Wasn't born until the end of the 90's. But my dad watched Top Gun at least once every couple weeks when I was a kid. I loved it so much that for like 10 years as a kid I wanted to be a fighter pilot.
This movie is so much fun. It has some great performances, fun characters, and awesome flying sequences. It's also very funny. I found the romance to be a bit dull, but that might be because I've only seen it once. It also gave us the classic '80s banger Danger Zone.
Big fan of the movie. Ceratinly impacted my decision to join the military, which was the best decision I could have made. Super pumped for the next one.
I didn't realize Sean is born at the end of 1981. His birthday is 6 days before mine. So I'm nearly 1 year older. Whatever he said about how it left an impact on his childhood, it applies to me. I was 6 when I saw it. Then saw it repeatedly in 1987-1988. Top Gun was the first movie I remembered seeing that left a huge impression on me. I believe Tootsie was the first movie I saw in theaters remembering only because of the Stephen Bishop song. I was 2. But Top Gun was the first I truly remembered. I loved jet fighters and would get Micro-Machines of them as a kid. I did watch Top Gun on Netflix maybe 2.5 weeks ago. My first time seeing it in maybe 34 years? Um, yeah. There are parts that haven't aged well. It kinda felt like a Kenny Loggins/Berlin music video with some of the romance scenes. But it's still cool af. There's this 80s coolness that has never left it. I also might prefer Tony Scott over his older brother, Ridley. RIP to Tony. I didn't know about his suicide until years later. He jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge which I drive across when I drop off my parents to Long Beach for one of their cruises. I'm headed there this Friday. I always think of Tony every time I drive through it. Tony Scott made the coolest 80s movie in Top Gun and the coolest 90s movie in True Romance. Both movies are a product of their decades. For a movie, Top Gun is about a 7.5/10. For an 80s movie, it's a 9.5/10. It's quintessential 80s. Tom Cruise rarely makes sequels except for Mission: Impossible. It's cool he's returning to the franchise that made him a megastar. It's kinda like when Keanu went back to do another Bill & Ted movie. Great content, Sean. Can't wait for your review on Top Gun: Maverick. Might surpass The Batman and Multiverse of Madness for me in 2022.
The romance was a bit cheesy and for my taste it didn't aged well but what can everyone agree is the impact that this movie left which it inspired a lot of people to be a pilot so I think the movie did it's job brilliantly for what they're trying to showcase for the theme of the movie
the romance is poorly writen and the the action set pieces arent very well shot. admittedly that is very hard to do since they are shooting actual jets, but still i couldn't tell what was going on most if the time. other than those two things, i loved everything else but they are significant portions of the movie enough to deflate the overall score to a less than steller number. in my 12 point scale, i give Top Gun (1986).... a 7.6 out of 12.
People need to stop watching old movies from a 2022 eyes or present day perspective it came out in the 80s a different time period things are going to change I hate when people knock down points on a movie because it's of its time
@@EazyRocko uh yes you can especially if you just heard this movie and never heard the old one. You have to watch the movie and I still stand by this comment, while for the most part that the movie is very entertaining, the romance was written very poorly and dragged the story. Just because it's different time period doesn't mean it's automatically work for everyone
I’m excited to see your review for Top Gun: Maverick after hearing Jeremy Jahns’s positive thoughts and Rotten Tomatoes said it was one of Tom Cruise’s best films.
@@AceGoodheart i dont think its politics in this case. i think its cruise's commitment to film everything practically. both sides of the political aisle absolutely loved the last few mission impossibles.
Top Gun means a great deal to me it always reminds me of the bond between myself and my best friend Michael when Michael died in 2014 this movie kick on a whole new meaning it allows me to relive the best moments of our friendship he was and still is the goose to my Maverick I miss you my brother you will always be in my heart
Top Gun was the movie that inspired my dad to join the navy and learn to love aviation. You're not kidding about how big of an impact the movie had and probably has on pilots today.
So I am 31 years old and watched top gun for the first time 2 years ago....I still don't get the love for this movie.. for me all the issues you mentioned stood out and I was not engaged at all during it. But I know I am in the minority and am actually hyped to check out the sequel since I've heard it's much improved over the predecessor. Love your reviews Sean, keep up the great work!
I rewatched it last night in preparation for Maverick, and while it is a clichéd cheese-fest, it's an absolute classic. With one of the greatest soundtracks in history
As a 16-year-old, i absolutely love this movie, flaws and all. It might be the most 80s movie ever made, and that is just what I love about it. But like you said, it really doed have more emotional weight than people give it credit for. But what i really love about the maverick trailers, is that give off those Top Gun vibes, while still being a movie that’s made in 2019.
I'm 16 and even though I have never seen the original movie, I got incredibly hyped for top gun maverick, by watching the trailers and first couple of reviews, so i gave the first movie a watch and I enjoyed it. It has its problems and some of the things don't hold up today, but the flying sequences and music really made me enjoy the movie.
