T2 was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY ahead of its time imo. Even when you watch it today (18 years later) it looks better than most current CGI flicks. The perfect film.
That's why I liked RAMBO and look forward to The Expendables. I like action movies where it's about interesting characters, and fun, fairly grounded action. Too many movies now get caught up in using CGI to push the visuals and get lost on substance in the film. T2 used CGI to help tell the story but Cameron didn't get wrapped up in the effects, they were a tool, which they should be, rather than a focal point. In some ways, i think CGI has given filmmakers too much freedom and their heads explode with CGI effects ideas so much they forget about the story. The better films today put story ahead of CGI and other gimmicks.