The Drinker Recommends... Top Gun: Maverick
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- Top Gun: Maverick is everything I could have wanted in a sequel to one of the most epic 80's movies of all time. Join me as I review it.
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I’m amazed Tom Cruise hasn’t broken his back carrying the entire action-blockbuster genre on his own
He got the shoulders lol.
it's crazy, twenty-ten years ago I would have guessed it would be will Smith.
That's the power of being willing to do as many stunts as you can and using as many practical effect as possible!
him and Keanu
@@Fadaar well yes but matrix4
I also respect Tom Cruise for thanking his audience before the movie - what a class act that was.
That actually surprised me.
when that came on I thought he was gonna tell us to spay or neuter our cats
Tom Cruise is a weird guy and I don't support his whole cult activity, but this was cool of him. He was like "we used real planes and real speed, for the fans" and that's awesome. If a guy as crazy as him can have this attitude, WTF is everyone else in Hollywood's excuse? Refreshing to have a creator actually be grateful for their fans.
They used to do that in some of the old movies. ISTR Lights Out in 2016 had something similar.
@@DavidSmith-mt7tb everyone is too scared to do something different. That’s why you get a lot of mediocre movies coming from Hollywood
I also really liked the female pilot Phoenix. She came off as authentic, confident, and had strong leadership qualities without being arrogant(something recent Hollywood writers struggle with their female characters).
Wasnt that just awesome? I cant remember the name of the actress now, shes hot af. Bu the point was, there was no sexist joke, no lame "its a woman shes gonna get us killed" or such crap. She was and is there for the Mission, in the Fighter Weapons School. And as in reality, nobody makes such stupid statements. Everyone is judged on the field and on the field alone. Only there are questions asked (in the debriefing room actually), and only there are answered.
BTW did i mentioned how fucking hot Phoenix is?
When Maverick reprimanded her and asked her what she was going to say to her dead teammate's family if she caused his death, she accepted it. Not unlike Hangman, who was super cocky and had to have his ego checked. Audiences appreciate these qualities in characters. And yeah, she is lovely 😍
@@egooidios5061 Actually in the film Hangman does make a sexist pun at one point, aimed at her.
My thoughts exactly. She didn't act like a Capt. Marvel and can do everything. She had weakness and the movie didn't refrain from showing it. Glad the Navy greenlit this movie. They were short on pilots, now they have a 500% increase in recruits. This movie made it feel that anyone and any ethnicity can join the Navy without being woke like the Army recruit videos. It was so bad that they had to pull it. The military is stretched thin now because it went woke. There's no honor anymore when they don't operate as one, but as individuals. Stats already show that conservative households are the ones most likely to join the military, but they're reforming the military to ease up on standards, so you got pissed off leftist that don't even want to fight in wars, but is in the military for a scholarship.
There was some sexist banter but that's just part of working in the highly competitive fields of combat arms. That competitive spirit is what drives everyone to be better than they were the day before. This movie did a pretty fair job of capturing that.
Yes, other jobs can be highly competitive, but none of them come even close to the competitive nature of combat MOS's.
It was so weird seeing a legacy character be treated with such respect.
Lol
Ptsd from the mcu phase 4 😂😂
@@lopentare8934 The scene where Maverick is proving to them that the mission can be done and they're all looking on at the screen with awe and wonder. It was perfect.
@@spenser9908 That was a truly epic scene, in fact all of the scenes were epic
It pretty much felt like stealing the forbidden fruit!
Let's go away now....with it!
This movie did the unthinkable. It improved on the original and is justifiable in it’s existence. Tony Scott would be so happy.
*youtube link*
Finally it’s here
*clickbait*
Finally it's there!
I think what made this movie even better than the original was that the original movie focused more on the recuitment ad for Navy side, where as this movie actually told a story between Maverick and Rooster AND it still functions as a Navy recruitment ad.
If he weren’t sacrificed
It improved on the original because the original was massively overrated. TopGun2 is still a great movie; but the original never was great....
Top Gun. That was miracle #1
Top Gun Maverick.
That was miracle #2.
👊😎
S-tier comment.
"Now break the box office and come home."
@@ndrew3779 YESSSS!✊
this comment is miracle #3
Pheonix was a great character, the writers didnt focus on the fact that she was female and didnt make an entire shitty arc about her having to overcome "discrimination", She was just a pilot and she was badass, thats it.
noticed this too...good comment
I feared the same thing. When the first trailer came out, there was a scene in the classroom, where the camera has her in sharp focus, and the male pilots are in soft focus. I thought, there's the stunning and brave GuRhL BoSs. She's gonna show the boys how it's done. I am very glad to admit I was wrong.
Exactly ! They nailed her character with no woke bs. this movie was phenomenal
@@och70 it would never happen on a cruise production bro 👍
Or sexual assault... Obviously they are serious topics that maybe should be addressed but not everyone needs to go through it
As a man who works at a movie theater, I can tell you that this movie is STILL going strong!
I live in Korea and it's been out for 2 months now and the movie theaters are still full. This movie is by far the best of the year imo
Saw the movie today (shame on me), they will not screen it starting tomorrow, and the room was half full.... i thought i will be the only one in the room but nope! Awesome movie!
@황의건 iraq too lmao
@@dragonmaster3207 Saudi Arabia too. The theater i went too yesterday was still half full.
Just left
I'm a 41 year old man and I took my son, 9, to watch Top Gun Maverick. Same age I was when I watched the original.
I have to say that this movie brought many tears to my eyes, I was actually overwhelmed by its awesomeness and it reassured me that the woke haven't won.
Maybe they will in the end, Sir, BUT NOT TODAY.
Go watch it everyone.
Woke is just a generation looking for a fight where their is none. When they get older and become the people they despise the next generation will act in a way they hate and the cycle continues.
Just finished watchting it, and your post brought me tears
same here, brought my 17 year old son (probably the last film I will take him to sob sob) , tear in the eye, genuine laugh out loud moments. it had it all
Same for me dude, saw it a couple of days ago, it was incredible, I then watched Avengers Endgame for the first time yesterday, it was absolute shit, woke ass trash with the most politically correct, shoehorned message that one could imagine
The woke haven‘t won. Amen to that.
It’s pretty rare that a sequel can be better than the original. Top Gun: Maverick really delivers.
Paramount not only just made Maverick better than the original Top Gun, but they also made Sonic 2 WAY BETTER than its original
not like the original was that good in the first place
@@bearpoop720 you can't be serious. Lol
@@bearpoop720 is it because the first one didn’t have a bunch of fat, gay, black women flying while they protest racism through clunky dialogue and is a CGI nightmare? Or in other words, a present day marvel movie?
Beats out T2: Judgement Day for as as best sequel movie for mine
We want these movies man .. please more. No political agenda, no lecturing just pure entertainment and high stakes..