Im 17 but the movie has something that makes it so easy to watch. It’s a good movie with a amazing soundtrack and nothing else to me but i could watch it all day if I wanted to
the romance is poorly written (as in it was completely shoehorned in for no reason) and the the action set pieces arent very well shot. admittedly that is very hard to do since they are shooting actual jets, but still i couldn't tell what was going on most if the time. other than those two things, i loved everything else but they are significant portions of the movie enough to deflate the overall score to a less than steller number. in my 12 point scale, i give Top Gun (1986).... a 7.6 out of 12.
I'm 24 and I watched Top Gun for the first time last year. At first I thought "that's what so many people love and sky rocketed Tom Cruise's career?". It wasn't until I watched Top Gun Maverick (loved it) that I understood why it has this status as a movie and loved it as well. I'm gonna have many double features with the original and Maverick from now on.
92's central/east EU dude here... must have seen it a couple of times on TV over the years, but didn't have a clear memory of it. Only watched proper after seeing the new one 3x in theater. Now that was an experience. But yeah, definitely one for the ages. The part where you talk about how many people made it big from the cast later really hit home. Michael Ironside was a big hype moment for me. As General Jack Granger from C&C Tiberium Wars (2007 RTS video game) he took part in an IP that really played a major part in shaping me.
Top Gun has aged well if you ask me! I wasn’t even born in the 80s! I just watched it today and it’s just so much fun and exhilarating and I actually cared about and liked the characters and story! The flying scenes are incredible too!!
I have always loved Top Gun and am so excited to see the next one. My parents grew up in the 80's and when they first showed it to me I have shared their love for it ever since.
After hearing you reflect on how personal this movie is for you, it really makes me want to watch it for the first time! Maverick looks damn good and it's not even my type of movie. Guess I better watch the original first
My mum was the person that got me hooked on this movie cause she is the biggest Top Gun fan I know (suck it Tyler) but probably the biggest reason she loves that movie so much is Val Kilmer. But my earliest memory of Top Gun was watching it with my mum when I was like 8.
As someone who watches too many movies I never have this one a chance, as I never liked Tom Cruise. But the other day I sat down to watch it and while the filming was amazing I was bored and fell asleep at parts. I did finish it and thought it was a decent movie but not the great movie it seems people like to say. Still in excited to watch Maverick just glad my hopes for it isn't high.
Sean, will you be making a “road to” series for the movie Vikram, where you review some of Lokesh Kanagaraj, Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi & Fahadh Faasil’s films? Some recommendations would be Kaithi (2019), Nayagan (1987), Super Deluxe (2019) & Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
When you said there’s not many movies dealing with flight it got me thinking and I realized that there aren’t that many movies dealing with just that topic. Oddly enough the only other movie (or movies) that I can think of that deal purely with flight are Hayao Miyazaki films, specifically Porco Rosso and The Wind Rises.
I never liked this film but I went to see Maverick over the weekend on a whim and found it very enjoyable, so much so that I wondered if maybe with time I would come to appreciate the original more so yesterday I rewatched it and... I still hate it. But I'm glad so many others find joy in it.
I just saw Maverick last night. It’s excellent. One of my favorites of the year. This year has been great for films. My favorites so far: -Top Gun -The Batman -The Northman -Everything Everywhere All At Once
On bringing Cruise and McGillis back to shoot new footage for the elevator scene: How many people at the time of the movie's release actually noticed the difference in the actors?
One of my favorite movies as well. So excited to see Maverick in the theater. I live near the Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nv where they filmed a couple of the dog fight scenes.
Top gun is my favorite movie of all time I find it quite shocking to this day of how low the rotten tomatoes score is, it is so close to being considered fresh and makes me excited for maverick since that movies rotten tomatoes score is much higher!!
I’m 14 and I watched the original last year and have loved it since. I listen to the soundtrack all the time when I ride my bike to school. I love your channel also would you consider ranking the Shane Black films? He is my favourite writer/director and I’d love to hear your thoughts on his films. Keep up the great work and keep talking movies to much!
I watched it for the first time 2 weeks ago! I was surprised how much focus went to the love story since that’s not what I was expecting, but had a great time overall! You should do “James Cameron films ranked” before avatar 2 Edit: just searched that title and your vid came up first hahah
Awesome review Sean, this is one of my favourites from you and it’s made me realise how good this film truly is! I wouldn’t give the film as high of a rating as you did still really enjoyed this film and I’ve only seen it once! I’m going to be watching Maverick later so I’m looking forward to that, take care Sean and keep talking movies too much!!!😎🍿
"Why does this one work and that one doesn't? This one breaks all the rules, this one has a lot of issues, but it works." It sounded like you were talking about Pete Mitchell lol
Watched this for the first time recently with my girlfriend who has seen it before and is one of her favourite films of all time and was pleasentely suprised with the film the love story aspect felt fresh somehow and the scenes in the sky were breathtaking. 8/10
I love Top Gun! I know it's cheesy and has a few problems, but I don't care I give it an A- but on the entertainment scale it's an easy 10/10 for me. This is one of my favorite movies of all time!
