We’re 2-2 when it comes to fictional heroes being done justice in their older years. Rocky Balboa and Pete “Maverick” Mitchell? Heck yeah, they’re still cool. Luke Skywalker and Jean-Luc Picard? LOL, they suck now.
@@SamaritanPrime The Mandalorian is doing a good job of rebuilding Luke’s legend. We see him for the first time as an overpowered Jedi Master, destroying powerful enemies with ease. Then we see a training montage with him in the Book or Boba Fett. Both were really therapeutic for the fans after the garbage they pulled in the last trilogy.
The scene where Maverick goes against his superiors orders just to prove that the mission can be completed is by far one of the coolest scenes in the film. It also succeeds at showing these young pilots the skill gap between them and Maverick. They may be the best pilots that Top Gun has produced, but Maverick's on a whole different level.
I don’t understand why Mav wasn’t considered to fly in the first place. I love the movie but I think there should have been more scenes, footage of the recruits getting ready for the mission.
Stars rise and stars fall. But Tom Cruise consistently stays at the top for decades. That is unbelievably impressive no matter what else can be said on him.
He's the front man for a predatory cult that specializes in separating children from their families, but sure; anything for another Mission Impossible.
Love seeing other UA-camrs commenting on other UA-camrs' channels! Love your work. Also totally agree. He's one of the last holdovers of the age of the "Hollywood star."
True. crazy dude who follows a dangerous and weird cult, and has also made some some creepy videos for them. …buuuut he it is believably impressive that he is a good actor who has stayed on top.
This movie was a love letter to every person that grew up with the first Top Gun. The flight sequences were amazing and incredibly suspenseful. There was a moment you could literally hear a pin drop in the theater because we didn't know what happened to one of the main characters. Incredible movie.
I particularly liked the fact that the plot was so unpretentious: it was simple and straightforward but it worked. They also put some thought as to how they were going to make Val Kilmer's and Jennifer Connelly's characters fit into the narrative, incorporating Kilmer's current health condition as well as leveraging one of the obscure references in the original movie in Connelly's case. I've come across so many movies that try to push a complex and convoluted plot in an attempt to shock their audience, only to fall flat on their attempt and deliver a mediocre product in the end.
This is basically better, more complex, and more impactful than its predecessor in almost every single way possible. One of the best movies of the past couple years, A+
Not quite as good as the original. It's pretty much impossible to do a sequel where the audience wants you to replicate the original. It's almost as though folks would like it more IF THEY DIDN'T SEE THE ORIGINAL.
@@lawrenceehrbar8667 No, it's objectively better than the original in pretty much every way, from the writing to the directing to the acting. The original is actually pretty bad
The original had so many corny moments, but it also had enough redeeming qualities that it stood the test of time. This new one plays to the nostalgia but develops more themes and upgrades the action sequences to 21st century levels of cinematography. Also, one thing I didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did was the comic relief, that's an added plus that the first one did not have.
@@za-ir5ni I agree. This is far superior to the original. The original is good for what it is, but it’s ultimately a collection of entertaining scenes stitched together for the most part, and the final dogfight really comes out of nowhere. This movie all about completing the mission. Everything they introduce in the film’s various training sequences come back at the end of the film as well as character traits. They even have a reason for the beach scene too beyond showing off attractive people. There’s also much more flying scenes in this movie than the original. I thought Jennifer Connelly was the stronger love interest as well, and the side characters were better too. In Top Gun 1, you basically just remember Maverick, Goose, and Ice Man. In this, I liked Rooster, Hang Man, Phoenix, and Bob in addition to the returning characters of Maverick and Ice.
Tom Cruise is turning 60 years old this year and yet the man is still strong enough to do these dangerous stunt. Wouldn't be surprised when they make Top Gun 3 in like 20 years from now, he would still look the same and can still do dangerous stunt
Personally, I do not give a flying F about Tom Cruise's religion... the man makes consistency fantastic movies!! Can't think of a more reliable name in cinema history
@@brianban110 wasn't a fan of his last film. Of course I had no idea what really happened in real life to people that were shown in Once upon a time in Hollywood so I couldn't relate to it anyway to understand what the movie was trying to do. One of his worst movies in my opinion.
Pacino, Denzel, and Hanks to name a few. They all have wide range and embody their roles. I feel a lot of Tom’s roles you could insert any pretty good handsome actor and they would pull it off. Val easily could’ve been Maverick.
Keep in mind, Jennifer Connelly's character was a call back to the original TopGun and the "Admirals' Daughter" reference which was her! Clever tie in.
I was kind of expecting her to be the daughter of the officer that disclosed to Maverick how his Dad "bought it", so to speak in the original when Mav came to his home. Remember Mom telling their teen daughter to "come on" (get off the couch and go upstairs) when Mav got there. Lol. I think she woulda still been a bit too old for Maverick at this date though. Lol. I don't know, maybe not.
It was also a great way to show the character development of Maverick, that he'd grown up enough to teach an Impossible Mission, lol - didn't expect that reference when I started that sentence (I crack me up sometimes)
@@Orcawhale1 Yeah The Mummy went to several rewrites and had like 6 different screenwriters including him and he was the best writer out of all of them, I'm guessing they used only little bit of his writing and just shoved his great writing with the mediocre ones. Watching The Mummy, you cannot tell which one is McQuarrie's actual writing. Also he wasn't the director of The Mummy so that's not a McQuarrie movie
@@Orcawhale1 Bruh The Mummy was an Alex Kurtzman movie.. That movie was so heavily re-written it was impossible to determine how much writing one particular writer has done.. Also anything related to Kurtzman is a surefire dumpster fire so that also helped to make it terrible
I think what makes Cruise impressive aside from still doing most of his own stunts is that he is still churning out blockbusters. Many of the action actors of his time have faded but Cruise is still commanding the box office. Also I would argue is Mission Impossible films have surpassed the Bond films in terms of what a tentpole action film should be.
@@joshevans3421 I am really talking about the recent films of both franchises. The best Bond films are classics to me as well but those MI films have become true spectacles when watched in the theater.
I think its really impressive how Tom Cruise has managed to stay so relevant for decades. He clearly understands how the film industry has changed over the year and what an audience wants in blockbusters now compared to what they wanted back in the 80’s and 90’s
This was a 9.5/10 for me, even my girlfriend who watched the original a month ago loved it, the atmosphere was intense, the fan service organic, the use of the original soundtrack, the amped up stakes… it was just amazing to walk out of too, the energy was insane. Yeah the love interest could have been maverick learning to grow up and have more depth but I’m kind of glad it didn’t detract from the story too much
@@mirkecWii actually yeh. I thought it'd be Rambo (Sly) or Arnie. But Tom Cruise is *THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS* as an ole school action star. I like your 1984 btw. My birthyear, January
Bruh Keanu Reeves, Jason Statham, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Tom Holland (he's getting started, but will absolutely be a leading action hero), Chris Evans. for the record, Tom Cruise in in the hall of fame. He's literally one of the GOATs and not a single other action star has ever tried the sheer amount of insane, bombastic shit he has tried. Most action stars sit on the lower level of "does a lot of action movies", of which we still have more than plenty. Even then, quite a few are willing to go above and beyond with stuntwork, moreso than a vast majority of "legendary" action stars.
Fun Fact : The director of this movie previously directed Tron Legacy. So this is the second time he made a sequel to a classic film that is atleast good
@@D4n1t0o it's honestly kinda misunderstood when it first came out. It's about 75% as good as the original and atleast it's watchable and purely entertaining from start to finish. I'm glad that Legacy has got a cult following too like the original and hear many people appriciating it as years passed by
Legacy breathed new life into... I'm not 100% sure what to call the genre, "Cyberpunk" being the only name that comes to mind, but it definitely had an effect that we are still feeling today. It also changed the face of Tron. When anything Tron is brought up, it is through the lens of Legacy- The darker, cyberpunk/future-esque version of The Grid.
The first movie came out like 30 years ago and they decided to make a sequel what isn't a trash cash-grab. Incredible! On RT it has already 100%. Can't wait to see it.
@@beardsarejustfacepubes5682 The Mummy was heavily rewritten by so many writers, that even all those writers can't tell which part they wrote, hence the movie suffered.
