Top Gun sequel: Maverick

[A380]

Just seen it in IMAX. Knew I’d love the flying but thought the rest of film would be crap- just like the original.

Loved the flying which was amazing. Surprisingly the rest of the film wasn’t actually that bad. (Ignore ing both the complete bollocks of the premise and the good old US of A carrying out an act of undeclared war on a sovereign nation obvs.)。 Lots of references to the original without being too knowing, including a good old (homoerotic?) breach ball game. A couple of places where they deliver an actual emotional response too, unexpectedly.

I actually liked it a lot. If you have any interest in stuff that goes zoom deffo see it. But then if you do you’ll be going to see it anyway.

 

[skyscraper101]

The fact it has virtually no (if any) CGI is a massive deal for me. It makes all the boring comic book hero films look cheap by comparison.

 

[A380]

i saw half of it via an online place but will be going to the big screen latee this week . Do they ever actually tell us who the enemy is ? so far, it just seem to be very non specific on who they are actually scrapping with

Funny enough the roundels on the enemy AC are never completely clear. I think it’s an Iran with a bit more money and located in Scandinavia’s fjord country…


(though it could be Tatooine. Mav could certainly bulls eye a whomp rat and they aren’t much bigger than two meters- a vital skill…)

 

[skyscraper101]

In the first film, they never explicitly said it was the commies either but the red stars on the flight controls of MIG jets and the pilot helmets was a bit of a giveaway

 

[Sasaferrato]

I am downloading it as we speak.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I am downloading it as we speak.

Now, I hate cinemas. Strange places full of people. I hadn’t been in one for something like 18 years.

But trust me, you need to see this in one. It just won’t work on a small screen.

 

[A380]

I am downloading it as we speak.

Noooo. It will be rubish. See it on a big screen.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Noooo. It will be rubish. See it on a big screen.

I'll probably do both. I don't mind paying to see a decent movie.

 

[T & P]

The fact it has virtually no (if any) CGI is a massive deal for me. It makes all the boring comic book hero films look cheap by comparison.

Say what you will about Cruise’s nutjob personal life, he’s a ridiculously committed actor when it comes to practical effects in his films. In one of the more recent Mission Impossible films, he actually broke a free diving record to film a scene in one shot in which he spends 2+ minutes underwater trying to break into the villains’ lair. Trained hard for many months to do it. Fucking insane.

 

[Ming]

Just seen it in IMAX. Knew I’d love the flying but thought the rest of film would be crap- just like the original.

Loved the flying which was amazing. Surprisingly the rest of the film wasn’t actually that bad. (Ignore ing both the complete bollocks of the premise and the good old US of A carrying out an act of undeclared war on a sovereign nation obvs.)。 Lots of references to the original without being too knowing, including a good old (homoerotic?) breach ball game. A couple of places where they deliver an actual emotional response too, unexpectedly.

I actually liked it a lot. If you have any interest in stuff that goes zoom deffo see it. But then if you do you’ll be going to see it anyway.

I’m seeing it this weekend. The reviews and people I know who’ve seen it are saying it’s better than the original. It’s good cheese and I’m looking forward to seeing it more than any movie in ages. It’s amazing he’s 60 years old this year and can still pull it off.

 

[fen_boy]

Saw it yesterday, it was great fun.

 

[JimW]

Presume it will come here; never watched the first one as didn't sound like my sort of thing but then I seemed to have missed about ninety percent of contemporary cultural touchstones somehow without deliberately avoiding that many. May give this a go.

 

[aqua]

Late to this one but fuck that was brilliant I love fast jets, I don't care how technically accurate it is tbh, nearly too fucking twee a couple of times but never really stepped over the line, I laughed, I definitely welled up at least once (couldn't even tell you why now either!) and came out remembering how much I loved top gun the first time.
The bloke from madmen was really distracting though, because he lives in madmen to me. But that's the only grumble.

 

[8ball]

Late to this one but fuck that was brilliant I love fast jets, I don't care how technically accurate it is tbh, nearly too fucking twee a couple of times but never really stepped over the line, I laughed, I definitely welled up at least once (couldn't even tell you why now either!) and came out remembering how much I loved top gun the first time.
The bloke from madmen was really distracting though, because he lives in madmen to me. But that's the only grumble.