Not a fan of it. Way too cheesy, the jet scenes were novel but that's it. Some of the dialogue and banter were great but if I ever rewatch this again I'm definitely skipping plenty of scenes. It's not because it's an 80s film either, I can watch Die Hard any day of the week and enjoy it.
After watching this over as preparation from TG Maverick. The only few areas this doesn’t aged well is the romance felt a bit too cheesy. Otherwise Top Gun was such a fun thrilling enjoyable time. Knowing about lieutenant & his copilot expecting there dreams to come true as top class fighter pilots. Pete having personal demons causing him to deal with the heavy toll on his shoulder.
Because of the TOP GUN MAVERICK MOVIE (which was PHENOMENAL) I HAD TO WATCH THE ORIGINAL AGAIN AFTER LONG TIME. AND Maaaaan Nostalgia CUTS LIKE A KNIFE HERE. I will BE VERY HONEST AND I'M NOT SCARE TO SHARE IT. The music, the love story, everything. One impression i get from watching the original is everyone look phenomenal and REAL, NATURAL. KELLY MCGINNIS looks gorgeous. And I love the fact that she is True to herself NOWADAYS, saying that she's now old and fat and age appropriate for her age and she is not forcing herself to look like all Hollywood glossy. And some people are killing her for that. Let her be who she is. She was and still is a beautiful woman. I would love to see her more taking care of herself, but for her health generaly. I'm not asking for her to BE SUPERMODEL as she was in her 20's or 30s, we all age differently. She is full aware of herself, her look and if you erase the fact that she got weight, everything about her STILL LOOKS REAL, and NATURAL without surgeries. And that got me thinking about the world we're living right now. Fake, where everybody are sensitive, men not acting like men sometimes. Women with copy/paste style, haircuts, fake boobs, lips, tattoos all over the body, plastic surgeries (I don't have nothing against that, but i have when it's over the top). No true romance, live conversations, everything it's about DM'S on Instagram or similar shit via social Media, clicking on our phones. We need to come back to basics. All of us. I love old-school movies like this with these romance stories where people used to SHOW EMOTIONS and SPILL THEIR GUTS over it just Like Maverick and Charlie HERE . Maybe it's cheese or corny or over the top or predictable for some new generations, but i love sometimes to watch good old popcorn movie without overthinking. Every scene with MAVERICK AND CHARLIE is sexy as hell, their chemistry is OFF THE CHART (my opinion), make me wish that we all have that type of woman/man in our life. And the SONG TAKE MY BREATH AWAY IS JUST LEGENDARY and brings so much emotions, real emotions. And by the way MAVERICK IS FANTASTIC SEQUEL. BOTH FILMS ARE GOOD IN THEIR OWN RIGHT(original is cheesy to someone but it's 80s. We can't look at that movie from this distance. For the Maverick they had 30+ years to develop the good story). I know it's little off the topic but i hope that there are still a lot of real people out there. DON'T BE AFRAID TO SHOW YOUR EMOTIONS NO MATTER WHAT SOCIETY TELLS YOU. BE REAL, be TRUE TO YOURSELF, LOVE YOURSELF for who you are and don't be shy to express it. It's ok in this case to like cheesy predictable movies like Top gun original. 😜
Took me years to watch this since I was just a kid in the 80s. I could be wrong but I think this was one of Tom Cruise’s first big films. It’s one of a few films that I’ve seen that focuses on people flying jets. Haven’t seen many of those. I enjoy watching this movie whenever I can. By the ay did you film this video in Texas or was this when you were on your road trip?
My family is very into aviation and we love aviation focused movies as well. We especially love good aviation movies. My family loves the movie Top Gun and we had the VHS tape and DVD when it came out as well and we even had the cassette tape for the soundtrack. My parents have even met Kenny Loggins at a concert and told him a funny story about my brother playing like he was in the movie while listening to Danger Zone on the Top Gun cassette tape soundtrack. We love good aviation movies. Denzel in the movie Flight is horrible. Tom Cruise in American Made was really good. Robert Downy Jr in the movie Air America is really good. My dad was even a mechanic on a B-17 bomber in the movie Memphis Belle and was a pilot in the movies Godzilla (90s) and The General’s Daughter.
While I majorly respect this movie and it makes me happy to see that it resonates w so many people… I don’t think it’s a very good movie at all. It’s got fun and there’s some things I like and I really wanted to love it as much as everyone but I just thought it fell mostly flat :/
I just watched it a few days ago, and it was pretty good. It was more of a fun, sort of cheesy (in the best way possible) 80's movie than it was a masterpiece.
