Top Gun: Maverick

[Kinnick.At.Night]

It won’t be long before TG Maverick goes over the billion dollar mark.

 

[whatsup13579er]

I am 35 years old and was born 5 months after the first Top Gun was released. I've seen the original several times including streaming it last week.

Saw the new one last night and thought it was awesome. There were a lot of nods to the original and they can probably continue the series with the new crew if they wish. Jennifer Connelly was a babe for 51.

 

[SSG T]

This might be the best review I've seen.

<It was a fun movie, go see it...but this dude is 100% right with everything>

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[lucas80]

We finally went today. The wife wanted to wait for the theater crowds to thin out a little. I have to say I loved it. At various times did I recognize that certain aspects were not believable? Yes. But, it's a freaking movie.
There were also a few very subtle nods to the original movie along the way. I thought the was cool.
Rom Cruise is an American hero for entertaining us for all these years. With two more Mission Impossible movies in the pipeline he will continue to make American movie making great again.

 

[BelemNole]

This might be the best review I've seen.

<It was a fun movie, go see it...but this dude is 100% right with everything>

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Thank you for that. There was so much stupid in this ego project for Cruise that it was insane. The original was actually more realistic than the sequel.
I get it, it’s a fun summer movie with lots of nostalgia - but the nostalgia was soooo blatantly done it was cringy.
My dad walked out and said “that was fun, but Jesus it was cheesy.” He’s not wrong.

 

[BelemNole]

We finally went today. The wife wanted to wait for the theater crowds to thin out a little. I have to say I loved it. At various times did I recognize that certain aspects were not believable? Yes. But, it's a freaking movie.
There were also a few very subtle nods to the original movie along the way. I thought the was cool.
Rom Cruise is an American hero for entertaining us for all these years. With two more Mission Impossible movies in the pipeline he will continue to make American movie making great again.

Subtle? El oh fugging el.

 

[SSG T]

Thank you for that. There was so much stupid in this ego project for Cruise that it was insane. The original was actually more realistic than the sequel.
I get it, it’s a fun summer movie with lots of nostalgia - but the nostalgia was soooo blatantly done it was cringy.
My dad walked out and said “that was fun, but Jesus it was cheesy.” He’s not wrong.

I'm completely torn. It was fun, it was exciting, it kept calling back to the original which was cool. But being in the military for so long, it was just so blatantly unrealistic, almost Super Troopers level unrealistic.

It's not a "great" movie by any stretch. But it's so over the top, it's great. I really don't know whether to love it or be completely disgusted. As over the top unrealistic as the original was, it was spot on compared to this.


And I'm sticking to the the idea that Iceman was the good guy in the 1st movie. He wasn't the "hero", but he was the good guy. Mav was the dude who should have been kicked out of the Navy, even before Goose died.

 

[SSG T]

Subtle? El oh fugging el.

If by subtle he means smacking you in the face with a cast iron skillet, then hitting you with a baseball bat, then asking you if you got the reference, then playing the part in the original they were referencing, then repeating the skillet and bat...

Then yes, I agree...subtle.

 

[TylerJ76]

Great movie.

Loved the original.
Loved this one.

 

[lucas80]

Subtle? El oh fugging el.

Whoa! Some of the denizens of HROT just cannot handle nuance and subtle inferences. I wanted to make sure they were aware to look for the little nuggets.

 

[jaxhawk06]

Great movie.

Loved the original.
Loved this one.

Same here. Watched it for a 2nd time on Father's Day with my Dad who's a retired Navy veteran and he thought it was great too

 

[TDJ7]

Movie sucked. Fight me

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Regardless of what you think of the plot, the flying scenes and cinematography were amazing.

 

[BelemNole]

Regardless of what you think of the plot, the flying scenes and cinematography was amazing.

The plot was great, although I liked it better the first time in Star Wars and Return of the Jedi.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

The plot was great, although I liked it better the first time in Star Wars and Return of the Jedi.

It was pretty close to Star Wars, I grant you. 😂

Then again, Tom Cruise is 59. So not sure anyone should be expecting a documentary.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

. Mav was the dude who should have been kicked out of the Navy, even before Goose died.

While this is true, real life Mavericks have existed in the Navy. And did at the time of the 1986 film. Bud Holland is a great example. Reckless, cocky and stupid.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

Regardless of what you think of the plot, the flying scenes and cinematography was amazing.

This. Unbelievable work from our real Navy pilots!

 

[Ray Kinsella]

Took me nearly all summer but finally saw it this afternoon. Little bit of sadness thinking back on the teenage boy seeing the original and wanting that career, but that was largely drowned out by the awesomeness of the movie.