I saw it a couple of days ago in iMax. My summary would be that it is an excellent movie, but doesn't have quite the 'charm' of the original. Mostly this is because the original was really about the interaction between Maverick, Goose, and Iceman. The sequel doesn't really have that. Still, it is a really fun ride, the aerial scenes are possibly even better, and I very much enjoyed the whole movie. For aviation geeks there will be plenty of errors (HUD symbology for one), but plenty of cool bits (altitude, altitude), and especially:
I really enjoyed the F-14 start-up sequence - connecting the compressed air, cranking the engines, using the manual wing sweep lever. Little touches that really added to it.
Best part to me was the comparisons of generational jets and pilots (represented by the panel).
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
When Maverick is taxiing his F-14 on the aircraft carrier following the victory, Goose (long dead by this point), not Merlin, can be seen in the back seat. Additionally, the stenciled text on the cockpit even still reads "Lt. Jg. Nick Bradshaw 'Goose'" in this scene.
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You know Top Gun was made for entertainment of a mainstream audience right?
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
You know Top Gun was made for entertainment of a mainstream audience right?
Aren't all movies? Some ppl go really anal over the content.
There was only 16 squadrons of RAF fighters that used 100 octane during the BoB. The Fw190A could not fly with the outer cannon removed. There was no Fw190A-8s flying with the JGs in 1945.
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Originally Posted by KraziKanuK
Aren't all movies?
Not at all. Do you know David Lynch, Wes Anderson and Terry Gilliam? Their films are most definitely not made for mainstream audiences.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
The World War II P-51 Mustang seen in this movie is actually Tom Cruise's own airplane. Cruise is an accomplished pilot in real life.
At the insistence of Tom Cruise, there are minimal green screen and CGI aerial shots in the film, and even the close up cockpit shots are taken during real in-flight sequences. This meant that much of the cast had to undergo extensive G-force training sessions, to withstand the physical demands of the G-force pressures during flights.
The actors playing pilots not only had to film themselves, turning the camera on and off, they also had to touch up their own makeup, adjust their lighting and handle their own sound. The director had to wait on the ground for hours sometimes for the actors to come back with the footage. Adjustments would be made after viewing the footage and the actors would have to go back up for another take.
Tom Cruise's involvement in this movie was predicated on the condition that real aircraft be used in the aerial sequences, not CGI.
Tom Cruise personally designed a 3-month aviation training course for the new actors to become ready to handle riding in an F-18.
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Cruise can demand what he wants because he's been an A-list actor since the success of the original Top Gun in 1986. He's also a producer on many of his films.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Cruise can demand what he wants because he's been an A-list actor since the success of the original Top Gun in 1986. He's also a producer on many of his films.
Actually Risky Business got him to major Star status but after a couple of mediocre outings, All the Right Moves & Legend, Top Gun definitely kept him there.
Technically it beat Top Gun by about a year, so maybe Top Gun is just the live action copy of this? Or they just knew airplanes were awesome in the 80's and the media of the time reflected it.
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Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman
Kitty does Top Gun:
My wife is a crazy cat lady so she'll love to see this.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
Sorry for resurrecting this old thread, but it seemed the best place to put this. Tom Cruise put up a video thanking people for their support of Top Gun Maverick, and I have to admire his style:
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