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

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The F/A-18B Hornet and the F/A-18D and F Super Hornets are two seater jets.

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Didn't know that obviously. I've only seen the older ones. Thanks

Saw it today, it was a good sequel, which is rare today. It also had decent nostalgia to the original.

Jennifer Connelly is aging like a fine wine. She looked great in the movie.

FINALLY saw this tonight

My erection knows no bounds

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I've walked out of a few movies before I didn't like before

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I’m sure the folks in your row were sympathetic when she got up and blocked their view at the film’s climax

As for me, despite living in the Cradle of Naval Aviation when it came out, the first time My wife and I saw the OG was Friday night. We were meeting another couple to see Maverick on Saturday and wanted to get up to speed on the characters.

My opinion on both movies: classic turn-off-your-brain 80s summer blockbusters. Sure, there was a lot of fan service in the new flick, but that’s why they made it.

Flight scenes were fantastic, as well they should have been since it was all real (save for the missiles and bullets). I agree with some of Draco’s criticisms - the writing was pretty lazy - but this wasn’t supposed to be a deep film, so I didn’t mind the shallow dialogue and plot points. If anything, the original was even more shallow and simplistic.

What I did like: while the characters were largely stereotypical, they weren’t poisoned by current Hollywood politics: nothing was made of the fact that the pilots were POC or female. In fact fighter pilots are one area where it’s believable that a woman could be competitive with a man, as there’s not as much physical strength involved. And I agree, Jennifer Connelly is gorgeous - but she’s also 8-10 years younger than the character she was playing.

I personally enjoyed the scene where Mav wandered into the diner after his crackup - although I question his judgement in proving that the multi-bilion dollar experimental plane was capable of meeting its test objective in order to save the project from termination, then recklessly destroying it in the next minute (worst plot point of the movie IMHO).

I also thought more of the plot might be devoted to Cain’s assertion that fighter pilots were a dying breed, to be replaced by drones. I think it would have been cool if the mission had involved the human pilots training to fly in support of a drone strike due to the extreme risk of the mission, then having the drones screw up and the humans save the day - a well-worn trope, to be sure, but somewhat more interesting twist (to me, anyway).

Finally, i disagree that the movie had a MI vibe, seeing as the entire last third of the film was an almost shot-for-shot remake of SW:ANH

Overall, though, we thoroughly enjoyed it. Great escapist flick with a happy ending. Two thumbs up.

a theater cam video of maverick stealing the jet to prove the mission could done is on youtube. after watching it, i noticed that the camera angle in front of maverick shows him leaning into the turns agressively. the camera from the back of maverick shows him flying as if he's driving miss daisy for her sunday ride.


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Just saw it today. Thought it was awesome !!

God I wish this movie would destroy box office records and send a message to hollyweird loud and clear that people don't want woke bullshite. They want this.

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God I wish this movie would destroy box office records and send a message to hollyweird loud and clear that people don't want woke bull shite. They want this.

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Yeah I’m telling everyone to go see it in theaters. Nice contrast with Lightyear, if that indeed flops.

Finally saw this on Saturday. Fantastic.