TERMINATOR GENISYS - Movie Review 

I know this is sad but my one and only life goal is for you John to reply to my comment.

I'm sorry but Terminator Salvation is underrated

New card. What do you think ?

Saw T2 a few days ago again and even having that movie fresh in my mind, I still didn't think this movie was as bad as people said. Definitely better than T3 and Salvation.

I enjoyed Genesys more than I did 3 or Salvation. The plot was a bit... Overly involved, but I didn't feel it had the lulls that you were saying, because even when the characters were talking, something was still happening, with with character development, or even elsewhere in the setting.

People will be talking about this in six months when they add it to their "Worst movies of 2015" list

I originally thought I was going to hate it. But I must say it's better than the last two sequels. My only gripes would be Kyle Reese's lack of subpsychotic rage and character seem to change a bit too much. Other than that, I enjoyed the story.

I like how the camera zooms in on your face when you're explaining things

The only person who probably cried watching this movie was Edward Furlong.

SPOILERS!!!! Is Arnold really now a fucking T-1000 just because he sinked to the fucking metal soup at the end!?? What the fuck were they thinking... And hey John Flickstenegger! Will you do a spoiler review/rant for this?

I think the trailers ruined it for everyone. I came in not watching any trailers or teasers or even looking up the movie posters. I loved it. It's like Return of the Jedi in its own trilogy. I accept this as the true third installment to the Terminator franchise. If The Empire Strikes Back trailer showed the Rebels defeated, Vader vs Luke Bespin duel and him being Luke's dad, everyone would've hated it. If Terminator 1 showed Kyle Reese's death, the destruction of the Terminator, Kyle and Sarah doing it, revealing Kyle is the father, everyone would've hated it. If Terminator 2 showed the destruction of Cyberdyne, T-1000, and The Terminator, how they were able to change the future, everyone would've hated it.

I'm still waiting for hollywood to give Kyle Reese some justice.

I think a review for Terminator: Genisys would be best if said by Triumph. "It's a great movie... for me to poop on."

I really liked this movie a lot. I'm a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Terminator. I gave the movie a 8.5/10 If I didn't watch the trailers I would of gave it a 9/10

Today is my birthday and this is the present I wanted all year. Thanks John! You are getting so much better with your reviews. You're so damn awesome. Do you get to see Emilia Clarke naked like in Games of Thrones? Just curious. Don 't ask.

Honestly bro I think you did a good review and you're smart kid. How can you say that this movie sucked I thought it was fucking awesome . I've been a terminator fan since I was a toddler and I thought all the sequels sucked Compared to this . . They basically answered every question I ever had about Terminator in this movie the time machine the T1 thousand they connected a lot of dots and answer most of my questions .

I was pleasantly surprised. Many of the T5 haters fall into the following categories, so take their review with a grain of salt. 1. They were pre-determined to hate the movie. No matter if they secretly liked the movie, they were still going to write a bad review to appear "cool". 2. They probably clapped in the theatre, talked to their buddy about how cool it was, got home and saw the bad reviews, and said it sucked, just to fit in with everyone saying it sucked. 3. They didn't see the movie at all. Because the trailers were awful, they assumed the movie would suck too. They skipped the movie, and before writing a hateful review they looked up some half-assed plot synopsis for 'credibility'. Anyone can say "the movie was unoriginal and didn't offer anything new..." without even seeing it. 4. The plot was "very confusing for them", probably because they were too young to remember anything about the first 2 movies other than "I'll be back" and "Hasta la vista." Or they smoked one too many bowls before seeing it in the theatre. It wasn't very complicated. 5. The hateful hating haters will hate this comment.

I liked the movie actually. John Connor and Kyle Reese weren't the greatest but whatever. Sarah Connor was cool, And Arnie never disappoints me. My order from best to worst of the Terminator films would be... 1. Judgement Day 2. Terminator 3. Genisys 4. Salvation 5. Rise of the Machines

Your argument that Jai Courtney belongs at a Disney theme park playing Gaston is perfectly spot-on. You made me laugh out loud at 3:15 in the morning. Thanks for that.

