As another customer reviewed it, BEFORE YOU BUY realize most of the reviews here have been about the ULTIMATE DVD version and NOT the EXTREME DVD version. AMAZON is cheating with these reviews that not belong to the EXTREME DVD.

This EXTREME DVD has ONLY 1 version of the movie. While the ULTIMATE has 3 versions (more versions than this one).

All extras (except 2 things) are DVD-Rom O N L Y! Not only this your stuck with one version, and its SHORTER then the ultimate. The ultimate also has a 3rd version that can be unlocked this one does not have it.

The only good things are, the medal case art (but don't plan on puting the disc case back in the medal case it will destroy your dvd case), the disc art, and menu design.

Everything else is worthless unless you have that DVD Rom, and there is no 6 hours extra like the ULTIMATE which is great to look thru.

The transfer rate isn't that good so the image quality isn't clear. And there are a lot of glitches while the DVD is being played because of the multiple layers and the graphic commentaries in it.

Buying this is a BAD BAD IDEA.

Stupid me. I put this on my wish list a while back, thinking it was the Ultimate Edition on Blu-Ray. It is not. While all the top reviews refer to the Ultimate Edition with all the special features and bells/whistles, unfortunately that version does not exist on Blu-Ray yet. What you get is a Blu-Ray version of the theatrical release, and that's it, no extras, no branching director's cut -- hasta la vista, baby.

Why Amazon continues to mix reviews from completely different products on the same page is beyond me, especially once people start writing reviews about the actual edition being sold. Why not link to the reviews to avoid confusion? It's my fault for not looking at the note underneath the review titles this time, but it's an honest (albeit noobish) mistake and I'm sure it happens frequently.

Still, for under $12 it's not a bad deal, and luckily I already have Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (The Ultimate Edition DVD) on DVD (which I highly recommend to any hardcore FX movie fan or film student for its extensive behind-the-scenes footage and dual versions of the film). So no real harm done. But be warned that this Blu-Ray release is NOT the Ultimate Edition.

After the success of "The Terminator" in 1984, it strikes me as somewhat odd that there wasn't a sequel rushed directly into production as soon as the original was deemed a hit. Nowadays, it seems like once a movie surpasses what it cost to make the movie then a sequel is virtually inevitable. This also seemed to be the mindset around certain movies back in the 1980's, especially the slasher type of films; but for whatever reason seven long years passed between the release of "The Terminator" before director and writer James Cameron re-teamed with his stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day".

"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" picks up approximately ten or so years after the events of the first film. Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) has been locked away in a mental institution after her crazed warnings of an impending holocaust at the hands of machines, and her 10-year old son John (Edward Furlong) is living with foster parents. After the initial failure of the first Terminator to complete its mission of eliminating Sarah, the evil Skynet has sent back an even more advanced model, the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), to hunt down and kill her son John before he can grow up to become the leader of the human resistance. However, John's future self is not without his own resources as he has sent back a weapon of his own to protect his younger self, a reprogrammed Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) identical to the one that attempted to kill his mother ten years before.

A general rule about movies is that nine times out of ten the sequel may be on par with the original film, but rarely will it ever surpass what had come before; however, I feel very confident in saying that "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is easily one prime example of an exception to that rule. "The Terminator" was an excellent sci-fi movie that mixed futuristic elements with those of the modern day, but some may have wondered what more story could there possibly be since Sarah defeated the first Terminator, which should have saved her son and the future as well. Based on what I saw in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", or "T2" for short, what happened in the original was merely the beginning of a much bigger problem for mankind.

Writer/director James Cameron has once more crafted an extremely taut, perfectly paced, sci-fi thriller that is leaps and bounds above what was done in the first movie. The story for "T2" is much bigger, the drama is more intense, the action is pulse-pounding, and the visual effects are still incredible even to this day. James Cameron must have known that he was merely laying the initial groundwork in "The Terminator" for a vast mythology surrounding mankind's future against the evil machines, because that last scene in the original movie hinted that something bigger may be on the horizon. Even though so many of us had seen the first movie and caught on to the hint that there may be more to tell, who knew it would be this massive blockbuster of a film that remains just as popular all these years later. Where the first film briefly touched upon Skynet and gave us brief glimpses at the war that awaits us in the future, "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" takes all of that and builds upon it greatly. "T2" explores how events in the original movie actually set into motion the events of the future, shows us a very emotionally raw heroine in Sarah Connor, a different side to the Terminator from the first film, and to top it off gave us even more glimpses into the future battles that will ravage mankind. The only thing I can say about the story for "T2" is that it is simply awesome, and is quite possibly one of the greatest follow-up story's I have ever seen come out of Hollywood.