@@everythingisawesome2903 exactly! And the fact a person came only come up with 1 movie in Cruises resume only proves the point that he only brings us movie watchers the good stuff
I think Jennifer Connelly's character and plot line were actually essential to the movie. #1, part of this movie's story for Maverick, besides the whole Goose's son plot, is him realizing he can't fly forever... as the Iceman says to him "It's time to let go.". The idea of a life outside of the cockpit, and the Navy, where he settles down with Jennifer Connelly makes it easier for us to root for than the idea of him retiring and just sitting around lonely as shit because he has no family/friends due to his entire life being about flying. #2, without her, all Tom's character is surrounded by is superiors who don't like him, or subordinates he is training. Connelly lets us see the human sides of Maverick, and lets Tom charm it up a bit. Without her we'd just have scenes of superiors or Rooster yelling at Maverick, or Maverick making the rookies look like little bitches in the air... thats it.
i feel like they could’ve cut the romance for more scenes of maverick making the pilots a team. we didn’t get much team bonding or scenes showing how they started to work together apart from the 2-3 min beach clip. it would’ve really added to the team feels
i went and watched this with my dad on imax and holy shit it was an excellent experience from front to back! nothing about the movie comes off as lackluster. its a well written, well acted, well directed, excellently shot movie that has a lot of heart put into it and pays respect to the original, so it kinda slaps ngl
@@jrogers5152 to be fair the some of the sequences with the F/A-18s in the canyon run as well as everything involving the F-14 and the enemy Su-57s was CGI but that's understandable due to the unavailability of those aircraft and locations. But I'd say about 60% of the flight action was legitimately the actors in the back seats of Navy F/A-18s which is so sick
Glad to hear about the intro. The original Top Gun intro is one of the best and memorable intros in film making. From the beginning credits with music fueled by synthesizers by the master himself: Harold Faltermeyer... to the life of on an aircraft carrier, at dawn, that builds tension slowly and when those F-14 Tomcats finally take off... the cheesy but all so good pop of Kenny Logins - Danger Zone. Every time, I see that intro it reminds me of when I wanted to become a naval aviator. There is nothing I would change with that intro. It's as perfect as it gets.
And good thing that Faltermeyer is still alive. He's composing this movie alongside with Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe and Lady Gaga which I can expect some new amazing music and a better remastered Top Gun theme song from the original that made it great
@@coolbuddydude1 Obviously it's not as good as T2 or Aliens. He's making a comparison to Top Gun 1. Maverick is leagues better than the original, which makes it akin to T2 and Aliens in that way.
Just saw this in the theater a few hours ago. When it comes to the action scenes, this is 100% balls-out spectacular. You literally feel like you are in the cockpit about ready to side-swipe a mountain at 700 mph. The overall movie does have a few cheeky flaws, but it still is astoundingly good for a sequel. Best action movie I've seen in many, many years, and incredibly good for a sequel in the sense that not only does it look 10x better than the original, it reminds you of exactly where it came from. I'd almost compare this to Terminator 2 in the league of "best action sequel." I left the theater with a huge smile, very very well done. I now understand why Tom Cruise insisted this film get delayed for a wide theater opening. Dude might be crazy, but he's not stupid.
I clicked on this review the moment I saw it. And I heard the words. "It's better than it has any right to be" I started gratuitously shadow boxing the air. YES. TOP GUN IS BACK. AND ITS GOOD. PRAISE THE LORD. AVIATION NERDS LIKE ME REJOICE Thank you Jeremy. Thank you.
@@hermanthegerman8587 not at all, it has a lot of similar moments but those are call backs. The story and premise is completely different. I really liked that this wasnt like the Force Awakens which is beat for beat the same as the original.
This movie was absolutely incredible. I had tears of joy in my eyes practically the entire time. This movie was absolutely perfect and had a great message to go with its story. Needless to say the in flight shots were some of the most incredible things I've ever seen in film. See this on the biggest screen possible. It'll take your breath away!
I joined the Navy because of this movie. In San Diego back then you could take a picture in a leather jacket down at Horton Plaza. My mom still has that cringey picture lol.
Just left the theater. 100% worth it. If you're going to open with Kenny Loggins, you've gotta be confident you've got something special. It wasn't just nostalgic; it subtly sets the tone, energy, and engagement for the audience. Watching it in San Diego as a vet was pretty special too. I'm NOT that person who's overzealous to let you know I was in the military, but this felt very much like it was made by people who have a deep love for the Navy. It's hard to explain to someone who's never spent deployments on a ship, but it was a consistent through line for me. The chemistry between Miles and Tom was incredible. I wasn't expecting to be moved by this film, but it genuinely carried what could've easily just been action set piece after action set piece. I will say, and maybe it's because I'm a little older now, I understood the purpose of Jennifer's character. She represented the "grounding" literally and figuratively of Maverick. They couldn't be together because every time he got himself into trouble, he found a way to be too valuable to the Navy to be retired, booted or (worse) assigned to a desk. In that regard, she was very much his choice between being a pilot and having nothing and nobody because he couldn't forgive himself, and having a family, but without a sense of purpose. The filmmaker's choice to play Penny as an independent woman who didn't NEED Maverick, but would choose him if he could choose her, was smart so as not to bog the rest of the story in unnecessary romantic drama. It was an "adult" relationship between two rational, successful, and caring people who understand how to communicate; frankly, as unusual as that is in films, it's kinda refreshing too. Also, special note for the Lady GaGa song, which was fantastic.
Spot on! I wish other reviewers would pick up the nuance in the relationship with Penny than to say it's an unneeded subplot. It made sense, and it worked.
People also miss that she was mentioned in the first top gun. The “admirals daughter” so there’s that. Obviously not much character building but at-least she has some history.
Exactly. Because over the years hes still going off and never has a reason to settle down. The fact that she ‘s not just an outsider character that serve for the purpose for Maverick to have a 2nd thought of have a family. Shes also a part of Top Gun as well even tho briefly mention. But it shows the history and also the fact they re-unite together shows Maverick’s growth as well, because when they first meet again , she still see him as this playboy, never settles-attitude in his face. So not only that, shes also contribute to his growth as well, and they complete each other.
@@notme222 exactly, we have so many needless remakes and sequels, that it's great when one is actually half decent. I guess our expectations have just been lowered so much...
@@notme222 well since Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer returns to reprise their roles, I'd say this movie has every opportunity to be great especially for a sequel to the original. Kinda like Harrison Ford returning to play Blade Runner possibly one last time in Blade Runner 2049 that turned out great
I Don't even like the Original Top Gun I thought it Sucked so I couldn't care less about Top Gun 2 and the Movie has taken 3 years to come out so I care even less.
First Jeremy introduces alcohol references in his rating system and now he's wearing shades. All he needs is a Scottish accent and he will have completed his transition to being The Critical Drinker.
Edit: thank you everyone for the kind words. This is what’s beautiful about film and movies. They bring people together. Truly, thank you for the kind words. I lost my dad 2 months ago. He was looking so forward to this one, but due to pandemic delays, it kept getting pushed back, and pushed back. We were planning to see it in December, originally, but they pushed it back one more time for the summer movie season (And because I don't think they wanted to go up against No Way Home). Unfortunately, dads condition deteriorated to the point that he couldn't leave the house. So even if he was still here, I don't think he'd be able to. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was on the verge of tears thinking about all this during my first viewing. So it will always have special meaning to me. Not everyone's cup of tea, but man was it mine.
Same here bro. Lost my dad in 2019. We said let's see it together when it comes out. He was Air Force. I went Navy, so we always had funny jokes about the rivalry. We miss 'em, but know they're with us. You're not alone.
It was an amazing movie and I’m sorry about your dad ! I totally understand as I lost my dad also !! Hugs and love and I’d like to think he would have loved this movie also!
This movie was absolutely amazing! I didn't grow up in the 80s (not too far off) but I did watch top gun with my parents and a few more times every Christmas with my wife lol. This movie hits everything for fans of old and new fans. Joseph Kosinski did an amazing job!
Just came out of the theatre on this one and WOW. This films actions sequences were so good. With all the CGI that seems to fill up every film these days, I’m incredibly grateful to see the use of practical effects brought to a level I haven’t seen since the first Jurassic park. I can’t remember the last time I seen an action movie that had my heart almost come out of my chest. Incredible work, great film. If you’re going to watch this, watch it in theaters, you will be blown away. Like my heart is still thumping, maybe I should get this checked. Also can’t wait to see Robo-cop 4K release on Blu-ray.
Should have stayed a "myth." First one was garbage. Can't believe they made another trash heap. Wonder how many holes, violations of military code and how many times physically are defied.
Loved the "love interest" and her daughter in this movie... rarely does the second movie meet or exceed the first; however, for me, absolutely met and almost exceeded the first. Definitely worth the time on this one. Was awesome. GmaJo 👍👍
Jennifer Connolly is actually a call-back from the first movie. She is mentioned at least twice as a past flame for Maverick, but we never get to meet her. Love your videos, I just didn’t want you or your viewers to think she was shoe-horned in. Her character is canon to the franchise and her relationship to Maverick reinforces his arc.
Jennifer Connelly is the Admirals daughter mentioned in the original movie (in a conversation between Goose/Maverick and their commander). It is a perfect Easter egg and makes sense given Maverick's character.
I thought that was a great move. Not that it was ever planned that way but it almost like the groundwork was there in the original, waiting to be picked up later.
@@jamesatkinsonja - Yeah, it works and because it was referenced in the first movie it implies a plausible explanation as to why his relationship with the Kelly McGillis character ended. (He was always thinking about the Admiral's daughter!). Lol
I saw an extended trailer for this movie on IMAX before 'Multiverse of Madness', it contained the dog fight between Maverick and his students and it looked surprisingly great.
Well, I have totally different view about Penny Benjamin. She is not only relevent, but also a significant supporting character only next to Rooster and Ice Man. We saw the other part of Maverick through Penny and this can't be done in other way. This made Maverick deeper and complete, he is not almighty and invincible, he need someone know his true thinking. Also, Penny encouraged/pushed Maverick to fight one last chance in 'Maverick's way' and changed the situation, which is a big part of the story. Penny is also a pivotal part of the bar scene in act 1, which set up all characters in the movie.
