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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ – No Woke, Just Thrills and Nostalgia on Steroids
Hollywood in Toto ^ | 12 May 2022 | Christian Toto

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 ...


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To: atc23

It is Navy. NAS Fallon, NV. It’s simply awesome. I wasn’t crazy about the movie, but TOP GUN is an awesome place and a great command. I had the honor of working with them while managing the creation of some interactive computer training for them in the early to mid-2000s.


41 posted on 05/12/2022 2:46:47 PM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me! )
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To: Rummyfan

Is this Chinese-apptoved version, no mention of Taiwan?


42 posted on 05/12/2022 2:48:39 PM PDT by Reno89519 (FJB. Respect America, Embrace America, Buy American, Hire American.)
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To: arthurus
That's right. Air Force has its own in California. The hard training that was being given to all our troops before the Biden Purge and WOKE infusion is fascinating. Top Gun preceded the AF version but it is all based on intense debriefing of pilots in Vietnam as to what they actually met as opposed to what they were trained to face. The basis is that these generals came to the conclusion that America's method of starting a war with scanty military and losing the first battles while relying on America's production engine to eventually overwhelm an enemy was not good enough any more because the first battle is likely to be the only battle. So he new training and building was to insure that we win the first battle. But that was, of course, before the Democrats took control again. We went through the Obama Purge and realignment to social goals followed by the Trump start at rebuilding followed by the Biden much more extensive purge and total redirection toward perverse social goals and toward destroying morale.

I read a LOT because of my job as night security at a shipbuilding yard. 12 hour shifts leave me a lot of time between rounds and I read. No cell phone. I don't read fiction because I figure I have to learn something from any book. I read a lifetime's SciFi when I was a teenager, anyway.

43 posted on 05/12/2022 2:53:31 PM PDT by arthurus (covfefe ]i])
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

After the young’ns make fun of me, I ask them if they are going to make it to my age. Let them think about it.


44 posted on 05/12/2022 2:54:04 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Vermont Lt

>>Top Gun was the only movie I’ve ever walked out of in my life.
>>It was silly.

Movies weren’t serious in general jn the 80’s. Certainly “Top Gun” was less silly than the “Iron Eagle” series.


45 posted on 05/12/2022 3:00:12 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: nwrep

Hey, that is what happened to my wife who was red hot when I married her. Fortunately, my wife is a staunch conservative.


46 posted on 05/12/2022 3:00:50 PM PDT by Browns Ultra Fan (ua)
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To: Rummyfan

Sorry, nostalgia is for suckers.


47 posted on 05/12/2022 3:04:54 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (“There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach,” said one woman.)
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To: nwrep

She looks like she’s 80. Old ain’t bad...it beats the other option,but looking so unhealthy at 65 is no good. We know what obesity does to risks of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. She appears to have aged much faster since her “wedding”.


48 posted on 05/12/2022 3:05:03 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Magnatron

Me neither.....in his 50’s now he wants to still be in the movies even if it takes a re-run of the same years ago.


49 posted on 05/12/2022 3:11:03 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: Getready

My son was asked “Is your mom still great looking’...at his class reunion. You know things have changed when he answered “ Yeah, for her age she is!’ HAHAHAHA!


50 posted on 05/12/2022 3:14:51 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: nwrep

No return from that physical shape. CGI say “Now Way”, not enough processing power.


51 posted on 05/12/2022 3:15:11 PM PDT by Musketeer
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

After you see “Top Gun” be sure to watch the parody called “Hot Shots.”


52 posted on 05/12/2022 3:18:18 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: vikingd00d

No kidding.


53 posted on 05/12/2022 3:18:57 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Charles Martel

LOL... you’re right!


54 posted on 05/12/2022 3:20:33 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: traderrob6

Abd straight


55 posted on 05/12/2022 3:22:00 PM PDT by Fledermaus (I'll wear a mask when Dr. Fraudchi shuts the hell up.)
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To: Vermont Lt

How did you know/decide it was “silly”?

Anyhoo…idk if I will see this


56 posted on 05/12/2022 3:22:53 PM PDT by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))
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To: vikingd00d

Remember Fire Birds?


57 posted on 05/12/2022 3:26:45 PM PDT by mykroar (There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. - Sun Tzu)
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To: Rummyfan

One of the best things about the first Top Gun was the sound track. I read the article but it only mentions in the headline about the old music. How is the music in the new one?


58 posted on 05/12/2022 3:31:44 PM PDT by Aussiebabe
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To: Crusher138

Being raped at age 15 and years of alcohol and drug abuse will do that to you.
KM did have two kids with her first husband.
She and the kids left California years ago and now live in North Carolina.


59 posted on 05/12/2022 3:38:47 PM PDT by oldvirginian (The CCP is the world's largest and deadliest criminal organization.)
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To: atc23

Air Force is “Red Flag” at Nellis AFB, not too far from Vegas.


60 posted on 05/12/2022 3:45:44 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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