Two I haven't seen in ages:

The Terminator

Nice LD with the original punchy mono mix. An extremely taut storyline is the biggest positive combined with an increasing and unrelenting sense of tension. An extremely good film that overcomes it's low budget and remains Cameron's single best effort to date.

3.5 balls out of 4.

Terminator 2

Finally seeing the SE Director's cut helps considerably as all the footage added is bridging material and adds more character depth. But I still have major reservations with the storyline as overall I am left unsatisfied by the film in the end. The effects are outstanding, with the CGI adhering to the necessary rule of enhancing sequences instead of dominating them. The sound is stunning with probably the best quality I've ever heard in Dolby Stereo Surround. It is an interesting hook to see Arnold as the good Temrinator the second time around, but because the script only occasionally touches this it is to me nowhere near as effective as the relentless terror caused by the original. Even the liquid metal T-1000 doesn't have that much menace. I also enjoy how despite a huge budget that they managed to keep this looking rough to match the look of the original film.

3 balls out of 4. A must-own LD.

With both what really surprised me was the standout performances of the lesser characters, namely Reese in the first film and the young John Connor in T2. That and the sheer amount of scripted and shot alternative material. At least the unused ironic twist ending from the first film answers my biggest question with T2: "how in the heck did they get the arm and processor in the first place?"