themessiah wrote:TOP GUN MAVERICK is fun because it hits most the beats these legacy sequels do, which usually just remind me how much better this was the first time, except MAVERICK is a vastly superior movie than ‘86 in almost every conceivable way. hugely impressive sequel. It is better than its predecessor in just about every possible way, and strengthens the story and characters of the original film. Incredible aerial cinematography and a truly great story create a thrilling, visceral experience. 9/10 tbf.
Yeah I saw it yesterday, great film.
Liked it but didn't feel it was necessarily better than the original just an advancing of the story, the 80's one had more raw heart I felt but then that's typical of that era, the era that produced Rocky movies etc, the practical visuals with the planes were amazing especially the new Sukhoi Su-57 Felon enemy planes at the end, the way they can just swing back while manouvering is incredible, showing why the F-14 etc doesn't have a chance against them.
Have to say though it makes you appreciate how good the air stuff was in the original film that it was done 35 years ago and still came out good, but the new film having camera's live in the cockpit is a step forward for sure.