Let's start February 1992 in Europe with another issue of Bravo. Again, Bravo did the most extensive coverage for Terminator 2: Judgment Day in the long run, and often included some cool goodies, such as stickers, giant posters or cards. Now, the particular issue I'll be focusing on I saw in two versions, Polish and German, but since the Polish version was the one I first got, the main focus will be on that one. The reason why this magazine is filed under "memos" label is because I did get the issue when it was first published since I spent my early days in Europe, and so I have this magazine to this day.
At that time it was really cool because the article was a little more fan oriented, showcasing abilities and powers of both the T-800 and the T-1000. That is usual for scifi magazines, but not so much for regular entertainment mags or young adult mags at the time. This double page spread on both Terminators was first printed in the original German issue in January of 1992, and was printed and published in Polish in February 1992, although the Polish version gave the article a cool cover highlight.
The left page highlighted the T-800 while the right side, the T-1000, and for a kid who was still in the aftershock from the awe of seeing T2, this was as cool as it gets (it came out before I had seen the film that year's summer, but I found the magazine after I watched the film). It was also the magazine from which I first found out Arnold's model number. One confusing sentence in the article made me think that, perhaps through some Back To The Future type of meddling, the T-800 in T2 is the exact same terminator as from the first. The cool thing about the magazine is that it has actual screenshots from the film, and not just any screenshots, but stuff like the T-1000 appearing and rising from the floor (surely taken from the US Illustrated Screenplay book). At that time an actual screenshot from a film, and of a mind blowing imagery, was truly something. Anyway, here's a translation for your curiosity. And it's always fun to see all the inaccurate statements made in the articles back in the day
The headline: "Who is stronger? The duel of the Terminators. Heart and Feel against cold technology"
The captions under Arnold's photo says :"Arnold Schwarzenegger as an 'outdated' Terminator T-800"
The caption under Robert's photo says "Robert Patrick as the newest Terminator T-1000"
And this is the article
"More than 4 Million viewers had already seen this breath taking movie. Bravo compares both Terminators and describes the most interesting tricks...
For the last few weeks two robots in human form guarantee the highest tension and sold out screenings. Two metal skeletons from the future (they arrive from the year 2029) are, it seems, immune to any mischief. One and the other have a mission of the utmost importance. The T-1000, committing only evil, is suppose to murder Connor, because John is suppose to one day become a leader of a rebellion against a supercomputer Skynet, which will one day take over the world. The T-800 - the good robot - is suppose to protect John.
As far as technical abilities, The T-800 is a complete no match against his opponent and is actually completely defenseless against him. An outdated, outgoing model. One time he was even a killer (Check the film 'Terminator I'), now however, he was reprogrammed into a dedicated protector. In addition to that, Bob - which is what John calls his robot - cannot kill a human being, even on John's orders. The T-800 appears on Earth completely naked. Through a way of 'gentle force' he acquires a leather outfit of the chief of rockers and drives away on his bike. The T-800 also familiarizes himself with human feelings. In the beginning, he's got a hard time understanding them, why people cry for example, however he learns gestures with easy, such as the thumb up sign signaling that everything is ok.
The fact that he's a robot can be clearly seen during the final battle, when the right side of his fake face gets damaged. He also loses part of his arm. The T-1000 is a completely different caliber. His body is composed out of liquid metals. One of his unbelievable abilities is copying any person that he chooses. All it takes is to touch a specific person or an object to turn into it. And so, one time he simply turns into a floor. You could also say that he can materialize out of thin air. His first victim is a policeman. The robot assumes his persona and begins the series of murders.
The T-1000 moves through metal grates and eliminates tough obstacles with ease. His arms are an entire arsenal of different kinds of weapons. Even when his head gets completely ripped apart, he can repair himself in few seconds. He comes out out of the biggest attacks in one piece and appears untouched, surprisingly to viewer.
Great scene: The T-1000 gets splashed with liquid nitrogen and is subjected to a complete decomposition, and then he gets reborn again out of thousands tiny moving liquid droplets. To lure John into trap, he acts exceptionally hideous by assuming the character of Sarah - the boy's mother. After a deadly combat between the robots, he finally ends up in a vat with liquid metal. His metallic outer layer melts in the liquid steel.
The role of the T-1000 is played by Robert Patrick, an actor from Georgia, who one time wanted to become a banker. At a university he had a brush with acting and became fascinated with the scene. In 1984 he moved to Hollywood. You could see him in such movies as Another 48 Hrs and Die Hard 2"
And here below is the German version
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