Posted on 05/12/2022 1:50:20 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Satisfying sequel hits nearly all the marks while outdoing the original
The 1986 smash “Top Gun” was both a movie and a pop cultural moment.
The latter mattered more, given the tenor of the times. President Ronald Reagan lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW D.C., and his confidence buoyed the nation. Pop hits like “Danger Zone” and “Take My Breath Away” crushed the Billboard charts, and rightly so.
The film’s star, Tom Cruise, couldn’t be more movie-star handsome or powerful within the industry — even if 1985’s “Legend” showed his commercial vulnerability.
“Top Gun” was the right movie at the right time, even if the film itself was far from great.
So where does that leave “Top Gun: Maverick?”
The oft-delayed sequel can’t replicate that Reagan-era optimism or the original’s rah-rah patriotism. This is 2022, and cheering on a straight white male military hero is problematic to the small but vocal minority that runs the culture.
Don’t tell that to Cruise.
The ageless star is in full control of his film destiny, and he clearly helped “Maverick” avoid most, if not all, of the culture war booby traps.
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodintoto.com ...
Waaaaaay back when Kelly McGillis was still hot.
Not woke but he did remove that Taiwan patch to appease chyna
Probably still a little bit of the woke-woke. ROC patch still not on jacket, etc.
So I guess we will.
I never saw the first one. Just did not interest me then or now.
But it does not sound like it is too terrible.
Ah, the Reagan era, what a time to be alive.
IIRC, you might even have seen a few CSA battle flags around. Gosh, ain’t we all gettin’ old?
Can’t watch anything this lunatic appears in…
I would file a complaint if I thought anyone would pay attention.
And now she is an ugly old lesbian...
YIkes! Getting old does suck.
Releases May 27.
I might go see it.
Damn it!
Couldn’t you have just left us with our memories?
NO! YOU HAD TO RUIN IT!
May all your dreams be nightmares of Hillary Clinton as Queen of the Americas with you as her favorite chew toy.
...”even if the film itself was far from great.”
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The first and last five minutes were the best parts of the original.
Marko
So happy to read this review. I’ll have to watch the original again with my sons and buy tickets for us when it comes out.
No way!
Yes, the transformation is sad. But I’ve seen a lot of it. Especially among girls I went to school with. Lots of them are almost unrecognizable. Even more so than the guys.
The weight gain and gray hair I understand... but sprouting extra limbs? That’s just grotesque.
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