43 on imdb.com's Top Rated Movie list and it won 4 Oscars: Best Sound; Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing; Best Effect, Visual Effects; and Best Makeup.  It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing.

The American Film Institute ranked the movie #77 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills; #48 on AFI's 100 years...100 Heroes and Villains.  Schwarzenegger's line "Hasta la vista, baby" is ranked at #76 of AFI's 100 years...100 Movie Quotes.  It is #8 on AFI's 10 top 10 in Science Fiction Films.



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