I actually agree with you word for word about this movie. I believe there was no actual heart or sole in this new film. the first two was based on an actual idea mixed with personal fears and emotions and personal experiences by James Cameron. Every movie after that was just about "do it again" to make more money. If they can't get James Cameron back they need someone with genuine feelings about the story that they can personally relate to, someone to express a deep and dark aspect of themselves and use this energy to fuel the story as a form of self "Artistic" expression. THEN you will have genuine chance of bringing this franchise back. I still enjoyed the movie, but had to immediately go watch the first two again to bring the original taste back in my mouth.

I just started the video and I already lost it at the "why do you cry?" Loool

I'm actually going to watch Terminator 2 now, that will always be one of my favourite action movies, and I'm not even a big action movie fan.

When I first saw Jai Courtney being cast I thought 'Finally a good casting for him' expecting him to be cast as the bad terminator seems like a role he was made for!

i have a problem with terminator timeline. How can Kyle meet John as little when he's the father to John? How does it start?

John, i think you are one of the best youtubers, and definetly the best movie reviewer out there. You seem like the kind of guy that i would want to hang around with, and that is a success on your part. i think this adds to your videos a lot and it is one of the many reasons i love your videos. now the last thing i want to say here is keep up the good work and pls dont stop making videos! :D ps: i am norwegian so pls excuse any grammar mistakes this comment may contain.

I love the idea of the resistance having a guy specifically to polish shoes.

I highly respect your opinion, John. I personally found it to be decent, if indecipherable. Unlike most, I very much enjoyed the recreation/reimagining of Cameron's Terminator in 1984. Great review Flicky!

Oh... A- The Terminator B+ Terminator 2: Judgement Day B- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines C+ Terminator: Salvation D- Terminator: Genisys

I agree with you completely. The movie just took all the one liners and other iconic ideas from the first two movies, had Arnold recite them for the sake of nastalgia, and then completely butchered the source material provided by the first 2 movies. It was a blatent cash grab and basically sucked on all levels.

I actually really liked the movie. I was one of the biggest haters of it since I read the plot synopsis up to James Cameron's approval of it. But after watching it and waiting for a bad moment in it, to make me hate the movie, I just didn't find it. I think Emilia Clarke and ( I never thought I would say this) Jai Courtney played their parts well. One thing I think people get caught up on are they want the characters to be the same as they've previously been done, but that's the thing, they're not the same. With the introduction of the Terminator to Sarah earlier in her life, she's not going to be the same as what we saw in the first movie, same with Kyle Reese, he goes from being this knowledgeable future guy, to essentially being on the same level if not a lower level to Sarah. So you're now getting a different set of characters that sure, don't fit in the previous universe the earlier movies fit in, but you're now getting a new universe that can, and definitely will be, explored. Yes, the plot's a little sloppy and could have been better, which could be said of every movie. But this to me is pretty solid, Everyone had their place, Arnie chimed in when needed, and the action was pretty decent. Tell you the truth, this felt close to an '80's action movie for me, and I really liked that. It's something I think we need, or at least I need. Granted this is all a cash grab because Hollywood is out of ideas, but I do consider this as my official third installment into the franchise. Would I like to see more? No, but I know it's going to happen anyway, so I'll stick along for the ride.

Your impression of Arnold was great! It really resembled his voice. Thumbs up

I actually enjoyed Genisys quite a bit and would rank it above 3 and 4. Check out my review to find out why.

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It is funny, I didn't exactly race to see that movie after so many bad reviews, but when I finally did see it, with all that low expectations, I found it to be quite enjoyable.

Of course everyone is going to say T2 is their favorite Terminator movie. Although I do think Salvation gets a lot of undo hate. It may not be the smartest movie, but it's a hell of a lot better than 3 or Genisys and is a decent movie IMO.