Mr Chandler who do you want to be in the next fantastic 4 movie. Also I’m one of your younger fans who absolutely loves Top Gun. Great review hopefully the sequel will be as good or better than the original.
I have no nostalgia for it as I was born in the 90s and I did not own the movie. I just watched it for the first time today from beginning to end. I thought it was a fun and entertaining movie.
I'm born in 2000 and Indian, so I watched this last week. And to be fair this felt like a film that had a lot of problems on what is more important. The jet stiff, or the cool factor. As you nentioned the 180 degree shift in tone did not help it for me. Overall, was it fun at times, yeah. The main story and character journey for Maverick is good stuff. However I think that this is a movie that only an American, and in particular an American who grew up in the 80s will connect to. For an Indian like me I have no emotion to it so I have to watch it for what it is, and it was okay (that's a B- from me) And even technically it felt dated. But I am gonna watch Top Gun: Maverick in theatres, and I am excited for it as it does seem like much better film even from the trailers
I first watched this as an adult... didnt resonate with me at all... its ok I don't hate it by any means, but like you said it's all over the place totally, and for me it's kind of a boring movie. I'm just opposite in my thoughts. Love the channel Sean keep up the good work.
Maverick, you just did an incredibly brave thing: Sean you did an incredibly brave thing filmed a extremely long and epic blu ray collection Sean chandlers Magnum opus like justice league was Zack Snyders magnum opus.
I was born in 2006...and I am not a fan of this movie. Maverick was about 40 times better in my opinion. I felt that the story was a mess and the romance fell flat. It's definitely an 80s product. I also have always thought the action was bad, because I could never tell the planes apart. I haven't seen anyone else use that criticism, but that's my take. Maverick was great though.
I didn’t grow up watching this movie, because I grew up in a household of all females. Lol. Also, my mom hates Tom Cruise! I had the opportunity to check this out on the big screen for the first time about 3 years back on a classic movie night at the local theater. I honestly don’t remember it to well, but I recall having a good time.
Yesterday I left a comment about Young Guns and I thought the title said “Young Guns Review” and I thought you read my comment and considered checking it out and then posted a review and I was shocked, then I felt like an idiot
That movie is awesome I love brian de palmas movies Another really good one is the untouchables not to be confused with the subtitled movie the intouchables lol
@sean Chandler. Hey I am a movie lover who wants to start a YT channel of my own about movies I am 15 y.o and I want tips on how best to analyse the plot and note all the things so I don't miss a plot hole and look stupid
I always loved the way this movie looked. The cinematography of Cruise riding the motorcycle is awesome!
Dude, if you twisted that throttle like that you'd be on the road and you're bike trashed. : )
Wasn't born until the end of the 90's. But my dad watched Top Gun at least once every couple weeks when I was a kid. I loved it so much that for like 10 years as a kid I wanted to be a fighter pilot.
I'm only 24 and I love this movie. The most 80s thing ever in all the best ways.
The original Top Gun is one of my all time favorite movies
This movie is so much fun. It has some great performances, fun characters, and awesome flying sequences. It's also very funny. I found the romance to be a bit dull, but that might be because I've only seen it once. It also gave us the classic '80s banger Danger Zone.
Big fan of the movie. Ceratinly impacted my decision to join the military, which was the best decision I could have made. Super pumped for the next one.
I didn't realize Sean is born at the end of 1981. His birthday is 6 days before mine. So I'm nearly 1 year older. Whatever he said about how it left an impact on his childhood, it applies to me. I was 6 when I saw it. Then saw it repeatedly in 1987-1988.
Top Gun was the first movie I remembered seeing that left a huge impression on me. I believe Tootsie was the first movie I saw in theaters remembering only because of the Stephen Bishop song. I was 2. But Top Gun was the first I truly remembered. I loved jet fighters and would get Micro-Machines of them as a kid.
I did watch Top Gun on Netflix maybe 2.5 weeks ago. My first time seeing it in maybe 34 years? Um, yeah. There are parts that haven't aged well. It kinda felt like a Kenny Loggins/Berlin music video with some of the romance scenes. But it's still cool af. There's this 80s coolness that has never left it.
I also might prefer Tony Scott over his older brother, Ridley. RIP to Tony. I didn't know about his suicide until years later. He jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge which I drive across when I drop off my parents to Long Beach for one of their cruises. I'm headed there this Friday. I always think of Tony every time I drive through it.
Tony Scott made the coolest 80s movie in Top Gun and the coolest 90s movie in True Romance. Both movies are a product of their decades. For a movie, Top Gun is about a 7.5/10. For an 80s movie, it's a 9.5/10. It's quintessential 80s.
