OLD AND NEW TOP GUN 🛩️

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OLD AND NEW TOP GUN

Love the Original Top Gun is the 2nd as good ?
you will need to watch it to make your own mind up ......

TOP GUN
Year 1986
Film Runs 1hr 50mins

Director Tony Scott

Writers
Jim Cash
Jack Epps jr
Ehud Yonay

Main Stars
Tom cruise
Tim Robbins
Kelly McGillis
Val Kilmer
Anthony Edwards
Michael Ironside
Tom Skerritt
John Stockwell
Barry Tubb

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."

So starts this action masterpiece from director Tony Scott. Hot shot pilot Maverick Tom Cruise gets a chance to attend Fighter Weapons School or Top Gun in Miramar when his lead Cougar loses it in the air. He's met by cold as ice Iceman Val Kilmer as his calculating competition. He always has his navigator Goose Anthony Edwards by his side. He constantly tries to prove himself running on instinct against his father's perceived failed mission. Top Gun commanding officer is Viper Tom Skerritt and Jester Michael Ironside is an instructor. Charlie Kelly McGillis is a civilian instructor.

The action is great. Tony Scott shoots the action like a music video and it looks amazing. He gets great access to military hardware and locations. This is not the older generation military movie. Movie star Tom Cruise is perfectly suited as Maverick. The only minor hiccup is the limited chemistry between McGillis and Cruise. It's not bad and it doesn't detract from anything. This movie just has all the fun 80s stuff. It's funny. It's fun. It's a great popcorn movie.

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TOP GUN MAVERICK

Year 2022
Film runs 2hr 10mins

Writers
Jim Cash
Jack Epps jr
Peter Craig

Main Stars
Tom Cruise
Jennifer Connelly
Miles Teller
Val Kilmer

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The first Top Gun is a classic, and as we all know, sequels/remakes rarely beat the original, especially 36 years later e.g. The Matrix Resurrections. Well, this film just broke that theory.

Aside from the adrenaline-pumping edge or your seat action, this story also had heart. It successfully overachieves, and surpasses its predecessor on every level.

The directing by novice Joseph Kosinski was outstanding, especially considering this was his fourth ever full length feature film. All the stunts, visuals and V/SFX were breathtaking, and the camera work perfection, that you'll feel you're in the cockpit of the jet. The soundtrack and score was amazing. The 131 min runtime literally flew by with its spot-on pacing. I actually wanted to see more. Casting and performances by all were also perfection, and once again Tom Cruise reminds us why he is still one of the top actors in the industry.

There's nothing I can critique or wish was better, as this gem was perfect in every way. Absolutely stunning, action-packed with a compelling and emotional story, as well as being a visual masterpiece. And the fact the dog fights were real and not CGI (actors had to train to fly the jets), just makes this film that much more magnificent. I'll be definitely seeing this again.

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