I feel like 1 of 2 things happened for this Movie: 1. A reviewer was doing an interview with the main script writer to this movie and this led to an argument which than led to the reviewer said "Me and my friends are going to shit all over this movie just watch" the guy didn't believe the reviewer... Until now. 2. These reviewers saw Terminator 1 & 2 and said "They're doing Time Travel and they're are going screw with my loves so Fuck them... I don't like this movie" Now this may seem like a fan boy crapping on people who don't like this movie.... But I haven't seen it and I've only seen Terminator 2. I have seen legitimate people review this movie say Action is good, CGI is better than I thought, didn't like Kyle Reese or John Connor actors, really liked Emilia Clark as Sarah. The trailer ruined the movie all in all 8/10..... This is a review not 15 mins of constant crapping on the movie, which is why I call these reviews in to question

I will always love T1 & T2.

there were parts that were kinda messed up, like the helicopter chase, but over-all I liked it. it was a reboot to the first terminator. think about it: the T-800 was sent back to save Sarah's life, and thus raised her to become the ultimate mother for John. most likely, John was raised with this T-800/1000.

I once read that movies always completely change the script they are based on (because of budget issues, studio/director complaints or rewrites) so if a movie is bad it's not necessarily the writer's fault. Like many action movies have many writers so the final product doesn't resemble the original idea at all.

Would you say it was better than T3 and salvation?

John I completely agree with every single point you made about this movie! I love T2 and I tried to go into this movie with an open mind but it just felt like a CGI mess with bad acting(except for Arnold). I went with a few of my friends and they all loved it so I guess some people like it and I respect their opinions but I still feel like this movie was a huge mess. Oh and I'm a huge fan by the way!

"Hey! 3 wasn't that bad!" Says me the only man that likes Terminator 3

I bought two blu-ray copies of this movie, but let me explain. The first copy I got was at 2nd and Charles and it was part of a buy 5 get 5 free deal they had around Christmas. The second copy I got at Big Lot’s cause it was $5 and it came with the original Terminator on Blu-ray.

John, did you take classes in badassery or did it come naturally?

Well actually John, people are going to be talking about this movie in six months...on their worst of 2015 list.

I totally agree with you. More specific: the fact that noone feels at home in this movie except Arnold. Emilia Clarke has a sweet Bambo-face, and is by no means the lean, mean "Che Guevara of soccer moms" ( (c) honest trailers) she was in T1 and T2. But the first 30 mins deserve more credit than you have it. It felt as if they really took the time to fill in some plot holes and inconsistencies from the first two films. Also, T5 is appealing to both legacy and newer audiences, regardless of the quality or originality of this movie. For instance, you needed to have seen absolutely zip from the first two movies to watch and appreciate Salvation.

OMG YOU JUST COMPARED FAST N FURIOUS TO GENISYS!! This movie is awesome, right up there with T1 and T2. The plot follows T1 and T2 very closely and disregards T3. Sarah and John Connor was perfectly cast. My 2 minor gripes: Romance was a bit forced, and Kyle Reese was definitely not a good cast.

Now I'm kinda worried about Jai Courtney in Suicide Squad.

I dont know what else people expects. This movie is better n I love TG just expected few more action at the ending, it even doing better at the international markets which is obviously good news for the production. I have been watching the all series since 94 and this one is perfect 3rd installments to me.

I personally really liked the film. This was Arnold's most likable T-800 since Terminator 2. "Protect my Sarah" 😢

I liked them all except Salvation.

"He comes across as a guy that might polish shoes for the resistance"........bwahaha

I can agree to the fact that it's definitely very intricate to the point where it may confuse people . But I think if they make another movie it will make a little more sense like the biggest question that arose for me was who sent Pops and the Asian T 1000 .

I laughed so hard at the end when Arnold says: "Kyle Reese is a good man" I don't know why that was funny but at the time i thought it was. Maybe his mototone voice and his delivery thats probably what made that scene funny too me.

I just wanted to know what he thought of Matt Smith's performance in the movie. He was memorable in Doctor Who as the Eleventh Doctor but from an audience POV I give it at least a C+

