9 Classic Movies With Insane Unofficial Sequels
3. Terminator 2
This “sequel” is nothing if not ambitious since it not only rips off Terminator but Aliens too; hope James Cameron got a nice gift basket from the producers. The plot sees survivors in a post-apocalyptic Venice having to do battle with slimy, cheap looking monsters, only for their day to get worse when a bloody Terminator shows up too.
Terminator 2 (aka Shocking Dark) did quite well for itself in some territories trading off the name, since James Cameron’s T2 was still a couple of years away. It didn’t get released in America of course, what with the whole plagiarism thing. The movie is a hyperactive mess that steals entire scenes wholesale from both Aliens and Terminator, and the sheer lack of good taste or talent on display makes it curiously watchable.
It even managed to be – somehow – a better Terminator movie than Genisys; at least it's kind of fun.