The cast of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is comprised of a few familiar faces and some new ones as well. Linda Hamilton reprises her role of Sarah Connor with a much more emotionally charged performance than what was required of her in the original movie. Sarah is a completely different person than she was when we last saw her, now she is this highly trained warrior that is emotionally scarred and torn by what she feels to be her duty to train her son to become the leader of man, and yet to still protect him and care for him as her child. Arnold Schwarzenegger is back, just as he promised in the first movie, as a reprogrammed Terminator, and proves yet again that this was the one role that he was born to play. Even though the character is just a machine, there are very neat moments within the movie where without saying much of anything, Arnold allows the Terminator to convey that there is some kind of connection that exists, a bond if you will, between the Terminator and John. James Cameron's script really aided Arnold in what he was able to do with the Terminator this time around by exploring the fact that the machines can learn from and mimic humans, which allowed Arnold to show some, albeit limited, emotions while still remaining in character.

Joining the returning cast members we have newcomer Edward Furlong ("American History X") as John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. Considering the fact that "T2" was his first acting gig, Edward did an amazing job of bringing John to life in a very realistic way as a troubled kid whose destiny is too big for him to possibly fathom. The way Edward handled John's interactions with the Terminator was very interesting, because early on John sees the machine as a means to an end, nothing more than an overgrown action figure of sorts; however, over the course of the movie he begins to form a bond with the Terminator that becomes almost like a father-son relationship, that was at times quite poignant. The other new addition to the series was actor Robert Patrick ("We Are Marshall") as the new, deadlier, and much more sophisticated T-1000 Terminator model. Robert was given a very physically challenging role that required a lot of physical activity, but from an acting standpoint the role didn't really challenge him all that much. That being said, as unchallenging as it was onscreen in the acting realm, I'm sure the preparation for all of the visual effects associated with his character were most likely quite time consuming and at times daunting.

In the first movie the visual effects were very good, especially given the time at which the film was made, although over time I admit that some of the effects have lost their luster. While that statement is true for 1984's "The Terminator", it couldn't be farther from the truth when referring to the stellar special effects work done for 1991's "Terminator 2: Judgment Day". While technology has definitely improved significantly since 1991, the effects within this movie still hold up quite well, and while maybe not as perfect as today's effects, they are still very impressive in their own right. For example the morphing technology, used to create the numerous effects sequences for the liquid Terminator, was so mind-blowing back in 1991, and yet even today it still looks astonishing.

As I stated earlier, while "The Terminator" was a great movie, what James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger were able to achieve with the sequel "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is simply amazing. Everything about this movie is just bigger and better than what was done in the original film, and this is an example of the kind of sequel that all studios should strive for when making a franchise.

"Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is rated R for violence and language.

What can you say? This was one of the first movies I wanted on Blu-Ray. And I was not disappointed. It wasn't the first Blu-Ray I bought, but when I saw the deal on Amazon I had to get it.

These idiots who purchase these movies on BluRay and then give the movie a poor rating because of the transfer should go ahead and keep buying the older movies both on DVD and BluRay, or better yet, just mail me your money. You cannot go back and re-shoot an entire movie in a HD format. So thus, you cannot make it an HD movie just like that. Now the features on the other hand, is something that can be surpassed from the DVD releases and is multiple times not done. I just get sick of hearing the same old tearing down and poor ratings of a movie all because of the retarded expectations of people thinking a movie should be magically re-done in HD when that is not going to happen. Just purchase new releases for the BlueRay and buy older movies in DVD and save your money!

There is no question that Terminator 2 is among the best sci-fi/action movies ever created, surpassing even its predecessor. The picture quality on the Blu-ray, however, is rather disappointing. Here, I am seconding Mike P's review. The DVD is just as good for less money.

Terminator 2 is one of the best movies ever made. It has inspired novels, comic books, games, two more sequels (one of which is in production), and a TV series (The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which is my favorite show since Firefly). Needless to say, this is a film who's greatness is never to be doubted.

Unfortunately, this Blu-Ray disc is crap. It uses the old MPEG2 video encoder, so the picture quality is not what it ought to be on this format. The special features are absolutel bare bones, which is a darned shame since Extreme Edition and Ultimate Edition were both loaded up with lots of great goodies for fans to dig into. I would have settled for just getting the content from those two releases here in standard definition, just because they were so thorough and complete. Sadly, we get none of that here.

