It is THE best into to a movie ever. The quiet beginning music, the smoke whipping across the deck, the silhouettes, the background radio chatter and the jet engines warming up...then blam highway to the danger zone and it all kicks off..hands down freakin awesome!
@@rickyquinteros7100 Seriously... I am 31 years old and didn't watch that movie until last week. This was the first impression I got. The soundtrack is just so awesome!
Same here, opening day tickets with Dbox seats that move with movie. Never done it I guess it’s a new thing for xtreme big screens I will see if it’s worth the money and hype
@@jtsuave6125 I think it's definitely going to be worth the hype and then some! The sound in full Dolby surround sound will be insane in an Imax cinema. Enjoy!
I just got to watch it earlier tonight and I am not gonna spoil anything but the movie is beautifully made, and the storyline makes you feel the exact same way as the first one. Your heart will be beating and you will want to be up in a jet
Am i the only one that enjoys the instrumental more than Danger Zone? Nothing against it. I just love how the synth emphasizes heroism and the stakes when flying at the same time .
when you are about 15 feet away from a twin engine jet in afterburners , even with mickey mouse ears you are aware of some serious noise levels. It's no wonder I can't hear my wife when she is screaming at me!!
This still gives me chills as soon as I hear that first bell! The heart beat starts racing as soon as I see jet blast deflector go up. I know what’s coming and it still gets me jacked like I’m 6 years old again seeing it for the first time!
The instrumental at the beginning is so eerie, but also majestic in a way. I think this happened a lot in 80's shows and movies. The intro here really reminded me of Twin Peak's intro, it's all beautiful imagery but the soundtrack makes it sound like something is looming around the corner.
Still the best movie of all time, and what an opening scene and music, watched movie hundreds of times and still get shivers watching this opening. No other movie has come close.
GO NAVY, never got tired of this stuff, I was on CV64 Constellation YEP, the first ace of the Vietnam War (Cunningham VF96) was a Graduate of TOPGUN :-)
I was six years old when "Top Gun" came out in theaters, so I never got to watch it in the theater. As I grew up, it was one of my wishes to watch it in the theater. So, when "Top Gun" was re-released in IMAX 3D, I rushed to buy a ticket. While watching the opening sequence, I started tearing up under my 3D glasses. It was an emotional experience for me.
The BEST film to test out your new surround sound system. Ever since this was first released on DVD, my dad and I enjoyed popping this in a DVD player (now Blu-Ray player) and enjoy the floor shaking from the roar of the movie. It's a great tradition!
Me and my dad have always wanted to turn volume up full blast just for this but we always have stayed in a semidetached house (not to sure f neighbours would approve) but luckily he now stays in a detached house so when I next see him will defy try! But for just now I will turn beats up full way (because they are soon bassy this will be AWESOME!!!!!)
I remember as a kid my dad got a new stereo system for our TV, spent a couple hours setting it up, and then about midnight when it was ready to go he blasted this intro. So awesome.
This movie fueled my passion to be a fighter pilot my whole childhood. Ended up being a lowly lowly mechanic in the ARMY😂 the whole 4 years of school before you can even sit in a cockpit really deterred that
On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world. They succeeded. Today, the navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it: *Top Gun*
This has to be one of the best action movie openings ever. The way it starts with the regal, elegant, solemn music, then the change over to badass action music at 2:35 at the moment the Tomcat's burners light and it takes off- this is such a well-done opening and the change in music is perfect. the closeups of the Tomcats afterburners, the orange sunrise/sunset, the audio getting louder when the camera focuses on the burners. Everything fits so well
Whenever I watch this intro I’ve always thought about how cool it would be to work on top of an aircraft carrier. Helping jets land and takeoff. It’s a hard but teamwork oriented and rewarding task I’m sure.
Man it's been a long time since that movie came out. 1--almost every US aircraft type you see in the film has been retired (F-14 tomcat, E-6 intruder, EA-6 prowler, S-3 viking, F-8 crusader, A-4 skyhawk,) and only a handful of the F-5 Freedom Fighter (used as Mig-28 in the movie) adversary aircraft remain in naval service. 2--the carrier in the movie (Enterprise) has been retired 3--there is no longer an advanced fighter training school in Mirimar San Diego, the location was transferred to the marines and now a nevada airbase hosts the school.
