Rank the Terminator Saga

Terminator 2 - One of the best action movies of all time and a leveling up from the first film.

Terminator - Definitely one of the best independent, low-budget sci-fi movies ever made. An enjoyable movie and very original for its time in terms of story. Did a lot to push Arnold into the public consciousness.

Salvation - An underrated film that deserves more respect, as does McG for making it. It's not on the level of the first two, but if judged on its own merits then it's a pretty good post-apocalyptic sci-fi actioner. It at least gives us a new kind of story in the Terminator series, and it does it without falling into the trap of feeling like a big CGI mess.

T3 - An overall mediocre and generic-feeling sci-fi action film but not without its charms. I never find it totally satisfying, but I still find myself going back to it every so often. I think it would've been better if they had done a better job of casting John Connor. Nick Stahl is not an untalented performer, but he was not right for this role.

Genisys - I'd need to rewatch it to get into specifics, but I remember it just being a mess. Confusing story, CGI overload.

Dark Fate - Less of a movie and more of a political tract in the form of a film. But even if just judged as a movie, it's not very good. It's much like a T2 remake, but done in a way where everything is done poorly and sucks in comparison to the first time around.

I have not seen Dark Fate yet...but I agree with Prime:

1. Terminator 2
2. Terminator
3. Terminator Salvation
4. Terminator 3
5. Terminator Genisys

...the last movie I saw in theaters was Genisys. I remember walking out and thinking it was a pretty good film. I went in with the lowest of low expectations after reading endlessly the entertaining message boards on IMDB and reviews. So that might have played a factor.

Regardless after a few days, I forgot pretty much everything about it.

1. The Terminator
2. Everything Else