Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

That was an excellent one.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

I know it's not a huge favorite but no idea so much hate was being given to this movie. I loved the redux of a familiar and well loved plot of the original Terminator being twisted after several scenes completely the same. We get to see a little more backstory of future John Connor and Kyle Reese. We see the events leading up to the tactical time machine weapon being used. And while no one can ever replace the original actors portraying the characters, I feel like this new version of the movie series represents the heart of the series haunting refrain: the future is not set. This could be one of the many potential futures triggered by time travel. Arnold reprises his titular character. His character in his original youth - cgi special effects looking both plastic and odd but also fitting his robotic character. In a scene where we all know and love to see the 80's punks getting their butts beat up and killed, we see it interrupted by a much older, and grayer, Arnold. The younger plastic Arnold attacks, and we enjoy a fight between them.Later we see Kyle Reeces arrival and what starts out faithfully recreated also contains a new twist. Finally after a near death experience and a rescue, the plot is tweaked again, and we discover the rescuer is none other than Sarah Connor. I don't want to keep giving way the plot, so will only say that events and plot develop into an exciting movie. Give this a shot. Don't expect it to be a faithful and complete scene for scene recreation of the movie. And I'm thankful for that. I didn't want another remake but I think for this series with time travel being an integral part of the mythos that it makes sense. Great acting, decent writing and dialogue and limited exposition along with strong special effects support the plot. While many hate this movie, I applaud it. Is it perfect? Oh no. Never that. But. It's solid. And enjoyable. And I'm looking forward to this new version and future movies with same characters returning to delight me.

A mediocre effort which shouldn't be mentioned in the same breadth as the first two films Genisys is hampered by a predictable plot and mediocre performances. You know the film is bad when a CGI implanted 10 second cameo of Arnie gets more attention and praise than the entire film.

Sequences so bland, they will make you roll your eyes, plot so bad it'll make you vomit, pacing will put you to sleep. Though, it's always fun to see Arnold Schwarzenegger back in a movie so...and also it does bring back nostalgia to when the Terminator series was good. So it's not a FULL out atrocity.

Terminator 3 and Genisys were great, 2 and 4 were actually the weaker films of the series. 2 was a total rehash of the first, which was a great movie. I'm not really sure why this film got a lot of flak. I can only speculate it's from people who came in wanting to trash this movie and not give it a chance. Not sure what these people are expecting.The TV show was probably the worst, but because it's TV, people force themselves to like it, for some weird reason. Reminds me of Westworld, but I'll save my thoughts on that for another review.Sadly, because of the way this movie was received by the hardcore Terminator fans, and the way others were received, they cannot finish this series and move on, which is just a shame. James Cameron approved of this movie, and all the fans could say was, "he was paid off!" I'm sorry, I've seen Cameron's other movies; he's a hack when it comes to storytelling, but because he excels at special effects, everyone overlooks that. I think a part of the problem with the Alien and Terminator sequels is that everyone tries to judge them based on Cameron's movies, but the fact is, he can't tell a story, so when viewers watch a movie like Genisys that has an involved, deep plot, they turn against it. It's a shame.