Top Gun is an amazing movie. The music, the cinematography, the action and emotion... it is all epic and timeless; truly one of the greatest films ever made.
Years later this brings me back. One of the best intros of all time. Who didn't want to scream through the air faster than sound after seeing this? If you raise your hand, you're dead inside.
+RainPoetry Same. He's the guy that sticks out in my memory from this scene. His motions combined with the music capture the blood pumping ecstasy of this scene. They have a job to do, but it doesn't mean they can't enjoy the living hell out of it.
I like the blend of the two very different pieces of music, starting with the calmness of classical reflecting the pilot on deck checking his instruments, to the engines starting and the exhilaration of the F14 being catapulted into takeoff, a transition marked by Kenny Loggins rocking off, best intro to any film.
Nick Romanov Navy aviation recruitment went up 15% thanks to Flight of the Intruder. Air Force aviation recruitment went down 2% thanks to Iron Eagle. It dropped another 4% thanks to Iron Eagle II...I AM kidding
Watched the first one a few years ago, and coming to this video coz I just watched the second one, and not gonna lie, I cried, this is the best freaking start a film can have, it just perfect and it brings so much nostalgia
"Top Gun isnt Top Gun without Danger Zone" Tom Cruz (Top Gun "Maverick") Who is not excited as hell to see another version of this with F-18's? and more dedications to the men and women who launch them off our carriers! Should be awesome.
Long live the mighty F-14 Tomcat! Never before, or after, has there been a jet to come along to challenge it for sheer beauty or movie star good looks. Many have tried but all have come up short. May she RIP. p.s. Damn you, Dick Cheney for killing her!
@ robert lockhart, you got it backwards, Cheney who supported Reagan and policies which saw the end to the cold war and the USSR, ended the need for the great F-14 tomcat. It served our country well. You should thank Cheney for supporting a strong US navy when we needed it the most in the 80s.
From a Republican standpoint, I understand where you're coming from (Reagonomics/star wars prog.); however, Dick Cheney wasn't half the man President Reagan was regardless of who or what he supported. Cheney always had special interest and his own agenda in mind. It's a well known fact Dick didn't like the Grumman corporation's A-6 and F-14 programs because it interfered with and competed against his bureaucratic buddies sponsored programs as well as his own personal business partnerships. Several times, he voted against further production of both aircraft (during the Cold War), as well as any updates to their aging platforms thereafter. Depreciation on active F-14's got so bad towards the end of it's life cycle, many suffer a number of problematic issues, most notably, tearing apart midair or crash landing due aging/malfunctioning equipment which only hurried it's demise. The F-15, F-18, and F-16 all received update/modernized versions while the aforementioned were completely ignored. Programs like the F-16 VISTA and XL, F-15 ACTIVE s/mtd, and F-18 harv even further this research while the proposed Super Tomcat 21 which would have made it superior to anything flying then, perhaps even now, didn't see the light of day. And why is that? Ask former defense secretary Cheney. The kiss of death came when he eventually became VP.
robert lockhart There is a Tomcat parked at VACAPES here in Virginia Beach at the "Giantkiller" radar station. I grew up with those cats whistling me to sleep as a boy, only to be replaced by the racket of the F/A-18 Hornet. Good enough jet I suppose, but it could be QUIETER. Almost as bad as the A-6 or the F-4. Of course, the Enterprise is over at Huntington/Ingalls shipyard in Newport News being decommissioned and will be replaced by the Gerald R. Ford carrier in a few years. It's a shame that these beautiful planes are being cut to pieces.
Jimmy Frost Thanks for sharing the intell! Nice to know a trip to Iran isn't my only option, lol. And yes, I agree, it is a shame what happened to the F-14. Not a big fan of the Russian made Su-27 but it's a platform that updated quite nicely, i.e. Su-30, Su-35. Of course, it's argued that's all they could afford to do but still, would have like to have seen the Super Tomcat 21 concept fly. Would have been an amazing bird! Again, thanks!
My Grandpa was in the pilot in the Navy in Vietnam. About........4 years ago I was 13 I think. And my grandpa knew so much, he taught me everything there is to know in the matter of time this movie ended, I was just as intelligent as my grandpa. I've seen this movie non stop ever since and I never have gotten tired of it.