The worst sin that this disc commits of all though, is that it does not include the special extended version. The extended cut of T2 is the definitive version of the movie-- once you've seen it, there's really no reason to go back and watch the original theatrical version. There was a load of good stuff that got added to the extended cut, and a lot of it was very important for the story. Whoever put this crappy Blu-Ray disc together obviously made it with the intention of double dipping in the future. If you must watch T2 in high definition now, then I won't stop you from buying it. However, be warned that in a few months it's bound to become a coaster when they put out a brand new version containing the extended cut, immaculate picture quality, and loads of special features. This disc is a temporary Terminator fix, at best.

This item arrived on time but was defective. It was returned and a replacement was sent the next day in excellent condition.

This Blu-Ray disk is unimpressive. The output from my PS3 was similar to that produced by the old DVD that I have of the same movie. There was some improvement in the sound quality, but not significantly. The Blu-Ray disk includes no interesting new features.

If you already own Terminator 2 on DVD, I would not bother purchasing this version.

Terminator 2 is one of the most memorable movies ever made. You can go years without watching this, but remember almost every scene when you finally see it again. This is real close to being a masterpiece, and it probably is. The special effects for the movie are still amazing even by today's standards. To me, the most memorable scene is when Sarah has the vision of the city being blown away, only leave skeletons in a fiery inferno. It is a really scary and somewhat realistic scene of what could happen to us if we aren't careful in the future. Not that machines will cause our demise, but we ourselves will. That is the message of the movie, that violence is "in our nature".

The story is incredible. The Terminator becomes the dad that John never had and you really feel it while watching. The acting is also great and the end of the movie is a real tear jerker. This is a have-to-see movie if you haven't seen it already. This movie is so big, it's weird if you haven't seen it yet. You've been missing out. For those who have seen it, this is the movie to get and you will love it as much as you always have.

The Ultimate Edition DVD is the choice to get and watching the Special Edition of the movie is a must because it has new scenes that only add to the already great story. Pick this up :)

Terminator 2 - Judgment Day is the ultimate sequel ever! Sequels always tend to let me down but not this one in any shape or form. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Edward Furlong bring so much energy and fire to this film. James Cameron is a brilliant writer/director, he pulls out all the stops. I highly recommend this classic, you'll watch it over and over again, enjoy!

This is how to make a follow up. T2 pushes the envelope at every level and thrills all over the place. The sfx are incredible - worth every penny of the $100m+ budget.

A brilliant action movie. Everyone should own it.

This is one of my favorites movies ever !!! i bought the DVD collectors edition, but i need to have the blu-ray !! It's just GREAT !!! A master piece !

A decent disc at a great price. I think it was about $12 + shipping. The video is not a huge improvement over the special edition DVD. It doesn't have a lossless audio track and it is the original theatrical release not the longer special edition DVD.

Well, almost everyone knows that T2 is a kick@$$ film by the brilliant director James Cameron. And it's true that this sequel far surpasses the original (though I did like the darker and creepier tone of the original). Cast have done an excellent job (especially Robert Patrick as the T-1000, and Joe Morton as Miles Dyson). Special Effects are spectacular, and they are much more realistic than today's effects. Music and cinematography are intriguing. And finally, the Extreme DVD is a big plus (picture and sound quality are perfect), though I might have to buy the Ultimate Edition for the special features.

A+++

muy buen dvd ambos estan geniales y el box set igual y el precio ni que decir

With VHS there was always a fairly visible vapor that affected the film. With DVD we saw a new image. With Blu-Ray the vapor is eliminated, and the image is heightened to the point that you can see every flaw. This is the case with most older films that are given the High Def treatment. Terminator 1 and 2 are no different. Please watch Independence Day and tell me that ever effect is goofy looking in HD. The fact is our films under HD are starting to look like those old black and white sci-fi movies we told our parents looked like crap, and we doubted out they could ever fear the Creature From the Black Lagoon.

I, however, am a realist. I get quite excite when I watch a Blu-Ray and can see the flaws. From dirty windows in the Bourne Series, to the Jittery movement of the De-Swartzenegger'd Terminator. T-1000s special effects were amazing originally, but now, almost 20 year later, it looks... well, matted. Because let's face it... they are.

Blu-Ray is going to age your films. Allowing us to see every inch of the movie, all 1080 of it, and is going to also show blemishes, bumps, bruises, and might open the door to a more romanesque interpretation of the artform, instead of the Athenian idealism that preceeded this age. The reason why this statement is fact is that the entertainment industry is shuffling as we speak to design make-up that is HD safe.

