Terminator 2 Blu-Ray

Standing in the ever expanding Blu-Ray section of the store I was contemplating my next purchase. Glaring across the shelves I saw it. Arnold. One of the major draws to this film was the price. Terminator 2 was easily $10 cheaper than most of the other options at the time, and the thought rang through my head, "What the hell? This is a classic favorite, how can I go wrong?" Well, as far as the quality of the film itself the Blu-Ray version is unsurpassed, but as far as the extra features, I'm glad I still have the DVD.

I was taken back by the amounts of features that were left out. On the last version that I bought on DVD, although it had another disc, I still had over eight hours of extra content, production stills, trailers, the screenplay, storyboards, etc... On this latest incarnation all you get is a couple commentary tracks and the theatrical version. There aren't even the deleted scenes, which blows my mind. I don't understand what they were thinking in putting out this version without at least giving me the special edition option on the disc. Even the picture of Arnold on the cover is over compressed to the point where it hardly looks like the same picture as on the original DVD.

Now, the quality of the print output at 1080p is extremely crisp and
it amazed me at how well the effects look given the near 20 year old
technology they were using when it was shot. I honestly think that I
hardly got my money's worth with this version though, that I have in
fact been cheapened by the wonderful experience I have had growing up
watching this film. If you have a Blu-Ray player and the extra cash, I
would say that you would need to be a hardcore HD fan to pick this one
up, because for around $5 less you can get a lot more for your buck,
except for that extra 1080 push.

*1/2  ¶ 4:34 PM