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
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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