It was a full circle moment for me. I went to an early access event for Top Gun Maverick and it was cool know tht I grew up watching Top Gun as a kid and wanting to join the Navy to now where I’m in the Navy (aspiring to be an aviator) and watching the sequel. It was just was a nice moment for me
Now I'm even more hyped to go watch the movie. Also, after watching the behind-the-scenes footage of how they went about the jet flying... I just can't imagine how epic those scenes will be.
I agree, bc it will show that not all movies should be shot in goddamn wharehouses with 1000 VFX Crew (watched Doctor Strange, my god) Rooting for Cruise and Top Gun man! They practically shot the movie live action in freaking jets!
See it with my wife and we really enjoyed it. We said on our ride home that it was way better than it had any right to be and yet, in this age of crappy sequels it was like a breath of fresh air.
I was prepared to hear how this was just a nostalgia trip movie and that it cheaply wants to remind the audience that it’s a sequel to a movie from the 80’s made over 30 years later, but I’m glad to hear positive stuff coming from this movie !
As someone that worked on the Flight Deck of an Aircraft Carrier, Top Gun has always been favorite. I'm very much excited to see this one. Can't go wrong with some good Naval Aviation footage! Fly Navy!
I disagree that we as the audience are rooting for Maverick instead of the recruits. Because the movie communicates the stakes involved, we want the recruits to improve their piloting skills to be on Maverick’s level so they can execute the mission.
The reason the "recruits" feel different than the first movie is because they AREN'T recruits. They've all passed TOPGUN and are the best of the best the Navy has for pilots. In the original, its a bunch of pilots competing for that #1 honour of their TOPGUN class, so its more adversarial. Here they are all on the same team, for a mission. They've served with each other already. Also, the "winners" get to fly a suicide mission. There is way less reason to be adversarial.
This film is the Cobra Kai of Cinema, it also gives me hope that one day some director out there with the same passion as myself will conjure up an Ace Combat movie that's just as respectable as the games.
Yup. There's a lot to her character. She 's also his sounding so we get to hear inner thoughts and perspective. It was pretty silly to think she is tacked on element just because she is a love interest who isn't even a fledgling one.
I just saw this a few hours ago. Pure escapist fun, just in time for the summer. This is what movies are for, and I'm happy to have been able to see it in a full IMAX theater.
This movie was freaking amazing the pacing, the writing, the performances, the cinematography, the action scenes, the emotional weight just everything. This was literally a perfect film
When me and my friends came back of Dr strange my dad came to me and told me "you could have seen top gun " And he was so excited so I told him we can go and see it together and he was so happy and the movie was good but seeing my dad just looking at the screen and enjoying the movie was the best thing about it (sorry for bad english)
Don’t listen to Sean, he is an idiot. Cole your English is good, much better than that of many Americans these days 👀 I did not like dr strange i thought it was a cheaply done money maker with no high stakes or weight to the film. I absolutely loved top gun
At the 1:44 mark, that’s all I needed to hear. This movie have been delayed from 2019 to 2020; well, we all know what happened after. Through multiple delay, and what Jeremy said, I can rest assure, it’s going to be worth the wait.
Thanks for the review. I disagree about Jennifer Connolly's character being irrelevant to the movie or Maverick. She was the Admiral's daughter mentioned in the first film and they set it up that they've had an on again/off again relationship through the decades. She's there to give some kind of happy ending to Maverick's career and journey, because it is his last hurrah. The scene where she's teaching him sailing is there to show Pete that there's still a life for him after the Navy. And I love the last shot of them in the sunset with the old sports car, looks like something directly out of the 80's era! A great film, maybe even topping the first for feels and realism of the actors flying in actual jets.
Loved it! Two takeaways after watching it (in a movie theater!) - One, Maverick is better at attacking the Death Star than Luke. 😆 Two, it's a Mission Impossible movie. But with fighter jets. 😉
Loved this review, and agree completely with the love interest bit. I like it, and it added a little warmth. I think without it, they would've had more time for character development between Maverick and the trainee's.
I can't believe at the end of the movie when Maverick is by his plane and looking into the sunset, it transforms into the Transformer Jetfire and asks him for help in finding Optimus Prime to defeat the Decepticons. Mind blown!
When I hear about the enormous salaries that many actors and actresses make, I kind of shake my head at how exorbitant their pay is. When I hear Tom Cruise getting a gargantuan pay day I nod, thinking that guy deserves every penny. No mainstream actor in Hollywood has consistently put himself through danger like this guy does to make the action sequences look so believable. Yes, those who come from Hong Kong cinema, like Jackie Chan, do this, but no native American born actor who is a A lister does this. It illustrates how much of a passion Cruise has for his craft and the dedication he has to his fans to be authentic as possible.
Penny was mentioned twice in Top Gun (1986), so her and Maverick have been on and off their whole adult lives. I think her scenes made sense: not only rhyme with the original, but help Maverick learn about parenting, and ground him to other people
I feel like movies such as this one, are very important for society and culture. This movie had my 14 year old son so fired up. From the opening scene to the credits. Now he wants to be a fighter pilot and I couldn’t be prouder. That was my favorite part, what it did for my son. Also the movie was outstanding
Val Kilmer speaking got me choked up. Well the whole scene with Maverick and Ice Man. Seeing Tom Cruise age was what really got me. I wonder how many more of these we’ll be lucky to see.
This is the last new movie of the year I’m looking forward to seeing, after all its delays. How sad is that and what does it say about the state of Hollywoodland in 2022?
@@feck2594 You aren’t wrong in saying so. I feel the same in nearly every respect. I dismissed this one entirely until the trailers rolled out. Those gave me at least a glimmer of hope in this instance.
It shouldn’t be this good, you’re right Jezza! I loved this movie, the soundtrack is awesome and did anyone notice David Bowie playing as Jennifer Connelly came onto screen… that’s a wink to Labyrinth if I ever saw one!
A little note about the dogfights. Yes they were filmed in actual jets, but you'd be mistaken for thinking that it was all in camera with little to no CGI. For a lot of the shots, the plane was completely replaced. Shots like 6:55 I am 99% sure those are CGI planes and only the actors/landscapes are real. Source: I worked on this movie
No doubt, they can't film it all I am sure, without blowing the budget. The effort is what matters. I don't care if Cruise has a harnest on when hanging from an airplane. He is still there giving us his all.
@@carl_anderson9315 Yea. From what I understand is that they had Tom Cruise sit in the back cockpit, and then we had to replace the entire plane (including his cockpit interior) to make it look like he is sitting in the front cockpit. And I think They didnt have access to the types of jets required in the film, not sure.
@HotAnimeBabe99541 For most exterior shots of planes flying around it was CGI, because it's just way easier than to film jets breaking the sound barrier.
@@aeliusdawn yeah for jet types the US doesn't have any F-14s anymore (the only flyable ones being Iranian) and there are only like 4 operational Su-57s out there, all russian.
The flying scenes are so intense. You are right, it feels like you are in the cockpit. I swear every time they smashed a turn or went all out I felt stomach and abs tighten. I felt all the turns like I was there. Felt like i would pass out from the g's being pulled.
If there’s any movie this year that deserves to hit over a Billion it’s this one. Not some CGI fest joke-riddled MCU crap that we’ve been accustomed to. This is the kind of film (including the Nolan films) that should be rewarded so studios continue to fund similar projects. Unfortunately more MCU crap are on the horizon
Saw this in advance screening on May 24th, 2022 and my god I freaking love this movie: the theater chain gave us a poster (which look sick af) and a pin before we enter. I lost my mind when the jets were flying and while there was cheesy parts (definitely a nod to the OG movie) but I felt this time it was a more darker and serious tone. @Jeremy Jahns, I know what part you were talking about but I cried: I really cried man and feels came out dude....ugh. Towards the end too, I lost my mind again with the jets.....so good. I'm going to see it again very soon with more friends and family.
I went to see it over the weekend expecting to be pleased but I was blown away. So me and my friend went to see it in IMAX today to get the full effect. So freaking awesome. I'm so glad Tom Cruise worked so hard to make this film perfect AND to release it exclusively in theaters. My best movie going experience in a long time.
My dad flew f18s, and now he flies A4 Skyhawks, so it will be interesting to see his reaction to the movie. In reality, being a fighter pilot is really different from the movies but is still awesome. And for the most part yes they were filming in the air. Obviously not all of the stunts were 100% real but I actually got to see the F18 that they had all painted up for the movie. Because my dad is a fighter pilot, we went out to see his planes and then got invited to go inside the plane that filmed the shots in the air. It was awesome, full of camera equipment and had massive cameras outside.
@@HEDGEHOGTV He really like it. Obviously it's a movie, so he had nitpicks about every combat scenario. The visuals and flying are amazing, and the dogfights/ combat scenes are interesting and cool, despite some things being unrealistic. He said its 75 to 80% realistic/ plausible, and the rest is Hollywood. Obviously, in the movie it's the unrealistic aspect that keeps them alive lol.