Tom Cruise rarely makes sequels except for Mission: Impossible. It's cool he's returning to the franchise that made him a megastar. It's kinda like when Keanu went back to do another Bill & Ted movie. Great content, Sean. Can't wait for your review on Top Gun: Maverick. Might surpass The Batman and Multiverse of Madness for me in 2022.
The romance was a bit cheesy and for my taste it didn't aged well but what can everyone agree is the impact that this movie left which it inspired a lot of people to be a pilot so I think the movie did it's job brilliantly for what they're trying to showcase for the theme of the movie
the romance is poorly writen and the the action set pieces arent very well shot. admittedly that is very hard to do since they are shooting actual jets, but still i couldn't tell what was going on most if the time. other than those two things, i loved everything else but they are significant portions of the movie enough to deflate the overall score to a less than steller number. in my 12 point scale, i give Top Gun (1986).... a 7.6 out of 12.
Well, it's an 80s movie so you can't expect the romantic scenes to be the same as today.
People need to stop watching old movies from a 2022 eyes or present day perspective it came out in the 80s a different time period things are going to change I hate when people knock down points on a movie because it's of its time
@@EazyRocko the romance was poorly done for its time though. There are hundreds of romance in film done much better before 1986
@@EazyRocko uh yes you can especially if you just heard this movie and never heard the old one. You have to watch the movie and I still stand by this comment, while for the most part that the movie is very entertaining, the romance was written very poorly and dragged the story. Just because it's different time period doesn't mean it's automatically work for everyone
I’m excited to see your review for Top Gun: Maverick after hearing Jeremy Jahns’s positive thoughts and Rotten Tomatoes said it was one of Tom Cruise’s best films.
Uh Oh, Rotten Tomatoes giving it a positive review is concerning. RT's all about politics.
@@AceGoodheart i dont think its politics in this case. i think its cruise's commitment to film everything practically. both sides of the political aisle absolutely loved the last few mission impossibles.
Top Gun is my dad’s favorite movie… so excited to finally see Maverick with him tomorrow!
TOP GUN has some of the best shots ever!
Top Gun means a great deal to me it always reminds me of the bond between myself and my best friend Michael when Michael died in 2014 this movie kick on a whole new meaning it allows me to relive the best moments of our friendship he was and still is the goose to my Maverick I miss you my brother you will always be in my heart
lets be honest the most quintessential 1980s movie is
Back to the future
I was born in the early 00’s. I always like rewatching Top Gun. Cheesy at times, but the characters and the story are good fun.
Top Gun was the movie that inspired my dad to join the navy and learn to love aviation. You're not kidding about how big of an impact the movie had and probably has on pilots today.
So I am 31 years old and watched top gun for the first time 2 years ago....I still don't get the love for this movie.. for me all the issues you mentioned stood out and I was not engaged at all during it. But I know I am in the minority and am actually hyped to check out the sequel since I've heard it's much improved over the predecessor.
Love your reviews Sean, keep up the great work!
I rewatched it last night in preparation for Maverick, and while it is a clichéd cheese-fest, it's an absolute classic. With one of the greatest soundtracks in history
As a 16-year-old, i absolutely love this movie, flaws and all. It might be the most 80s movie ever made, and that is just what I love about it. But like you said, it really doed have more emotional weight than people give it credit for. But what i really love about the maverick trailers, is that give off those Top Gun vibes, while still being a movie that’s made in 2019.
As a younger person I recently watched top gun and loved it and now I can’t wait for the sequel!!
I'm 16 and even though I have never seen the original movie, I got incredibly hyped for top gun maverick, by watching the trailers and first couple of reviews, so i gave the first movie a watch and I enjoyed it. It has its problems and some of the things don't hold up today, but the flying sequences and music really made me enjoy the movie.
Im 17 but the movie has something that makes it so easy to watch. It’s a good movie with a amazing soundtrack and nothing else to me but i could watch it all day if I wanted to
the romance is poorly written (as in it was completely shoehorned in for no reason) and the the action set pieces arent very well shot. admittedly that is very hard to do since they are shooting actual jets, but still i couldn't tell what was going on most if the time. other than those two things, i loved everything else but they are significant portions of the movie enough to deflate the overall score to a less than steller number. in my 12 point scale, i give Top Gun (1986).... a 7.6 out of 12.
@@crobeastness I don’t think it was bad. She did at least help him come back when she said “so you learned nothing but to quit”
Same here lol
I'm 24 and I watched Top Gun for the first time last year. At first I thought "that's what so many people love and sky rocketed Tom Cruise's career?". It wasn't until I watched Top Gun Maverick (loved it) that I understood why it has this status as a movie and loved it as well.
I'm gonna have many double features with the original and Maverick from now on.
92's central/east EU dude here... must have seen it a couple of times on TV over the years, but didn't have a clear memory of it. Only watched proper after seeing the new one 3x in theater. Now that was an experience.
