Top Gun Maverick (Quick Review) 🇺🇸

[WillBrink]

Utterly predictable and I enjoyed just about every dang minute of it! Good old 'Murican fun action movie that captures much of the style and spirit of the 80's movie. Sure, suspension of disbelief needs to turned on to max to enjoy, but as a follow up to the first one, hits all the right notes to work, and work it does. A movie not to ask too many questions of, just enjoy the visuals, good characters, cheesy dialogue, scenery, Type A personalities lookin' to blow some chit up, special effects, music, and nostalgia for an iconic 80's movie that was Top Gun. Knowing Val Kilmer's health situation, his inclusion and the way it was done, hit me right in the feelz. A-

[hotbiggun42]

I liked the last part with the dog fight scenes otherwise it was blah kind of like the first movie. I am a fan of TC movies.

[SteyrAUG]

They filmed one scene in my little Iowa town and I still thought it was mostly crap.

This one was completely forgettable.

[WillBrink]

They filmed one scene in my little Iowa town and I still thought it was mostly crap.

This one was completely forgettable.

You may have missed the intent, but as a follow up the original, it was spot on. I think it did so well because it hit all the nostalgia buttons, and was old school 80s style action fun. No damn politics, no woke BS, etc, etc, just escapism. Truth is, many favorite 80s classics where not great movies and don't age well if you watch them now. Top Gun was not a great movie, but it was peak 80s fun. I think this movie recreated it perfectly. As a stand alone film? No, not great.

[kerplode]

I liked that part where they flew through the impossibly small canyon defended by laser cannons then fired the torpedo at just the right moment to blow up the Death Star...Super cool and innovative story development!

Mav and Ice reminiscing about bulls-eying womp-rats back home was also a nice touch. I got a little verklempt...

[ChattanoogaPhil]

I enjoyed watching Top Gun Maverick twice. I paid to stream it months ago, and just recently watched it free on Amazon Prime Video.

[WillBrink]

I enjoyed watching Top Gun Maverick twice. I paid to stream it months ago, and just recently watched it free on Amazon Prime Video.

That's where I saw it too. Was not gonna pay extra to view that one, but was pleasantly surprised.

[Det-Sog]

I liked that part where they flew through the impossibly small canyon defended by laser cannons then fired the torpedo at just the right moment to blow up the Death Star...Super cool and innovative story development!

Agreed. Now add they also plagiarized the Chuck Yeager F-104 Starfighter scene out of the right stuff. It WAS a good 'Murica, F-Yeah movie though.

God, I still get goose bumps watching this one. One of the movies that made me become a pilot.

[WillBrink]

Agreed. Now add they also plagiarized the Chuck Yeager F-104 Starfighter scene out of the right stuff. It WAS a good 'Murica, F-Yeah movie though.

God, I still get goose bumps watching this one. One of the movies that made me become a pilot.

In my world view, Yeager makes Chuck Norris look like a pu$$y.

[Det-Sog]

^^^ If that's the case, then you need to read both Chuck Yeager's, and Bob Hoover's autobiographies. Great reads. They feed off of each other. Both were fighter pilots in World War II and pioneered the transition to the Jets. They were best friends. Hoover comes across as a timid guy, but he has a 400 pound set of brass balls. The guy stole a German plane and escaped from a prison camp... Amazing stuff. More proof I was born 50 years too late.