Exactly, you hit the nail on the head! We’re so sick of Hollywood sacrificing good storytelling in favor of *THE MESSAGE*
The weird thing is that this is straight up US military propaganda and it feels much less like propaganda than the usual stuff Hollywood shits out.
@Kevin De Bruyne Most?
@@Thrawn23.I think that's subjective
You wish... we all do
This is perfect.
It has the message - Phoenix. Perfectly executed. Just one random girl, keeping up with men, without bs girl-boss moments, without being a love interest, without being better than Maverick without explanation.
It has expanded well on an old story without reverting to "old hag trying to relive his glory days" which is so common and which I 100% expected it to be
It is basically perfection
It actually makes sense that Maverick is still the best. Like they say in the movie fighters don't dogfight anymore. These pilots have only ever dropped bombs from kilometres away. Maverick is a relic from another era and has something invaluable to teach the next generation (as Ice knows and fights for). Maverick is the only living ace in the world at this point.
I loved Tom’s message in the beginning of the film. Basically “We made this for you, we hope you enjoy it! Thanks for seeing it in a theater!” It was really heart warming
I don’t get all the Tom hate. I think he’s great.
@@samcad-ho3ze he said some pretty ignorant shit about psychiatry like 15 years ago. Who cares? Everyone is capable of having a wrong opinion, doesn’t make them bad people. Just means they need further research
as Movie revenue continues to go down over time, it was much needed.
@@TerryOffDairy He also said he was going to eat placenta then backed out of it after the backlash...
I saw that and I knew the movie was gonna be good. It was really classy.
Maverick is the Luke Skywalker we deserved.
It makes me sad to think how great it would have been to have Luke given this treatment. Older, wiser, slightly more bitter and nuanced but not a pathetic loser who failed at absolutely everything and just gave up. Fucks sake it's hard to even type this 😣
And the Picard we wanted
Fuck yeah!
REAL AF
@Garbage Ilearsi you must be the ones who enjoyed marvel phase 4. Thor 4 is a cinematic masterpiece isn't it
I was really suprised how there was little to none politics in this movie. I mean the young pilots were diversed but it wasn't really in your face like in most movies nowdays. And the prominent female pilot wasn't mary sue that is good at everything with zero flaws.
Like Princess Leia, or Sarah Conner, or Ripley. Strong women who were leads/co-leads, drove the plot and weren't perfect...
Agreed. Also liked that they didn’t mention where or who the enemy was (although it was implied)
That would have been so cliche
It was so refreshing.. "diversity" doesn't have to be in your face. it's been in movies for literally decades at this point. you don't have to mention someone's race, sex or ethnicity, just let the actor play a damn character, THAT'S how you do diversity
She was good,. but she wasn't "the bestest evaaaarrr".,..
Yeah it wasn’t forced at all. Didn’t feel like it had a diversity agenda
I appreciated the professional relationship between Phoenix and Bob. He has an awkward persona compared to other bravado pilots but he's in Top Gun for a reason. Phoenix knows this and doesn't berate her partner, but treats him as an equal. His quiet but efficient accuracy as a WSO match Phoenix's piloting skills and they make a good team.
Hollywoke version:
-Maverick is a homeless alcoholic who decided to forsake the Navy after the death of Goose
-He is invited back to Top Gun to train pilots for a mission to destroy a secret Nazi base in Texas
-He is introduced to one of the selectees, a young black/Vietnamese bisexual woman
-she exceeds Mavericks skills at every turn in the sky, even beating him in a hand to hand sparring match that happens for whatever reason
-Rooster is an edgy dickhead disgruntled over his fathers death who gets beaten down and mocked constantly
-the team lead the assault on the Nazi base in futuristic flightcraft, so advanced there should be no way of downing one
-but one of the jets is shot down right away! How could this happen?
-Rooster turns out to be a Nazi sympathizer who leaked intel on the planes, Maverick asks him why!?
-Rooster says, “because of people like HER!” Referring to the black pilot
-she kills him instantly and everyone laughs, “He did Nazi that coming!” Maverick quips
-but while they were distracted, a missile is found to be headed straight for black female!
-Maverick crashes into the missile, as his plane goes crashing down black pilot asks, “why did you do that for me!?”
-Maverick says, “For the sins of my father to your people”(it’s revealed that her fathers village in Vietnam was murdered by Mavericks father)
-to atone for his sins, Maverick manages to steer his crashing plane into the Nazi base, blowing it to smithereens and sacrificing himself
-Black female lands safely and becomes President of the United States
Noooo!! Please noooooo!!! XD
Damn and I thought Hot Shots was funny!
We were this close
"You are still dangerous! You can be my wingman any time!"
"Bullshit! Xhe/Xher can be mine!"
Lmfao
This movie makes you realise how CGI has ruined the blockbuster genre. Over past few years have found myself getting bored and checking my watch halfway through films, but in Top Gun everything was so real and intense, it is a cliche but I was literally on the edge of my seat in the cinema.
Practical effects also made a huge difference in Fury Road.
100%..
Call me stupid BUT before seeing this movie i actually didn't realise why i prefer 80s and 90s movies so much more than the horseshit of today. And im 33.
It is literally because movies these days are probably 90% an animated movie with very little Real effects.
@@mattpatt199 Practical effects are expensive, and in the "olden days" they used them in harmony with the storytelling , to achieve a maximum of emotional impact.
The best example is Jaws, where they could not use the animatronic shark as often as they wanted, so they used the mystery to create suspense, and used the animatronic shark only where there was no other choice. And the movie came out much better for it.
Same with Jurassic Park, where they used both animatronics and CGI, but if you watch carefully, the focus is on the characters and their reaction more than on the dinosaurs.
Then CGI became cheap, so they overused it. Everything is over the top, you have hundreds of cars exploding, things fly all over the place.
More explosions, more stuff flying around, 100 cuts in one scene, the camera is shaking around, to blur the image so you can't see the lack of details on the CGI work.
It's a lot of stuff happening on screen without any emotional impact, which cheapen the whole experience.
Now, watch any CGI fest and compare it with Fury Road, where all cars are real and every explosion, every car crash has a much greater impact, because it is tied to the story.
That's what also part of what made Edge of Tomorrow so good, because they chose to use a lot of practical effects, instead of going for the cheap CGI route for everything.
And because the scenes in modern action movies are filmed with green screen, they have to compensate the light in post production, to take all the green hue away. So every scene has that awkward lightning thing going on.
They started moving away from green screen with digital sets, like they use on The Mandalorian, so the light looks better, to re-create the "old blockbuster" look : th-cam.com/video/Ufp8weYYDE8/w-d-xo.html
@@scratchy996 spot on mate and so well said with those examples too. Fury road was incredible too!
cgi is fine, the problem is the oversaturation of boring run of the mill superhero movies...
I left the cinema physically shaking both times I watched this. A truly amazing film
What a ride.
