History YMMV / Terminator2JudgmentDay

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The various console games produced by Creator/LJNToys. The UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game is considered the best of them, and even then no more than being just barely passable. The UsefulNotes/GameBoy game might have been passable, if not for the various GuideDangIt moments and only giving the player one life throughout the entire game. And then there's the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem game, which is seen as one of the worst games on the platform for its absolutely terrible controls, FakeDifficulty, and again, only giving the player a single life with no continues.

* FanPreferredCutContent: After years of {{Sequelitis}}, fans began looking far more favorably on the cut alternate ending, which showed a grown up and middle-aged John Connor working happily as a U.S. Senator to prevent futures like the RobotWar from coming about, while he and an elderly Sarah enjoy time with her grandchildren. Come the release of ''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'' in 2019 (very close to the same date of the alternate ending), where [[spoiler:John Connor is unceremoniously killed as a child, only for a new evil AI and new Resistance to replace him and Skynet]], and many fans argue that even following the timeline of the alternate ending would have been more interesting than what they got in ''Dark Fate''.

** We ae told early on that the T-1000 cannot mimic complex weapons or machines. When it copies a police officer it replicates the officer's holstered gun, but it never draws or fires this gun. Any firearm the T-1000 uses is stolen from another character. This is because the holstered weapon is simply part of the disguise and is not functional.

* EvilIsSexy: The T-1000, especially in its NakedOnArrival scene and in its motorcycle cop "outfit".

** For [[EvilIsSexy whatever]] [[MrFanservice reason]], the T-1000's NakedOnArrival scene when he kneels down since it's known that Robert Patrick's genitals can briefly be seen (at least in the original version; it's censored by [[SceneryCensor a rock]] in subsequent releases) is part of what fuels discussion about [[FridgeLogic whether or not Terminators actually need those]] as well as jokes like Terminators having [[{{Pun}} balls of steel]], the T-1000 [[MundaneUtility being able to have]] [[NightmareFetishist any size it wants]], or that if you're a dude, [[FemaleGaze you're gay for staring]].

** Later films have invited fans questioning instances of plot holes and FridgeLogic regarding the behavior of Terminators, particularly their tendency to throw their targets around to hurt them instead of simply killing them, preferring to go for TheSlowWalk even if they're able to move much faster, and their attempts at mimicking humor behavior are silly and detract from the threat they pose. These things were already present in ''Judgment Day'', but were handled much better: the T-800 and T-1000 threw each other around because the T-800 had no means of inflicting lasting damage on the T-1000 and the T-1000 seemingly couldn't cut through the T-800's endoskeleton; the T-1000 could sprint but it was an advanced prototype, so its inconsistent behaviors could be {{Hand Wave}}ed as flaws in the design or being pushed to the limits of its capabilities; and the T-800's attempts to emulate human behavior in this film were only PlayedForLaughs once and otherwise its moments of humor came about from it developing its own personality and it was expressing itself in humorous ways or was actually trying to be funny.

* EvenBetterSequel: One of the archetypal examples in film, alongside ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', ''Film/TheGodfatherPartII'', and ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' (the latter of which was also done by James Cameron). The film is commonly held to be one of the best movie sequels of all time, and many fans prefer it to the original (though the original still remains well-beloved). Its tonal shift from horror to action made it much more appealing to a wider audience. Also, the story is seen as tighter, there's better CharacterDevelopment, the effects are better, and there's even some relatively sharp (if simple) philosophical consideration on the nature of intelligence, fatherhood and responsibility.