I recently had to watch Terminator 2 for my history of special effects course and I’m having a hard time seeing why it is so loved. The T-1000 was a game changing villain with the liquid medal CGI that would go on to change movies and special effects from that point forward, but what else do people love about this movie? I found the writing, especially for the kid actor, to be subpar and often times (for lack of a better word) corny. Arnold obviously has some iconic lines and that’s all great, but other than that I thought the only real highlight to be Robert Patrick. Can someone please enlighten me why this is still considered to be a classic with movies like Jurassic Park or The Matrix? Is it just the nostalgia?
EDIT: Thank you to those who gave real answers. I didn’t know asking a discussion question in a movie sub was so disliked around here. My apologies.