What are your top 3 favorite film scenes from the 5 Terminator films?

[GBaxter]

What are your current top 3 favorite film scenes from the 5 Terminator films released so far and please say why, for each fave film scene.

[Brett_B]

Originally Posted by GBaxter

What are your current top 3 favorite film scenes from the 5 Terminator films released so far and please say why, for each fave film scene.

From the first film, the attack on the police department.
From T2, the escape from the mental hospital.
From T2, the whole Cyberdyne destruction sequence.

I despised the other 3 movies, and would hate to call any scenes a favorite.

[Hazel Motes]

The credits of the last 3 films.

[kylor]

T1: Tech Noir, police station shootout, final confrontation with endo.
T2: The burning intro, bike chase, finale with lava.
T2 3D: Battle Across Time: all of it.

[HotRats]

T1: Gun shop
T1: Tech Noir
T1: Police station massacre

[Chaotic]

T2 Opening
T2 Bike chase
T2 Factory sequence
T2 Goodbye

[Britbuffguy]

T3 chase in traffic scene.
T2 entire sequence at Skynet
Genisys time jump scene where Emilia shows some skin.

[aiman04]

Mannequin scenes.

[TheSpruceMoose]

T2- opening war- this was Cameron at his very best. He raises the technical bar, giving us a visual and auditory spectacle that the other movies haven't matched, and that's because he also gives a palpable sense of urgency and importance to the war scenes, setting the tone for the movie to come.

[Show spoiler]

T1- technoir buildup- the last moments of normalcy in Sarah's life are shot in slow motion and the craftsmanship of this scene is superb. It's fitting that these last moments should be slowed down, in retrospect it makes you want to cling to those final seconds before everything changes.

[Show spoiler]

T2- dream sequence- grim and haunting as it is, this scene solidifies the second film as more than action picture. I can recall memories of my mother telling me that these kind of outcomes were very real, and upon learning that Cameron and team were given thanks by real scientists for their accurate depiction of a hydrogen bomb aftermath only chills me further. Its a rare instance of a blockbuster film going above safe entertainment to show something that's not comfortable, to say something serious that's worth our attention.

[Show spoiler]

I also want to throw a bone in for the opening 5 or so minutes of Terminator 5, it has legit music and good ideas in place........ but then we know what happens

[hasslein]

T3 - Truck chase
T1 - There's a storm coming... I know
T2 - Motorcycle chase

[Brightstar]

T1 Arnies truck blowing up
T2 Motorcycle chase