Top Gun 2
BV’s TG2 review.
Saw the movie last night.
It was cheesy, corny, far-fetched, unrealistic and the most American movie I have ever seen.
I loved every second of it.
It is exactly what true TG fans would have wanted and anyone who had either not seen the original or is not a TG geek should love it in equal measure.
For me it also had the personal connection in that I first saw TG as 12 year old (on a dodgy VHS copy!) and decided then and there that I wanted to be a fighter pilot.
33 years later, after 4000 hours flying her Majesty’s RR Adour equipped wonder machines I finally see the sequel just as I am about to hang up my spurs and move on to pastures new.
Serendipity as my wife put it.
BV
It was cheesy, corny, far-fetched, unrealistic and the most American movie I have ever seen.
I loved every second of it.
It is exactly what true TG fans would have wanted and anyone who had either not seen the original or is not a TG geek should love it in equal measure.
For me it also had the personal connection in that I first saw TG as 12 year old (on a dodgy VHS copy!) and decided then and there that I wanted to be a fighter pilot.
33 years later, after 4000 hours flying her Majesty’s RR Adour equipped wonder machines I finally see the sequel just as I am about to hang up my spurs and move on to pastures new.
Serendipity as my wife put it.
BV
Plot - implausible, characters - dodgy, aeroplanes - wonderful!! I especially love the Carrier scenes. Great entertainment and some nice touches linking it back to the original film.
I must say.....I thought it was terrible. For me there is only one Top Gun film.
Iron Eagle levels of bollocks without the charm. The only good bit was the ever lovely Jennifer Connelly.
Iron Eagle levels of bollocks without the charm. The only good bit was the ever lovely Jennifer Connelly.
Saw the movie yesterday, only piece I enjoyed was the flight deck ballet. The first one was the opening scene of the F-14 launch with its evocative music. I'm afraid I need to grow up, the the flight deck ballet grabs me every time where ever it's to be seen.
Saw it last night - some American schmaltzy cobblers in there but the flying was awesome.
Tom Cruise can only play Tom Cruise - no actual acting required but it doesn't matter.
It's just entertainment not real life so enjoy the ride.
Tom Cruise can only play Tom Cruise - no actual acting required but it doesn't matter.
It's just entertainment not real life so enjoy the ride.
BV - yup, it had me bedazzled, even more so than the in-cockpit footage everyone is raving about. Hollywood have no excuses now when it comes to air combat scenes - none of this Redtails Star Wars-esque rubbish.
I found the cockpit shots a little distracting. I think just because it's so obvious that the actors are along for the ride, rather than in control of a jet. It lacks the charm of the original film though and for me, some of the aerial footage was in the style of a video game rather than catching the essence of flying.
I did like the film though. Good fun and quite a few laughs. I'd like to watch it again in IMAX....and without subtitles, which the viewing I attended seemed to have. Oops.
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I did like the film though. Good fun and quite a few laughs. I'd like to watch it again in IMAX....and without subtitles, which the viewing I attended seemed to have. Oops.
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Originally Posted by dead_pan
Great film, with some nice nods to the first outing. Also, some pretty groundbreaking CGI - we can discuss when everyone's seen it...
The background on the interview set was a couple of RAF low height ground equipment mobile pan work lights lol, nice to see someone found a use for them.
Originally Posted by NineEighteen
It lacks the charm of the original film though and for me, some of the aerial footage was in the style of a video game rather than catching the essence of flying.
There is a French film called, "Les Chevaliers du Ciel", which does a much better job of aerial filming.
