Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Skynet Edition) [Blu-ray]

Happy w the movie. Just as expected

Well, the movie itself is spectacular. Effects, acting, directing, all are top notch. So, let's look at the Blu-ray itself.The Sony Blu-ray player that I watched the movie on is not connected to the internet (or, if it matters, never has been connected). So, after I put the disc in, it took a minute or so before it told me that there is no internet connection. From the choices such as 'retry' or 'cancel' I pressed cancel. It took maybe about 5 minutes or so to load the disc. Not a problem, I was there to enjoy the movie and not to accomplish a timed race. After it loaded, all of the menus were fine. It was easy to navigate, no problems whatsoever.There are 3 versions of the movie on the disc. Original theatrical, extended (with, if I remember correctly, extra 15 minutes or so) and the last one is Director's cut, I guess, which, on top of the extended version adds extra 5 minutes or so. That's the one that I chose. Like many wrote here, the CODE IS 82997. The movie played perfectly fine.Quality was absolutely excellent, both audio and video. Amazing restoration! If you are thinking about the DVD, here is the link to a much more specific video/audio/bonus material review - highdefdigest[dot]com and search for this movie.There are plenty of bonus material as well, for none of which you need an internet connection. Bonus material includes:*Audio Commentaries*Deleted Scenes*Theatrical TrailersAlso there are 8! interactive modes, which are played within the movie itself, so, I guess if you want to see/hear all of them you would have to watch movie 8 times. Modes include picture-in-picture storyboards, scripts, trivia, and how its made type of things. Fun to watch. If you really think about it, it's not like you're re-watching the movie over and over again, because each time you are focused mostly on the interactive mode of your choice, instead of the movie. Also, you can skip from one to the next, so you don't have to watch the movie again and again, if you don't want to.For more info about the DVD, such as audio/video quality, special features explanation and more, go to highdefdigest[dot]comLike I said, movies itself (any of the 3 versions), bonus material, and interactive modes DO NOT REQUIRE an internet connection. Also, don't let few minute wait at the beginning to discourage you. Make sure, however, that your Blu-ray player is a Profile 2.0, either by just connecting it to download an update, or doing it from disk, manually.

I watched this flick as a child in 1992. 19 years later I bought this HD version and it just bring back the nostalgic value + the best AV experience ever! The clarity of the 20 year old film is just phenomenon. The start up screen as you load the Blu Ray show skynet loading requesting for internet access. You can press cancel to proceed to the main menu.The main menu screen is very cool... showing the part structure of the T101 model. The T2 theme is playing in the background. Very cool menu indeed as there is beeping sound as you navigate through the menu. You can choose to play the theatrical release or the extended version.The clarity of the image is superb. The DTS Master 6.1 soundtrack blow me away throughout the movie. The shotgun sound pumps away with my subwoofer pounding shot after shot. Rear surround is active and always keeping me on the edge of the seat. DAMN... I never enjoyed T2 so much before this.Overall, it is a good buy for whoever that have not gotten any DVD or Blu Ray edition. I have read many reviews indicating too many re-release of this classic flick. I have not seen the rest but this really kick ass on my Onkyo surround system & Samsung LCD TV. This review does not include the extras as there are too many and yet to go through them yet, but they look good and hoping to go through every one of them during weekend! One of my BD best buy in 2011! Good bargain from Amazon and super fast shipping to Malaysia in 5 days time with standard shipping! Happy New Year everyone!

Arnold is back, this time as a friendly cyborg against a living metal adversary in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. What's new about the Skynet Edition is the film is expanded, and the interactivity (including Blu-Ray Live) is about as extreme as it gets regarding T2. I did not have a 2.0 compliant player that connects to the Internet, so I cannot comment about the live content, which tends to be dynamic and therefore could/might change if I were to comment about it anyway.The total runtime of the extra content is not 30 or even 20 minutes if I recall, but it does make parts of the film make more sense or at least a bit better laugh, like when the T1000 is asked, "Are we learning yet?" These clips, put back in, perhaps add a little more gratuitous gore and cyberbabble to the story, which is likely why they were cut out of the theatrical version, which you can opt to view as well.As with well-made Blu-Ray movies, the image is sharp as a tack, the sound of explosions and other sounds are very real and visceral, and really put you into it. It makes me wish for a surround speaker system!This is a classic, both of Schwarzenegger's action films, and of the cyborg menace sci-fi flicks that came before and after. It had some cutting-edge effects for its time, and some still are seldom used or seen today. It's one of those amazing films that comes cheaply, easy to add to your library and keep to remember when sci-fi was a mix of effects, mind games, and terror. It's a pretty wild ride.

I bought this strictly for the interactive mode. Usually I can't be bothered with behind the scenes stuff but I had a previous version of this that I lost in a move and I watched it loads. Not only did the movie look crisp and flawless, the interactive mode had all the trivia and videos I love. Will make sure this one doesn't get lost.