Top Gun might just be my favourite movie ever and when I saw this review pop up I was apprehensive as to what you were going to say about it, I even considered avoiding this one until I've had chance to watch it myself even though we usually align on the state of a film but damn am I even more excited to see this now! It was never going to be Awesometacular but I'll take buying on blu-ray. Nice one JJ
i think this is the kind we needed right now too with the type of movies we've been getting recently. Not that the recent movies are bad, i feel like this will be refreshing.
I'll be honest, as much as I like jet fighter action, the original Top Gun is pretty forgettable for me... The jet fighter scenes were all over the place with too many jump cuts, there's no cohesion to the action... The limitation of 1980's filming technology has hampered the immersion. Seeing Jeremy praise the immersion of this sequel gave me the much needed interest for me to see this movie.
Saw it today. Definitely worth seeing in an actual imax theater. The scene at ice's house brought a tear to my eye knowing how hard it is for Kilmer to speak.
thank you for this review bro , my father (retired navy petty officer 1st class) took me to see the original Top Gun at the theater when i was 5 years old , when the trailer to the sequel was announced i swore to him id take him to see it , we were both excited , covid happened and everyone forgot about this movie , 2022 came along and took my father from me , it hurts like hell and i cant think about this movie without thinking about him , i had decided i wasn't going to see it , but leave it to you to pitch the review in a way that makes me want to take my own son and honor my father's memory , thank you !
I’m guessing that the scene that almost brought Jeremy to tears is the Val Kilmer cameo. Maybe they’re not going to hide the fact that he can’t talk anymore. I don’t know. Just guessing.
It's nice to hear that a movie was filmed on real locations, with real vehicles, with very minimal (if any) CGI and not all done on some movie backlot set in Atlanta, Georgia.
Butt load of CGI, the SAM;s were all CGI, the SU-57's were CGI, The Darkstar in flight was GGI and the Tomcat in flight was CGI. All done very well though.
Such a joy to see a film with no "message", no woke nonsense, no over the top CGI, just pure escapist entertainment done with practical effects!! Its simplicity and character development is such a joy to watch. THIS is the film to beat this summer!! Disney, this is how you RESPECT legacy characters. And to quote the youth of the day, it hits "the feels" every possible way you could with that story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
you probably won’t cry like a baby if you don’t have any emotional connection to the first movie, I think. maybe watch that and see if you like it / are into it, then watch the sequel?
@@j2thamo It's kind of wild how many people are unaware of this way to experience movies - Top Gun in 4DX is going to be bananas, this should make up for never seeing T2-3D at Universal Studios when it was still an attraction
@@nachundnach totally agree - for some movies it's a bit distracting the first time around but for Top Gun it'll be wild. I've seen Dr Strange twice in 4DX and loved it - especially in 3D.
just look at the old cast members now...TC was made to be on the top...man is been dominating since 80s and IM-DR is just on the edge...he is bringing the heat that not even the new young actors can think of of...TC is my favorite HW actor since I was a child (9 year old) and he still is!!!
This is one of the rare occurrences where the revive an old franchise and don’t screw it up. Definitely one of the greats
it's because the first one wasn't so good. While the sequel is really good. It made the gaps looks very far
@@DansaSemesta damn, you actually bring up an interesting point. I really didn’t enjoy top gun as much.
They didn’t just not screw it up. They made a far better film than the original, which is incredibly hard for a sequel to do.
We’re 2-2 when it comes to fictional heroes being done justice in their older years.
Rocky Balboa and Pete “Maverick” Mitchell? Heck yeah, they’re still cool.
Luke Skywalker and Jean-Luc Picard? LOL, they suck now.
@@SamaritanPrime
The Mandalorian is doing a good job of rebuilding Luke’s legend.
We see him for the first time as an overpowered Jedi Master, destroying powerful enemies with ease. Then we see a training montage with him in the Book or Boba Fett. Both were really therapeutic for the fans after the garbage they pulled in the last trilogy.
The scene where Maverick goes against his superiors orders just to prove that the mission can be completed is by far one of the coolest scenes in the film. It also succeeds at showing these young pilots the skill gap between them and Maverick. They may be the best pilots that Top Gun has produced, but Maverick's on a whole different level.
Hamms quote about bending the plane beyond its airworthiness made me LOL
@@dontyouworryaboutit_ and the admirals' question. haha
he made them believe. Nothing more powerful than showing them that it's possible.
I don’t understand why Mav wasn’t considered to fly in the first place. I love the movie but I think there should have been more scenes, footage of the recruits getting ready for the mission.
@@kurtrivero368 Really good point you make.
Stars rise and stars fall. But Tom Cruise consistently stays at the top for decades. That is unbelievably impressive no matter what else can be said on him.
The power of scientology
He's the front man for a predatory cult that specializes in separating children from their families, but sure; anything for another Mission Impossible.
Love seeing other UA-camrs commenting on other UA-camrs' channels! Love your work. Also totally agree. He's one of the last holdovers of the age of the "Hollywood star."
you can fault Tom Cruise for many things but you can't say he doesn't give 120% for every role and that clearly translates into the finished movie.
True.
crazy dude who follows a dangerous and weird cult, and has also made some some creepy videos for them.
…buuuut he it is believably impressive that he is a good actor who has stayed on top.
This movie was a love letter to every person that grew up with the first Top Gun. The flight sequences were amazing and incredibly suspenseful. There was a moment you could literally hear a pin drop in the theater because we didn't know what happened to one of the main characters. Incredible movie.
It was definitely a love letter to top gun. So fucking good
I couldn’t agree with you more. I was engaged EVERY second. 🎖
So true
Does it deserve to be 65th on the top 250 IMDb list or is that a little much?
@@francisalbert1799 100% deserved.
Just left cinema. Spechless. Such a great come back. We need more movies like this one. A reason to go to the cinema !!!
If only they took wxamples from this.
I particularly liked the fact that the plot was so unpretentious: it was simple and straightforward but it worked. They also put some thought as to how they were going to make Val Kilmer's and Jennifer Connelly's characters fit into the narrative, incorporating Kilmer's current health condition as well as leveraging one of the obscure references in the original movie in Connelly's case. I've come across so many movies that try to push a complex and convoluted plot in an attempt to shock their audience, only to fall flat on their attempt and deliver a mediocre product in the end.
All the reason why I’m coming up on my seventh viewing.
@@SumDumGy Saw it 4 times. Still fun like athe first watch. That's how you making great movie
@@thomasbgpaintart3120 Absolutely. I also appreciate Cruise’s statement before the film.
This is the perfect time to give Tom Cruise a Lifetime Achievement Oscar. The dude is a living movie icon.
If only you were treated with as much respect in the sequels as this movie treated Maverick.
Amen to that
Totally...
Do it now before his next film releases and slaps Liberal agenda in the face. It’s coming.
I could see that after the mission impossible finale
This is basically better, more complex, and more impactful than its predecessor in almost every single way possible. One of the best movies of the past couple years, A+
Not quite as good as the original. It's pretty much impossible to do a sequel where the audience wants you to replicate the original. It's almost as though folks would like it more IF THEY DIDN'T SEE THE ORIGINAL.
@@lawrenceehrbar8667 No, it's objectively better than the original in pretty much every way, from the writing to the directing to the acting. The original is actually pretty bad
The original had so many corny moments, but it also had enough redeeming qualities that it stood the test of time. This new one plays to the nostalgia but develops more themes and upgrades the action sequences to 21st century levels of cinematography. Also, one thing I didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did was the comic relief, that's an added plus that the first one did not have.
@@za-ir5ni I agree. This is far superior to the original. The original is good for what it is, but it’s ultimately a collection of entertaining scenes stitched together for the most part, and the final dogfight really comes out of nowhere. This movie all about completing the mission. Everything they introduce in the film’s various training sequences come back at the end of the film as well as character traits. They even have a reason for the beach scene too beyond showing off attractive people. There’s also much more flying scenes in this movie than the original. I thought Jennifer Connelly was the stronger love interest as well, and the side characters were better too. In Top Gun 1, you basically just remember Maverick, Goose, and Ice Man. In this, I liked Rooster, Hang Man, Phoenix, and Bob in addition to the returning characters of Maverick and Ice.
The original did very little for me; this one ruled
Tom Cruise is turning 60 years old this year and yet the man is still strong enough to do these dangerous stunt. Wouldn't be surprised when they make Top Gun 3 in like 20 years from now, he would still look the same and can still do dangerous stunt
that man is borderline crazy.
@Don't Read My Profile Photo we wont
@Don't Read My Profile Photo too late
Thats because tom cruise is the highlander
@Don't Read My Profile Photo I already attached a paper taped to your back saying "kick my ass plz" hope no one read that one
Personally, I do not give a flying F about Tom Cruise's religion... the man makes consistency fantastic movies!! Can't think of a more reliable name in cinema history
Amen !!!!
Quentin Tarantino? but I see your point
@@brianban110 wasn't a fan of his last film. Of course I had no idea what really happened in real life to people that were shown in Once upon a time in Hollywood so I couldn't relate to it anyway to understand what the movie was trying to do.
One of his worst movies in my opinion.
Pacino, Denzel, and Hanks to name a few. They all have wide range and embody their roles. I feel a lot of Tom’s roles you could insert any pretty good handsome actor and they would pull it off. Val easily could’ve been Maverick.