Terminator: Genisys - Ok, I finally gave in and watched it. Right away, it's not as bad as I expected, but it's still a heavily flawed movie. But first, the good stuff. The opening in the future war was pretty decent and promised some good atmosphere. Also, the part, where I kept my expectations the lowest were the most entertaining. I speak about the first 40 minutes in 1984. They actually were a nice tribute to the first two movies. I liked that. Also, Byung-Hun Lee as the T-1000 was better than expected and I was actually let down that they killed him off so fast. As a body-horror fan, I also liked the idea behind the T-3000 (man being transformed into a machine on a cellular level). I also dug the social message (men relying too much on machines). Arnold Schwarzenegger was easily the best thing. He stole every scene he was in and it was my favorite T-800 portrayal since T2. He even made me giggle 3 times. But he just seemed a bit too 'human' to me, more human than our 2 main characters tbh, which brings me to the flaws. Our 2 main characters, Kyle and Sarah, were just very unlikeable. Sarah came off as a bratty girl sometimes and Kyle Reese was a bit too 'strong' for Kyle Reese. The one in the first movie was smart, but also frail and vulnerable, and not some action hero with big muscles. And his rivalery with Pops was nothing more than forced humor. The generic score and over-reliance of CGI (the T-850 skeleton Reese fights looks fake as fuck) made the movie feel more like a superhero flick than a Terminator one. Some things were also just stupid (T-800 turning into a T-1000; a bunker door surviving a multiple building shattering explosion, but it can get stabbed through; Reese putting on clothes while the T-1000 is stalking them) and some of the dialogue and jokes were just uber lame. There also were some stuff which didn't make sense (Arnold survivied crashing into a helicopter propeller, Arnold metal arm doesn't melt away from the acid, while the T-1000 does). My 3 biggest problems however are: - The action: Sure, there was lots of action in the movie, but every action scene was too short and felt like you've seen them already and 100 other, better action movies. The Arnold VS Arnold fight was so anticlimatic. - The villains: We have 3 villains in this flick, the T-800, T-1000 and John Connor T-3000. Remember when they spend a whole movie trying to kill a T-800? Remember when they threw everything at the T-1000 and it just kept coming? Well, these get killed in less than 20 minutes in this movie. What a waste. And how about John Connor aka the Talkinator-3000? He has to be the lamest villain of the whole franchise. He can regenerate. Cool, the T-1000 also. He can form knives. Awesome, but the T-1000 also and he actually used it more. He's faster. Wow, so amazing. He's made out of nanocells. Looks cool, but it makes him actually less threatening than the other terminator models, because if you have a magnet, you can stop him a bit. He's just talking and talking and talking and talking (Arnold Schwarzenegger said it best: 'John, you're talking too much') and making angry and sad faces. He's no terminator, not even a throw-me-nator, just a talkinator. He didn't get infected and transformed by a T-5000, but by a TG-13. Instead of using his capabilities, he just talks his victims to death. He's one of the most non-theatening villains ever. He was more of an annoyance, because he was a bitch to kill, than a menace. Just like that Resident Evil Red Queen rip-off Skynet kid. He's also just talking and talking and talking. No wonder Skynet always loses, it talks too much. - The PG-13 rating: This one was obvious, wasn't it? This has to be the most harmless and light-hearted Terminator movie ever. The bleakness of the previous movies is gone (yes even 3 and 4) and the body-count was incedibly low. The talkinator killed 4 people, the T-1000 1 and the young T-800 none. Hell, even Pops killed someone (the dude in the truck surely couldn't survive the explosion and crash).The terminators weren't just threatening at all. They mostly threw (Throw-me-nators) and talked to their victims. Ok, we may get 2 impalings and some people get shot, but it's all bloodless (except for one moment, where John's lieing in a pool of blood for a second). The way they tried to hide the nudity was just very pathetic. The movie never gets boring and it managed to entertain, but if the best scenes of a movie are stolen, while the new ideas drag the movie down, that's not good at all. It's an alright action flick with a terrific Arnold Schwarzenegger, but, just like it's main villain, a lame Terminator flick. 5,5/10 And 'Bad Boys' in a Terminator flick... really?

Definitely agree the beginning was the best part. Minus the crap CGI, it was cool to see a different perspective on T1 events. Other than that this movie was pretty bad, but I still liked it better than 3 + 4, but not by much.

John you should definitely review Magic mike XXL, that would be a epic review haha

I watched this movie in IMAX, after all the bad reviews! So I went in expecting the worst movie ever, but I was pleasantly surprised! It was fun! Does it touch Terminator 1 or 2 no! But I think it's the best Terminator sequel we've had so far.