2:35 at that point at the age of six I knew what I wanted to become. And now at the age of 19 I'm doing the selection program for my countries airforce!
Anyone here who's played the single-player of Battlefield 3 should play this song during the level "Going Hunting," goes great with the in-flight check and take-off of the F-18 Hornet.
80s BEST decade ever- for livin, girls, going out- just all- if you watched this movie in the cinema as it came out- than you will understand what this means-
Oldie but sooooooooooooooooo goodie... and timeless. One more, after near 30 years it remains the movie with the best air dogfight scenes ever made. The rest is so... eighties.... too funny. And this intro is absolutely a piece of art for ever.... zero default, image and music couldn't be better. Thanks Tony Scott and rest in peace.
MAVERICK = "Mustang this is Voodoo#1 requesting a flyby." TOWER = "Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full." GOOSE = "I'll clean em and fry em. Great balls of fire.yeoowwww!!!!!"
I'm playing a medley of these two songs in my marching band! My band also happens to be a militaristic style marching band. With about 175 people, we were able to form a massive jet on the field. One kid joked that we were forming a "very deformed helicopter"
You know its gunna be a good fuckin day when you leave the tv on over night and initially wake up to the opening scenes of the beginning of top gun. Perfectly timed. Danger zone music on the flight deck with an f14 lining up for take off in the light of dawn. Pumped at 5am lol
Why didn't they just name this film "America, F*ck Yeah". Not badmouthing the movie. I think this is one of the best movies of all time. Love the intro
It is THE best into to a movie ever. The quiet beginning music, the smoke whipping across the deck, the silhouettes, the background radio chatter and the jet engines warming up...then blam highway to the danger zone and it all kicks off..hands down freakin awesome!
Couldn’t agree more, that movie is AWESOME!!!!!!
@@rickyquinteros7100 Seriously... I am 31 years old and didn't watch that movie until last week. This was the first impression I got. The soundtrack is just so awesome!
FOR SURE!
Idk. Try fools gold.
Yes... we all saw this in the clip. 😕😐😕
One of the greatest film-intros of all time, ever and I can't wait to see Top Gun Maverick at the cinema on the biggest screen I can find!
Same here, opening day tickets with Dbox seats that move with movie. Never done it I guess it’s a new thing for xtreme big screens I will see if it’s worth the money and hype
@@jtsuave6125 I think it's definitely going to be worth the hype and then some! The sound in full Dolby surround sound will be insane in an Imax cinema. Enjoy!
I just got to watch it earlier tonight and I am not gonna spoil anything but the movie is beautifully made, and the storyline makes you feel the exact same way as the first one. Your heart will be beating and you will want to be up in a jet
@@exmro Especially in IMAX it’s really cool
Went yesterday to watch in imax it was mega
Am i the only one that enjoys the instrumental more than Danger Zone? Nothing against it. I just love how the synth emphasizes heroism and the stakes when flying at the same time .
The intro theme is secretly the best piece of music in the movie.
It’s like the star wars signature sound good see TGM it instantly takes you back too 1986
Definitely I prefer this instrumental.
I like both better than each individual piece, together they become elevated to a Topgun level, transcending music alone.
The opening instrument is just so moody and memorable.
36 years later. Top Gun Maverick intro still hasn’t missed a beat. 🇺🇸🛩🛩
Love this comment.
Because music is perfect.
It wasnt top gun maverick
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I don't think the new movie intro is anywhere near as good as this one. New movie is all round better, but this intro is the dog's swingers!
Just saw Maverick and literally got goosebumps and chills and shed tears, what a perfect sequel!
Me too
@Rocket Rocket WHAT AN AMAZING FILM!!!’ SEEING AGAIN TOMORROW!! 🛩🛩🛩
yes it was excellent.
Same. The feeling of nostalgia was hitting hard.
i agree, it was great!!
arguably the best intro to a movie ever ...
agree , awesome
there is no argument
I agree !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If it wasn't then why would it be on UA-cam? I totally agree. Great movie too
I did the bit where the ground crew guy rolls his hands over ea
ch other then sticks his leg out.
3:21 ..that guys little kick is the coolest thing i've ever seen.lol
hasty wasty That kick says it all, that guy LOVES his job xD
The flight deck crew guy at 3:21 - that little kick move! Easily the second-coolest helmeted minor film character of all time … after Boba Fett.
