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Originally Posted by Hammerhead  My problem with T2 is that it completely sells out on the adult tone of the original film. I respect Cameron's responsibility and ingenuity in revising the Schwarzenegger character to be a more appropriate role model for children, but... Bad to the Bone? Really?
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See, this is the problem I've long had with T2. Loved it when I was a teenager, but over the years have come to realize its working on such a kid's movie level. The original may have been a melodramatic silly time travel piece, but it worked on a basic human level that never pandered to the lowest common denominator like the sequel does.
Last night, though, I threw in the DVD that I've had forever, but never watched. It came in a two pack with Total Recall, and I've never bothered to watch it, even knowing that I've never seen the special edition. This is a long way of saying that the 'Bad to the Bone' moment, something I've long despised, is really Cameron's way of saying "This is not the first movie, assholes, this is something else entirely. Arnold will smile in this one. Arnold might chaperone John Connor to the prom in this one."
So, I still think it's a lesser flick than the original, but I do believe that Cameron tells us pretty early on what kind of movie we're watching. I still fault him for the way he decided to carry it out, but at least he's never pretending that it's something more than it is.
I don't even want to get into that special edition stuff. I've long known about the scenes with Reese, etc, but my God was that stuff heavy handed. No wonder I loved this movie when I was in high school, that's the level it works best on, it's written by a guy who has this sixteen year old's emotional view of the world.
