Terminator 2: Judgment Day

A follow up to Cameron's successful "The Terminator", this time the Terminator's mission is to protect… not terminate. Maybe it should be called "The Protector"? The bond between the Terminator and the person he's programmed to protect — John Connor (Furlong, in his debut role), the son of the preceding film's target — is actually touching. Only Cameron can pull that off. Linda Hamilton reprises her role as a much darker and tougher Sarah Connor and Earl Boen reprises his role as a more important (and less likable) Dr. Silberman. Is it purposely ironic that the good characters from the first one grow dark in this film, and the dark character from the first one turns good in this film? Regardless of its intention, it works. The T-1000 (Patrick) is the cherry on top (the T-1000 makes "The Abyss" look like a student project). 139 minute action/sci-fi/thriller isn't long… it's epic! Special edition runs over 2½ hours, including a scene with Michael Biehn reprising his role as Kyle Reese.