You know!!!!!! Respect
Also checkout 2:33, so cool...
I think I’m gonna cry seeing a homage to this in the sequel
The sequel is EPIC! Just came back from the cinema, it cannot be more perfect!
You will NOT be let down
I cannot lie, it got me emotional when I watched TGM yesterday.
Get ya kleenex ready then brilliant movie
I did!
At age 13, I watched this movie and suddenly had a new goal in life. Heck, watching this at 40 still makes me think about enlisting!!
Honestly the best intro scene to any movie. Ever.
Yes
It seems you watch very few Movies :)
@@tinotrivino I do not think so - I am 51 ;-) There may be better ones, but one not much.
Number 2 behind godfather
Every pilots fav intro lol
The rush when that catapult launched must've been UNF'NREAL at that time! This is the best opening scene to any movie EVER!!
when you are about 15 feet away from a twin engine jet in afterburners , even with mickey mouse ears you are aware of some serious noise levels. It's no wonder I can't hear my wife when she is screaming at me!!
HAHAHA!!! I can't imagine.
The most beautiful film intro ever, hands down, no question, end of story!!
This still gives me chills as soon as I hear that first bell!
The heart beat starts racing as soon as I see jet blast deflector go up. I know what’s coming and it still gets me jacked like I’m 6 years old again seeing it for the first time!
4 Legends that don't exist anymore
- F-14 Tomcat
- A-7 Corsair II
- A-6 Intruder
- USS Enterprise CVN-65
RIP to them all.
The testosterone oozes out of my computer screen every time I play this.
The instrumental at the beginning is so eerie, but also majestic in a way. I think this happened a lot in 80's shows and movies. The intro here really reminded me of Twin Peak's intro, it's all beautiful imagery but the soundtrack makes it sound like something is looming around the corner.
I could listen to this intro a thousand times and never get bored! God bless America ❤
Someone must've had this on continuous replay... a million views. Glad you guys have enjoyed this.
Of course
You aren't watching the video right if you don't have this on continuous replay
don't need continuous replay. and by the way how can I use it so can do this
us navy active.......serving ... ty for this
1daftpunk yeah me :P
What I love about this is how much it features the flight crews on the carrier not just the pilot.
Still the best movie of all time, and what an opening scene and music, watched movie hundreds of times and still get shivers watching this opening. No other movie has come close.
GO NAVY, never got tired of this stuff, I was on CV64 Constellation
YEP, the first ace of the Vietnam War (Cunningham VF96) was a Graduate of TOPGUN :-)
bobby cvSixFour
I also had a C64 :P
This film says that Vietnam was about 3 to 1 ratio downed, but if you calculate it MiGs shot down in Vietnam more than
Mumbo Jumbo I met the Duke once in El Toro at the Officers quarters, there was a waiting list to meet him, a great pilot, wish him the best ;)
I totally agree with you and feel the same way Fazz
I was six years old when "Top Gun" came out in theaters, so I never got to watch it in the theater. As I grew up, it was one of my wishes to watch it in the theater. So, when "Top Gun" was re-released in IMAX 3D, I rushed to buy a ticket.
While watching the opening sequence, I started tearing up under my 3D glasses. It was an emotional experience for me.
The BEST film to test out your new surround sound system. Ever since this was first released on DVD, my dad and I enjoyed popping this in a DVD player (now Blu-Ray player) and enjoy the floor shaking from the roar of the movie. It's a great tradition!
Me and my dad have always wanted to turn volume up full blast just for this but we always have stayed in a semidetached house (not to sure f neighbours would approve) but luckily he now stays in a detached house so when I next see him will defy try! But for just now I will turn beats up full way (because they are soon bassy this will be AWESOME!!!!!)
*sooooooo
I remember when i was a wee little lad,my dad accidentally put it on max and it sounds LITERALLY like a Shotgun
It was when I did! For 15 years I've been watching it with both mum and dad
Disagree........the scene in predator where they fire off a shit load of ammo trying to kill the beast
I remember as a kid my dad got a new stereo system for our TV, spent a couple hours setting it up, and then about midnight when it was ready to go he blasted this intro. So awesome.
+semiauto25 My dad does the same :P Sounds insane with surround sound :) and subwoofers
A masterclass in how to create drama, using the combination of music and establishment shots.
