Film Top Gun: Maverick

[CassiusClaymore]

13 pages on this? Was an excellent big screen movie, no more, no less.

Obviously poors that can't afford a cinema ticket won't enjoy as much on their 26" Tesco Home brand TV.

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[Pogue Mahone]

13 pages on this? Was an excellent big screen movie, no more, no less.

Obviously poors that can't afford a cinema ticket won't enjoy as much on there 26" Tesco Home brand TV.

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Oh it was definitely less than excellent.

 

[CassiusClaymore]

Oh it was definitely less than excellent.

It's no Mission Impossible 2 granted.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Yeah the latter M:i action scenes (the ones where Tom Cruise genuinely thinks he’s an unkillable space prince who needs to keep testing it) are a lot better… partly cos they’re more than just “guys, they’re actually in this cockpit! THEYRE ACTUALLY IN THIS COCKPIT GUYS!! which… cool… but, I’ve seen that now.

Still, none of them have ever been as actually good as De Palma’s first one. The really sweaty one. He isn’t actually on the Eurostar at the end , but it’s much more fun.

Half in jest, but I genuinely think Avatar 2 is more of a spectacle than Space Prince Flying Fast Planes

And yup, the first MI is the best of the series. Great spy/action film. And Ving Rhames was still fully mobile back then!

Did you watch it in the cinema? If not, it was a great experience in the cinema and lots of people went exactly for that reason.

Yep, saw it at the cinema in the most perfect conditions.

 

[calodo2003]

Movie got a handful of Oscar nominations, but not Best Actor.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Movie got a handful of Oscar nominations, but not Best Actor.

Good. Because that would have been a fecking travesty.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Is there an oscar category for "films set in cockpits"? Cos that's about all it should aspire to.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

“Cock in a cockpit”

 

[Sweet Square]

It's no Mission Impossible 2 granted.

Movie got a handful of Oscar nominations, but not Best Actor.

Not every film can be as good MI2

 

[CassiusClaymore]

Not every film can be as good MI2

What was this? TV Quick Awards?

 

[Sweet Square]

What was this? TV Quick Awards?

They all count imo.

 

[SalfordRed18]

Only just got round watching this. Shockingly good film.

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

Only just got round watching this. Shockingly good film.

Watched it 10-15 times since it came out.

I think it's an incredibly crafted film.

 

[Wibble]

I've almost totally forgotten it and what happened. Even more forgettable than the original and nowhere near as much fun.

 

[VorZakone]

It's a decent watch. Tom Cruise knows how to get the job done.

But I prefer the original.

 

[11101]

Objectively better film than the first but nowhere near as special.

The flying scenes are spectacular and as good a cinema experience as you'll ever find.

 

[Ish]

Only just got round watching this. Shockingly good film.

Yeah it really is an excellent movie. Top class entertainment. I’ve probably watched this 5 times + already (as it’s always being shown on Dstv).

 

[Dumbstar]

Was never really a big fan of the original, though obviously enjoyed it at the time. Maverick brought back good childhood memories but more importantly it's a great standalone film. I would recommend people (youngsters) to watch it for a thrill.

As @VorZakone perfectly captured it: Cruise gets things done right.

 

[Murder on Zidane's Floor]

Best film of the last twenty years.

 

[Sylar]

It's better than the original for me. (Looks like for a few others too)


I did find it funny how the villain country renamed nameless iirc.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Objectively better film than the first but nowhere near as special.

The flying scenes are spectacular and as good a cinema experience as you'll ever find.

Only if you really really like fighter jets. For the rest of us it’s kind of cool but not all that special. And those scenes are, by far, the best scenes in the whole movie.

 

[calodo2003]

Objectively better film than the first but nowhere near as special.

The flying scenes are spectacular and as good a cinema experience as you'll ever find.

Agree.

Having the IMAX cameras on the actors as they were actually pulling multiple Gs lent itself to total authenticity. There was never a passage of film in a cockpit that wasn't being affected by the elements.

 

[RedSky]

I thought it was pretty dull to be honest. Preferred the original and it wouldn't appear remotely near my top 50 films.

 

[Donaldo]

The lack of any sort of threat in the 'mission' was a bit of a wet blanket. Felt like a video game where you knew noone was going to die.

Other than that, pretty solid film. Not great, just good.

 

[Rooney in Paris]

Best film of the last twenty years.

Oh come on, it was probably not even the best film released that month! Even if you admire the production, it's so lacking in so many other areas that it's just at best an enjoyable passtime.

 

[RedSky]

Felt like a video game where you knew noone was going to die.

Yup, no sense of danger at any point.

 

[Zen]

Yeah I can get on that - because I was pretty sure Maverick was dying from the trailers up until the moment where the danger presented itself.... he was in the jet with the one character who was absolutely definitely not dying. So even him surviving wasn't much of surprise either. What a damp squib.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Oh come on, it was probably not even the best film released that month! Even if you admire the production, it's so lacking in so many other areas that it's just at best an enjoyable passtime.

A big Downton Abbey: A New Era fan are we?!

 

[Rooney in Paris]

A big Downton Abbey: A New Era fan are we?!

So many plot twists with that one!!

No but I pulled my previous post out of thin air cos I obviously didn't remember what came out that month, and just believe Maverick to be utter mediocrity, but I've checked since then and stand by it.

Though not necessarily because of Downton Abbey.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Yeah I can get on that - because I was pretty sure Maverick was dying from the trailers up until the moment where the danger presented itself.... he was in the jet with the one character who was absolutely definitely not dying. So even him surviving wasn't much of surprise either. What a damp squib.

It was such a massive cop out too, considering one of the most memorable moments of the original Top Gun was killing off one of the main characters. This time round the test audience would obviously only allow them kill some completely peripheral randomer, who nobody would remember after the film (what was his name anyway?)

 

[Spoony]

Was a Kenny Loggins away from a good shit film. The jet scenes were great but everything else....

 

[Sylar]

Yup, no sense of danger at any point.

....
Danger zone!!!

 

[Alex99]

Asked my dad if he'd seen this and certainly wasn't expecting the rant about it being a shiny 633 Squadron that followed.

 

[DickDastardly]

Watched it in 4dx IMAX with all the rocking chair water splashing wind blowing crap.

Best cinema experience of a life time.

Only downside is there wasn't many sex scenes would love to have Tom's jizz on my face even if it was only water effects.

 

[calodo2003]

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[Rado_N]

@Pogue Mahone is going to be so excited.

 

[Salt Bailly]

It was always going to happen given the box office return. Definitely seeing the next one on IMAX, missed out last time.

 

[KirkDuyt]

Awesome, I hope they go the Fast and Furious road and Tom stars in Top Gun 13 when he's 91.

 

[Loon]

How many Death Stars can he go up against?

 

[Ish]

Awesome, I hope they go the Fast and Furious road and Tom stars in Top Gun 13 when he's 91.

amen

Yeah, pure box office. Bring it on.