@@byrd1106 Great actors.. but did any of them fly their own F-18s or do their own insane stunts? They couldn't even if they wanted to
Keep in mind, Jennifer Connelly's character was a call back to the original TopGun and the "Admirals' Daughter" reference which was her! Clever tie in.
I was kind of expecting her to be the daughter of the officer that disclosed to Maverick how his Dad "bought it", so to speak in the original when Mav came to his home. Remember Mom telling their teen daughter to "come on" (get off the couch and go upstairs) when Mav got there. Lol. I think she woulda still been a bit too old for Maverick at this date though. Lol. I don't know, maybe not.
It was also a great way to show the character development of Maverick, that he'd grown up enough to teach an Impossible Mission, lol - didn't expect that reference when I started that sentence (I crack me up sometimes)
I rewatched them original the day before I saw it and caught that reference as well. Thought that was a good move on their part
Christopher McQuarrie serves as producer and co-writer for this movie starring Tom Cruise. So yeah, I knew it has every opportunity to be great
Who also made the terrible The Mummy remake.
@@Orcawhale1 Yeah The Mummy went to several rewrites and had like 6 different screenwriters including him and he was the best writer out of all of them, I'm guessing they used only little bit of his writing and just shoved his great writing with the mediocre ones. Watching The Mummy, you cannot tell which one is McQuarrie's actual writing. Also he wasn't the director of The Mummy so that's not a McQuarrie movie
@@Orcawhale1 Bruh The Mummy was an Alex Kurtzman movie.. That movie was so heavily re-written it was impossible to determine how much writing one particular writer has done.. Also anything related to Kurtzman is a surefire dumpster fire so that also helped to make it terrible
@@K0m30ng Yes, you can't tell.
So how do you know it wasn't his writing that sucked?
You don't think that writers have off days?
@@SK008 No, it was a Tom cruise movie.
And yes, Alex Kurtzman is generelly terrible.
But that don't mean, that Christopher is somehow infaliable.
I think what makes Cruise impressive aside from still doing most of his own stunts is that he is still churning out blockbusters. Many of the action actors of his time have faded but Cruise is still commanding the box office. Also I would argue is Mission Impossible films have surpassed the Bond films in terms of what a tentpole action film should be.
agree, prefer mission impossible to any bond movie
Yeah, Mission Impossible movie franchise is way better than Bond movies.
I would say the best bond movies beat the best mission impossible movies, but as a franchise, MI is far more consistent and enjoyable.
@@joshevans3421 I am really talking about the recent films of both franchises. The best Bond films are classics to me as well but those MI films have become true spectacles when watched in the theater.
Pp
I think its really impressive how Tom Cruise has managed to stay so relevant for decades. He clearly understands how the film industry has changed over the year and what an audience wants in blockbusters now compared to what they wanted back in the 80’s and 90’s
I love his movies but do wish he'd get back into some more dramas and such like A Few Good Men and things like that.
He understands that we want MOVIES. A classic and tried true formula. A spectacle without just being a spectacle
@@jimthar17 You can't handle the truth!
"You Told Me Not To Think!" cracked everyone at my screening. Great movie, Dolby or IMAX, nothing less =)
Yep mine too :)
Yup....
It was amazing I'm 4DX btw!
Happened tonight at my screening. They were soo cracked
Ours too
This was a 9.5/10 for me, even my girlfriend who watched the original a month ago loved it, the atmosphere was intense, the fan service organic, the use of the original soundtrack, the amped up stakes… it was just amazing to walk out of too, the energy was insane.
Yeah the love interest could have been maverick learning to grow up and have more depth but I’m kind of glad it didn’t detract from the story too much
Yeah calling the fan service organic is exactly right.
The movie was amazing don't get me wrong but alot of the scenes were very silly lol.
Tom Cruise, Hollywood's last action hero. The guy's just inspiring man
He is amazing, but last action hero?
There Are some contenders, but they never stay viable long enough to be action superstars, other than Keanu.
@@mirkecWii actually yeh. I thought it'd be Rambo (Sly) or Arnie. But Tom Cruise is *THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS* as an ole school action star. I like your 1984 btw. My birthyear, January
Arnold Schwarzenegger is the last if anything
Bruh Keanu Reeves, Jason Statham, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Tom Holland (he's getting started, but will absolutely be a leading action hero), Chris Evans.
for the record, Tom Cruise in in the hall of fame. He's literally one of the GOATs and not a single other action star has ever tried the sheer amount of insane, bombastic shit he has tried. Most action stars sit on the lower level of "does a lot of action movies", of which we still have more than plenty. Even then, quite a few are willing to go above and beyond with stuntwork, moreso than a vast majority of "legendary" action stars.
Fun Fact : The director of this movie previously directed Tron Legacy. So this is the second time he made a sequel to a classic film that is atleast good
Tron: Legacy was so surprisingly good.
@@D4n1t0o it's honestly kinda misunderstood when it first came out. It's about 75% as good as the original and atleast it's watchable and purely entertaining from start to finish. I'm glad that Legacy has got a cult following too like the original and hear many people appriciating it as years passed by
@@D4n1t0o agreed. I don't think that film got the attention it deserved honestly, and it was a better film than the first Tron.
Legacy breathed new life into... I'm not 100% sure what to call the genre, "Cyberpunk" being the only name that comes to mind, but it definitely had an effect that we are still feeling today. It also changed the face of Tron. When anything Tron is brought up, it is through the lens of Legacy- The darker, cyberpunk/future-esque version of The Grid.
I loved Tron Legacy!
The first movie came out like 30 years ago and they decided to make a sequel what isn't a trash cash-grab. Incredible! On RT it has already 100%.
Can't wait to see it.
With Tom Cruise, you can always expect thorough homework and perfection.
@@everythingisawesome2903 the mummy wants a word
@@beardsarejustfacepubes5682 The Mummy was heavily rewritten by so many writers, that even all those writers can't tell which part they wrote, hence the movie suffered.
@@everythingisawesome2903 exactly! And the fact a person came only come up with 1 movie in Cruises resume only proves the point that he only brings us movie watchers the good stuff
RT, Russia Today?
Because the other RT is BS
I think Jennifer Connelly's character and plot line were actually essential to the movie. #1, part of this movie's story for Maverick, besides the whole Goose's son plot, is him realizing he can't fly forever... as the Iceman says to him "It's time to let go.". The idea of a life outside of the cockpit, and the Navy, where he settles down with Jennifer Connelly makes it easier for us to root for than the idea of him retiring and just sitting around lonely as shit because he has no family/friends due to his entire life being about flying. #2, without her, all Tom's character is surrounded by is superiors who don't like him, or subordinates he is training. Connelly lets us see the human sides of Maverick, and lets Tom charm it up a bit. Without her we'd just have scenes of superiors or Rooster yelling at Maverick, or Maverick making the rookies look like little bitches in the air... thats it.
Good analysis!
You can't argue this!! Spot on! Love it
@@kp1x That's true, you can't bang a jet..... though Maverick seems like the kinda guy who probably tried it a time or two.
GREAT analysis. I hope Jeremy reads this. TOP GUN Review...I must say!
i feel like they could’ve cut the romance for more scenes of maverick making the pilots a team. we didn’t get much team bonding or scenes showing how they started to work together apart from the 2-3 min beach clip. it would’ve really added to the team feels
i went and watched this with my dad on imax and holy shit it was an excellent experience from front to back! nothing about the movie comes off as lackluster. its a well written, well acted, well directed, excellently shot movie that has a lot of heart put into it and pays respect to the original, so it kinda slaps ngl
I also love that Tom Cruise only agreed to be in the movie on the condition that real aircraft was to be used and no CGI.
Yesss 😎
Yessss
@@jrogers5152 to be fair the some of the sequences with the F/A-18s in the canyon run as well as everything involving the F-14 and the enemy Su-57s was CGI but that's understandable due to the unavailability of those aircraft and locations. But I'd say about 60% of the flight action was legitimately the actors in the back seats of Navy F/A-18s which is so sick
Glad to hear about the intro. The original Top Gun intro is one of the best and memorable intros in film making. From the beginning credits with music fueled by synthesizers by the master himself: Harold Faltermeyer... to the life of on an aircraft carrier, at dawn, that builds tension slowly and when those F-14 Tomcats finally take off... the cheesy but all so good pop of Kenny Logins - Danger Zone. Every time, I see that intro it reminds me of when I wanted to become a naval aviator. There is nothing I would change with that intro. It's as perfect as it gets.
And good thing that Faltermeyer is still alive. He's composing this movie alongside with Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe and Lady Gaga which I can expect some new amazing music and a better remastered Top Gun theme song from the original that made it great
'Navel Aviator' I don't know for what, yet, but I will abuse that term for something. Probably filthy.
@@offroadskater lmao. 😂
@@offroadskater LOL. I fixed it. Please, look up "Lemon Party". I assure you that you will thank me very much.
I skimmed the review but I got THIS MOVE IS GREAT. Thank goodness!!! Yes!
