Top Gun: Maverick
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Really want to see this but the mrs has no interest what so ever, but luckily I've got an early finish today and it's on in IMAX just in time for me to make it there 
Soldato
Really want to see this but the mrs has no interest what so ever, but luckily I've got an early finish today and it's on in IMAX just in time for me to make it there
Funny, my Mrs wants to see it but I have no interest
We'll be going in the week. Happy wife etc
Caporegime
This movie is cheese and nostalgia done right. It won’t win any awards for best picture or script but my god this is what summer blockbuster is all about.
Saw it yesterday. Amazing, plenty of surprises left despite the 3 year wait and numerous trailers. The right amount of cheese and homage to the original. I would go as far to say its a great stand alone movie in it's own right. Music/soundtrack will give you goose bumps in places and there are genuine humour moments mixed into the action. It's 1% away from from being on the same level as the original, which is saying something in today's much more crowded film market. I expect it will break some box office records over the coming weeks. Cinema only half full for a late evening showing (I suspect it's not as popular in Spain for some silly reason!) but the audience clapped at the end.
Will watch again at some point.
rp2000
Will watch again at some point.
rp2000
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anything woke in it that would turn me off?
Caporegime
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One of the pilots is a woman and as we all know, women shouldn't be in movies unless they are being saved by men.
Soldato
Saw it last night
Honestly cant remember a time I enjoyed a film so much, those 2 hours went sooooo quickly
Really really well balanced on homage to original without just remaking it
really really good on imax
Watch it at the cimena, its one of those films you will regret not seeing on a big screen if the first time you see it is on a normal TV
Honestly cant remember a time I enjoyed a film so much, those 2 hours went sooooo quickly
Really really well balanced on homage to original without just remaking it
really really good on imax
Watch it at the cimena, its one of those films you will regret not seeing on a big screen if the first time you see it is on a normal TV
Soldato
Don't think that was what he was referring to.
I’m surprised at the reviews here and on metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, etc. At the moment I’m erring towards a 6 or 7/10 but would need to watch it again. However, I felt like that about Dune (2022) and enjoyed it more second time so maybe that will happen again. The action sequences bump my current score up quite a lot.
A lot of people say Maverick “follows the beats” of the original movie. If by that you mean “copies them almost exactly” then you’re correct. The first third of the film (after the experimental plane part) is basically like a recreation of the first film. I felt a lot of it was unnecessary since most people who watch this will have seen or at least be familiar with the first.
The relationship between Mav and Penny felt completely flat for me. No real chemistry, just seemed shoehorned in.
“The mission” is the Death Star trench run from Star Wars: A New Hope and the reason for not using the F-35 (“no GPS”) was ludicrous.
The big positive was the final third, actually on “the mission”. Yes, some of it was unrealistic but it was certainly tense and had me gripped. I’m a big military plane fan so that was bound to be the case.
The onboard camera work on the jets was good but the impact had been lessened a bit by the trailers, compared to if I was seeing it for the first time in the cinemas.
The run time of the film did shoot past quickly, especially once the first half an hour / 45 minutes had gone.
Hondo was a good character and I liked Phoenix too.
The relationship between Mav and Penny felt completely flat for me. No real chemistry, just seemed shoehorned in.
“The mission” is the Death Star trench run from Star Wars: A New Hope and the reason for not using the F-35 (“no GPS”) was ludicrous.
The big positive was the final third, actually on “the mission”. Yes, some of it was unrealistic but it was certainly tense and had me gripped. I’m a big military plane fan so that was bound to be the case.
The onboard camera work on the jets was good but the impact had been lessened a bit by the trailers, compared to if I was seeing it for the first time in the cinemas.
The run time of the film did shoot past quickly, especially once the first half an hour / 45 minutes had gone.
Hondo was a good character and I liked Phoenix too.
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Soldato
Just got back from seeing it, a solid 8, I would give it a 9 but I am huge fan.
Certainly one to see at the cinema
Certainly one to see at the cinema
Soldato
The Critical Drinker was almost crying with joy into his single malt over how good this is.
Will find out when it’s on locally.
Will find out when it’s on locally.
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Who said sequels can't beat the originals?
Add this to the list!
Add this to the list!
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Free expansion to flight simulator!
And Ace Combat 7
And Ace Combat 7
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