Well, my life was sure enriched after seeing it, so much so I am planning to watch it again
You Going to See Top Gun: Maverick?
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We really liked the movie. Such great camera work/CGI. I couldn't believe how much seemed to come from the destroying the death star mission. I was waiting for a womp rat quote or use the force.
I tend to agree with this, but I also put peddling scientology and it's enablers pretty high on the ladder of scum.
Just got out of Top Gun: Maverick and I don't know that I have much more to say than this movie is the perfect example of the reason I still go to and love movies. Enough said.
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Saw it last night, and it absolutely lived up to the hype. My god, that was incredible.
I found a video from "The Fighter Pilot Podcast" that has former Top Gun instructors reacting to the Maverick movie. I won't link it because it contains spoilers but it was interesting to listen to them compare the movie to what pilots experience.
They said 90% of the moves shown in the movies have been done by these pilots, but the movie had the flying really close just to make it look better.
They said 90% of the moves shown in the movies have been done by these pilots, but the movie had the flying really close just to make it look better.
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Saw it. Was much better than I expected. Would recommend if you are at all a fan of movies.
That's cool as ****, but also seems really dangerous. If someone messed up and wrecked one of those into a crowd of people it could easily kill someone.
It’s like an amusement park ride if you see on a huge screen. Very fun but not going to challenge your view of the world.
I totally get why it’s a movie everybody would give at east a B walking out of theater.
I'd still put Will Smith up there, though he's gone for more serious roles that showcase his considerable acting chops, especially in the last 15 years or so. Leo is also similarly bankable, but he's a more traditional movie star rather than action hero.
Cruise's career has honestly been pretty disappointing, IMO. He's free to do what he wants, but for a guy who had a 13-year run in the 80s and 90s that included Top Gun, The Color of Money, Rain Man, A Few Good Men, Born on the Fourth of July, The Firm, Mission Impossible, Jerry Maguire and Eyes Wide Shut, it's hard not to wonder what could have been if he hadn't chosen to pigeonhole himself as a blockbuster action star. He's only wandered out of that genre a few times since 2000. There's nothing wrong with making those kinds of films, but I think he demonstrated quite clearly early in his career that he could do a lot more than that.
Cruise’s best role was Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder
Sometimes people just like having the big checks and don’t care if they are put in one zone.
And like I said, that's fine. I just wish we'd gotten more of his 80s/90s performances than more Mission Impossible films.
He did Collateral, Minority Report, Last Samurai, American Made, War of the World, Valkyrie and Tropic Thunder. That could be considered not a "franchise" movie. It could also be that Hollywood has changed too since then, there are less and less mid budget films.
Although I agree, I would love to see Tom Cruise in more serious roles. He was amazing in Magnolia, Tropic thunder, Collateral. Roles that are not his typical casting.
I went biking earlier that day and saw the matinee late afternoon. I put the seat back and about an hour in had to go to the bathroom and I went to get up to go and both of my legs cramped up so bad I just sat down and gritted it out it until the cramping subsided. I bike a lot so I am aware of staying hydrated along with keeping my potassium level up. That was the worst part of the whole movie for me!!
I would love to see the Les Grossman spin off movie. I think there were some talks about this happening.
Nobody wants a movie like Top Gun to challenge their view of the world.