If they had to include a love interest, it's cool that they made her Penny Benjamin ("admiral's daughter" from the first movie)
exactly this, i was the only one who noticed that in my group. It's so cool
Jennifer Connelly still hot
Yes, Jennifer Connelly still has it. She is beyond beautiful. I loved the love interest in this one. It didn't bother me at all.
Top Gun Maverick is the T2 for Terminator and the Aliens for Alien. Loved everything about it.
Nope. It wasn't that good. It was just not terrible. The bar is low these days.
Perfect accurate comparison
@@coolbuddydude1 Obviously it's not as good as T2 or Aliens. He's making a comparison to Top Gun 1. Maverick is leagues better than the original, which makes it akin to T2 and Aliens in that way.
Just saw this in the theater a few hours ago. When it comes to the action scenes, this is 100% balls-out spectacular. You literally feel like you are in the cockpit about ready to side-swipe a mountain at 700 mph. The overall movie does have a few cheeky flaws, but it still is astoundingly good for a sequel. Best action movie I've seen in many, many years, and incredibly good for a sequel in the sense that not only does it look 10x better than the original, it reminds you of exactly where it came from. I'd almost compare this to Terminator 2 in the league of "best action sequel." I left the theater with a huge smile, very very well done. I now understand why Tom Cruise insisted this film get delayed for a wide theater opening. Dude might be crazy, but he's not stupid.
I agree, its in the pantheon of Terminator 2 and Aliens as far as sequels go.
@Lisa Surlie thanks for your opinion.
@Lisa Surlie you're just clowning and you know it.. that's why nobody's even replying to your funny comment
@Lisa Surlie lmao 'left field' is your middle name
I clicked on this review the moment I saw it. And I heard the words. "It's better than it has any right to be"
I started gratuitously shadow boxing the air. YES. TOP GUN IS BACK. AND ITS GOOD. PRAISE THE LORD. AVIATION NERDS LIKE ME REJOICE
Thank you Jeremy. Thank you.
Me too! :D We're gonna enjoy this very much
Dang @Animarchy you everywhere sir.
Like @Jaxblade.
In my opinion...it's a copy and paste of Top Gun 1 with a few differences.
@@hermanthegerman8587 not at all, it has a lot of similar moments but those are call backs. The story and premise is completely different. I really liked that this wasnt like the Force Awakens which is beat for beat the same as the original.
But the most important question is, does Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins play at least once in the movie?
It sure does.
@@Kthomasritchie What about Berlin take my breath away🤔
@@I-speak-U-shut-it Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full.
I heard it plays in the opening credits
You spelt playing with the boys wrong...
This movie was absolutely incredible. I had tears of joy in my eyes practically the entire time. This movie was absolutely perfect and had a great message to go with its story. Needless to say the in flight shots were some of the most incredible things I've ever seen in film. See this on the biggest screen possible. It'll take your breath away!
Me too !!
I cried and cheered, my hubby had to tell me to settle down lol. I couldn’t. Sequels are never this good! FANTASTIC
I joined the Navy because of this movie. In San Diego back then you could take a picture in a leather jacket down at Horton Plaza. My mom still has that cringey picture lol.
Hats off to ya brother
I became bus driver because of Speed
I became homeless because of adventure time
Just left the theater. 100% worth it. If you're going to open with Kenny Loggins, you've gotta be confident you've got something special. It wasn't just nostalgic; it subtly sets the tone, energy, and engagement for the audience.
Watching it in San Diego as a vet was pretty special too. I'm NOT that person who's overzealous to let you know I was in the military, but this felt very much like it was made by people who have a deep love for the Navy. It's hard to explain to someone who's never spent deployments on a ship, but it was a consistent through line for me.
The chemistry between Miles and Tom was incredible. I wasn't expecting to be moved by this film, but it genuinely carried what could've easily just been action set piece after action set piece.
I will say, and maybe it's because I'm a little older now, I understood the purpose of Jennifer's character. She represented the "grounding" literally and figuratively of Maverick. They couldn't be together because every time he got himself into trouble, he found a way to be too valuable to the Navy to be retired, booted or (worse) assigned to a desk. In that regard, she was very much his choice between being a pilot and having nothing and nobody because he couldn't forgive himself, and having a family, but without a sense of purpose. The filmmaker's choice to play Penny as an independent woman who didn't NEED Maverick, but would choose him if he could choose her, was smart so as not to bog the rest of the story in unnecessary romantic drama. It was an "adult" relationship between two rational, successful, and caring people who understand how to communicate; frankly, as unusual as that is in films, it's kinda refreshing too.
Also, special note for the Lady GaGa song, which was fantastic.
Spot on! I wish other reviewers would pick up the nuance in the relationship with Penny than to say it's an unneeded subplot. It made sense, and it worked.
People also miss that she was mentioned in the first top gun. The “admirals daughter” so there’s that. Obviously not much character building but at-least she has some history.
@@jeffs3119 that's enough character building for me. Lol.
Exactly.
Because over the years hes still going off and never has a reason to settle down.
The fact that she ‘s not just an outsider character that serve for the purpose for Maverick to have a 2nd thought of have a family. Shes also a part of Top Gun as well even tho briefly mention. But it shows the history and also the fact they re-unite together shows Maverick’s growth as well, because when they first meet again , she still see him as this playboy, never settles-attitude in his face. So not only that, shes also contribute to his growth as well, and they complete each other.
I have high expectations for this movie. All I've heard are incredible things.
I expected nothing but the laziest sequel rehash. But after hearing Jeremy's review now it suddenly has my attention.
@@notme222 exactly, we have so many needless remakes and sequels, that it's great when one is actually half decent.
I guess our expectations have just been lowered so much...
@@notme222 well since Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer returns to reprise their roles, I'd say this movie has every opportunity to be great especially for a sequel to the original. Kinda like Harrison Ford returning to play Blade Runner possibly one last time in Blade Runner 2049 that turned out great
@@notme222 why would you expect that... 🙄
I Don't even like the Original Top Gun I thought it Sucked so I couldn't care less about Top Gun 2 and the Movie has taken 3 years to come out so I care even less.
First Jeremy introduces alcohol references in his rating system and now he's wearing shades. All he needs is a Scottish accent and he will have completed his transition to being The Critical Drinker.
All he needs his more hatred for female characters and he'll be a twin 😂
@@ILoveGrilledCheese naaa. CD doesn’t hate female characters
@@eldenbleach Absolutely true!
@@ILoveGrilledCheese don't forget hate for minorities
Critical Drinker doesn't hate female characters... He only hates FEMINIST characters, and that's big difference.
Edit: thank you everyone for the kind words. This is what’s beautiful about film and movies. They bring people together. Truly, thank you for the kind words.
I lost my dad 2 months ago. He was looking so forward to this one, but due to pandemic delays, it kept getting pushed back, and pushed back. We were planning to see it in December, originally, but they pushed it back one more time for the summer movie season (And because I don't think they wanted to go up against No Way Home). Unfortunately, dads condition deteriorated to the point that he couldn't leave the house. So even if he was still here, I don't think he'd be able to. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was on the verge of tears thinking about all this during my first viewing. So it will always have special meaning to me. Not everyone's cup of tea, but man was it mine.
Sorry about your pain. Beautiful comment and I'm glad it was your cup of tea. It was mine too
Not the same, but I felt that way too. similar to my mom from things within the movie . Hang in there man💪🏻
Same here bro. Lost my dad in 2019. We said let's see it together when it comes out. He was Air Force. I went Navy, so we always had funny jokes about the rivalry. We miss 'em, but know they're with us. You're not alone.
It was an amazing movie and I’m sorry about your dad ! I totally understand as I lost my dad also !! Hugs and love and I’d like to think he would have loved this movie also!
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad it was your cup of tea, and it was mine also
This movie was absolutely amazing! I didn't grow up in the 80s (not too far off) but I did watch top gun with my parents and a few more times every Christmas with my wife lol. This movie hits everything for fans of old and new fans. Joseph Kosinski did an amazing job!
Just came out of the theatre on this one and WOW. This films actions sequences were so good. With all the CGI that seems to fill up every film these days, I’m incredibly grateful to see the use of practical effects brought to a level I haven’t seen since the first Jurassic park.
I can’t remember the last time I seen an action movie that had my heart almost come out of my chest. Incredible work, great film. If you’re going to watch this, watch it in theaters, you will be blown away. Like my heart is still thumping, maybe I should get this checked. Also can’t wait to see Robo-cop 4K release on Blu-ray.
It's been so long since this movies announcement that i was starting to think it was a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, or North Dakota...
Oh wow I actually googled if North Dakota existed...
Whatever you hear about North Dakota is fake news 🤫
Should have stayed a "myth."
First one was garbage.
Can't believe they made another trash heap. Wonder how many holes, violations of military code and how many times physically are defied.
Patrice?
They filmed scenes at my hometown navy base....that was yearssss ago, went through a whole relationship, had a baby since then.
I love that they went hard in making this movie more tense. It really makes you feel the extreme danger that they are putting themselves in
Tom Cruise deserves a lifetime achievement award in his lifetime. What a movie! If the original film needs an example, Top Gun will come first.
