T2: Judgment Day (1991)

Dana and Tom with 5x Club member, Sara Shea (Host and Creator of Shea Cinema), discuss T2: Judgment Day (1991) for its 35th anniversary: written and directed by James Cameron, cinematography by Adam Greenberg, music by Brad Fiedel, editing by Conrad Buff, Mark Goldblatt, and Richard A. Harris, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick.

Plot Summary: In Terminator 2: Judgment Day, a killer machine from the future is reprogrammed to protect the very boy he was once sent to destroy. Arnold Schwarzenegger returns as the T-800, but this time he's the good guy — and he's up against something far more terrifying: the T-1000, a shape-shifting liquid-metal assassin who can become anyone or anything. Young John Connor, the future leader of humanity, is the target, and his only hope is the machine that once hunted his mother.

Guest:

Sara Shea

• Host and Creator of Shea Cinema; @sheacinema on X, IG
• Co-Host of First Watch/Rewatch
• Previously on 12 Angry Men (1957) Revisit, Barry Lyndon (1975), Shampoo (1975), 2025 Post Oscars Reaction Show, Patton (1970), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Dracula (1931), The Public Enemy (1931)

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction, Cast, and Background for T2

05:12 Welcome Back, Sara Shea

07:33 Relationship(s) with T2

14:04 Dana's Noted Struggles with Sci-Fi

15:32 James Cameron's Best Film?

19:32 Is T2 the Best Arnold Schwarzeneggar Movie?

24:20 Plot Summary for T2

25:03 What is T2 About?

29:58 Did You Know?

32:55 First Break

33:32 What's Happening with Sara Shea?

37:46 Best Performance(s)

45:57 Best Scene(s)

53:10 Second Break

53:49 In Memoriam

56:35 Best Line(s)

01:01:38 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy

01:08:47 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance

01:09:10 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty

01:12:21 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness

01:17:20 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability

01:19:13 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total

01:21:04 Remaining Questions for T2

01:26:51 Thank You to Sara and Final Thoughts

01:34:27 Credits

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