But yeah, definitely one for the ages. The part where you talk about how many people made it big from the cast later really hit home. Michael Ironside was a big hype moment for me. As General Jack Granger from C&C Tiberium Wars (2007 RTS video game) he took part in an IP that really played a major part in shaping me.
Top Gun has aged well if you ask me! I wasn’t even born in the 80s! I just watched it today and it’s just so much fun and exhilarating and I actually cared about and liked the characters and story! The flying scenes are incredible too!!
Love scene was shot in Oceanside, California, my hometown. The house it was filmed in is now a pie shop decorated with Top Gun nostalgia im sure
Do you know the address, the exact location?
I have always loved Top Gun and am so excited to see the next one. My parents grew up in the 80's and when they first showed it to me I have shared their love for it ever since.
After hearing you reflect on how personal this movie is for you, it really makes me want to watch it for the first time! Maverick looks damn good and it's not even my type of movie. Guess I better watch the original first
My mum was the person that got me hooked on this movie cause she is the biggest Top Gun fan I know (suck it Tyler) but probably the biggest reason she loves that movie so much is Val Kilmer. But my earliest memory of Top Gun was watching it with my mum when I was like 8.
Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Top Gun Maverick!
I remember the soundtrack on replay at my house as a young 90s and early 2000s kid. My mom played it all the time
Tony scotts true romance is one of his best movies
Hi Yes Tony scott is an awesome better some would say even better than ridley scott lol
This film is so entertaining, whether it’s the characters, great lines and flight action. Made Tom Cruise into the mega blockbuster Guru he is.
As someone who watches too many movies I never have this one a chance, as I never liked Tom Cruise. But the other day I sat down to watch it and while the filming was amazing I was bored and fell asleep at parts. I did finish it and thought it was a decent movie but not the great movie it seems people like to say.
Still in excited to watch Maverick just glad my hopes for it isn't high.
Sean, will you be making a “road to” series for the movie Vikram, where you review some of Lokesh Kanagaraj, Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi & Fahadh Faasil’s films? Some recommendations would be Kaithi (2019), Nayagan (1987), Super Deluxe (2019) & Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
When you said there’s not many movies dealing with flight it got me thinking and I realized that there aren’t that many movies dealing with just that topic. Oddly enough the only other movie (or movies) that I can think of that deal purely with flight are Hayao Miyazaki films, specifically Porco Rosso and The Wind Rises.
Yeaaaa the Cody Leach setup haha, love the background
I never liked this film but I went to see Maverick over the weekend on a whim and found it very enjoyable, so much so that I wondered if maybe with time I would come to appreciate the original more so yesterday I rewatched it and... I still hate it. But I'm glad so many others find joy in it.
I just saw Maverick last night. It’s excellent. One of my favorites of the year. This year has been great for films.
My favorites so far:
-Top Gun
-The Batman
-The Northman
-Everything Everywhere All At Once
On bringing Cruise and McGillis back to shoot new footage for the elevator scene: How many people at the time of the movie's release actually noticed the difference in the actors?
One of my favorite movies as well. So excited to see Maverick in the theater. I live near the Naval Air Station in Fallon, Nv where they filmed a couple of the dog fight scenes.
Tony Scott made more commercially friendly films and couldnt agree more. Definitely the brother with more enjoyable films
Watched it for the first time last night and it was incredible. Definitely a 9/10 for me!
Top gun is my favorite movie of all time I find it quite shocking to this day of how low the rotten tomatoes score is, it is so close to being considered fresh and makes me excited for maverick since that movies rotten tomatoes score is much higher!!
I’m 14 and I watched the original last year and have loved it since. I listen to the soundtrack all the time when I ride my bike to school. I love your channel also would you consider ranking the Shane Black films? He is my favourite writer/director and I’d love to hear your thoughts on his films. Keep up the great work and keep talking movies to much!
Need to rewatch this one in time for the sequel! (This was my younger nephews favorite movie!;)
I watched it for the first time 2 weeks ago! I was surprised how much focus went to the love story since that’s not what I was expecting, but had a great time overall! You should do “James Cameron films ranked” before avatar 2
Edit: just searched that title and your vid came up first hahah
Awesome review Sean, this is one of my favourites from you and it’s made me realise how good this film truly is! I wouldn’t give the film as high of a rating as you did still really enjoyed this film and I’ve only seen it once! I’m going to be watching Maverick later so I’m looking forward to that, take care Sean and keep talking movies too much!!!😎🍿
just watched the movie yesterday for the first time. PERFECT TIMING
Quite a wholesome review this one haha. Has a warm nostalgic telling to it
Watched it for the first time last night, absolutely loved it!