The mission had HUGE star wars trench run vibes, the canyon, the 3 meter target, Rooster even took the shot without a computer! All that was missing was Maverick saying "Great shot that was one in a million" and Goose saying, "The force will be with you, always"
Now, when we watch ANH, as Luke is zooming down the trench, we'll figure he's saying in his heart, "Talk to me, Ben."
you forgot the vehicle that can switch it's wing formation :D
I was getting late ‘90s arcade flight game vibes
It’s Ace Combat without being titled Ace Combat
@@Nekarion "Lock S-foils in attack position..."
Also, "Honest Trailers" pointed out that Han Solo does have an analogue in Hangman, the "insufferable jerk who is also a badass and comes in at the last moment to save their lives"!
...and I have absolutely no problem with it. It's okay to borrow form George Lucas every now and then
The enthusiasm in the delivery alone tells yah Drinker adored this 🥳
Yeah, he sounds more like he just snorted cocaine than downed a bottle of Jack. Always a good sign for a movie.
You shall too MauLer, you shall too enjoy this
Absolutely. One of the reasons I want to watch that movie now :D
Sadly it's become all too rare to hear him that excited when talking about something other than alcohol or Tatiana.
It was as if he was gushing like a little school girl..nah..I'll go away now
This is how the Star Wars sequels SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE! Giving the old cast one last bit of glory, yet letting the younger gen participate, too.
It makes you weep at the lost opportunity. In fairness though the original series cast is a bit older and they don't take care of themselves the way Tom Cruise does.
Imagine it: A Star Wars sequel where we, through the viewpoint in a new generation of characters, got to go along on an adventure with Han, Luke, and Leia....
@@exhaustguy "the lost opportunity" might be the key phrase. Hollywood can make as many bad movies as they like, but some things simply cannot be remade later to a better result.
@@exhaustguy yeah, they probably should have just had a longer time skip and just had the old cast die of of age. Maybe a droid or chewie still alive
That's what I was thinking as well. "This is how you pass on the torch to the next generation DONE RIGHT."
When friends and family text me saying "I bought TGM 5 days ago and have watched it 9 times." Is all you need to know it's the best movie in the last 10 years probably.
Mission impossible Fall Out
@@holydeath6197 Fallout is a damn good actionmovie, but I thought the story was lacking a bit.
People who watched the original top gun 30 years ago will truly appreciate this second one even more. Appreciate how they put Val Kilmer in and gave him a proper send off
I saw Top Gun1 in 1987. My pa was WW2 RAF so I respect US but don't go overboard. Of its time - Reagan gung-ho simplistic politics. So many *heavy duty theatres of conflict* over the past thirty years, we've learned so much -makes this sequel seem uninformed and embarrassing. People would ask themselves - we can supposedly do all this, yet in *real life* not have the will to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine - which they themselves requested.
@@celtspeaksgoth7251 you need to learn how to use dashes and actual punctuation. I have no idea what you are even trying to say
@@celtspeaksgoth7251 sure, pick the one example that has the potential to start WW3 and criticise the West for playing it safe.
The US did actually have a daring mission with serious repercussions in Syria, taking out Soleimani.
Israel destroyed 2 nuclear weapons plants (Iraq and Syria) and had (allegedly) sabotaged nuclear weapons facilities in Iran multiple times.
And god knows how many other secret, operationally semi-suicidal missions have been carried out over the years.
Phoenix was a good way to write an action girl. She's a bit cocky, but she's not insufferable, and when she freezes up when Maverick asks her what she would say at Bob's funeral to his widow, and she has absolutely no response. She is humbled without cruelty, and she learns.
I was thinking the same! She's how you write in a strong female character without making her unrealistic or insufferable.
There are a lot of damn good female fighter pilots and they deserve recognition but not worship like typical Hollywood would do.
Ya, I liked her a lot! The actress they got was perfect. No complaints. (chef's kiss)
Maybe in a perfect world. But in reality, SOME men may be wisened by the experience maverick went through. A WOMAN however, unlikely.
@@hebedabber2770 Your experience with women is not most women...
The take away about her character is she's incredibly competent, but not perfect. Super believable and someone you can empathize with as an audience. Her gender isn't really even a thing in the movie.
This move is the food equivalent of finally being able to eat a hearty, well-cooked meal after years of soggy soy-turkey sandwiches. It's something we all needed, and damn was it enjoyable!
So true 😂
We’ll said
You mean TOFU sandwich. 🤣🤣🤣
perfect analogy!!!
@Charlie Beckwith What? You don't want to live in a pod and eat the bugs? :)
This was the first "movie" I've seen in a while. It wasn't a Disney movie, it was a Marvel or Star Wars movie. They all feel inspired by each other or not trying. Maverick was just a damn good movie that felt it needed to prove itself, and it did so in spades.
Dont wanna be a Downer, but really, if i see such movis, i cant help
but remembr the very-ancient times of 'Literally-right-now', where US-Military is kinda a big, evil Force of Evil, screwing-over Haiti and Cuba so hard, Documentarys are made about it and Fox-News goes on Record to say EVERYTHINGS FINE; PINKY PROMISE.
This movie was simply PERFECT. Thank you Tom, you truly are the last great action star.
Sends a clear message to all the Hollywood idiots who have been fucking us over and destroying franchises for the last 15 years with CGI shit and fucking moronic writing. Given these reviews, I'll pay for a real copy and support the film.
I was just thinking the same thing when I got out of the theater. This film is a day 1 purchase on blu-ray
I read this in the CD's voice. Ha! You're definitely feeling his angst. It WAS a great film.
I hate CGI. I dont go to movies anymore because of it. Maybe someone in Hollywood would read these posts and realize what we like!
@@littleflower787 do you realize how much work Cgi takes. Have some respect man maybe that’s why studios don’t care cause every fan complains and whines like you
You do realize this movie is woke trash, right?
When the credits rolled and the text "For Tony Scott" appeared, that put a smile on my face. This was a team that sought to remain true to the source material and honor the legacy of the former director who directed it. If only Disney showed Star Wars the same respect.
Or Amazon and LOTR
@@haveanotherpinacolada or CBS and star trek. Too many to count and name :(
That word respect. Boy I sure love that. It is sorely missing from society in every way possible.
@@kyubii972 WB…everything DC.
Or Vivendi and the Terminator franchise.
Maverick’s attitude is summed up when he said to the generals ‘I never expected an invitation after what happened’ but the general says ‘they are called orders Maverick.’
The characters were well-balanced.. Although they had Phoenix as a female pilot but they never portrayed her as cocky and overwhelming..
she was a good character! she was co-operative and caring of her comrades. I think her being female was only mentioned like once by the cocky pilot Hangman, who was supposed to be a jerk
You know, you should realise how much more problem the message thing is causing, like just seeing her you expected her to be bad. Even though she was just a great fucking character.