Dude, by the time they make another Terminator movie, you could probably be Ahnold's body double...

I enjoyed the movie. Not as good as T1 and certainly not T2. It was WAY better than T3, and I liked TS. T2- 9.5 T1- 9 TG-8 TS-7.5 T3- 6.5

as a huge terminator fan I went to the movie at premiere, I had watch trailers so I kinda knew what was gonna happen, when I heard that terminator genisys will be +12 it speaks for itself for me, both terminator 1 and 2 are +18, they are violent, they are really scary, but now it is kinda goofy action movie, but... better than I expected, yeah it's still cheesy, but closer to original movies, I did not like actors either, but if you want a good terminator movie, make it +16 at last than, but if not you can just have average action movie

honestly flickpick, terminator salvation is a let down cause chris bales version of john connor doesnt match up to the edward furlong and nick stahl versions, and whats so confusing is, its almost like they ignore the fact in salvation that no one is going to listen to that, now with terminator genisys, at least it feels likeable like back to the future, the best possible way to explain between those 2 is this: salvation feels more like a episode of the matrix and fast of the furious, meanwhile, genisys is more likable like back to the future in the sense that the t-800 would have all of this humor that in my opinion people would get a laugh at every time they hear arnold interacting with someone

Considering that these characters would have been stuck in a time loop forever (just think about it), it's a good thing that Skynet decided to change the game and alter the timeline. I don't want to keep seeing the same story with ultimately the same outcome every time. Yeah the story ends up being convoluted, but that's what you get with Time Travel. Script could have definitely used some work though.

Hopefully this new series of Terminator movies will get better as it progresses. Maybe this movie is just a warm up for better things to come. I'll never give up on this franchise.

My favorite Terminator movie is definitely the first one. Yes it doesn't have many one liners but it made the most sense for the character of the T800. Plus the romantic relationship between Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese is well done. But on a sidenote. Jai Courtney did a pretty good job in Jack Reacher and also in the Spartacus tv series.

I want to visit the parallel universe where OJ Simpson played the Terminator

Jason Clarke actually entertaining in this movie, sure I agree he does not look like somebody with good leadership but after Terminator 3 even I doubt John Cornor have leadership ability in the first place. However, Jason Clarke as the evil John Cornor is actually very well done.

I didn't think it was awful but it could've definitely been better. Also my favorite terminator movie has to be the first one, mostly because it's just so nostalgic to me, although if I had to choose between 1 and 2 I couldn't. I like them equally but the nostalgia of the first one makes it my favorite

Jai Courtney isn't a bad actor, he's just been in some bad movies. He was good in Unbroken, Insurgent and The Water Diviner and I thought he was fine in the role of Kyle Reese, actually quite likable

Lately, I've argued with people in other video comments sections about Jai Courtney. I don't know how anyone can defend his "acting".

In terms of Skynet as a whole becoming an app....I think it`s fine. The point is Skynet is going to hit everything. They still have access to the military and weapons so it would still fire the nukes, that is still consistent. They can just also completely devastate things by controlling cars and every bit of electronic tech that people might try to use. Obviously a lot of things I had some issues with. Ironically it was not the trailers. I actually avoided those (until Cinema Sins decided to show that in their Terminator Honest Trailers....thanks guys). I did wonder if they were going to pull a Vader and have John Connor still be in there somewhere. But nope....Skynet did actually manage to kill John Connor and use what was left of him to make a really tough Terminator. I thought the movie was solid. It was not amazing, but it was better than T3 and Salvation. Not quite sure what will happen with these films, but hey....the T-800 got upgrades.

I love Terminator Genisys. This is the perfect third installment so far. But I have also expected more action at the ending which other series. Hope in future they will take care of it.

Still the third best in the franchise...

Are people actually surprised that this movie was a piece of shit? From all the posters and trailers I saw it looked like a complete mess and it didn't sell me at all. I really have no interest in seeing it but if I'm bored and I see it on cable one day I'll possibly check it out. Hopefully it's the final nail in the coffin for this franchise... until they completely reboot it in 10 years. I'll just stick with the first two and try to forget any other sequels were made.