+Graphics Geeks Yep....its a big rock music video. At least that's how Tony Scott saw the project. And it worked-nicely cut.
+Al Gilmore it was the 80's....that's how they viewed everything. lol
The beginning gives me chills every time. It's just awesome!
RIP Tony Scott. You were a Genius!
Да,хороший фильм !
Best opening sequence EVER.
Love the 80's - the best movies and music of any era
This movie fueled my passion to be a fighter pilot my whole childhood. Ended up being a lowly lowly mechanic in the ARMY😂 the whole 4 years of school before you can even sit in a cockpit really deterred that
For some reason, I love the little leg kick at 3:21
you and me
Somebody clearly likes his job. Good for him.
On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world.
They succeeded.
Today, the navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it:
*Top Gun*
It's funny because 'insure' is spelled incorrectly, it's supposed to be 'ensure'
@@FullPlaythroughs They fixed that spelling error in Top Gun Maverick
So thrilled they used this intro for Top Gun: Maverick, too.
This has to be one of the best action movie openings ever. The way it starts with the regal, elegant, solemn music, then the change over to badass action music at 2:35 at the moment the Tomcat's burners light and it takes off- this is such a well-done opening and the change in music is perfect. the closeups of the Tomcats afterburners, the orange sunrise/sunset, the audio getting louder when the camera focuses on the burners. Everything fits so well
Whenever I watch this intro I’ve always thought about how cool it would be to work on top of an aircraft carrier. Helping jets land and takeoff. It’s a hard but teamwork oriented and rewarding task I’m sure.
Heathrow at 6 am lol and every airport lol at 6am kl.jfk etc international lol
best movie intro ever!!!
No matter how many reboots they make, will ultimately fail as this will always be the best!
Long live the Top Gun Origins!
Can't believe it was directed way back in 1986 still gives goosebumps
Man it's been a long time since that movie came out.
1--almost every US aircraft type you see in the film has been retired (F-14 tomcat, E-6 intruder, EA-6 prowler, S-3 viking, F-8 crusader, A-4 skyhawk,) and only a handful of the F-5 Freedom Fighter (used as Mig-28 in the movie) adversary aircraft remain in naval service.
2--the carrier in the movie (Enterprise) has been retired
3--there is no longer an advanced fighter training school in Mirimar San Diego, the location was transferred to the marines and now a nevada airbase hosts the school.
22steve5150 that was classified info mister your under arrest! To the brig with you...LOL
I thought the "F-5" was a T-38 trainer but it's been a while.
In the intro you see the A-7 not the F-8.
Red Flag at Nellis AFB
@@Flying_fisher A T-38 is a trainer and is close to an F-5. The F-5 is basically a fighter version with small differences
The cinematography is amazing. I won't mind spending a few days on that aircraft carrier just to watch the planes take off & land!
Top Gun is an amazing movie. The music, the cinematography, the action and emotion... it is all epic and timeless; truly one of the greatest films ever made.
Years later this brings me back. One of the best intros of all time. Who didn't want to scream through the air faster than sound after seeing this? If you raise your hand, you're dead inside.
One of the most beautiful intro sequence ever made.
36 years old and it keeps to kick ass
The scenes are of actual takeoffs and landing on an aircraft carrier, and have that authenticity. Always loved the guy on the right at 3:18 and 3:21
+RainPoetry Same. He's the guy that sticks out in my memory from this scene. His motions combined with the music capture the blood pumping ecstasy of this scene. They have a job to do, but it doesn't mean they can't enjoy the living hell out of it.
+RainPoetry Yes. Surely the 'Shooters' as they're called have the coolest job ever. (Apart from the pilots of course!)
RainPoetry he is just signalling the jet caught the rope lel
😂😂😎👌
topgun
Maverick is unbelievable. Seeing this being recreated and honored on the big screen in 2022 is AMAZING. Going back to watch it again!!
THEY KEPT IN THE NEW MAVERICK MOVIE ALSO😭😭 THE FIRST 2 MINS WERE A RIDE OF PURE NOSTALGIA
This intro is far superior to the 2022 version. So is the whole film for that matter.
I am not an American but the epicness of this is unparalled!!
The intro gives me chills, it is so perfect
Best intro of all time.
From a former Naval Aviator, best opening scene, period!