Yeah, the whole movie actually measures up to all of those woke films in diversity, but it's not aggressively virtue signaling, it just has good characters.
It even passes the Bechdel Test
@@sqwalnoc It's mentioned a few times actually, but all in hazing/good fun. These alpha groups always attack each other where they are weak. Hangman tests her resolves by poking fun at her gender and she ignores him because her excellence puts her above such petty insults. It comes across as very genuine to me.
This movie was like stepping back in time, and remembering when movies were just pure entertainment, emotion and a visual spectacle. Really enjoyed this film.
When did movies stop being entertainment, emotion, and visual spectacle?
@@Floowood Disney
@@DozyF Disney is pure emotion and visual spectacle at the expense of sensible story.
@Joe Thune Makes sense. All the dinosaurs identify as non-binary. So by like taking a step back in time, we mean before “The Message.”
@Joe Thune Nah. You’re just obsessed about politics and it’s ruining your enjoyment of life. I actually feel sorry for people like you.
TopGun Maverick was always going to be Tom Cruise’s legacy so we should have known he wouldn’t accept anything less than perfection but I was absolutely floored by how shockingly good this movie is.
Tom Cruise not shi**ing on his legacy: 25%
Tom Cruise wanting to do his own stunts: 25%
Keeping the plot simple: 20%
NOT BENDING THE KNEE TO THE MESSAGE: 20%
The US Navy wanting to give this the thumbs up for recruitment: 10%
AWESOME FILM: 100% "I feel the need...the need for speed!"
I want to see it again asap. I watched in awe at times.
Best jet fighter footage in any movie really.
He's the star, but unusually he used his star power for good, as you get the feeling he was never going to accept a film that didn't keep him as the number 1 actor, and didn't stay true to the film that made him.
Since Tom was One of the Producers, He dosen't want a Fictional Character he played get Ruined.
I sure hope this acts as a wake-up call to film studios and directors. We need more authentic movies like this.
They won't do that it contradicts their f%ck the Patriarch message
@@tinofaratinashemukakaso5632 I would tend to agree
As long as people keep paying Disney to feed them crap, crap will continue to get made.
Same goes for Netflix
Paramount
Sony (which in all fairness to them actually seems to be putting out the only decent movies and don’t kowtow to China for some extra dough)
And all the other ones.
Make good films, don’t shove woke BS down our throats and we will go give you money. Win for you, win for us.
an authentic movie would show some pilots lost
@@celtspeaksgoth7251 Lol, being authentic is in reference to how the movie was made, not the plot. The story is a fairy tale, but the practical effects are amazing.
Just watched this movie for the first time tonight. Is it any wonder that it’s been such a massive hit? Modern audiences have been subjected to the cynical BS that Hollywood insists on shoving down our throats, so when you have a movie with actual character arcs that makes you feel good after watching it…it’s as if you’ve drank from a freshwater spring for the first time in ages.
Well done gents 👍🏽
Finally, a movie sequel not obsessing over having to include “the message” and instead focusing on actual quality content. Usually, the nuttiest actors are the best ones, and Tom Cruise proves that.
They had to make the new top gun team as diverse as possible
Tom Cruise is a crazy Scientologist and Jackie Chan is a Communist, doesn’t matter because they will always be my favorite 2 action stars
@@Will-ie3xb I know. That was a big win.
🤓🤓🤓🤓 OMG NO MORE THE MESSAGE
@@ekkoekko4610 nah the message ain’t going no where 😘
The sensitivity they showed with Val Kilmer's disability...they still made those moments powerful, and the words he actually spoke conveyed something. And Jennifer Connelly...man, she's still freaking gorgeous no matter how old she gets.
This !
I loved that he says a line that cements the fact that disability or no, he will always be Iceman.
Val and Tom were great in that scene.
I almost cried when I watched that. I don't know if his voice is actually hoarse like that or he made it up, but it was emotional regardless
@@L16htW4rr10r yes, his voice is actually like that. Unfortunately in 2017, Val Kilmer battled throat cancer. And after treatments and surgeries, he's lost most of his physical ability to speak due to the tracheotomy he had to have.
I love how despite that he doesn’t have much time left, Iceman still plays a huge role for the Navy in what he can do, even vouching for Maverick whenever he still being the same old dude every single time. Sheesh considering Maverick’s record, you would think he would’ve been fired by now. But if it wasn’t for Iceman, they probably would have just been following under Cyclone and Warlock’s command.
I've just watched this movie a couple of minutes ago. It was the best movie I've seen this year. I laughed, i smiled, i was worried, i was hyped, i clapped. So many emotions, so much suspens.
No sex scenes ✅️
No openly ghey characters ✅️
No weirdos 🌈 just strong willed, talented, good looking people ✅️
Fantastic role play ✅️
Pure action ✅️
Excellent visuals✅️
Terrific Audio ✅️
And i loved the credit showing the actors, their stage name and their real name. It was a good throwback touch.
I basically went back to 25 years ago when my mom used to take to the movies after school, waiting for my dad to get off work and pick us up.
I will definitely watch it again.
Finally watched it today. Not only did I love it, but even my wife that never likes my movies loved it. It really was awesome.
The very definition of escapism. At no point in this film was I ever thinking of anything except what was on the screen. Something I haven't experienced in decades while watching a movie. Masterful storytelling and movie making.
Spot on. Just like 90's action movies used to.
Saw it today, exactly my experience, never thought about the outside world once.
My thoughts exactly.
It was an extremely political message film, just like the woke stuff I’m sure you bemoan. The only difference is that you like the message.
@@Jay-hj5cb I'll ask, how exactly?
Agreed on all points. Wanted to add that this movie is "diversity" and "representation" done right. Many of the young pilots are minorities of some kind or another, but crucially that is never the point. The movie does not draw attention to this, it is presented neither as an obstacle nor a strength, it just...doesn't...matter. There is no "message" there, other than I'd say an implicit message that no "message" is needed nor wanted.
I couldn't agree more with this post.
You mean they are just looked at as regular people?
I totally agree and this is one of the things I appreciated most about the film.. how everyone was treated as a kickass fighter pilot, there was no singling out or special treatment, kinda how it is supposed to be. If Hollywood just followed this guideline we wouldn't be divided over 'woke-ism', we would all just be cinema fans.
This is the way it should be done. I would also point to "The Expanse" which even ticks off a lot of the modern checkboxes with alternate sexuality and all that, but it's not done for show, or to score points, it's just part of the story, and since the story is good and the actors are good, it doesn't matter.
Agreed. Diversity and inclusion without shitting on the source material and shoving it down my dickhole.
8:11 that shot of the three jets in line, heading into the canyon and getting the vapor wave… man. Gives me chills every time
THE best movie in recent years, I was literally shivering the whole time. My anxiety was at a 100
The casting in this film was spot on and the practical effects are solid. This movie will be one of the reasons new directors avoid CGI whenever possible.
