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Would you rank Top Gun: Maverick up there with T2 and Aliens?
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:30 pm
In terms of greatest action sequels of all-time? Or do you think it falls just below that tier?
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Posted on 5/28/22 at 2:47 pm to RollTide1987
Tier below for me
Posted on 5/28/22 at 3:04 pm to RollTide1987
Yes.
a sequel that surpasses the original?
Yes
a sequel that surpasses the original?
Yes
Posted on 5/28/22 at 3:06 pm to RollTide1987
Tier below. But it was still great.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 3:13 pm to udtiger
quote:All different genre's from the originals
a sequel that surpasses the original?
Alien and Terminator were sci-fi horror movies. T1 was damn near a slasher movie.
Aliens and T2 are sci-fi action movies.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 4:32 pm to RollTide1987
Hmmm...
I'm one of those guys that like those originals more than the sequels, even though the sequels are classic themselves. That said, literally just got back from Maverick, and honestly...it's a better movie than Top Gun. It'll never hold the same place in my heart that the original holds, having seen it in the theater the summer I turned 16 and literally would have joined the Navy right on the spot if they could have guaranteed I'd be a "Naval Aviator," but overall it's just a more complete movie. Without a doubt the most fun I've had at the movies in a long LOOOOONG time.
BTW, remember how everyone keeps trying to claim that The Critical Drinker hates on everything? Yeah...
frick...YES!
I'm one of those guys that like those originals more than the sequels, even though the sequels are classic themselves. That said, literally just got back from Maverick, and honestly...it's a better movie than Top Gun. It'll never hold the same place in my heart that the original holds, having seen it in the theater the summer I turned 16 and literally would have joined the Navy right on the spot if they could have guaranteed I'd be a "Naval Aviator," but overall it's just a more complete movie. Without a doubt the most fun I've had at the movies in a long LOOOOONG time.
BTW, remember how everyone keeps trying to claim that The Critical Drinker hates on everything? Yeah...
frick...YES!
Posted on 5/28/22 at 6:25 pm to RollTide1987
I feel pretty comfortable saying Top Gun:Maverick is the best sequel ever made. That it came almost 40 years after the original makes it even more impressive.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 7:08 pm to RollTide1987
Top Gun is my most hated movie of all time. I despise Tom Cruise and have no desire whatsoever to see the sequel... but, my wife wants to see it, so I told her I'd take her tomorrow. I plan to pretend that Tom Cruise is William Zabka every time his face is shown so that I can stomach the movie and give a fair critique.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 7:11 pm to moontigr
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Top Gun is my most hated movie of all time. I despise Tom Cruise and have no desire whatsoever to see the sequel... but, my wife wants to see it, so I told her I'd take her tomorrow. I plan to pretend that Tom Cruise is William Zabka every time his face is shown so that I can stomach the movie and give a fair critique.
All of this is irrational hatred and you are incapable of giving a fair critique.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 7:14 pm to Saint Alfonzo
Nothing "irrational" about it at all. I plan on seeing it and giving an unbiased assessment.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 7:51 pm to RollTide1987
Just saw it and it was good. The flying was amazing.
But I felt it was lacking compared to the original as far as character development and writing. I also thought the first was more realistic to the military where this had more of a regular action movie feel as far as the plot.
Not as good as the first to me except for the flying parts which were much better visually.
Plus, no quotable lines like the first.
But I felt it was lacking compared to the original as far as character development and writing. I also thought the first was more realistic to the military where this had more of a regular action movie feel as far as the plot.
Not as good as the first to me except for the flying parts which were much better visually.
Plus, no quotable lines like the first.
This post was edited on 5/28/22 at 7:52 pm
Posted on 5/28/22 at 7:51 pm to moontigr
Aliens and Terminator 2 would like to have a word with you outside sir.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 10:31 pm to NATidefan
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I also thought the first was more realistic to the military where this had more of a regular action movie feel as far as the plot.
They had an actual mission in this movie whereas the first movie they just happened to encounter some MIGs.
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no quotable lines like the first
They’re in there but going up against an iconic film like the original is a tall order.
Posted on 5/28/22 at 11:48 pm to LNCHBOX
Best sequel ever made? Sorry, no. Godfather II says hello
Posted on 5/29/22 at 12:01 am to RollTide1987
No
Posted on 5/29/22 at 12:21 am to RollTide1987
quote:
Top Gun: Maverick
Better than the original, which was a classic
Arguably the greatest sequel of all-time
Posted on 5/29/22 at 12:23 am to RollTide1987
Hmmmm
I wouldn't go as far to put in that category but it is a better made movie than the first one. It's hard not to appreciate what the entire cast went through to film this. They made every dollar in the budget count and it shows.
It's an amazing movie.
No, or very little, CGI which I appreciate it.
I wouldn't go as far to put in that category but it is a better made movie than the first one. It's hard not to appreciate what the entire cast went through to film this. They made every dollar in the budget count and it shows.
It's an amazing movie.
No, or very little, CGI which I appreciate it.
This post was edited on 5/29/22 at 12:25 am
Posted on 5/29/22 at 2:32 pm to Saint Alfonzo
Ok, so, we just got out. Here is my assessment.
The first half or so of the film I really didn’t care for that much, mainly due to all the flashbacks and nods to the original film, which as I said before, I didn’t care for at all. However, I thought the second half was EXCELLENT. Overall, very well-done.
The first half or so of the film I really didn’t care for that much, mainly due to all the flashbacks and nods to the original film, which as I said before, I didn’t care for at all. However, I thought the second half was EXCELLENT. Overall, very well-done.
Posted on 5/29/22 at 7:29 pm to la_birdman
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It's hard not to appreciate what the entire cast went through to film this. They made every dollar in the budget count and it shows.
Having full cooperation from the Navy is what made the original film, plus this one possible. If not, the movies would have been impossible to fund b/c of all the pilots they would have had to pay and aircraft they would have had to rent. With the USN on board, it was a spectacle, and a damn good one.
Posted on 5/29/22 at 8:28 pm to RollTide1987
The jury is still out for me. The movie is fantastic but it’s so new that is hard to compare it to Aliens and T2.
Not really sure it’s a fair comparison though. Although Alien and T1 were great movies, it’s not like their sequels were trying to out do a movie of Top Gun’s caliper.
Not really sure it’s a fair comparison though. Although Alien and T1 were great movies, it’s not like their sequels were trying to out do a movie of Top Gun’s caliper.
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