Terminator 2: Judgment Day — 35th Anniversary (ended)

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Thirty-five years on, nothing has dethroned T2: the truck-versus-bike aqueduct chase, Linda Hamilton doing pull-ups into legend, and ILM's liquid-metal T-1000 that still looks better than most CGI released last month. Metrograph — the Lower East Side's plushest cinephile temple — giving it an anniversary slot means a crowd that cheers the needle-drops. If you've only streamed it, seeing Judgment Day at scale is a different movie entirely.

What to expect

A rowdy-reverent Metrograph crowd, a pristine presentation, and 137 minutes of relentless setpieces with a bar and commissary downstairs for before and after. Anniversary screenings at Metrograph routinely sell out — this is a book-ahead ticket.

Good to know

Metrograph is on Ludlow St — take the F to East Broadway or the B/D to Grand St
Anniversary rep screenings sell out fast; reserve online
The in-house commissary and bar make it an easy full date night
Runs about 2 hours 17 minutes
Arrive early — seats are assigned but the lobby scene is half the fun

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Common questions

Is this a new restoration of Terminator 2?

Metrograph is presenting the film for its 35th anniversary on the big screen; check their listing for format details. Either way, it's the theatrical experience the film was built for.

Do I need to see the first Terminator?

It helps but isn't required — T2 recaps what matters in its opening minutes and stands alone as the series' peak.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day — 35th Anniversary

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