Top Gun: Maverick

kramerica4
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36 years after the first Top Gun movie, Tom Cruise is back as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick.
This movie is just amazing, loved every second of it.
So did most moviegoers judging by the A+ moviescore.
If you want to see a fantastic action movie without Marvel superheros or a CGI overload, this is the film for you.
Seems like many adult moviegoers had been waiting for something like TG:M - it is huge at the Box Office.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/29/media/top-gun-maverick-box-office/index.html

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    kramerica4 said:
    36 years after the first Top Gun movie, Tom Cruise is back as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick.
    This movie is just amazing, loved every second of it.
    So did most moviegoers judging by the A+ moviescore.
    If you want to see a fantastic action movie without Marvel superheros or a CGI overload, this is the film for you.
    Seems like many adult moviegoers had been waiting for something like TG:M - it is huge at the Box Office.
    https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/29/media/top-gun-maverick-box-office/index.html


    I picked up a DVD of the original Top Gun in a thrift store a few weeks ago because I hadn't seen it in ages and was kind of disappointed.  Some of the aviation aerobatics were interesting still of course, but I thought Cruise was unimpressive.  But I think he's become a better actor and done better work since then, so I'll check it out.  Thanks for the heads up!
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    kramerica4 said:
    36 years after the first Top Gun movie, Tom Cruise is back as Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick.
    This movie is just amazing, loved every second of it.
    So did most moviegoers judging by the A+ moviescore.
    If you want to see a fantastic action movie without Marvel superheros or a CGI overload, this is the film for you.
    Seems like many adult moviegoers had been waiting for something like TG:M - it is huge at the Box Office.
    https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/29/media/top-gun-maverick-box-office/index.html

    I watched the filming of this and it looks like a fun ride.  I also recommend the James Cordon interview w Tom Cruise.  Cruise actually flys fighter planes.  Impressive!
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,178
    We saw it on Saturday. We watched the original Fri night just to get in the groove.

    It was good....I was surprised that my wife liked it as much as she did. It was interesting how many scenes they recreated from the first movie. The motorcycle racing the plane, etc.

    I was annoyed with Jon Hamm's character. This idea where the authority figure hates the main character recurs in this movie and a lot of Clint Eastwood movies. Same scenario....the I hate you and would fire you but someone higher up says I have to keep you so I will just be a dick the entire movie until you prove yourself and then I will show respect thing.


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  • kramerica4
    kramerica4 Posts: 284
    Top Gun Maverick plays the nostalgia card almost perfectly.
    I also loved the Ghostbusters Legacy movie from 2021 because of this reason.
    Top Gun Maverick adds phenominal flight scenes to the nostalgic moments what makes it so good.
    Everyone I talked to about it loved the movie.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    I enjoyed the hell out of it.  Some def corny, non-realistic moments, but it was a lot of fun!
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,064
    Gern Blansten said:
    We saw it on Saturday. We watched the original Fri night just to get in the groove.

    It was good....I was surprised that my wife liked it as much as she did. It was interesting how many scenes they recreated from the first movie. The motorcycle racing the plane, etc.

    I was annoyed with Jon Hamm's character. This idea where the authority figure hates the main character recurs in this movie and a lot of Clint Eastwood movies. Same scenario....the I hate you and would fire you but someone higher up says I have to keep you so I will just be a dick the entire movie until you prove yourself and then I will show respect thing.


    I dont know if you caught a fine detail over the past 36 years, but the protagonist's name is Maverick.

    Maybe write an angry letter to Paramount that you showed up to see Mid-tier Gun: Milquetoast.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    Gern Blansten said:
    We saw it on Saturday. We watched the original Fri night just to get in the groove.

    It was good....I was surprised that my wife liked it as much as she did. It was interesting how many scenes they recreated from the first movie. The motorcycle racing the plane, etc.