Best movie intro ever!!!
best ever recruitment tool for the US Navy
_yes sir-e_
R.I.P Tony Scott
I think one of the best parts is including "Morning Scott."
Also easily one of the best opening scenes in a movie.
I watched Top Gun last week for the gazillionth time, and now I wanna watch it again.
I'm on an 80s movie buzz. This is one of the best.
I like the blend of the two very different pieces of music, starting with the calmness of classical reflecting the pilot on deck checking his instruments, to the engines starting and the exhilaration of the F14 being catapulted into takeoff, a transition marked by Kenny Loggins rocking off, best intro to any film.
My dad just retired from 42 years at the shipyard he loves this movie and he loved working on the Nimitz carriers, thanks for posting
I can only imagine how many applications the air force received after this movie came out.
joking?
***** People don't assume Navy flies much planes.
***** you should have tried... that's not too short
Naval aviation recruitment went up 80% thanks to Top Gun, and I'm not kidding haha
Nick Romanov Navy aviation recruitment went up 15% thanks to Flight of the Intruder. Air Force aviation recruitment went down 2% thanks to Iron Eagle. It dropped another 4% thanks to Iron Eagle II...I AM kidding
One of the best movie intros ever. I have lost count of how many times I've watched the film.
The F-14 is a work of art, and it still is
That was me with the continuous replay, best movie opening EVER!!!
I like how this intro pays homage to the ground crews and makes them seem as badass as the pilots.
Best movie intro ever, it got heroic written all over it. And you know what ? Men flying these aircraft's are nothing less but extraordinary.
Watched the first one a few years ago, and coming to this video coz I just watched the second one, and not gonna lie, I cried, this is the best freaking start a film can have, it just perfect and it brings so much nostalgia
This scene in 3D is amazing!!! We sat in the d-box seats and felt the take off!!!!
"Top Gun isnt Top Gun without Danger Zone" Tom Cruz (Top Gun "Maverick")
Who is not excited as hell to see another version of this with F-18's? and more dedications to the men and women who launch them off our carriers! Should be awesome.
Go watch the movie at the biggest screen and the loudest sound system available to you.
@@AdmiralGrafSpee100 i did it and it almost felt like being on the plane (not really, but you get it)
Classic! Tribute to Tony Scott !!
Long live the mighty F-14 Tomcat! Never before, or after, has there been a jet to come along to challenge it for sheer beauty or movie star good looks. Many have tried but all have come up short. May she RIP.
p.s. Damn you, Dick Cheney for killing her!
da truf, but go look at the F86 saber it is a very good looking fighter and if you do look at it, it is considered porn.
@ robert lockhart, you got it backwards, Cheney who supported Reagan and policies which saw the end to the cold war and the USSR, ended the need for the great F-14 tomcat. It served our country well. You should thank Cheney for supporting a strong US navy when we needed it the most in the 80s.
From a Republican standpoint, I understand where you're coming from (Reagonomics/star wars prog.); however, Dick Cheney wasn't half the man President Reagan was regardless of who or what he supported. Cheney always had special interest and his own agenda in mind. It's a well known fact Dick didn't like the Grumman corporation's A-6 and F-14 programs because it interfered with and competed against his bureaucratic buddies sponsored programs as well as his own personal business partnerships. Several times, he voted against further production of both aircraft (during the Cold War), as well as any updates to their aging platforms thereafter. Depreciation on active F-14's got so bad towards the end of it's life cycle, many suffer a number of problematic issues, most notably, tearing apart midair or crash landing due aging/malfunctioning equipment which only hurried it's demise.
The F-15, F-18, and F-16 all received update/modernized versions while the aforementioned were completely ignored. Programs like the F-16 VISTA and XL, F-15 ACTIVE s/mtd, and F-18 harv even further this research while the proposed Super Tomcat 21 which would have made it superior to anything flying then, perhaps even now, didn't see the light of day. And why is that? Ask former defense secretary Cheney. The kiss of death came when he eventually became VP.
robert lockhart
There is a Tomcat parked at VACAPES here in Virginia Beach at the "Giantkiller" radar station. I grew up with those cats whistling me to sleep as a boy, only to be replaced by the racket of the F/A-18 Hornet. Good enough jet I suppose, but it could be QUIETER. Almost as bad as the A-6 or the F-4.