Loved the "love interest" and her daughter in this movie... rarely does the second movie meet or exceed the first; however, for me, absolutely met and almost exceeded the first. Definitely worth the time on this one. Was awesome. GmaJo 👍👍
Jennifer Connolly is actually a call-back from the first movie. She is mentioned at least twice as a past flame for Maverick, but we never get to meet her. Love your videos, I just didn’t want you or your viewers to think she was shoe-horned in. Her character is canon to the franchise and her relationship to Maverick reinforces his arc.
Bang on. The reviewer needs to watch the first one before reviewing the sequel. But he's a youtube reviewer, what do you expect right?
Jennifer Connelly is the Admirals daughter mentioned in the original movie (in a conversation between Goose/Maverick and their commander). It is a perfect Easter egg and makes sense given Maverick's character.
I thought that was a great move. Not that it was ever planned that way but it almost like the groundwork was there in the original, waiting to be picked up later.
@@jamesatkinsonja - Yeah, it works and because it was referenced in the first movie it implies a plausible explanation as to why his relationship with the Kelly McGillis character ended. (He was always thinking about the Admiral's daughter!). Lol
Penny Benjamin!
@@jimthar17 Yes! Great call back.
Penny Benjamin? Really?
I saw an extended trailer for this movie on IMAX before 'Multiverse of Madness', it contained the dog fight between Maverick and his students and it looked surprisingly great.
It looked SO GOOD
It was better than the dr stra.... sorry wanda vision season 2 film
@@mccleandazza4618 It wasn't
@@AtomicMushroomz yeah ok ....go back to the mSHEu and leave the good films for us
@@AtomicMushroomz MoM was a mid movie lets be honest
If this movie doesn’t play “take my breath away” every 3 minutes like the original I’m gonna be pissed
huh, Lady Gaga has a music video on this movie but a different song yet the drum beats has that vibe too.
you're gonna be pissed
Danger Zone!!!!!!
@@SaRENRampaiger oh no….. not lady gaga. Better watch the film with the sound off then
Well, I have totally different view about Penny Benjamin. She is not only relevent, but also
a significant supporting character only next to Rooster and Ice Man. We saw the other part of Maverick through Penny and this can't be done in other way. This made Maverick deeper and complete, he is not almighty and invincible, he need someone know his true thinking. Also, Penny encouraged/pushed Maverick to fight one last chance in 'Maverick's way' and changed the situation, which is a big part of the story. Penny is also a pivotal part of the bar scene in act 1, which set up all characters in the movie.
She was Maverick's first real love interest, that was made clear in the first film (she was mentioned twice)!!
It was a full circle moment for me. I went to an early access event for Top Gun Maverick and it was cool know tht I grew up watching Top Gun as a kid and wanting to join the Navy to now where I’m in the Navy (aspiring to be an aviator) and watching the sequel. It was just was a nice moment for me
Thats sweet dude!
Now I'm even more hyped to go watch the movie. Also, after watching the behind-the-scenes footage of how they went about the jet flying... I just can't imagine how epic those scenes will be.
This has to beat everything at the box office this year, please movie gods
I agree, bc it will show that not all movies should be shot in goddamn wharehouses with 1000 VFX Crew (watched Doctor Strange, my god) Rooting for Cruise and Top Gun man! They practically shot the movie live action in freaking jets!
It won't, but here is hoping it at least makes it's budget back in America, that way the rest of the world and streaming/DVD can make a profit.
And please see it in AMC theaters!
Since The Northman isn’t performing like it deserves, my vote’s in for this dose of testosterone.
@@angeloterrones9789 Why AMC? You need to really convince me to drive 44 minutes to see a movie.
Tom Cruise is a quality seal. Even his "bad" movies (the mummy) are really fun.... but his bests, are just perfection.
The Mummy was not fun...it was shit. I still dig Tom Cruise
Edge of Tomorrow was 🔥
Yeah the mummy was terrible,
@@rickspalding3047 Not Tom's fault
Collateral is underrated af.
This movie shows to Disney, how not to kill a franchise;
See it with my wife and we really enjoyed it. We said on our ride home that it was way better than it had any right to be and yet, in this age of crappy sequels it was like a breath of fresh air.
I was prepared to hear how this was just a nostalgia trip movie and that it cheaply wants to remind the audience that it’s a sequel to a movie from the 80’s made over 30 years later, but I’m glad to hear positive stuff coming from this movie !
Sits down
*starts Danger Zone*
Jeremy:
*they could have removed the whole Jennifer Connolly part*
So, like Career Opportunities?
🤣🤣🤣
Was riding the toy pony peak Jennifer Connolly?
As someone that worked on the Flight Deck of an Aircraft Carrier, Top Gun has always been favorite. I'm very much excited to see this one. Can't go wrong with some good Naval Aviation footage! Fly Navy!
I was a brown shirt on CVN 70. Top Gun had way more influence in me joining the military than it should have lol.
I disagree that we as the audience are rooting for Maverick instead of the recruits. Because the movie communicates the stakes involved, we want the recruits to improve their piloting skills to be on Maverick’s level so they can execute the mission.
definitely , this !
Definitely was invested in the recruits. I thought they were all fantastic tbh
@@maroonfanatic2894 how can you not love bob?
Hangman was my fave
The reason the "recruits" feel different than the first movie is because they AREN'T recruits. They've all passed TOPGUN and are the best of the best the Navy has for pilots. In the original, its a bunch of pilots competing for that #1 honour of their TOPGUN class, so its more adversarial. Here they are all on the same team, for a mission. They've served with each other already. Also, the "winners" get to fly a suicide mission. There is way less reason to be adversarial.
This film is the Cobra Kai of Cinema, it also gives me hope that one day some director out there with the same passion as myself will conjure up an Ace Combat movie that's just as respectable as the games.
Would be Top Gun with juicy worldbuilding. I'd be all for it.
@@vgmaster9 And the score...The score would be killer.
I think the Jennifer Connelly story arc was necessary because it gave Maverick a reason to return alive.
Yup. There's a lot to her character. She 's also his sounding so we get to hear inner thoughts and perspective. It was pretty silly to think she is tacked on element just because she is a love interest who isn't even a fledgling one.
I just saw this a few hours ago. Pure escapist fun, just in time for the summer. This is what movies are for, and I'm happy to have been able to see it in a full IMAX theater.
This movie was freaking amazing the pacing, the writing, the performances, the cinematography, the action scenes, the emotional weight just everything. This was literally a perfect film
When me and my friends came back of Dr strange my dad came to me and told me "you could have seen top gun " And he was so excited so I told him we can go and see it together and he was so happy and the movie was good but seeing my dad just looking at the screen and enjoying the movie was the best thing about it (sorry for bad english)
English was awful, needs improvement!
@@Norwoodg00ner 💀
Don’t listen to Sean, he is an idiot. Cole your English is good, much better than that of many Americans these days 👀 I did not like dr strange i thought it was a cheaply done money maker with no high stakes or weight to the film. I absolutely loved top gun
This movie was actually made in the 80s considering how long it took them to release it after the trailers🤣
If that's the case, I'd say the de aging on Tom Cruise is absolutely flawless 😂
At the 1:44 mark, that’s all I needed to hear. This movie have been delayed from 2019 to 2020; well, we all know what happened after.
Through multiple delay, and what Jeremy said, I can rest assure, it’s going to be worth the wait.
Thanks for the review. I disagree about Jennifer Connolly's character being irrelevant to the movie or Maverick. She was the Admiral's daughter mentioned in the first film and they set it up that they've had an on again/off again relationship through the decades. She's there to give some kind of happy ending to Maverick's career and journey, because it is his last hurrah. The scene where she's teaching him sailing is there to show Pete that there's still a life for him after the Navy. And I love the last shot of them in the sunset with the old sports car, looks like something directly out of the 80's era! A great film, maybe even topping the first for feels and realism of the actors flying in actual jets.
Loved it! Two takeaways after watching it (in a movie theater!) - One, Maverick is better at attacking the Death Star than Luke. 😆
Two, it's a Mission Impossible movie. But with fighter jets. 😉
Loved this review, and agree completely with the love interest bit. I like it, and it added a little warmth. I think without it, they would've had more time for character development between Maverick and the trainee's.
I can't believe at the end of the movie when Maverick is by his plane and looking into the sunset, it transforms into the Transformer Jetfire and asks him for help in finding Optimus Prime to defeat the Decepticons. Mind blown!
Dude stop talkin crap!
Made me laugh tho
Seeing Starscream in the back was sick
When I hear about the enormous salaries that many actors and actresses make, I kind of shake my head at how exorbitant their pay is. When I hear Tom Cruise getting a gargantuan pay day I nod, thinking that guy deserves every penny. No mainstream actor in Hollywood has consistently put himself through danger like this guy does to make the action sequences look so believable. Yes, those who come from Hong Kong cinema, like Jackie Chan, do this, but no native American born actor who is a A lister does this. It illustrates how much of a passion Cruise has for his craft and the dedication he has to his fans to be authentic as possible.
Penny was mentioned twice in Top Gun (1986), so her and Maverick have been on and off their whole adult lives.
I think her scenes made sense: not only rhyme with the original, but help Maverick learn about parenting, and ground him to other people
I feel like movies such as this one, are very important for society and culture. This movie had my 14 year old son so fired up. From the opening scene to the credits. Now he wants to be a fighter pilot and I couldn’t be prouder.