Hoolywood has spent 20 years starving out anyone with an ounce of practical effects experience
nothing but cgi artist nerds left alive, where they found the crew to make this one we shall never know (defintely wasnt the church of scientology breaking the laws of physics and reality to help their saviour make a bette movie)
What are you doing here?
What is it with you fools and constantly belittling cgi as if it's a contagious plague? It doesn't matter if special effects are done by models or computers, everything on screen is all fake, an illusion.
Any comments on the soundtrack? That was a real strength of the original and I'm hoping there's some equally badass/uplifting tracks in this one. Or did they re-use the original songs like Danger Zone and Mighty Wings?
it works when you want to make something feel as if it was not real
You know it's a good movie when the drinker recommends it.
💯💯💯👍👍👍
😃 hell yes
Preach, I knew that he'd enjoy it!
@@trinaq 💯
Nah it’ll be fine!
I hope that the massive success of this movie will cause film makers to start making good movies again instead of betting on _"THE MESSAGE"_
People who see "THE MESSAGE" are at particularly high risk of being blind towards the bigger and much older and strugglingly outdated message that is all over this movie.
I've rewatched this video more than I have the movie itself😁. It's nice to hear the Drinker happy
Thanks for watching! DM me I got something for you fan ❤️🎮
Top Gun was the first movie I ever saw in a movie theater. My dad took me. Tomorrow I get the privilege of taking my own son to his first "grown up" movie in a theater, and I'm also taking my dad.
We're going to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum to look at planes to get hyped and then watching it in the LEGIT IMAX. Not the bullshit "Imax" screens they toss into random movie theaters now. Gonna be a hell of a day, fellas.
Took my 9 year old tonight to see it, his first M rated movie in cinemas.
A glass of coke for him, a bottle of jim beam for me, bucket of popcorn and an absolute thriller of a movie. I will remember this night for years to come
Buckle up!
Good to see the next generation watch great movies and then they’ll pass it on to their children. Let’s keep the good times rolling.
That sounds like the ultimate warm up before seeing the movie, bet you all had an awesome time that you'll all remember.
Nice all 3 of you guys now watching the sequel, that's awesome!
It’s truly depressing that “This movie wasn’t woke.” has now become a valid positive aspect of a film review. How low did Hollywood set this bar?
But it's not. The movie is really good. Not being woke was a plus. Cause it was focused. There's no message.
The movie is actually great though, the fact it's "not woke" is just icing on top.
@@npcimknot958 hes saying that it’s sad that it’s now a valid argument to say not being woke adds to a movie being good, where before it was an opinion and not a valid criticism.
Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved the movie. The smile never left my face watching it, I thought it was a really fun and enjoyable movie. The point I’m trying to make is, the fact that this movie didn’t try to ram an agenda down the audience’s throat or pander to people who wouldn’t even want to watch this movie shouldn’t even be a talking point. And the fact that Hollywood has allowed this shit to happen is truly depressing. When I got out of the movie I called my Dad and said; “Yeah it was just a good, fun film which entertained people. Remember how good they used to be?”
I was thinking the same thing. The movie was good don’t get me wrong, but the bar is so low these days that any decent movie seems like a masterpiece!
the happiness as he said "go away now". its the first time I've heard him say it happily and energetically. Beautiful
Probably the best movie I’ve seen in the last 10 years. And you nailed every reason why, especially the practical effects and no nonsense story.
The crazy thing is that the practical effects for Top Gun were probably cheaper than the CGI films, even with fighter jets! LOL.
Yeah, budget of "Turning red" was 175 000 000 (I'm curious, why?), while budget of TGM was 170 000 000.
That been said, it reportedly cost $11k per hour for jet fighter use
WW84 had a production budget of 230 million $ .... and the CGI looks like dogshite.
Seriously, there are several scenes where you can see the green screen.
@@Bartman954 - Yep, and the crew ended up shooting 800 hours worth of aerial footage, so that's roughly $8.8M for aerial action scenes that look far more visceral, intense, and exciting. Money definitely well spent.
@@leadlefthand Well said.
A modern sequel of an iconic 80's movie that doesn't suck, respects its fans and iconic characters, and doesn't try to push THE MESSAGE or THE RULES?
Am I in the right universe?
How the hell did this movie make it past the woke committee?
Cuz Tom cruise doesn’t give a shit about that gang of PUTAS… are they going to cancel him???🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@External2737 I'm betting it's Tom Cruise I can't really think of a movie he's in that obnoxiously woke maybe I can't remember though
@@External2737
Tom.
Only Tom has the mojo to give the 🖕🏽to the wokesters and get away with it.
@@External2737 Tom Cruise. And also because comimittees are afraid of fandoms that actually bark and bite.
Just saw it and man… I can’t get over how good this movie was! I was entertained, emotional and hyped throughout! Best movie I’ve seen in 10 years maybe 20…
I saw this when it first came out a few months ago and I'm still excited by it. They really pulled something off with this film.
My wife made me go. I was dreading another awful sequel.
Next thing I knew, I was cheering in the cinema. This movie is truly awesome.
Same same same 😎🤘
you've got a great wife! :)
This movie is the first time in recent memory that I've actually genuinely felt something while at the movies. Between the nostalgia, the adrenaline, the highs and lows I can't remember a time I've been more engaged in a movie. And to see it in theaters with the sound of the jet engines shaking the seats was a truly visceral experience and I can't wait to see it again!
Well said. I totally agree
They kept the Cringe factor to a minimum and delivered a good movie. I liked that they had a definite mission and a deadline this time
Only the Jennifer Connoly character as really bad she seemed like just a dick receptacle.
So true
so true.
Top Gun Maverick also feels like a long awaited sequel that was actually worthy of coming out. It didn’t screw up the continuity like Independence Day Resurgence and didn’t copy the story of the original beat for beat like Mary Poppins Returns. Maverick expanded the original and gave us a stellar and satisfying spectacle
4:23 - I love the seamless transition from describing the character Maverick, to describing the actor Tom Cruise. I was geniunely lost when I couldn't discern which you where talking about for 20 seconds when I realized the description fit them both perfectly.
Maverick is a relic of the past. The last ace pilot who will ever exist. Tom Cruise is a relic of the past. The last movie star who will ever exist.
Watched this at a Drive-in where I was forced to watch Love and Thunder prior to.
I'm honestly glad for that, because it really made me appreciate Top Gun even more.
I’m genuinely shocked this movie turned out as good as it is. The fact this ended up as a toy story 2 level sequel is insane
Toy story 2 wasn't that good. 3 was better
@@joncerda351 I wish I never saw 3, should have stopped at two. So I will not watch 4.
