If/when I can see if for free I will. But I cannot in good conscience spend money on it knowing that a good portion of it will go to supporting the cult of Scientology.
A little far fetched in some aspects, but yes, a fun feel good movie, and good follow up to the original.
BS
I had no idea Tom was an accomplished pilot.I guess he’s the real deal. He was right when he called Oprah glib.
This Hookstead fellow sure writes like an advertising man.
I really enjoyed the heck out of it too on IMAX. I guess I’m one of the few who really thought the first Top Gun was a bit overrated. But I loved this one especially given the climate in Hollywood and in our country in general. Not even a hint of wokeness. Sure, the team of fighters assembled for the mission was diverse enough but identity politics didn’t go anywhere beyond that. As the reviewer wrote, it was just great action that showed America and the American military positively.
Two big thumbs up from me.
I didn’t care for it. Not much “patriotic” about it, honestly. Was distracted by the forced diversity, odd and unfeasible romantic interest, and ridiculous and repetitive plot that will immediately make you think of Star Wars IV. Also, I was never moved much by the music video original, which was certainly entertaining but not deep, so the “tearjerker scene” with Iceman didn’t move me at all. The best part of the film was the aerial choreography, which was top notch.
It really is great throwback to the pretty much dead 80’s genre of action flicks where men were masculine, women were sexy and it was just about mindless and fun action with no “SJW message”. Makes you wonder how it got made in Hollywood.
First movie where Tom Cruise shows just a little bit of humility (and age).
The movie was pretty good, don’t get me wrong, but I would give it a 7, if it’s lucky.
I felt like the personality dynamics were weak, even though you can tell they wanted more from them. Particularly between Maverick and Rooster (Goose’s son). The sudden change toward cooperation under great need and the whole emotional reckoning thing was predictable and yet not genuinely dramatic.
Then there was Penny Benjamin. I have probably seen the original a dozen times if you piece them together (almost never sat through the whole thing) and I kept asking myself who she was and why she was so important.
Val Kilmer’s character was supposed to appear ill and frail, but I never would have expect his performance to be. For example, in Tombstone his character had Tuberculosis, and his character pretty much stole the show.
It was somewhat patriotic. It was a more or less typical action plot arc. Its a good movie to see as long as you don’t expect too much
Haven’t seen it yet, waiting for Netflix.
It is an excellent film. The underlying theme is, I think, a metaphor for where Tom Cruise is heading with his acting career. The movie is centered around aging and obsolescence, and the very real issues we all face with that. How long can Maverick be an ace fighter pilot? How long can Cruise maintain his own high level of stunt work doing action films?
That’s what I got from the movie, more than anything. It also a blatant love letter to his fans, which he personally states in a rare forward to the film.
It is an excellent film. The underlying theme is, I think, a metaphor for where Tom Cruise is heading with his acting career. The movie is centered around aging and obsolescence, and the very real issues we all face with that. How long can Maverick be an ace fighter pilot? How long can Cruise maintain his own high level of stunt work doing action films?
That’s what I got from the movie, more than anything. It also a blatant love letter to his fans, which he personally states in a rare forward to the film.
I loved the movie. It was so good!
1. Hollywood isn't going away. Such wishful thinking is like the guys pushing gold and doomsday shelters and economic doom newsletters, and reminds me of Mean Girls....it's not going to happen.
2. Hollywood and Hollyweird are two separate tribes (ask max americana). True, the studios and many major players may push wokey nonsense, but they like cash. Peak domestic box office take was $12bn in 2018. Top Gun has the potential to become a major draw in 2022 AND historic terms. It is pulling in not just older people but across ALL demographics. Go figya...ya stop trashing the values that make America great and you make a fortune. In fact, they way how you don't know if the Enemy is Russia, China, or Norway (!) means our TRUE enemies will PAY TO SEE THEMSELVES LOSE! Genius, and even wokey people like lobster vs tuna.
3. Hollyweird also isn't going away (just like Springsteen still has fans), but it CAN wither. The studios will take note of Top Gun's success and the failure of wokey nonsense that des at the box office. In every profession, consultants push this and that idea...some take root but over time the bad ones die. If you see Top Gun AND Boycott stupid stuff, they'll notice the dollar movements. Again, cash trumps love in the land of make-believe.
4. You'll feel good. Ignore those woth hardeed hearts and heads. Before the film, they ran a self-serving short with Nicole Kidman suggesting that movies are good for your soul. I scoffed, muttered some unsolicited feedback, then Mrs DoodleBob said "well you CAN leave." I stated, and...well...call me maleable, but Tim's ex was right. I felt good about America, the future, our past, and how to advance after the film. It is THAT GOOD.
Good, nay GREAT art helps the soul. It moves you in a way like no other media. This is great art. Let's use the Invisible Hand to hasten the retrenchment of Hollyweird.
interesting lawsuit has happened. It will , in part, hinge on release date that supposedly was delayed due to COVID. Another excuse was that they wanted to get it right with special effects
Given the wicked ways of hollywood...it might have been delayed to screw over the plaintiff.
Going to be hard to beat Paramount
i didn’t know SU-57s were considered old aircraft.
Jerry Bruckheimer is one of the few big producers in Hollywood who is a Republican. It goes a long way as to why this film is a feel good patriotic throwback.
If it’s like the first film, a live-action cartoon then.
No, thank you.