Terminator 2: Judgment Day currently dominates The Old Guard 2 83–17
Cameron's action landmark overwhelms the immortal-warrior sequel.
The Verdict Decades Apart
This matchup has 18 votes — still early. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.
The T-1000 walking through the hospital bars — liquid metal reforming around steel, the special effect simultaneously selling the villain's threat and the film's technical ambition — is Cameron proving that CGI could serve character rather than replace it. Every effect in T2 exists to make the T-1000 scarier or the T-800's sacrifice more devastating. Mahoney's Old Guard 2 has Theron's physicality and the mythology of immortal warriors, but the mythology generates franchise obligation rather than the kind of formal innovation Cameron was pioneering. The gap says formal innovation in service of character outperforms franchise mythology in service of sequel obligation.
The Numbers
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | The Old Guard 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 83% | 17% |
| Overall Win Rate | 74% | 41% |
| Championships | 7 | 12 |
Where This Matchup Sits
Out of 38 Action films on the platform, Terminator 2: Judgment Day near the top at #1 and The Old Guard 2 is in the lower half.
The tournament titles favor The Old Guard 2 (12 to 7), which makes the head-to-head result all the more notable. The film with the stronger resume is losing the direct matchup.
Voters who pick The Old Guard 2 decide in 0.6s; those who pick Terminator 2: Judgment Day take 3.2s. One is a gut call — the other is a conviction vote.
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