*** TOP GUN: MAVERICK *** (Spoiler Thread)

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Sazerac said:

Looks like today is the last on IMAX according to fandango. That surprised me.

Honestly it wasn't worth $20 matinee for imax IMO.
The first time I saw it, I was in a regular theater with cushy reclining seats. The sound blew me away. I thought they were literally vibrating the seats with the deep base.

The second time I saw it was in an IMAX with regular seats.

The first time was a much better experience.
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SpreadsheetAg said:


Since when is a P-51 a jet?
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RC_57 said:

SpreadsheetAg said:


Since when is a P-51 a jet?
Same as when a jet fighter became a WWII divebomber in the original Midway movie.
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You didn't watch the whole thing...

1st Plane = P51
2nd Plane = Aero L-39 Albatross

Go to 10:27 to skip to the jet portion



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That video was a fun watch. I'd take a ride with Tom Cruise in his Mustang any day.
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Apparantly James Corden does alot of these... he did one with Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, and Elizabeth Banks where them four competed to see who would be the best astronaut... it's hilarious just for the commentary.

h t t p s://www. youtube. com/watch?v=IiFPwqblizg

(Link to video mentioned above, remove spaces to see it; as I didn't want a non-TopGun video imbedded and taking up space)
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rynning said:

Sazerac said:

Looks like today is the last on IMAX according to fandango. That surprised me.

Honestly it wasn't worth $20 matinee for imax IMO.
The first time I saw it, I was in a regular theater with cushy reclining seats. The sound blew me away. I thought they were literally vibrating the seats with the deep base.

The second time I saw it was in an IMAX with regular seats.

The first time was a much better experience.
Kind of happy to hear this. I watched it in an IPIC theater, I haven't been to a movie in forever but was by far the most comfortable theater I've been to. Wanted to go watch it in the Houston Marquee IMAX, was bummed that I may have missed my window.
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1 o'clock showing on a work day and still a decently full theater.

One thing I noticed this go round is that Penny always calls him Pete. She never refers to him by his callsign.

One thing I do wish was included was maybe a scene from the carrier to show their reaction as Mav and Rooster take out the Su-57s in an F14. Obviously that would disrupt the flow of that scene so makes sense not to include it
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Ah, gotcha

Thanks
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wangus12 said:

One thing I noticed this go round is that Penny always calls him Pete. She never refers to him by his callsign.
This is realistic. Whenever I was at a get together with the other pilot wives, we never referred to our husbands by their call-signs... just their first names.
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Oh I'm sure, but in the first Charlie always refers to him as Lt. Only time she calls him Pete is when she's telling him she's leaving and it's kinda like an insult.

I thought it was a good way to show their relationship is much closer than the Charlie in the first film
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I'm somewhat begrudgingly heading out to see Jurassic World: Dominion, and just realized that this will be the first blockbuster I've seen since, like, spring 2019 or so that won't have a Top Gun: Maverick trailer attached to it. It's so weird how, because of all the delays, that became such a staple of movie-going for so long. Kind of bittersweet now...
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rynning said:

Sazerac said:

Looks like today is the last on IMAX according to fandango. That surprised me.

Honestly it wasn't worth $20 matinee for imax IMO.
The first time I saw it, I was in a regular theater with cushy reclining seats. The sound blew me away. I thought they were literally vibrating the seats with the deep base.

The second time I saw it was in an IMAX with regular seats.

The first time was a much better experience.

Same. I made a point to go back and watch the IMAX version before the theater switched to JP. But the first viewing (regular theater) was better. And the sound was night and day different.
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wangus12 said:

Oh I'm sure, but in the first Charlie always refers to him as Lt. Only time she calls him Pete is when she's telling him she's leaving and it's kinda like an insult.

I thought it was a good way to show their relationship is much closer than the Charlie in the first film
Agreed. Also, since Charlie worked with him at Top Gun, it was more expected for her to address him with his call sign. I think it was another brilliant stroke in the movie to revive Penny Benjamin to be his long term love interest. It didn't require as much "back story" to explain why they were together.
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5th gen fighter in MS Flight Simulator

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That was awesome.

The only thing that could have made it better was if Harmon Rabb could have made an appearance. I kid…
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Wow. How do you pull that off 36 years later after the original? Tom Cruise just knows how to make good movies. Yes he's playing the same character over and over but he makes it work. It made all the nods back to the original and the in air shots were amazing.

I grew up on the Tomcat in not just Top Gun but The Final Countdown before it so it was fun to see the Cat get a call back here.
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Best sequel since Empire Strikes Back. Wow! That was a perfect movie.
Thanks and gig'em
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"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" would like a word
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Brian Earl Spilner
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Aggie_Journalist said:

Best sequel since Empire Strikes Back. Wow! That was a perfect movie.


Did T2 stop existing or something?
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Brian Earl Spilner said:

Aggie_Journalist said:

Best sequel since Empire Strikes Back. Wow! That was a perfect movie.


Did T2 stop existing or something?


Was gonna say T2 as well
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wangus12 said:

Brian Earl Spilner said:

Aggie_Journalist said:

Best sequel since Empire Strikes Back. Wow! That was a perfect movie.


Did T2 stop existing or something?


Was gonna say T2 as well


And T3

The Two Towers
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wangus12 said:

Brian Earl Spilner said:

Aggie_Journalist said:

Best sequel since Empire Strikes Back. Wow! That was a perfect movie.


Did T2 stop existing or something?


Was gonna say T2 as well


Alright alright, best sequel since T2
Thanks and gig'em
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Aggie_Journalist said:

wangus12 said:

Brian Earl Spilner said:

Aggie_Journalist said:

Best sequel since Empire Strikes Back. Wow! That was a perfect movie.


Did T2 stop existing or something?


Was gonna say T2 as well


Alright alright, best sequel since T2
So I suppose The Dark Knight gets no love for best sequel since ... ?
#FJB
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Saw it twice, the entertainment board is great for ruining *****... turning this thread off.

Man, some of ya'll just suck.
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AlaskanAg99 said:

Saw it twice, the entertainment board is great for ruining *****... turning this thread off.

Man, some of ya'll just suck.
WTF are you talking about?
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AlaskanAg99 said:

Saw it twice, the entertainment board is great for ruining *****... turning this thread off.

Man, some of ya'll just suck.


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Was going to say, this thread has been pretty fair on all accounts.
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bthotugigem05 said:

Was going to say, this thread has been pretty fair on all accounts.

For real. Been a love fest for the most part.
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Yeah, contrast this thread to the Jurassic World thread where most posters are dumping all over that one.
#FJB
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Bregxit said:



rynning said:

Sorry if already talked about, but the similarities with Star Wars IV are unreal. The three-meter ventilation target, the flying through a path to get there, the shot without a guidance system, etc. All great but a little goofy.

Thanks!
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AlaskanAg99 said:

Saw it twice, the entertainment board is great for ruining *****... turning this thread off.

Man, some of ya'll just suck.
You did see the word "spoiler" in the thread title, right?

 
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