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The original Terminator was a delight in movie making.
Original, fresh and full of action it became one of the most popular movies
ever made. 7 years later James Cameron brought back the Terminator in one
hell of a sequel that is in some respects better than the original. And
that doesn't happen too often.
Being one of the most popular movies made ever, most people
will probably have seen this movie, but for the few who haven't here's the
plot. The T800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has come back from the future to
save young teenager, John Connor (Edward Furlong). In the future he becomes a
resistance leader of a group of human survivors. John is responsible
for the destruction of Skynet, a huge net of computers and robots
responsible for the destruction of the human race in 1997. To stop this,
Skynet have sent back the T-1000 (Robert Patrick) a liquid metal robot to
kill John. This movie is filled with spectacular special effects and great
sound. It also ushered in a new wave of special effects for the computer
industry. Top stuff.
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| VIDEO |
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Again
another wonderful transfer from CTHV. Like Total Recall, this disc was
authored in France. The menus look like the same menus in Total Recall
& The Fifth Element. Like those movies the picture quality is superb
and almost of reference quality. The picture is very sharp and the shadow
detail was excellent, also the colors were well saturated.
No MPEG artifacts were present at all. The original film print is also
pristine and has no visible faults visible.
Terminator 2 is framed at 2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
This is an RSDL disc. The layer change occurs at 62:18.
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| AUDIO |
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An awesome 5.1 mix is encoded on this disc is very
aggressive. The surrounds were forever being used and used very
effectively. The .1 channel was also used frequently and made the movie
thump along which added a lot more grunt to the soundtrack. This seems to
be common with a James Cameron movie. He doesn't scrimp when it comes to
sound design.
There are several sound formats on Terminator 2. An English Dolby
Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack. There is also a French MPEG
2.0 soundtrack on the disc which the disc annoyingly defaults to.
The dialog is always easy to listen to.
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| EXTRAS |
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This disc is very light on in the extras department & a
bit of a disappointment on the extras side. All you get on this disc are...
Original Teaser Trailer:
Encoded in Dolby Digital 2.0 in a
window boxed mode that is 16:9 enhanced. The trailer is very unexciting
which does not sell the movie overly well. It's a pity they do not include
the proper theatrical trailer.
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| FINAL THOUGHTS |
| This is the best way to see Terminator 2 in the home.
It's also the first time it has been available in Australia in it's
original format. That said, the sound and picture quality is first rate.
The extras are pathetic. But this is a small quibble. This is a great
movie and a worthy purchase. |
| 16:9
ENHANCEMENT |
DISC
RATING |
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REVIEW
EQUIPMENT
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Display:
48" Sony RPTV.
DVD Player: Panasonic A350 Player using S-Video Cables.
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-D508
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround.
Speakers: Accusound speaker
system. |
Copyright © 2000 by [Roger
Ward].
Revised: 25 May 2000 22:34:59 +1100
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| Region
Coding: |
Region
4 |
| No of
Discs: |
1 |
| OFLC Rating |
M15+ |
| Running
Time: |
132
Mins |
| Case
Type: |
Keep
Case |
| Release
Date: |
7/12/1999 |
| Catalog
Number: |
D12973 |
| List
Price: |
$34.95 |
| Distributor: |
Columbia/Tri-Star |
| Disc
Format: |
PAL |
| Disc
Type: |
Picture
Disc |
| Disc
Format: |
SS-RSDL |
| Chapters: |
24 |
| Macrovision: |
Yes |
| Manufacturer: |
WAMO |
| Aspect
Ratio:
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2:35:1 |
| Anamorphic: |
Yes |
| Film
Format: |
35mm |
| Dolby
Digital:
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5.1 Surround
2.0 Surround |
| DTS: |
None |
| PCM
Stereo: |
None |
| Other: |
None |
| Languages:
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English
French |
| Subtitles: |
Yes |
| Audio
Commentary: |
None |
| Theatrical
Trailer: |
None |
| Teaser
Trailer: |
Yes |
| TV
Spots: |
None |
| Dolby
Trailer: |
None |
| Documentary: |
None |
| Cast
& Crew Bios: |
None |
| Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Videos: |
None |
| DVD Rom
Content: |
None |
| Collectable
Booklet: |
None |
| Scene
Access: |
Yes |
| Animated
Menus: |
None |
| Production
Notes: |
None |
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