"Why does this one work and that one doesn't? This one breaks all the rules, this one has a lot of issues, but it works." It sounded like you were talking about Pete Mitchell lol
Love It Sean One Of The Great 80s Movies Amazing Top Gun Maverick Was Legendary
Watched this for the first time recently with my girlfriend who has seen it before and is one of her favourite films of all time and was pleasentely suprised with the film the love story aspect felt fresh somehow and the scenes in the sky were breathtaking. 8/10
one of the best films back when films weren't hot garbage products
I love the original but I would change the HUD of the F-14 and "MiG"
Top gun is the ultimate bro romance 🤜
I love Top Gun!
I know it's cheesy and has a few problems, but I don't care
I give it an A- but on the entertainment scale it's an easy 10/10 for me.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time!
Any other young people watch this for the first time before seeing the new one?
Just finished this Friday for a refresh before Maverick this week. Why the change in your back drop?
Nostalgia is worth gold 😭
Not a fan of it. Way too cheesy, the jet scenes were novel but that's it. Some of the dialogue and banter were great but if I ever rewatch this again I'm definitely skipping plenty of scenes.
It's not because it's an 80s film either, I can watch Die Hard any day of the week and enjoy it.
After watching this over as preparation from TG Maverick. The only few areas this doesn’t aged well is the romance felt a bit too cheesy. Otherwise Top Gun was such a fun thrilling enjoyable time. Knowing about lieutenant & his copilot expecting there dreams to come true as top class fighter pilots. Pete having personal demons causing him to deal with the heavy toll on his shoulder.
Top Gun will always will be one of my favorite movies from the 1980s.
Because of the TOP GUN MAVERICK MOVIE (which was PHENOMENAL) I HAD TO WATCH THE ORIGINAL AGAIN AFTER LONG TIME. AND Maaaaan Nostalgia CUTS LIKE A KNIFE HERE. I will BE VERY HONEST AND I'M NOT SCARE TO SHARE IT. The music, the love story, everything. One impression i get from watching the original is everyone look phenomenal and REAL, NATURAL. KELLY MCGINNIS looks gorgeous. And I love the fact that she is True to herself NOWADAYS, saying that she's now old and fat and age appropriate for her age and she is not forcing herself to look like all Hollywood glossy. And some people are killing her for that. Let her be who she is. She was and still is a beautiful woman. I would love to see her more taking care of herself, but for her health generaly. I'm not asking for her to BE SUPERMODEL as she was in her 20's or 30s, we all age differently. She is full aware of herself, her look and if you erase the fact that she got weight, everything about her STILL LOOKS REAL, and NATURAL without surgeries. And that got me thinking about the world we're living right now. Fake, where everybody are sensitive, men not acting like men sometimes. Women with copy/paste style, haircuts, fake boobs, lips, tattoos all over the body, plastic surgeries (I don't have nothing against that, but i have when it's over the top). No true romance, live conversations, everything it's about DM'S on Instagram or similar shit via social Media, clicking on our phones. We need to come back to basics. All of us. I love old-school movies like this with these romance stories where people used to SHOW EMOTIONS and SPILL THEIR GUTS over it just Like Maverick and Charlie HERE . Maybe it's cheese or corny or over the top or predictable for some new generations, but i love sometimes to watch good old popcorn movie without overthinking. Every scene with MAVERICK AND CHARLIE is sexy as hell, their chemistry is OFF THE CHART (my opinion), make me wish that we all have that type of woman/man in our life. And the SONG TAKE MY BREATH AWAY IS JUST LEGENDARY and brings so much emotions, real emotions. And by the way MAVERICK IS FANTASTIC SEQUEL. BOTH FILMS ARE GOOD IN THEIR OWN RIGHT(original is cheesy to someone but it's 80s. We can't look at that movie from this distance. For the Maverick they had 30+ years to develop the good story). I know it's little off the topic but i hope that there are still a lot of real people out there. DON'T BE AFRAID TO SHOW YOUR EMOTIONS NO MATTER WHAT SOCIETY TELLS YOU. BE REAL, be TRUE TO YOURSELF, LOVE YOURSELF for who you are and don't be shy to express it. It's ok in this case to like cheesy predictable movies like Top gun original. 😜
Took me years to watch this since I was just a kid in the 80s. I could be wrong but I think this was one of Tom Cruise’s first big films. It’s one of a few films that I’ve seen that focuses on people flying jets. Haven’t seen many of those. I enjoy watching this movie whenever I can. By the ay did you film this video in Texas or was this when you were on your road trip?