No idea why you use Toy Story for comparison. I'd pick Aliens or Terminator 2 as a better comparison for a sequel which excels the original.
@@jonathanzappala Lmao what ?
3 and 4 are objectively better
@@jonathanzappala , that is strange. TS3 was really good and a nice ending for the trilogy, too... Anyway, you're not missing much by skipping TS4 🙃
I teared up. Not just because of the story, but because I realized a movie hasn’t made me feel this way in a very long time.
Same. I felt like a knucklehead but I was just blown away.
Honestly, I thought Mad Max was the last time we would see a movie like that. Now that I've seen TG Maverick, I can finally say this is the last time we have seen a movie like this
That intro scene, shot nearly identically to the original's one, was absolute perfection. Great F-35 footage too!
I'm late to the party but wow. This movie is awesome. With love to the original and a new twist and it simply delivers. Shed a tear of pure happiness...
Damn man, i don't think anyone was expecting the movie to have this much of a positive response. Literally everyone loves this movie
We can hope that its success may bring a return to the 80s action movie. But it's a long shot.
literally everyone? really? not one single person, huh? then I am your one, I refuse to watch this purely on principle, and no I am not missing out on anything. the original was a perfect story, and ended with no further story needed.
@@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658 Nah, that'll never happen. Too much "toxic masculinity" and "inequality" in those kinds of movies for modern audiences.
@@BeardedDanishViking Yeah it's very very unlikely but we can hope.
@HybridWeasel yes. you are a special one aren't you?
This movie was absolutely incredible. As Hangman says in the film: “this is your savior speaking” applies to Tom Cruise saving modern cinema over the past couple years. Finally a great movie
“Help me Tom Cruise!!!” - Ricky Bobby
@@lexeeschell1288 this line aged better than we ever could have imagined
So..... suddenly forgot about The Mummy (2017) huh? Or the blandness that was Oblivion (2013)?
@@gamemediafan1714 You know 2013 was almost a decade ago, right?
@@gamemediafan1714 Obvlivion was actually pretty great though.
Love the analysis with a Scottish accent. My father served aircraft carriers in Nam. USS Ranger and Oriskany. He slept under the flight deck for all ops mostly F4- phantoms. War can change, but he was a good father. Thanks for your video from mostly Scandinavian Northern Minnesota. God bless ya good free Scot.
I was not only surprised to love this movie, I had to get corrective surgery on my jaw to fix the position it got stuck in. It's been so long since we had a movie that made you want the heroes to succeed leaving you on the edge of your seat. Maverick doing the test run and completing it well below the limit was one of the most exciting scenes in a movie since 1917. I think we would all love more movies like this instead of the shit we've been getting from other studios.
The scene between Maverick and Iceman was worth the ticket price on its own. Brilliant film. Go see it
You can be his wingman anytime!! in fact, you can have my slot too!
Absolutely.
I'm glad they didn't do a CG double or deep-fake to make him 'normal' again, I like that they embraced his real-life disease.
"You have to let it go!"
@@dhruveshpatel1109 be careful letting it go. you could get someone pregnant.
I haven’t felt that good walking out of a movie in an extremely long time. It was pure entertainment.
I was just thinking this movie felt like it had an actual happy ending
I would have walked out of this pile of dogshit movie too. Glad there are others who aren't buying the hype.
@@salazam Why didn't you?
@@salazam
Too manly was it?
Right... it’s been a long time since when I was so heavily invested in the characters and their was real stakes that keep you on the edge of your seat
I watched this film with my mum last night and we both loved it. It was truly so immersive, the air scenes were ridiculously impressive, and I couldn't care less that the plot was simplistic in nature; the band of characters worked, and I agree that this film excels on a 'passing the torch' type of plot without feeling disrespectful to those who came before. I also liked how it was easy to follow for those who hadn't seen the first film, like my mum and I, but you could easily catch up and didn't feel like you were missing anything. My heart was racing during the third act and wouldn't stop soaring once the ending commenced - what a perfectly cheesy happy ending it was. I felt sad getting out of my seat and wanted to do it all over again. Easily the best film of 2022 for me.
Seen it 2 times - BOTH times we left the Theater STILL engrossed in the Story and basking in the Afterglow of seeing such an AWESOME Movie!
Imagine my shock that a movie that avoids woke politics, a focus on diversity and inclusion and preachy messages, and instead focuses on fun, action, being entertaining, and respecting both the audience and the story that came before it, would turn out to be a massive smash hit gaining reviews not seen for a sequel since Paddington 2 five years ago. Fancy that.
Based Paddington enjoyer.
Ummm...It's gay porn dude. Sorry.
But it drips with militaristic, nationalist politics. So... it isn't really telling a story, rather it is propagandizing for an ideology. How is that better?
I’m not sure if you actually watched the movie, but it very much didn’t stay away from diversity.
His students were basically a Noah’s Ark of races and ethnicities.
The movie was fantastic, but you really need to be honest about what the movie was.
It does have a more diverse cast than the first movie --- sorry if that bursts your right wing white nationalist worldview
I love how Tom Cruise never wears a helmet riding his motorcycle in the movie. True 80s fashion. He’s a badass.
But then he's running through the woods with his helmet on.
@@PhaTs00p woods are more dangerous lol 😂
@@PhaTs00p and risk a branch or twig scraping your corneas? Ever had that happen? I have while riding a bicycle as a kid. I’d imagine it’s the same thing while running.
@@PhaTs00p He was in not-Russia, it was cold! 🥶
@@PhaTs00p Best way to carry it for the totally not contrived next bit. (It was awesome though)
its a hell of an indictment that this review of a movie is better than most movies we have had to endure over the last 5 years
As an Air Force veteran, I have a hard time suspending my disbelief of this film for the following reasons:
1. Pete Mitchell was a Navy Jr. Lieutenant in 1986, making him about 24 year old. fast forward to 2021 (going with the movie release date), Capt Pete Mitchell would be 59 years old. Because I am retired military, I know that Maverick would have been forced to turn in his wings and head up a commend. Or, the Navy would have asked him to retire because of Mavericks inability to attain the rank of admiral in the U.S. Navy. I am not even accounting for the number of physical requirements that Maverick could longer meet to keep his flight status (aging eye's, aching joints, aging reflexes and poor judgement).
2. Goose's kid was 4 in 1986. Making him about 38 years old. If Goose's kid couldn't cut it as a navigator by 38, the Navy would have reassigned him or denied his enlistment.
3. In today's world, the U.S. military has drones that could've completed the objection in this movie. But as The Drinker say's "I guess the plot needed to happen, so whatever".
It would've been harder to Hollywood script writers to tell a tale about a retired Navy veteran who's having diffuculty coming to grips with what he is today. But for "nostalgia's sake, and to stroke an aging Tom Cruise's ego, it's easier to tell a tale of fast planes, fast Moto's, beer and men laying more pipe in 304's than Glasgow's plumbing inc.
