re: Official “Top Gun: Maverick” Thread - Spoilers Welcomed

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Disney should approach Kosinski for Rogue Squadron.

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Disney has the funds to film actors in real X-wings in space. Do it.

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Loved it. My biggest complaint is unless I missed it they copped out not pissing someone off by not actually naming who the enemy was. I guess times are a little too politically correct now to say it was China or Russia or Iran or something.

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Seeing as Iran is the only country left in the world with F-14 Tomcats still in service, I just assumed it was them.

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Seeing as Iran is the only country left in the world with F-14 Tomcats still in service, I just assumed it was them.

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They fit in most ways except not having fifth generation fighters and not having open water as shot in film.

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They fit in most ways except not having fifth generation fighters and not having open water as shot in film.

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They may not have fifth gen fighters but last time I checked they were right next to the Persian Gulf. The whole "only country left with functional Tomcats" kind of makes it the default choice.

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enjoyed it but I definitely got sidetracked when Maverick and Rooster were able to get into the enemy terminal and take off on a fricked up runway

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it was a taxiway he took off of, not a destroyed runway. I believe.

that's right

The flight scenes were great.

you aren't going to get that ever again any where else.

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They may not have fifth gen fighters but last time I checked they were right next to the Persian Gulf. The whole "only country left with functional Tomcats" kind of makes it the default choice.

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Key phrase was as shown. Gulf is very narrow for amount of traffic goes through it. If not land, you’d definitely see a cargo vessel at some range at pretty much every angle.

Just got in from seeing it. Might have been the best movie I’ve seen in the theater in a long time. Felt like an old school blockbuster. No agendas. Good plot. Great actions scenes that weren’t a total CGI fest. They balanced the nostalgia just right.

I’m not saying it’s Oscar-worthy but that was a great damn movie.

Can't, hes not woke and he's portrayed patriotisms as a good thing.

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Definitely the best “sequel” since The Dark Knight. Really rare to see a movie live up to the hype.

Think about some of the long awaited sequels we’ve seen over the years and just how much of a letdown they were. Especially the ones where they give lip service to the original cast members or shite on the original in someway and try to force the newer generation on the audience. This easily could’ve joined those ranks but didn’t.

So great to walk into a theater, be thoroughly entertained while having some escapism, and walk out wanting more. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Tom Cruise is having his biggest opening weekend ever either. Hollywood really should take note.

Again…and I hate to harp on this…it’s so refreshing to see a movie with no agendas or or woke stuff wedged in. Just unapologetically tries to entertain you. They could’ve tried to play up the woman pilot angle with Phoenix but it was never mentioned and yet you still walked out of the theater thinking she was every bit as worthy as the other pilots.