I mis-clicked in the threads menu and got nearly half-way through that before I twigged that you weren't talking about the Queen's Red Arrows display.

 

[weltweit]

I just hate Tom Cruise ..

He has riders in his talk show contracts that no one is to ask him about Scientology (at least that is what I heard)

So he can act, he is an extrovert, he isn't a fast jet hero pilot, he is an actor, he isn't a secret agent, he is an actor, I think some fans get confused between these extremes, Tom Cruise is an actor. Just like kids who say to each other lets play acting, that is what he does. Play acting.

 

[ska invita]

I just hate Tom Cruise ..

He has riders in his talk show contracts that no one is to ask him about Scientology (at least that is what I heard)

So he can act, he is an extrovert, he isn't a fast jet hero pilot, he is an actor, he isn't a secret agent, he is an actor, I think some fans get confused between these extremes, Tom Cruise is an actor. Just like kids who say to each other lets play acting, that is what he does. Play acting.

Hes not a very good actor (very limited range) but turns out hes good at stunts

 

[scifisam]

I just hate Tom Cruise ..

He has riders in his talk show contracts that no one is to ask him about Scientology (at least that is what I heard)

So he can act, he is an extrovert, he isn't a fast jet hero pilot, he is an actor, he isn't a secret agent, he is an actor, I think some fans get confused between these extremes, Tom Cruise is an actor. Just like kids who say to each other lets play acting, that is what he does. Play acting.

Nobody thinks Tom Cruise is actually a secret agent or jet pilot.

Some actors have a limited range but what they can do within that range is very good - range isn't really the most important thing, really. Also, TBH, when he was younger he did show that he did have range. I wouldn't call myself a fan exactly, mainly because of his personal life and scientology, but - with the exception of Jack Reacher - he's usually a sign that it's going to be a good movie.

 

[8ball]

Nobody thinks Tom Cruise is actually a secret agent or jet pilot.

Just putting in a quick tag for easy retrieval in the "urban quotes of the year" thread.

#2022

 

[bellaozzydog]

In a warm up to going to the cinema tomorrow we are watching the original tonight


Watching with a room of 20 somethings with no previous top gun experience is illuminating

Their winces are audible and ooohs and oooofs as it trundles through its 80’s scenes

I’m sat in the dark chuckling all over the place off my mittens

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I just hate Tom Cruise ..

He has riders in his talk show contracts that no one is to ask him about Scientology (at least that is what I heard)

So he can act, he is an extrovert, he isn't a fast jet hero pilot, he is an actor, he isn't a secret agent, he is an actor, I think some fans get confused between these extremes, Tom Cruise is an actor. Just like kids who say to each other lets play acting, that is what he does. Play acting.

Nobody is watching this film for the acting

 

[AverageJoe]

I might watch it jut it will never be as good as Risky Business

 

[scifisam]

Nobody is watching this film for the acting

Although it does require a particular style of toned-down acting that some "better" actors would probably find hard to deal with.

 

[8ball]

Nobody is watching this film for the acting

That’s like saying no one watched Harry Potter films for the sound design. You can still bugger a film up by neglecting an important element.

Cruise is perfect for this kind of film.

 

[A380]

Although it does require a particular style of toned-down acting that some "better" actors would probably find hard to deal with.

I'd love to see Mark Rylance as Maverick.

 

[krtek a houby]

Love to see James Garner as Maverick

 

[8ball]

I'd love to see Mark Rylance as Maverick.

Richard Ayoade as Goose and Matt Berry as Iceman.

 

[A380]

"We are sending you to Yeovilton."

"We are going to make you slightly better. Subject to the limited budget for flying hours, obviously."

 

[not-bono-ever]

Ok saw it tonight. It’s well formulaic. You know what will happen ultimately. It’s fun filler and a nice bit of PR for the US Navy.still don’t know who the non specific foe was tho

 

[High Voltage]

<CLANG! > The penny's finally dropped about Top Fuzz

 

[krtek a houby]

<CLANG! > The penny's finally dropped about Top Fuzz

Don't you mean this?