ColoradoHusk Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 17 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: There isn't a negative thing to say. It was very well done. Probably the best sequel I've seen. The Empire Strikes Back and The Godfather, Part II want to speak with you. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 minute ago, ColoradoHusk said: The Empire Strikes Back and The Godfather, Part II want to speak with you. The Empire Strikes Back has an argument. Never saw any of the Godfather movies. I know. Flog me. 2 Quote Link to comment
MyBloodIsRed16 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 34 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: There isn't a negative thing to say. It was very well done. Probably the best sequel I've seen. I liked the movie but there were a few things that bothered me. They brought in the best pilots but then paired them up. As far as I know RIOS are not pilots and Pilots are not RIOS. Also in a bunch of shots their shoulder straps were too loose and sometimes barely on their shoulders. In one scenes at the end Rooster hits his head on the canopy. That doesn't happen. Also bob had glasses. I know you can where them if your eyesight gets worse but I'm pretty sure it has to be 20/20 at enlistment. I could see if he was an older guy but they all were pretty young. Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 57 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said: The Empire Strikes Back and The Godfather, Part II want to speak with you. Terminator 2 and Aliens also pop to mind pretty quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/14/2022 at 2:34 PM, BigRedBuster said: There isn't a negative thing to say. It was very well done. Probably the best sequel I've seen. It's a summer popcorn flick. It is what is is. But I could shot all those jets down in 1 minute! #plothole 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, ZRod said: It's a summer popcorn flick. It is what is is. But I could shot all those jets down in 1 minute! #plothole I know. Empire Strikes Back is more realistic. 2 Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/14/2022 at 3:14 PM, MyBloodIsRed16 said: Also in a bunch of shots their shoulder straps were too loose and sometimes barely on their shoulders. In one scenes at the end Rooster hits his head on the canopy. That doesn't happen. It actually did happen, while filming for real in the air though. Definitely a mistake, but it wasn't because it was fake or VFX'd or anything. Quote Link to comment
MyBloodIsRed16 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Lorewarn said: It actually did happen, while filming for real in the air though. Definitely a mistake, but it wasn't because it was fake or VFX'd or anything. Oh I know it happened because he wasn't strapped in tight enough. They decided to keep it in because "it looked cool". Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 10 hours ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said: Oh I know it happened because he wasn't strapped in tight enough. They decided to keep it in because "it looked cool". and it absolutely did Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Finally took the Mrs to see Maverick tonight. We both thought it was great but not quite as good as the original. Good summertime popcorn flick fun. Sort of mirrored the key plot points of the original but still managed to make it it’s own. Glad we saw it in a theatre. 1 Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 My wife and I finally saw this last Friday. I think it fulfilled its destiny to be a Tom Cruise action flick intended to spur nostalgic memories while people watched fighter jets go pew pew at one another. Very entertaining. As a movie, I'd probably give it a 7/10. Its greatest strengths are the action scenes, VFX and the Miles Teller/Tom Cruise acting combo. Its weaknesses are some of the secondary/tertiary plot elements. The Penny Benjamin story angle was really clunky (hell, even the main plot itself is a bit ) and it was about as scripted/routine of an action flick as you can get. But hey, you don't go to a movie like Top Gun expecting to be blown away by the writing and character development. And they obviously put an immense amount of work into filming, which is worth a lot of kudos in and of itself. 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 33 minutes ago, Enhance said: My wife and I finally saw this last Friday. I think it fulfilled its destiny to be a Tom Cruise action flick intended to spur nostalgic memories while people watched fighter jets go pew pew at one another. Very entertaining. As a movie, I'd probably give it a 7/10. Its greatest strengths are the action scenes, VFX and the Miles Teller/Tom Cruise acting combo. Its weaknesses are some of the secondary/tertiary plot elements. The Penny Benjamin story angle was really clunky (hell, even the main plot itself is a bit ) and it was about as scripted/routine of an action flick as you can get. But hey, you don't go to a movie like Top Gun expecting to be blown away by the writing and character development. And they obviously put an immense amount of work into filming, which is worth a lot of kudos in and of itself. It just keeps climbing at the box office too! Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 17 hours ago, Enhance said: The Penny Benjamin story angle was really clunky You thought so? I liked the fact that they made her a character. And it's really hard to go wrong with Jennifer Connelly. The window scene was a little hammy, but otherwise I liked what they did with her. 1 Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, knapplc said: You thought so? I liked the fact that they made her a character. And it's really hard to go wrong with Jennifer Connelly. The window scene was a little hammy, but otherwise I liked what they did with her. Yeah she gave a great performance, is a bomb shell, and the idea to bring that role into play (and cast her specifically) was great. For me though, most of the movie felt like it was trying to tell me I should care about her rather than help me actually care about her. And then the relationship development itself just felt disjointed. They apparently had off and on flings over the years that never worked out but now this time it's gonna work? They made a point to tell us that but then never go much further (IIRC). And then he goes on a potential one-way trip mission after having reconnected with this lifelong love, only to return to her apparent abandonment (couldn't even leave a note/text him?) but don't panic everyone because GOTCHA 30 sec. later she's back looking fine in front of a sports car in a weird 'surprise she does love you' moment. She did encourage him to get back into the fold of the mission once Iceman was gone, which helped her story and their development, but then why does she just go MIA at the end? Felt like more of a trope to get me to think 'aww his gf dumped him' rather than to actually develop their love story. I fully accept this is a Tom Cruise action movie so I wasn't expecting a great romance plot line but it just all felt a bit forced and a little awkward. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 47 minutes ago, Enhance said: why does she just go MIA at the end? Yeah. That made no sense. If there was some meaning there, I didn't catch it. Quote Link to comment
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