My family is very into aviation and we love aviation focused movies as well. We especially love good aviation movies. My family loves the movie Top Gun and we had the VHS tape and DVD when it came out as well and we even had the cassette tape for the soundtrack. My parents have even met Kenny Loggins at a concert and told him a funny story about my brother playing like he was in the movie while listening to Danger Zone on the Top Gun cassette tape soundtrack. We love good aviation movies. Denzel in the movie Flight is horrible. Tom Cruise in American Made was really good. Robert Downy Jr in the movie Air America is really good. My dad was even a mechanic on a B-17 bomber in the movie Memphis Belle and was a pilot in the movies Godzilla (90s) and The General’s Daughter.
i remember my dad showing my top gun when i was pretty young and then for the next month straight always playing danger zone in the car
While I majorly respect this movie and it makes me happy to see that it resonates w so many people… I don’t think it’s a very good movie at all. It’s got fun and there’s some things I like and I really wanted to love it as much as everyone but I just thought it fell mostly flat :/
Sean, what is the meaning behind your crossed arms pointing in different directions in the thumbnail if every video
I just watched it a few days ago, and it was pretty good. It was more of a fun, sort of cheesy (in the best way possible) 80's movie than it was a masterpiece.
I can't wait to watch the sequel
Mr Chandler who do you want to be in the next fantastic 4 movie. Also I’m one of your younger fans who absolutely loves Top Gun. Great review hopefully the sequel will be as good or better than the original.
I’ve only watched this twice but I plan on rewatching it before I watch Maverick
I have no nostalgia for it as I was born in the 90s and I did not own the movie. I just watched it for the first time today from beginning to end. I thought it was a fun and entertaining movie.
I'm born in 2000 and Indian, so I watched this last week. And to be fair this felt like a film that had a lot of problems on what is more important. The jet stiff, or the cool factor. As you nentioned the 180 degree shift in tone did not help it for me.
Overall, was it fun at times, yeah. The main story and character journey for Maverick is good stuff. However I think that this is a movie that only an American, and in particular an American who grew up in the 80s will connect to. For an Indian like me I have no emotion to it so I have to watch it for what it is, and it was okay (that's a B- from me) And even technically it felt dated. But I am gonna watch Top Gun: Maverick in theatres, and I am excited for it as it does seem like much better film even from the trailers
Loving the vids sean!
Hey sean I’m hope that they tell us what happened to the girl in the first film in the sequel
The ending of the movie was wreak to me i didn’t like it
Can you do a review on Behind Enemy Lines?
I first watched this as an adult... didnt resonate with me at all... its ok I don't hate it by any means, but like you said it's all over the place totally, and for me it's kind of a boring movie. I'm just opposite in my thoughts. Love the channel Sean keep up the good work.
I just rewatch it yesterday!
My Dad watched this in theaters btw im 17
Top 10 movie all time. Just saying
The editing of the Jets and the aerial sequences in this movie is so incoherent and don’t make sense but it’s still good movie.
Maverick, you just did an incredibly brave thing: Sean you did an incredibly brave thing filmed a extremely long and epic blu ray collection Sean chandlers Magnum opus like justice league was Zack Snyders magnum opus.
I had the same thing!! I always the the stars sang the theme songs.
Even some Mandela effect. I remember seeing Tom singing danger zone
I absolutely love this movie!!!!
I was born in 2006...and I am not a fan of this movie. Maverick was about 40 times better in my opinion. I felt that the story was a mess and the romance fell flat. It's definitely an 80s product. I also have always thought the action was bad, because I could never tell the planes apart. I haven't seen anyone else use that criticism, but that's my take. Maverick was great though.
Hey love the new set!
I didn’t grow up watching this movie, because I grew up in a household of all females. Lol. Also, my mom hates Tom Cruise!
I had the opportunity to check this out on the big screen for the first time about 3 years back on a classic movie night at the local theater. I honestly don’t remember it to well, but I recall having a good time.
Yesterday I left a comment about Young Guns and I thought the title said “Young Guns Review” and I thought you read my comment and considered checking it out and then posted a review and I was shocked, then I felt like an idiot
I can see why he wouldn’t review it though because it wasn’t a popular film and it also gets pretty vulgar at times
Have to check this movie out, adding this to Watch Later though!
why does a movie NEED a villian per se though?
I only liked the top gun soundtrack better than the movie. Overall 6-10 score
Top Gun is good I suppose, I reviewed it in 2020.
This and days of thunder I’ve watched 1000s times and I swear I don’t understand the damn plot of the movies lol 😂
Most 80s movie ever
So um... I havent seen a single any top gun movies
Never really cared 4 top gun, days of thunder, cocktail.....
Never care for rain man and born on the Fourth of July
And the color of money
Risky business
Can you please do a review if Scarface
That movie is awesome I love brian de palmas movies Another really good one is the untouchables not to be confused with the subtitled movie the intouchables lol
I don't really do retro reviews unless they're tied to a new release which is one of my most anticipated films of the year.
@@SeanChandlerTalksAbout i see, thanks for the update
@sean Chandler. Hey I am a movie lover who wants to start a YT channel of my own about movies I am 15 y.o and I want tips on how best to analyse the plot and note all the things so I don't miss a plot hole and look stupid
Camera and a bird hahahaha