    I was annoyed with Jon Hamm's character. This idea where the authority figure hates the main character recurs in this movie and a lot of Clint Eastwood movies. Same scenario....the I hate you and would fire you but someone higher up says I have to keep you so I will just be a dick the entire movie until you prove yourself and then I will show respect thing.


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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited June 2022
    bootlegger10 said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    We saw it on Saturday. We watched the original Fri night just to get in the groove.

    It was good....I was surprised that my wife liked it as much as she did. It was interesting how many scenes they recreated from the first movie. The motorcycle racing the plane, etc.

    I was annoyed with Jon Hamm's character. This idea where the authority figure hates the main character recurs in this movie and a lot of Clint Eastwood movies. Same scenario....the I hate you and would fire you but someone higher up says I have to keep you so I will just be a dick the entire movie until you prove yourself and then I will show respect thing.


    Every season of 24.

    Ha! As someone just now binging 24 for the first time ever, I can definitely attest to that!

    Anyway, I have to wonder if some folks were letting their expectations run wild, lol. It's the TOP GUN sequel. It sounds to me like the movie is exactly as it should be, lol.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    date night Saturday. My wife can't wait. I'm just hoping for another volleyball scene that I can benefit from after. lol
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    date night Saturday. My wife can't wait. I'm just hoping for another volleyball scene that I can benefit from after. lol
    Spoiler alert!
    No volleyball was played during the movie.
    That said, you're still in good shape and will benefit.  Hahahaha!
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    LOL. awesome. 
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,825
    I like Me some Jennifer Connelly, Shes a BABE
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,411
    CROJAM95 said:
    I like Me some Jennifer Connelly, Shes a BABE
    She is definitely aging well
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    edited June 2022
    Stale script where every scene was filled with the opposite of "show don't tell". Everyone just blurts our exposition or things that should be subtext. Also, how many times do they have to show the same photograph of Maverick and Iceman before they trust the audience to be up to speed? 

    Everything that is written for Jennifer Connelly is "tell don't show" lines just being there to bluntly build up Maverick's character and his actions. Kind of off putting after a while. 

    The forced third act action plot doesn't feel super. 

    Looks dull compared to Tony Scott's vibrant original. Could have pushed the style more. And Tom should have gone with his natural grey hair. Get's kind of silly with him being 30 years older then the young cast but the production doing his hardest to have him portrayed and look just like them.

    But my mom and sister cried during it in. So I guess it gets the job done. And with all the CGI-comic book movies filling up cinema screens it was nice seeing something that felt "expensive" but also as a "real" movie. Felt kind of high budget 90's in a way.
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,829
    I really enjoyed it.
    My only complaint was it is just a copy of the Star Wars episode IV plot.

    Big evil weapon has 1 flaw, an exhaust port 3 meters wide. 
    Team of fighters train to drop bomb on impossibly small target.
    Must travel through a narrow canyon with guns to reach target.
    Final run the guiding system goes out and has to make the drop blind.


    I was halfway expecting to see a  millennial falcon cameo  in those final scenes.
  • Ten Backspaced Riot Actors
    Ten Backspaced Riot Actors Posts: 436
    I watched last night. I am floored that they nailed the tone, 35 yrs later.  The script and cast were fantastic!  I came home and preordered on Vudu.  It is Tom Cruise’s highest grossing movie, domestically, in his long and successful career and is 100% deserved.  I was smiling the whole time and was unprepared for how heavy it was at certain points.  Couldn’t be happier with it.  If you liked the original, this is a can’t miss movie. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Did they bring goose back?
    Weekend at Goose's is a movie I'd like to see.
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Did they bring goose back?
    Weekend at Goose's is a movie I'd like to see.
    The voice of Anthony Edwards (Goose) tells Tom Cruise to "use the force" in the last act.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Ha
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  • Ten Backspaced Riot Actors
    Ten Backspaced Riot Actors Posts: 436
    edited June 2022
    Maybe they will make a sequel in another 35 yrs and Tom Cruise will look like he’s aged 10 more years

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