That was my favorite part, what it did for my son. Also the movie was outstanding
Val Kilmer speaking got me choked up. Well the whole scene with Maverick and Ice Man. Seeing Tom Cruise age was what really got me. I wonder how many more of these we’ll be lucky to see.
Yes, I’m excited to see it. Ironically I bought my ticket yesterday and then today you posted your review. Great timing.😉
That's not irony, that's a coincidence.
This is the last new movie of the year I’m looking forward to seeing, after all its delays.
How sad is that and what does it say about the state of Hollywoodland in 2022?
I hate to say this because I use to love going to theaters but Hollywood is dead. I'm sick of sequels, prequels , and the worst of all trash reboots.
@@feck2594 You aren’t wrong in saying so. I feel the same in nearly every respect. I dismissed this one entirely until the trailers rolled out. Those gave me at least a glimmer of hope in this instance.
I can't lie, that gen 5 fighter that stopped and spun in the air as Mav flew by, was one of the dopest things I've seen in a movie.
100% and just before it leading the missile into the plane he sucker punched with the cannon that was still falling
It shouldn’t be this good, you’re right Jezza!
I loved this movie, the soundtrack is awesome and did anyone notice David Bowie playing as Jennifer Connelly came onto screen… that’s a wink to Labyrinth if I ever saw one!
Finally a good movie that has nothing to do with "F" comic super heroes. Tom is the man!!!!
A little note about the dogfights. Yes they were filmed in actual jets, but you'd be mistaken for thinking that it was all in camera with little to no CGI. For a lot of the shots, the plane was completely replaced. Shots like 6:55 I am 99% sure those are CGI planes and only the actors/landscapes are real.
Source: I worked on this movie
So, some of the planes were CGId, but the action is still real. Nice.
No doubt, they can't film it all I am sure, without blowing the budget. The effort is what matters.
I don't care if Cruise has a harnest on when hanging from an airplane. He is still there giving us his all.
@@carl_anderson9315 Yea. From what I understand is that they had Tom Cruise sit in the back cockpit, and then we had to replace the entire plane (including his cockpit interior) to make it look like he is sitting in the front cockpit. And I think They didnt have access to the types of jets required in the film, not sure.
@HotAnimeBabe99541 For most exterior shots of planes flying around it was CGI, because it's just way easier than to film jets breaking the sound barrier.
@@aeliusdawn yeah for jet types the US doesn't have any F-14s anymore (the only flyable ones being Iranian) and there are only like 4 operational Su-57s out there, all russian.
The flying scenes are so intense. You are right, it feels like you are in the cockpit. I swear every time they smashed a turn or went all out I felt stomach and abs tighten. I felt all the turns like I was there. Felt like i would pass out from the g's being pulled.
How did this not get Awesometacular?!
He did the same thing with Mad Max Fury Road
Jahns really misses the boat some times
If there’s any movie this year that deserves to hit over a Billion it’s this one. Not some CGI fest joke-riddled MCU crap that we’ve been accustomed to. This is the kind of film (including the Nolan films) that should be rewarded so studios continue to fund similar projects. Unfortunately more MCU crap are on the horizon
TRUE. I’m tired of seeing a billion MCU movies being made every year.
Saw this in advance screening on May 24th, 2022 and my god I freaking love this movie: the theater chain gave us a poster (which look sick af) and a pin before we enter. I lost my mind when the jets were flying and while there was cheesy parts (definitely a nod to the OG movie) but I felt this time it was a more darker and serious tone. @Jeremy Jahns, I know what part you were talking about but I cried: I really cried man and feels came out dude....ugh. Towards the end too, I lost my mind again with the jets.....so good. I'm going to see it again very soon with more friends and family.
Tom Cruise doesn't miss!
That's why he has kids.
Tom Cruise is still the biggest and most consistent movie star of the last 4 decades. The man just doesn't stop.
I went to see it over the weekend expecting to be pleased but I was blown away. So me and my friend went to see it in IMAX today to get the full effect. So freaking awesome. I'm so glad Tom Cruise worked so hard to make this film perfect AND to release it exclusively in theaters. My best movie going experience in a long time.
My dad flew f18s, and now he flies A4 Skyhawks, so it will be interesting to see his reaction to the movie. In reality, being a fighter pilot is really different from the movies but is still awesome. And for the most part yes they were filming in the air. Obviously not all of the stunts were 100% real but I actually got to see the F18 that they had all painted up for the movie. Because my dad is a fighter pilot, we went out to see his planes and then got invited to go inside the plane that filmed the shots in the air. It was awesome, full of camera equipment and had massive cameras outside.
Wow! That should really amazing to get to see those airplanes. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
What did he say ? Lol
@@HEDGEHOGTV He really like it. Obviously it's a movie, so he had nitpicks about every combat scenario. The visuals and flying are amazing, and the dogfights/ combat scenes are interesting and cool, despite some things being unrealistic. He said its 75 to 80% realistic/ plausible, and the rest is Hollywood. Obviously, in the movie it's the unrealistic aspect that keeps them alive lol.
Just seen it and...holy smokes....
Eyegasms and eargasms the whole way through mixed in with just the right amount of memberberries!
Top Gun might just be my favourite movie ever and when I saw this review pop up I was apprehensive as to what you were going to say about it, I even considered avoiding this one until I've had chance to watch it myself even though we usually align on the state of a film but damn am I even more excited to see this now! It was never going to be Awesometacular but I'll take buying on blu-ray. Nice one JJ
i think this is the kind we needed right now too with the type of movies we've been getting recently. Not that the recent movies are bad, i feel like this will be refreshing.
We don't get that much movies like this nowadays unfortunately so it's refreshing to see another Tom Cruise blockbuster that's done very well
No you said it right most movies nowadays are pretty bad.
I'll be honest, as much as I like jet fighter action, the original Top Gun is pretty forgettable for me... The jet fighter scenes were all over the place with too many jump cuts, there's no cohesion to the action... The limitation of 1980's filming technology has hampered the immersion.
Seeing Jeremy praise the immersion of this sequel gave me the much needed interest for me to see this movie.
I couldn't agree more. Top Gun has actually aged pretty well. Even considering it's the 80's, the action is pretty damn good.
Huh? I was saying the opposite.
@@NatureXwars ***I meant disagree more
Saw it today. Definitely worth seeing in an actual imax theater.
The scene at ice's house brought a tear to my eye knowing how hard it is for Kilmer to speak.
thank you for this review bro , my father (retired navy petty officer 1st class) took me to see the original Top Gun at the theater when i was 5 years old , when the trailer to the sequel was announced i swore to him id take him to see it , we were both excited , covid happened and everyone forgot about this movie , 2022 came along and took my father from me , it hurts like hell and i cant think about this movie without thinking about him , i had decided i wasn't going to see it , but leave it to you to pitch the review in a way that makes me want to take my own son and honor my father's memory , thank you !
Jesus bro. I hope you and your son enjoyed it 🙏
The third act of this man. It’s like Star Wars but with panic attacks 😂😂
Tom Cruise still brings his A-game every time! The least we can do is watch his films in the cinema
I’m guessing that the scene that almost brought Jeremy to tears is the Val Kilmer cameo. Maybe they’re not going to hide the fact that he can’t talk anymore. I don’t know. Just guessing.
It's nice to hear that a movie was filmed on real locations, with real vehicles, with very minimal (if any) CGI and not all done on some movie backlot set in Atlanta, Georgia.
Really wish more movies took this approach, CGI has its place but you just can’t beat practical 🤘
Butt load of CGI, the SAM;s were all CGI, the SU-57's were CGI, The Darkstar in flight was GGI and the Tomcat in flight was CGI. All done very well though.
This movie was brilliant, and so help me, God, I don't ever want to see CGI again!
Such a joy to see a film with no "message", no woke nonsense, no over the top CGI, just pure escapist entertainment done with practical effects!! Its simplicity and character development is such a joy to watch. THIS is the film to beat this summer!! Disney, this is how you RESPECT legacy characters. And to quote the youth of the day, it hits "the feels" every possible way you could with that story. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If Jeremy is "almost brought to tears" I know I will be sobbing like a baby. Cant wait to see this since I never saw Top Gun
you probably won’t cry like a baby if you don’t have any emotional connection to the first movie, I think. maybe watch that and see if you like it / are into it, then watch the sequel?
I am going to check this out in 4DX regardless, but a great review makes it even more worth looking forward to
The preview in 4DX was nuts
@@j2thamo It's kind of wild how many people are unaware of this way to experience movies - Top Gun in 4DX is going to be bananas, this should make up for never seeing T2-3D at Universal Studios when it was still an attraction
@@nachundnach totally agree - for some movies it's a bit distracting the first time around but for Top Gun it'll be wild. I've seen Dr Strange twice in 4DX and loved it - especially in 3D.
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we all know the tears are for Val Kilmer, respect!
just look at the old cast members now...TC was made to be on the top...man is been dominating since 80s and IM-DR is just on the edge...he is bringing the heat that not even the new young actors can think of of...TC is my favorite HW actor since I was a child (9 year old) and he still is!!!