My hope is that it is not. All our favorite films are flawed. I mean, after all, T1 and T2 do not star the great actor of all time. Let's face it. The name at the front of the credits is the first flaw.

All the same, I love my copy. I can't wait to see a true HD movie like Terminator Salvation. The robots are majorly going to kick butt.

I was very pleased with this movie. I received it faster than I expected to and the picture quality was great! I was a little skeptical at first about how it would look in high def since it's almost 20 years old but the transfer to HD was very impressive.

It looks and sounds just a bit better than 1991...but not much. No special additional features, not a 'remastering'. But worth the $11 I paid here at Amazon.

This is one of the rare sequels that not only lives up to but surpasses the original. The music and effects have been ramped up a notch, and the pacing is perfect for the story they are telling here. More importantly, however, the interaction between the characters is just perfectly done and the story has some very deep overtones. The idea of taking your destiny into your own hands is portrayed here excellently.

Speaking more of the minutia of the movie, the role reversal done with Arnold Schwarzenegger's terminator character is a wonderful touch. The idea of a villain reformed is great. Plus the fact that this machine spends much of the movie learning what exactly it is to be human. One particular line at the end is delivered very simply but very poignantly: I know now why you cry, but it is something I can never do.

This movie is the rare one that is effectively action-packed, spectacular, poignant, touching and insightful.

This ultimate edition of T2 is truly the mega ultimate edition. You have two discs, 1 is the movie and the 2nd is all of the special features, and it takes days to even name all of them, i mean there are three documentaries, 8 teasers and trailers, seperate interviews with the cast and crew, the entire screenplay, 52 chapters of behind the scenes footage, and original storyboard drawings. This is what DVD was made for!
The first disc can just make this the ultimate edition. You get three versions of the movie, one is the original theatrical version with no extra scenes, the next is the special edition featuring 16 min. of extra scenes, and the extended special edition featuring 18 min. of extra scenes and an alternate ending. Now you can't just get this version, you need a code for it. Go to the special edition menu and highlight "play special edition" then type in 82997, you might have to press enter in between each number, then the "go to theatrical version" option changes to "play extended special edition". Along with the three versions, the DVD has crystal clear picture and 6.1 DTS Surround Sound!!!!!. On the extended versions of the movie, you won't even notice any cut scenes because they are slipped perfectly in the movie. There are also cast & crew biographies that you can access as well as an audio commentary. Now to the 2nd disc. The three documentaries include: The Making of Terminator 2 Judgement Day where they talk about the making of the film, T2 More than Meets the Eye where they talk about deleted scenes and why they cut them, and the last is The Making of Terminator 2 3-D: Breaking the Screen Berrior where they talk about the making of the 3-D terminator ride. Next is the teasers and trailers, there are 2 theatrical trailers, 1 teaser, the T2 special edition trailer, and 4 japenese trailers.
The next is the storyboards, to access these, click on "data hub". There are many,many original drawings, from the arrivals to the end of the movie. Now for the script, you also have to go to "data hub" for this. You get the entire original screenplay of the movieit is awesome to read what Jim Cameron original had in his mind for T2. Next is the 52 chapters, once again you need to go to "data hub". There are seperate chapters for differnt things, i will name you some. pre-production,screenplay,ommited scenes,special effects,makeup,visual effects,marketing campaign,logo customization,post production,casting,props,and post production. There are many,many more but i can't give it all away. The next is the interviews, you need to go to "data hub" for these. After you choose the interviews, you can see them interview people like James Cameron, Arnol Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, William Wisher,and Robert Patrick. If you own the extreme or normal edition, trash those f***ing pieces of sh** and get the Ultimate Edition, you won't be disappointed!!!!!!!!!!

Visuals are decent. Not exactly reference material. I do consider it the best action flick of all time so I think it deserves a better transfer. Maybe VC-1 or AVC instead of MPEG2. The fact that it's an older film has something to do with it also I'm sure. Still good for the price.

Don't bother with this Blu-Ray edition of the movie if you already have the DVD. It's a poor transfer that barely looks any better.

awesome movie even with HD digital mastered. Its amazing. Its non stop action! very fun watching it over and over again.

I watched the special extended version and the only difference is the alternate ending put back in the movie. You can access that ending separately on disc 2. I gave this a 4 out of 5 because the extreme DVD version looks and sounds better. I liked the original ending better because in reality the future is unknown. The hours of extras on this version are well worth the buy.