Of course, the Enterprise is over at Huntington/Ingalls shipyard in Newport News being decommissioned and will be replaced by the Gerald R. Ford carrier in a few years.
It's a shame that these beautiful planes are being cut to pieces.
Jimmy Frost
Thanks for sharing the intell! Nice to know a trip to Iran isn't my only option, lol. And yes, I agree, it is a shame what happened to the F-14. Not a big fan of the Russian made Su-27 but it's a platform that updated quite nicely, i.e. Su-30, Su-35. Of course, it's argued that's all they could afford to do but still, would have like to have seen the Super Tomcat 21 concept fly. Would have been an amazing bird! Again, thanks!
this is the first movie I can remember watching, still love it 20 years later
one of the best films of the 80's - love the soundtrack !
My Grandpa was in the pilot in the Navy in Vietnam. About........4 years ago I was 13 I think. And my grandpa knew so much, he taught me everything there is to know in the matter of time this movie ended, I was just as intelligent as my grandpa. I've seen this movie non stop ever since and I never have gotten tired of it.
2:35 at that point at the age of six I knew what I wanted to become. And now at the age of 19 I'm doing the selection program for my countries airforce!
Nice one good luck. hope everything turns out well for you
James Birkin Tnx. Only 2 tests left :D
+steekle7 hope you pass. I'm in the aerospace industry.
What's your country ? United States ??
Saw this 35+ years ago, just watched the new one, great to be alive!
Kenny Loggins sure did write a killer tune with Danger Zone
I have concluded that this is the high quality of movie that we're ever going to see
I was shocked to hear of Tony Scott's untimely end. RIP, sir.
The greatest movie intro of all time.
Agree
Anyone here who's played the single-player of Battlefield 3 should play this song during the level "Going Hunting," goes great with the in-flight check and take-off of the F-18 Hornet.
This is one of the best movies in the world
80s BEST decade ever- for livin, girls, going out- just all- if you watched this movie in the cinema as it came out- than you will understand what this means-
Is someone having a bit of a mid-life crisis...?
Is that you Uncle Rico?
No I'm not your kiddy fiddling uncle that abused you when you were a child
Oldie but sooooooooooooooooo goodie... and timeless.
One more, after near 30 years it remains the movie with the best air dogfight scenes ever made.
The rest is so... eighties.... too funny.
And this intro is absolutely a piece of art for ever.... zero default, image and music couldn't be better.
Thanks Tony Scott and rest in peace.
MAVERICK = "Mustang this is Voodoo#1 requesting a flyby."
TOWER = "Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full."
GOOSE = "I'll clean em and fry em. Great balls of fire.yeoowwww!!!!!"
The slow turn in amazement at 3:08 always gets me. haha
My neighbors complained about my music being too loud.
I told them it was Top Gun.
They understood.
One of my uncles served in WW2 On a aircraft carriers. Cool man!!
Ah, nothing spells m'urican like the sound of afterburners, guns and electric guitars!
My favorite scene, the music, the background, the awesome planes, just perfect!
진짜 제일 좋아하는 오프닝이다
The BEST movie intro ever made!!!
Can I turn my speakers up louder?
One of the best movie intros ever!
this opening scene to top gun is epic. probably been said before but i dont care. awesome movie.
I'm playing a medley of these two songs in my marching band! My band also happens to be a militaristic style marching band. With about 175 people, we were able to form a massive jet on the field. One kid joked that we were forming a "very deformed helicopter"
0:46 - 0:51 such an epic moment. My favorite part of the instrumental
2:10 - 2:20 as well.
You know its gunna be a good fuckin day when you leave the tv on over night and initially wake up to the opening scenes of the beginning of top gun. Perfectly timed. Danger zone music on the flight deck with an f14 lining up for take off in the light of dawn. Pumped at 5am lol
Just EPIC.
my moms cousin was a top gun pilot and was a pilot for this movie.. he said it was the greatest thing hes ever done
Yeah congrats to your cousin
Why didn't they just name this film "America, F*ck Yeah". Not badmouthing the movie. I think this is one of the best movies of all time. Love the intro
Lol
I second that lol.
Hell yes!
Rename petition??
This a movie not real life! British Royal Navy is so much better!
You are right. It is a totally different plane, with a compleatly different character. When I was growing up it more than a jet, it was an icon!