dvdmike nails it, these digital remasters have color/balance problems that sort of cancel out a closer resemblance to the theatrical timing. (See also: The Neverending Story. The U.S. transfer may actually be closer to the theatrical timing than people give it credit, but it still has huge problems both with color and with brightness/contrast.)

With T2, I'm not so sure what's right. Beber and kaosjm describe one look, which lines up with those 8mm screenshots. But TylerDurden389 says he saw another print that still had the "blue blanket" over the night scenes that we're all used to.

And there's a 35mm screening clip on YouTube that still seems to have the blue/orange look, albeit more nuanced with some teal and yellow in it. Is it the print Tyler saw at his screening? Is it the print kaosjm saw at the Alamo Drafthouse?

I hope I get an opportunity to see a 35mm print. (Thankfully, there does not seem to be a DCP of T2 yet - and also, Sony/TriStar still handles U.S. theatrical distribution, so StudioCanal would have to send them a DCP master, much like how Disney sent the Blu-Ray transfer of The Muppet Movie to Universal - who still has the ITC theatrical rights - for purposes of DCP screenings.)