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T2:3D Battle Across Time
The one and only 3D Terminator attraction on the world!
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Main info
John and Sarah Connor (presented in the show by other actors and in the onscreen movie as themselves) attack a presentation
at Cyberdyne Systems. But they didn't know that a T-1000 Terminator was waiting for them. Fortunately the Terminator arrives
and takes John on his motorcycle back to the future. There they must survive and try to destroy Skynet; the computer who
controls the machines.
So far so good. The attraction itself is one of the best of it's days. You're presented with some stunning visual effect
(on- AND off-screen) and the story is good.
Now for the B-side of things: the story itself does not allow the return of another movie, some things Arnold says are really
stupid (fans might get annoyed watching him say "He was my college roommate.") and some of the effects in the movie are way
blown out of proportions.
Either way... fans will surely NOT be disappointed taken the ride!
A good addition to the saga!
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1996 |
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$60 million |
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Unknown (still running) |
| Running time: |
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0 hrs. 12 min 41 sec. |
| Rating: |
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R |
| Main cast: |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator)
Linda Hamilton (Sarah Connor)
Robert Patrick (T-1000)
Edward Furlong (John Connor)
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| Directing: |
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James Cameron, John Bruno, Stan Winston |
| Screenwriting: |
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Adam J. Bezark, James Cameron, Gary Goddard |
| Producing: |
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Chuck Comisky, Andrew Millstein |
| Studio: |
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Universal Studios, Florida |
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3D-theater, Sci-Fi, Futuristic, Hi-Tech, on stage actors |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Linda Hamilton,
Edward Furlong,
Robert Patrick
and James Cameron
return for this amusement park show that is credited as a film, even though the 12-minute onscreen action is only a large
chunk of the 20-minute-or-so production.
The show features a great deal of live action as well, as Sarah and John storm a Cyberdyne presentation to warn the audience
of Skynet. Our two heroes, along with Arnold's T-800, travel through time to battle the T-1 Million, and destroy Skynet for
good. The show is technically very spectacular , and while it's just a 12-minute attractionfest, it's good fun. Just make
sure you get a seat in the middle (the 3-D effect is not as good from a bad angle).
'T3 Rise of the Machines' will probably ignore events as seen on the show. James Cameron
shares directing credits with visual effects supervisor John Bruno and special effects wizard Stan Winston.
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A total of 47 computer graphic artists and 8 compositors worked full-time on the project for more than 6 months. Computer
generated elements were modelled and animated using a beta test version of 'Alias 7.0' and rendered in 'Renderman' using a
Digital Domain conversion program. Also featured in the first section and created using 'Alias' and 'Renderman' is a computer
generated T-800 on a Harley Davidson motorcycle. The onscreen 'characters', such as the one foot in diameter flying probes,
were created as models, then digitally scanned into the computer and enhanced with 'Softimage' and 'Renderman' to give
texture and shading.
The rendering is projected on three separate screens, in a way never done before, surrounding guests in 180 degrees of
'in-your-face' excitement. Each of the three projection screens located in the attraction measure 23-feet high by 50-feet
long and are coated with an ultra-high-gain material to produce the best possible 3D imagery. Six fully automated 70 mm
'Iwerks' projectors are required to created the 3D images that thrill the guests.
To perfect the interlocking of 3D images on multiple screens, the creators enlisted the aid of NASAs 'Dr. Ken Jones', a
specialist from Pasadena, 'California's Jet Propulsion Laboratories'.
Also, the attraction features a state-of-the-art sound system created by 'Soundelux' that pumps a total of 45,620 watts
through 159 speakers.
Frame for frame, the 3D film used in the attraction is the most expensive live action film ever produced.
This attraction marks the first time ever combination of 3D cinematography, digital composite computer graphics and
explosive live stunt work.
More than 100 miles of cable is woven throughout the attraction to activate the various audio, video, computer network and
show support systems.
There are 2 shotgun blasts and 14 9mm rounds of ammunition fired in each show. All weapons and ammunition are specifically
modified for safety purposes.
Each of the attraction's six 'cinebotic' T-70 cyborg soldiers stand eight feet tall and are more than four feet wide.
Gregory Ecklund, who animated 80% of the T-meg actions while it appeared on the screen to the right, also worked with
an Arnold double for a transition shot to get the action from the stage/actors seamlessly into the screen (film/actors).
The stunt took place on a track and piston controlled motorcycle mimicking a jump forward in time. As the bike lands
and skids to a stop, Ecklund is morphed into the actor Eddie Furlong.
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