Artisan Home Entertainment
2 DVD’s
156 Minutes
32 page Collector’s Booklet
Supplemental Materials – additional features which cover every aspect of the Terminator 2: Judgment Day filmmaking process, from make-up to visual effects.
Cast and Crew information
Teasers
Trailers
Entire Screenplay
Over 700 Storyboards
Documentaries:
“The Making of T2” Featurette
“T2: More than Meets the Eye” Featurette
“The Making of T2: 3-D: Breaking the Screen Barrier” – in-depth look into the making of the MCA/Universal theme park attraction “Terminator 2: 3-D: Battle Across Time,” with state-of-the-art technology and a seamless blend of film and live performances.
DVD Rom:
DVD-Rom program allows viewing of the film while simultaneously reading the script and looking at storyboards. Also links to online websites.
Technical Features:
Newly Remastered
THX Test Signal Package
THX Certified
16:9 Widescreen – Theatrical Version
16:9 Widescreen – Special Edition Version/Special Edition Extended Version
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX
DTS 5.1 ES
Dolby Surround 2.0
Audio Commentary Featuring 26 Members of Cast and Crew
Digitally Mastered
English Subtitles
Extended Special Edition: On the main menu screen on Disc One, select “Special Edition”, this will make on of the Terminator’s eyes glow. Now, from there you will have to enter the actual date of “Judgment Day”: 8/29/97. To do this, hit 8 then enter, hit 2 then hit enter, etc until you finish. As you do this you will notice a small block in the right hand, lower corner will start to spell something out. When finished it will spell out “The Future is not set”. Once that has been displayed both of the Terminator’s Eyes will glow and you will be able to select the “Extended Special Edition”.
Mini Messages: After inserting Disc Two into you DVD, let it set there, do not touch your remote. Every 30 seconds a box in the bottom, left hand side of the screen will begin to glow with electricity. When it says “Join the Resistance”, and you click on it, it will take you to a flaky message from John Connor where he talks about the resistance and then it sends you to Artisan’s Website(insert Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail “yay” here). If the box glows and there is no text, click on it for a nice ad for “Swelltone” featuring Beethoven’s head being blasted with sound and shattering, revealing a terminator endo-skeleton beneath(something I’ll bet most historians never figured out about him). Finally, if you leave the DVD alone past those two things, the final mini message is for the T-1000 himself, oozing out of the screen, telling you to “Get out”.
“Time’s
running out Sarah...”
Now I know that this may be a bit old for a review, but this is just something
that every DVD owner should have in his/her collection. Not only does
it include the Theatrical and Special Editions, but also the Extended
Special Edition as well. The extended SE includes one more scene as well
as the alternate ending; both give the film a more complete feel. The
movie is excellent, but before even making it to that you are treated
to some of the best 3D menus ever created! Various tours of Skynet as
well as the war outside its walls are shown to you in silky smooth CGI
renders as you are taken to your particular destination.
Features for Nuts:
Ok, now, I will admit that even though I won’t buy a DVD that is
not the super-ultra-hardcore-limited-amazingly-hyped special edition,
I rarely actually look into the extras that I am given. The second disc
of T2: Ultimate Ed. is no exception. Granted, if you are a hardcore Terminator
fan you will be in absolute nirvana as you sift through hour and after
hour of non-stop, seemingly endless documentaries, story boards, interviews,
etc. There is enough to keep you busy for days…
Ultimate? Hell yeah!
No fucking around, when Artisan says “Ultimate Edition” they
mean it! This is not the Disney, somewhat-kind-of-special
….until the outrageously expensive two disc set comes out Ultimate
edition they like to fuck the public out of. Artisan should be given a
medal for giving the fans exactly what they wanted: Every version of the
film, all the extras they could cram in and packaging to absolutely die
for.
“Get Out!”
Without a doubt, a DVD that you MUST have in your collection no matter
what; no fucking around, get it today if you do not have it yet. The movie
is absolutely amazing, and with the new scenes, is very complete. Everything
you’ve ever wanted to know is included: From Reese to the reprogramming
of the Terminator to the effects of being frozen, then blown to bits on
the T-1000. It’s all here, and all very well done, making this one
of the best Sci-Fi movies and DVD discs of all time.