I have seen all versions of T2 and the Ultimate Edition DVD is the one to buy:
T2:Extreme Edition DVD is just the theatrical release with very little extras.This version comes in a metal case and on disc 2 is a PC version of the film(don't ask me why).
T2:Blu Ray is the theatrical release with very little extras,the HD transfer isn't much better than the SD version.This version comes with the standard Blu Ray case.
T2:Ultimate Edition DVD has three versions of the film plus it's loaded with extras on the second disc.You can spend days going through all the extras on the second disc and if you hit a wrong button on your remote the terminator will threaten you.This version has the easter egg(82997) that allows you to view the directors cut which in my opinion is the best version.This version comes in a plastic case with a cardboard jacket,it includes an informative booklet.
The picture and audio quality of all versions is outstanding.

What a great film to get at such a low price. There was a real fast delivery. This Extreme edition of T2 consists of
disc 1 featuring extended edition of the film in obviously different better transfer than on ultimate edition and disc 2
featuring two short documentaries and T2 High definition which is not playable outside US and Canada. I'm from Europe
and cannot obtain some kind of a license for playback of the HD portion. This extreme edition is worth having because of the
sharper image of the extended edition of T2, but those fans who seek documentaries and interviews better look for Ultimate edition.
In my opinion a true Terminator fan must own both editions. Also the packaging of this edition is much better than of
the ultimate but it's a shame that there's no booklet. I guess you get what you pay for, but still this is a must-have.

Terminator 2 is arguably Schwarzenegger's most famous role, and the plot by now is fairly well known. In the original Terminator, Schwarzenegger had been sent back to kill Sarah Connor before she could give birth to her son, John Connor, who would destory SkyNet in the future. The plan goes awry when Kyle Reese not only sucessfully protects Sarah, but fathers John. In Terminator 2, SkyNet tries again, this time with Schwarzenegger's Terminator character playing the role of protector.

Considering that this film was made in the early 90's, I was astounded by the quality of the transfer. Do note that this does not have any of the deleted scenes or such from the (many) DVD versions -- but nevertheless, the image and audio quality was superb, and an excellent polish to a great film.

It was awsome the first time around and even better now on blu-ray, get em all Enjoy

A good movie overall. Keeps the action going from T1. But something that has always bugged me is who cast the kid? This kid is supposed to grow up to defeat the Terminators?! With what? His handbag? Did they have to pick someone so... "happy"? I think that poor casting decision really took away from the movie and the trilogy. There are a million kids who could have played that part. Why did they cast him and give him such a sissy haircut? And before anyone jumps down my throat, I'll remind you that this is America. I don't have to be politically correct. I'll bet most people who watch the movie would agree with my observation that this casting decision was a poor one.

I do not know why the reviews stating that this is the ultimate edition are listed here. This is simply the short version of the movie slapped onto a blu-ray disk. It does look very good, but, if I had known that none of the extended scenes were on this disk, not to mention that the special features are slim at best, I would have waited for a version that actually had the features that make Blu-Ray worth having.

In my mind when you are just slapping dvd auality on to a Blu-ray disk you are false advertising and ripping the public off. No one needs or wants a blu-ray film simply for the disk itself but they want a better movie. Sure they have the uncompressed audio but the picture quality sucks. If you have the DVD keep it and foget this.

Great movie poor Blu-ray port

In this movie ray tracing metal effects came of age and Linda Hamilton
set a new level of method acting for women. The plot elements of
a AI self -awareness, time -travel and total atomic war only add
to the "tech" level of the movie.
The "extra" disk in this set is "Windows" only:
for me since it appears that that system is failing rapidly and will be the past in a very few years, only lends to the tech of the movie and the predictions of future AI at a whole new higher level.

this is a great action packed movie and now even better in hi-def!
the sound is so much pronounced and the scenes so vivid and detailed

I got this one (Extreme Edition) & (The Ultimate Edition.) At first I just had the Extreme then got the Ultimate & the reason why I got both was the Extreme had BETTER PICTURE. I was pissed when I got it & saw that it had no booklet or insert, & also no Metal slipcover. Well that was for a limited time. Also On the Ultimate it had no metal slipcover but it had the 32 page booklet & a insert so I put the insert inside of the extreme DVD. This has BETTER PICTURE THEN THE BLU RAY TERMINATOR 2 DISC (Well I say so). As far as what else you get on this DVD is the 2nd. disc is just junk its so you can play it on your PC & it plays it in 1080p HD but you have to do alot to get that up & running so I never will do it, & has 18 mins. or so of never before seen stuff. I say get this cause of the picture & the ultimate cause the ultimate has 2 discs packed with alot of S.E stuff.