I still rather see a movie that happen as a prequel/sequel for salvation and judgements day. A movie that all takes place in the future. Show me how do you trap a t 500 without damaging it, reprogram it, then send it back. This could been a great film to see, it won't of messed with the time line, and made fan real happy

the next Terminator Movie plot should have James Cameron go back in time and save his franchise

Terminator 1 and 2 will be the only Terminator films that will be remembered for their quality

Holy shit you just said it. What if Google is our Skynet?

Spot on review, a part of my childhood died today when I watched this film.

Now I know not many people like Genisys but I really liked it (Say what you will). I loved the action scenes and I thought the script was not that bad, a bit bland but not that bad. Everyone keeps comparing these new movies too the original 2. Now yes they were amazing flicks and T2 is one of my all time favourite movie's of all time but we got to stop comparing them to the new one's. They will never live up to the original but for a new Trilogy it get's the story started so hopefully in the 2 sequels they will be much better. At the end of the day everyone is entitled to an opinion and mine was that I really liked it.

lol I agree this movie could have been so much better but I still found myself liking it. The biggest thing that confused me was the one "genisys" guy and also who sent back the original T-800 in 1973.

TERMINATOR GENISYS is the most fun i've had with a TERMINATOR film since T2!!! The REAL T3. I really don't get the bitching and moaning from critics about this film. Yes the time travel stuff gets confusing at times but film is still good!!! If I was doing a number score then I would give the film an 8/10 or letter grade I would give it a B. Go decide for yourself on the film and don't listen to critics. Audiences have been enjoying the film more. Also stay for the credits, there's an end credits scene. I enjoyed Arnold, Jai, Jason and Emilia. Cool action sequences and effects and IMO thought it was smarter than people are giving it credit for.

I agree with everything you said... and your Arnold impression is getting so much better, keep it up :P

Good job man i go by wht you say about movies if i should go see them or not. Im a fan of yours.

Clark as Sarah Conner did a okay job, but the script, her youthful face and the fact she's following Linda Hamilton just undoes any good she might lend to the role. She certainly fares better than Jai as Reese. Good god, its like watching a block of wood.

Fantastic review. I agree with most everything you said. This movie had all the ingredients but in the end was only slightly above average with its delivery. Arnold was my one shining star. I liked the designed (but hated the backstory) of the new terminator and I enjoyed the relationship between Pops and Sarah. Everything else was convoluted nonsense

to be honest that intro was like a lot better then that whole movie

The only great Arnold quote from this Terminator was "Mate" and I'll say 2nd Terminator was the best both me and my bro love it

theFLICKpick Do you think Windows 10 will be like Genisys and create Judgement Day.

Pretty much what i was expecting.My opinions and your opinions on movies are so similar Flick pick which is why i value your reviews so much.Im a big Arnold fan but i think i will give this a miss and maybe Netflix it next year.Im not going to support bad Terminator sequels with my money any more.It will only convince them to make more of these things.

I actually really liked your Arnold impression.

I only enjoyed this because of Arnold. He was my movie action hero throughout my childhood (late 80's and the 90's) and he really gives it his all in this and I still love him. the rest of the movie is def generic and ok at best. Shame, but when they had that "revealing too much" trailer, you knew it wasn't gonna have a chance.

sequel will be called Terminator: Beyond Repair

My biggest beef with the movie: for 31 years, this has been about saving John Connor so that he can save humanity in the future. In this movie, his fate seems to be met with a yawn. Fun movie: not the one I wanted (A total rehash of 1984 Terminator with altered time line) but good. But hopefully the last of this series. Ever.

James Cameron is the only person that can get this series back on track

Thanks John. By a coincidence I did go to the bathroom right before parking garage scene. I was afraid I missed something. Guess not

No, the difference between Sam Worthington and Jai Courtney is that Sam Worthington has been really good in some movies (mainly Avatar), and Jai Courtney has never been good ever.

I loved it. Loved the characters and development, loved the action sequences. It is definitely NOT a turn your brain off movie, otherwise you would get lost. I went in with the expectations that it would be an "ok movie" but it was far better than I had expected.

They pointed out that the military was going to use Genesys as well.