History Awesome / TerminatorGenisys

** Also, in-universe wise, John has spent his entire life fighting Terminators, but having to rely on his wits and ranged firepower to take them down, as the T-3000, John Connor can take on his old nemesis in a straight fist fight, ''and win'', that must be cathartic in some way to him.
* Meta-wise: James Cameron thought it was up to par with the first one and T2. If you impress James Cameron, you know you've done something right!

** Kyle Reese vs. [[spoiler: the revived Bad T-800. It's basically a 'rematch' of the climactic fight in the first movie, and this time, ''Kyle wins''.]]

--> '''T-800:''' [[spoiler: John Connor talks too much...]]
* Pops [[spoiler: holding the T-3000 in the magnetic field of the time machine long enough for Kyle and Sarah to get out and for the magnetic field to destroy the evil Terminator]].
** What makes this even more awesome is that Pops managed to do what no other Terminator ever could: [[spoiler: kill John Connor on-screen.]] Triply awesome as the T-800 is supposedly an inferior design; he just doesn't give up no matter the odds.[[note]][[spoiler: The T-850 from ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' mentions that he killed future John before being captured and reprogrammed, but it was never shown.]][[/note]]
** Hell, Pops even gets in a ShutUpHannibal moment: [[spoiler: T-3000: "You never were strong enough to defeat me." Pops: "Not...alone." Cue Sarah and Kyle's double team, which weakens the T-3000 enough to let Pops get in the final blow.]]
* For the first time in the series, [[spoiler: the T-800 survives all the way through the film. Granted, he was momentarily deactivated at the climax, but came back to life very shortly afterwards]].
** [[spoiler: Even better: he's now been upgraded to a ''T-X,'' which should be handy if and when Skynet tries again]].
* The T-1000 itself. [[spoiler: Despite its relatively short screen time -- it doesn't make it past the first act of the film -- ]] this version is no less awesome than it was in T2.

** Also, in-universe wise, John has spent his entire life fighting Terminators, but having to rely on his wits and ranged firepower to take them down, [[spoiler: as the T-3000, John Connor can take on his old nemesis in a straight fist fight, ''and win'']], that must be cathartic in some way to him.

** Also, in-universe wise, John has spent his entire life fighting Terminators, but having to rely on his wits and ranged firepower to take them down, [[spoiler: as the T-3000 John Connor can take on his old nemesis in a straight fist fight, ''and win'']], that must be cathartic in some way to him.

* Despite being the villain, the T-3000 earns some awesome moments, all of them thanks to essentially being a cloud of [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]]. The winner, however, goes to a bit during its FinalFight with the T-800, where it literally [[FlashStep flash steps]] ''through'' the T-800, taking off bits of his flesh and clothing in the process.

** What makes this even more awesome is that Pops managed to do what no other Terminator ever could: [[spoiler: kill John Connor on-screen.]] Triply awesome as the T-800 is supposedly an inferior design; he just doesn't give up no matter the odds.
*** [[spoiler: The T-850 from ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' mentions that he killed future John before being captured and reprogrammed, but it was never shown.]]

** Even more, just when it looks like Sarah's taken care of it, it lurches out of the toxic fumes and tries to hack her to pieces. Enter "Pops," who nonchalantly grabs the T-1000 and holds it under the acid until it's completely melted.

* The good T-800/Pops coming in to fight the original T-800, complete with the Terminator theme accompanying him.

--> '''Pops''': [[CatchPhrase I'll be back.]]

--> '''T-800''':[[spoiler: John Connor talks too much...]]
* Pops [[spoiler:holding the T-3000 in the magnetic field of the time machine long enough for Kyle and Sarah to get out and for the magnetic field to destroy the evil Terminator.]]

*** [[spoiler: The T-850 from ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' mentions that he killed future John before being captured and reprogrammed.]]
** Hell, Pops even gets in a ShutUpHannibal moment: [[spoiler:T-3000: "You never were strong enough to defeat me." Pops: "Not...alone." Cue Sarah and Kyle's double team, which weakens the T-3000 enough to let Pops get in the final blow.]]
* For the first time in the series, [[spoiler: the T-800 survives all the way through the film. Granted, it was momentarily deactivated at the climax, but came back to life very shortly afterwards.]]
** [[spoiler: Even better: it's now been upgraded to a ''T-X,'' which should be handy if and when Skynet tries again]].
* The T-1000 itself. [[spoiler: Despite its relatively short screen time - it doesn't make it past the first act of the film - ]]this version is no less awesome than it was in T2.
** When it reacquires Sarah, Kyle, and The Terminator at the warehouse. It makes its entrance by jumping through a window then forms a spear out of its own arm by cutting it off, catching it in mid air, and then hurls it at The Terminator, which [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice pins it to the wall.]]
* Despite being the villain, the T-3000 earns some awesome moments, all of them thanks to essentially being a cloud of [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]]. The winner, however, goes to a bit during its FinalFight with the T-800, where it literally [[FlashStep flash steps]] ''through'' the T-800, taking off bits of its flesh and clothing in the process.

** The ''[[ShownTheirWork spot-on]]'' remaster of the original T-800's introduction. It would almost even give the illusion that you yourself are back in 1984, watching the first film in theaters again.