Distrib Films US now have an official Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D page set up with info, placements for soon-to-be downloads and also theater listings (not yet listed) for those fans desperate to know where they can watch screenings of Terminator 2 in 3D in the United States!
However most interesting of all is a new image of Terminator 2: 3D showing the T-800 (Schwarzenegger) hugging John Connor (Edward Furlong) while he looks into the eyes of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) – off camera (we won’t ruin what comes next just in case you haven’t seen T2) but if you’re male you will probably whimper like a baby regardless of your age.
Some fans had anticipated/wished that maybe the T-800 would have had a CGI upgrade for the battle damage but we don’t agree and we are glad they haven’t digitally altered the make-up, the make-up is great and still holds up today, however what doesn’t hold up so well is how the eye is pointing face on while Arnold’s eye is pointed to the right (his left). Here at TheTerminatorFans.com we love practical effects and practical make-up and by today’s standards it would be so much easier to make the eye segment/LED a remote controlled robotic moving part by choreographing the movement in the direction of the scene and instructing Schwarzenegger at what points to look in what direction with a series of off camera cues. Maybe if CGI was needed on this make-up (due to the fact you can’t go back in time and change T2 practically) then if CGI was needed at all it just would have been on the eye section but regardless we still love this make-up and T2 has stood the test of time so well. Many CGI laden movies, even ones released last year… already look so dated and redundant compared to movies like T2,- made with passion, talent and artistry.
Terminator 2: 3D is getting nearer. Terminator 6 could be a true sequel to T2 and we are happy that audiences will reconnect with where the story never really progressed from, because without James Cameron the franchise was never the same.
About the 3D Restoration of Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D (2017) – Distrib Films US
The project was initiated by Lightstorm (lei), James Cameron’s production company, DMG Entertainment and Studiocanal. James Cameron’s team oversaw this 3d conversion from start to finish. This highly experienced and award-winning team had already supervised Titanic’s 3d conversion and is currently working on the avatar sequels.
The original 35mm negative was scanned and then restored in 4k at deluxe la, under the supervision of Geoff Burdick, Lightstorm. The film was calibrated in 4k by skip, James Cameron’s colorist, at Technicolor Hollywood, with a selection of the best 35mm prints from the film’s first release. The film was then converted into 3d by stereo d. (Star wars, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic world).
This work lasted almost a year and was daily monitored by Lightstorm’s teams, to produce a high-end 3d version at the level of the last 3d outputs from U.S. Studios. The 3d version then benefited from a calibration and a specific finish at Technicolor Hollywood, still under the supervision of skip and James Cameron himself.
Byte Size TheTerminatorFans.com Review:
T2 demands the viewer to sit up and take note; it succeeds in recapturing the feelings created by its predecessor whilst expanding on beloved themes with imagination and ingenuity. The evolution of Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is a stunning example of why this sequel is the perfect progression of this franchise.
A must see.
Image and ‘About the Restoration info’ source: Distrib Films US
T-1000 Damage THEORY/EXPLANATION:
Fans are now weighing in on discussion, explaining the stationary Endoskeleton eye make-up as damage received from The T-1000 which we agree is the only true explanation for it.
Jesse Jeffries commented on TheTerminatorFans.com:
His eye servo was damaged when the T-1000 crushed his head with the metal beam. It was unable to move after that point. That’s why it’s facing forward in all the scenes it’s visible. That’s my in universe explanation.
Огнян Каратабанов commented on The Terminator FANS Facebook page:
The eye doesn’t move cause it is damaged !
So we wanted to look at some scenarios of what a digital fix of this battle damage could have looked like:- taking various forms of damage into account…
Regardless – we always have the broken eye mechanism theory to fall back on, but it was nice to explore the fix theory in other scenarios of damage!
If the movie had of had a CGI fix for this close-up shot of the T-800, which fix would you have chosen? Fix 1, 2 or 3? Let us know in the comments below.
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His eye servo was damaged when the T-1000 crushed his head with the metal beam. It was unable to move after that point. That’s why it’s facing forward in all the scenes it’s visible. That’s my in universe explanation.
It definitely has to be the explanation… XD
I thought that was James Cameron’s original explanation, that’s what I’ve known since I was a kid and saw the original Making Of video Cameron made along with T2. It’s always been because the eye was crushed, nothing new. So yes, I agree 100%.