That's all I have.
"it would've been harder to Hollywood script writers to tell a tale about a retired Navy veteran who's having diffuculty coming to grips with what he is today"
Isn't that basically every movie nowadays? also that movie would have sucked.
I literally had tears in my eyes during the opening sequence. The top gun theme, leading into danger zone... It got me
And it took my breath away
@@joscar062 he. clever.
Top Gun without Danger Zone wouldn't be worth the name.
@@joscar062 nice one!!
Great opening. Takes you right back.
My Dad loved Top Gun. To him, it was the coolest movie ever made and that adoration for the film rubbed off on me and sparked my interest in aviation.
I was teary eyed throughout the whole movie because Top Gun: Maverick was the perfect sequel anyone could've asked for to happen, especially with how they handled the characters. I was almost balling my eyes out when Val Kilmer came on screen because there was no way Tom Cruise would've done this movie without his Wingman and I'm so happy he got to be a part of it given all the health issues he has.
My Dad would've loved this movie if he was here today and I appreciate everyone involved in this movie making sure it came out the way it did.
Dont wanna be a Downer, but really, if i see such movis, i cant help
but remembr the very-ancient times of 'Literally-right-now', where US-Military is kinda a big, evil Force, screwing-over Haiti and Cuba so hard, Documentarys are made about it and Fox-News goes on Record to say EVERYTHINGS FINE; PINKY PROMISE.
That scene with Val was epic. I like how Tom showed his acting skills and so did Val even without talking. Veterans, pros, legends.
@@leechrec Val being in the film was actually one of Tom's requirements before agreeing to making another Top Gun movie. Something to think about, Tom announced Top Gun Maverick in 2017, the same year Val revealed that he had throat cancer.
I watched this movie with my dad last night. He also loved the original. My dad is not really a movie guy, but he was so happy during the whole movie and talked about it for hours after. Truly filled with joy lol. Im sure your dad would have been the same way.
May your Dad rest in peace
Saw Maverick in the theater last week. Damned if it wasn't a throwback to blockbusters of old. Yes, there is some cheese, predictability of plot and character development, and forced nostalgia but it wasn't over the top. I came away feeling like a kid going to the movies. Some random commenter also recommends Maverick!
I watched this movie 4 times, in cinemas, with IMAX and a giant bowl of popcorn with a large bottle of coke by my side.
This movie in IMAX was absolutely jaw dropping.
Tom Cruise is the right type of crazy in Hollyweird, he wants real stunts no agenda and shockingly a good movie.
Who would of thought someone could make a sequel that's actually good in 2022!
Tom is good in almost everything he's in. Usually don't see him in any bad films either. Not that I could remember at least.
@@gj9157 seems you have forgotten the mummy
@@sternencolonel7328 Ah yeah, haven't seen that
@@gj9157 but that was directed by Alex Kurtzman and Tom Hanks was only an actor in that one.
The sequel is great because it's based on an 80's movie that was made before woke agendas and THE MESSAGE started pervading popular culture.
Honestly the secret of the 80's and 90's was always unapologetic liking of a thing, instead of this shit attitude internet culture instilled in us where unironically liking things was bad and you have to mock anything you make. 80's and 90's didn't give a fuck if you thought they were cringe, that was a you problem. I miss that energy.its good to see it start coming back.
The thing about being genuine is that it's a vulnerable position to place yourself in. If you say "Haha, look at how stupid and ironic everything is!", you're dissuading people (deliberately or subconsciously) from weighing your story on its merits. It's literally the b-movie mindset. If you present honest joy or, worse, ask people to take you seriously, you lose that shield.
It really shows that modern writers know that their work is trash.
@@GutsofEclipse But you also can get so much more, if people start out thinking you don't like or really believe in what you're doing, why should they? You've just lowered a ceiling on yourself, and let's be fair, we'll still shit on an "Ironic" movie just as much as a sincere one.
To be honest I think even then they knew that cringe and cheesy moments were that: they just didn't care. It's like the guy in the club who's rat-arsed and dances like a frog in a blender: he knows he can't dance for shit, but he's too delirious and hopped up on the hype and the atmosphere that it doesn't matter, and people can respect that.
In any case, I'm glad it's returning too. I still like deconstruction and questioning things, but films like this work as amazing palate cleansers and are needed now more than ever.
@@WalkerOfTheWastes Same As Man!
First movie I saw multiple times in the theaters in years. It was a movie you HAD to experience in the theater and was MORE than worth the time of admission.
This movie it's amazing. After watching it I feel motivated, powerful and capable of doing things I've never done in my life.
It's been a while when a movie made me feel such an extraordinary emotions.
I simply love it.
Everybody else: "Lets do a green screen and cgi"
Tom Cruise: "Put me in a fighter jet."
I hope he makes it to a SpaceX Dragon......
He owns multiple ones just for shits and giggles lol he’s a mad lad, and that’s why we love him
The guy is pushing the limits of cinema and we love it. I wonder what he'll focus on after he wraps up the Mission Impossible series.
@@Will-ie3xb he said he wants to film a movie in space
"put the entire team in a fighter jet!"
“Well f**k that!” - This. THIS. I’m so glad the creators of the film said it too, flushed the woke BS down the toilet and went out and made a fun arse movie. No need to kill the main character, no need to insult the audience. Just pure escapism, which is the whole purpose of going to the movies.
F#@%ing finally!
It was finished in 2019 before woke turned everything to sh*t....... If it was made now.......
Perfect comment!!
@@bengun1 Wokeness was happening in Hollywood since 2015.
You know it’s a fantastic movie when normal people like it, China bans it and Twitter hates it. Lol
My brother and I ditched Thor to watch this. And I am so glad we did. Saw the first one when I was a boy, and hadn't seen it for years. But I enjoyed the movie to the fullest, none the less. I'd say this movie would have kicked ass even if you hadn't seen the first one, because this movie manages to seamlessly tie in the first movie while delivering another great story, just as great as the first one.
I got out of the cinema 2 hours ago... I am buzzing like mad! Every word you say Drinker is spot on!
One of the most impressive things about this movie is how it dealt with the nostalgia part. Usually with this kind of sequels they milk it like there's no tomorrow, relying on it for the sake and success of the movie. But with Top Gun: Maverick it's different. It only gives you what the story needs to and delivers it in a classy, emotional and well dosed way. What a movie!
+ They learned from Cobra Kai it seems. That is the model to do things based on a past franchise.
Nostalgia is used just to show it's the same world. Not to throw on your face. And that was so assuring and good.
I hope Mav' retired with the rank of Admiral.
They fit the f 14 in the perfect way
The nostalgia baiting is just as strong as any other sequel- what's different is this movie respects the first movie. Maverick is an awesome hero and they don't deconstruct that to pass the torch. If this movie was made by the usual suspects Maverick would've been incompetent and shown up by the new pilots at every turn.
