Top Gun: Maverick

Flibster · 19 Jul 2019 at 02:56

If they want shots of Tom in a Super Hornet, then they probably strapped him into the rear seat of the F/A-18F - the 2 seat variant and pointed the cameras from alongside the topbox of the front ejection seat.

Malevolence · 19 Jul 2019 at 05:18

Meddling-Monk said:
Surprised there's no sign of a F35B considering how much they're being hammered home as the replacement for the F18's for the US Navy.

:: edit ::

Although, given what is being said from the actors in the trailer, the helmet that Maverick was wearing, I'm wondering if they're the last vanguard of old school pilots who are being phased out for F35B pilots who don't need their dogfighting skills.

Replace F-35 with drone warfare and you have the gist of the story.

Scooter72 · 19 Jul 2019 at 08:35

shine said:
********, you can be mine!

Goose - I feel the need for speed

Feek · 19 Jul 2019 at 08:40

When the chime of the music started, I smiled. My smile got wider as the trailer progressed. Tears in my eyes by the end.

I'm an emotional wreck. Can't wait!

ianh · 19 Jul 2019 at 08:54

Meddling-Monk said:
Although, given what is being said from the actors in the trailer, the helmet that Maverick was wearing, I'm wondering if they're the last vanguard of old school pilots who are being phased out for F35B pilots who don't need their dogfighting skills.

Malevolence said:
Replace F-35 with drone warfare and you have the gist of the story.

The helmet & flight suit seen during his chat with Ed Harris and whilst in a "next gen" cockpit at 1min 24sec are a high altitude type, with a neck locking ring collar similar to space suits ones so I'm guessing that there will be a "Stealth" feeling to the film with humans vs drones and Maverick in either a flyable drone or a new type of fighter. However I'm curious about the last shot of an F-14 flying as I the film says all flying is "real" i.e. non-CGI and didn't think the US has any airworthy ones left

Flibster said:
If they want shots of Tom in a Super Hornet, then they probably strapped him into the rear seat of the F/A-18F - the 2 seat variant and pointed the cameras from alongside the topbox of the front ejection seat.

This, only its the front seat he's in rather than the rear (F/A-18F's have dual controls).

StevieP · 19 Jul 2019 at 09:04

Feek said:
When the chime of the music started, I smiled. My smile got wider as the trailer progressed. Tears in my eyes by the end.

I'm an emotional wreck. Can't wait!

In theory I agree with this!

Sadly the vast majority of sequels fail to live up to the original!

Here's hoping though!

peige · 19 Jul 2019 at 09:11

So want to see this. Went to see it a couple of times at the cinema, it was also one of the first CD's I ever heard played on a bose system at my then girlfriends parents house.

Love that soundtrack for so many reasons

cheesyboy · 19 Jul 2019 at 09:19

Malevolence said:
So why even open the thread and comment?

Play fair: I wasn't slating it! And it's a touchstone cultural movie, worthy of paying attention to even if I don't feel the same love that others do.

Tell me you've never offered an opinion on movies you're not into

dowie · 19 Jul 2019 at 09:30

Steampunk said:
This looks surprisingly awesome. It good that they made Maverick the main character, rather than try to replace him with a youngster and then have Cruise play Maverick as just some token cameo. I hope it's not a misleading trailer.

I guess it is more of a teaser... unless they're going to be super awesome and not actually make one of those modern trailers that gives away the main plot points/most of the storyline.

I'd presume he's a "Top Gun" instructor now - they seem to show a female aviator in the trailer with the call sign "Phoenix", maybe she's the other lead - also a bar scene with a bunch of young navy officers round the piano etc...

Then again he's also got that space suit thing on indicating maybe he's involved in testing/piloting some new futuristic aircraft and that comment at the end about his kind heading for extinction... so presumably some conflict with Navy top brass having a preference for drones etc...

rhysduck · 19 Jul 2019 at 09:45

This looks bloody brilliant

Can't wait for it. Loved the first one.

Scooter72 · 19 Jul 2019 at 09:54

cheesyboy said:
don't feel the same love that others do

have you lost that loving feeling

Meddling-Monk · 19 Jul 2019 at 10:13

Malevolence said:
Replace F-35 with drone warfare and you have the gist of the story.

ianh said:
The helmet & flight suit seen during his chat with Ed Harris and whilst in a "next gen" cockpit at 1min 24sec are a high altitude type, with a neck locking ring collar similar to space suits ones so I'm guessing that there will be a "Stealth" feeling to the film with humans vs drones and Maverick in either a flyable drone or a new type of fighter.

My guess is experimental plane (to "be there in 60s"

), scramjet modified fighter or something (so Maverick can go "Going Hyper Sonic"

).

Haven't seen a single drone that requires the operator to be suited up in a compression suit whilst sitting in their comfy chairs in front of a multi-monitor setup.

Although if we want a villain of some kind, I can certainly see Drones as being used for them. But the Helmet and Suit is for something else entirely I believe, wouldn't make sense otherwise.

MookJong · 19 Jul 2019 at 10:50

Visually some of the the styling looks pretty consistent. My huge bugbear with sequels and prequels is where the visual style and cinematography just completely changes from the original.

sk8board_pete · 19 Jul 2019 at 10:52

Absolutely loved the first one! The one looks great from the trailer, can't wait for it!

ElliorR · 19 Jul 2019 at 11:01

I'll catch this one on Netflix/Amazon when it's out. Didn't think much of Top Gun back in the day and not a huge fan of Cruise. Yes he's made some good films but he seems to massage his ego in most of them.

Feek · 19 Jul 2019 at 12:41

Crisis of consonants

dowie said:
I guess it is more of a teaser... unless they're going to be super awesome and not actually make one of those modern trailers that gives away the main plot points/most of the storyline.

I will now try not to watch any more trailers for this film for exactly this reason.

CaptainRAVE · 19 Jul 2019 at 12:50

Can’t stand Tom cruise, but it balances out with some epic music and shots of fighter jets

Memories of Highway to the danger zone, love it.

ttaskmaster · 19 Jul 2019 at 12:51

glenimp617 · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:09

This film simply has to have an opening scene to dangerzone

CaptainRAVE · 19 Jul 2019 at 13:19

One of the best film intros ever.