Saw this last night and knew immediately that a Drinker Recommends was on its way. Was a damn good movie, haven't had that much fun in the theatre in years
Indeed, it was well worth the wait, and I'm glad that Drinker recommended it!
Me too I was thinking the same thing
same loved it
I saw it last night as well. Was absolutely a thrilling fun exciting ride. Enjoyed the hell out of it
I'm glad he left the spoilers out. I'm going tonight.
Just saw it tonight and loved it! I really like that there’s one solid story line, and how the references to the first one are subtle enough. All in all a very enjoyable movie. Maverick is what they should have done with Star Wars, if you think about it.
As someone who has finished military aviation college, without being a pilot myself (I know a lot of them): ALL jet fighter pilots are cocky and competitive. Because you don't give a multibilion dollar machine in hands of indecisive people. You're either willing to do it no matter the odds, or you don't fly a jet fighter in the first place. Not to mention the sheer amount of effort, time, stress, and competition needed to be overcome before one can even sit in the cockpit. Top Gun is not just insanely fun, but also surprisingly realistic.
I also like how the female pilot was cocky, but not a duchebag. She got humbled, when asked a question, what'd she say to a widow of her copilot.
Cruise deserves mad respect. He earns every penny and when he's done making movies, we'll realize how legit he was.
Of course critical drinker likes the movie where whyte people have all the dialogue and save the day
I don’t know…. Cruise is kind of a lunatic and not really in the charming way. I can respect his acting skills. Fully marks for that. But as a human being… nah.
@@AnimatedTerror not here to judge the man, but to judge his movies. And he delivers. Period. Awesome movie
@@IWannaUnaliveMyself uh, you mean a movie with character development, some action, and lots of explosions? Yeah it's a good summer blockbuster action movie
@@IWannaUnaliveMyself Cope
About half way through the movie, I was thinking, the reviews were probably overhyped and nostalgic but the final act of the movie blew my socks off. From the moment Maverick does the test run to the end of the film, was just pure, unadulterated, edge-of-your-seat joy. The escape was so over the top, far-fetched but forgivable because of how awesome it was.
Fun Fact, What Maverick and Rooster did has been attempted 2 times in Movies based on 3 real attempts by shot down airmen to get onto an enemy airfield and steel an aircraft to escape during WWII. First attempt had an escaped Luftwaffe POW (shot down during the Battle of Britain) got on to an RAF airfield and tried to steal a Hurricane. He actually was in the Cockpit trying to start it when he was recaptured. The film was called "The One that Got Away" and the German in it later escaped in Canada and got to the USA before they declared war and got back to Germany. The other movie is the Great Escape. In that film two British Airmen steal a Me-108 Trainer after getting out of Stalag Luft III. They managed to take off, but crash after running out of fuel. That part of the film was based on two escapes, One British and One German. The British one had two guys get out of Stalag Luft III in an escape before the big one, they got on to the airfield and into the cockpit of the Me-108 but couldn't work put how to start it and were caught. The German one had two Luftwaffe pilots escape from a British POW camp, get on to an RAF Airfield and into the cockpits of a Mile Magister Trainer, which they were able to start and take off in. They flew from Yorkshire to Norfolk with the plan to fly to Holland, but ran low on fuel and landed in a field with the hope of getting some fuel to finish the trip, then they got recaptured. The one thing Maverick would have nailed in his memory is how to start a Tomcat and fly it.
@@richardvernon317 Sir, this is TH-cam. Appreciated your post, most won’t.
@@richardvernon317 "It's been a hot minute"
ok! but why watch half a movie of cliches?
@@mikedown1250 Most movies are cliched in some way or another. Hard to stay original when theres been literally 1000s of films made in the last 100 years, especially a sequel no less.
Poor pops goes thru Kidney dialysis 3 times a week...stays home basically all the time and doesn't do much,up to me to take care of him.
So i got him a big ol' hard desktop hooked up to the tv with a gazillion movies,once every 2 or 3 weeks he asks me if i want to watch Top Gun with him and yeah i always do,nice father and son moment.
Knew the movie was coming out but my pops is not in good shape so instead of going on opening day we waited for a couple of months,then i took him to the movies to watch Top Gun: Maverick and we made a day out of it...even let him break his diet and we ate a whole bunch of KFC.
Pops was so happy when he came out from watching the movie,me too...i mean when it comes to films from the 80's Top Gun is up there at the top of the list.
We loved the movie,no pandering to the wokeness that is so prevalent in Hollywood these days,just clean fun and a good time,that is all we can ask for.
The movie has been out for MONTHS and the theater was completely packed tonight. My family bought the last three tickets! It was amazing! Funny thing, I didn't see any showings for Lightyear. I wonder why . . .
I walked out of this movie and could have walked straight back into another screening! Can’t remember the last time a movie made me feel like that, but it certainly wasn’t anything made by Disney in the last 10 years that’s fir sure!
damn skippy!
I finished watching it today and I feel the same! I never watch a movie twice at the cinema. But I want to watch TOP GUN 2022 AGAIN!!!
I took my brother and our 60+ year old mom to see this movie and it was a blast.
Respect for it's past while absolutely being it's own thing, respect for it's protagonist, every character is allowed to be human and not some walking diversity ad, race or gender is never mentioned and never matters in anything (except the romance between maverick and penny), had me tearing up in certain scenes and on the edge of my seat for others, wasn't a CGI overload shitshow.
Tom Cruise and everyone involved deserve a medal for proving that movies can indeed be something fantastic even today.
I would happily pay to watch this in the movie theater again.
the last movie that I left the theater with any excitement was django unchained
Finally someone who knows how to make a sequel. Giving the fans EXACTLY what they wanted and the new moviegoers a taste of old school practical effects, undying tropes of comradery, guilt and a worthy pass of the torch. And probably the very last time someone is going to go balls to the wall to give the public an unforgettable experience. Maverick and Tom Cruise are both the last of their kind.
Mission impossible not finished yet. Last Two movies going to be big finale and farewell to most consistent action series of 21 century.
Bladerunner 2049
@@salomaonplanetsaturn6038 JJ already touched that "series"
@@nelisezpasce thankfully only one movie and hasn’t been a part of it since. Christopher McQuarrie (who was also a writer for Top Gun maverick) rebooted and saved the Mission Impossible franchise
@@tombardsley3081 He’s basically the only guy Cruise will work with these days.
i FINALLY got to watch this thing properly over xmas.. and oh my days... its THAT good! The getaway scene in the final act was beyond fkn insane good and a phenomenal tribute to the original movie.
I half expected a cloaked, transparent Goose and Iceman to be lifting glasses in the bar at the end of Top Wars: Maverickwalker. And I wouldn't have even been one bit pissed about it haha. Awesome movie.