The characters are likable, but did anyone else have trouble following some of the aerial footage? It’s so all over the place, and I have trouble distinguishing one plane from the next.
Was totally unprepared for how cheesy it was. Somewhere in there is a great movie but it's totally covered up by quite horrid dialog and incredibly awkward flirting between Cruise and McGillis. About the only thing going for it are the excellent aerial shots. Touted as a classic, more of a "cult classic" for me.
Was this movie tailor made for spoiled douchebag sons of Reagan voters... and closeted queer men in the 80s?
Sorry for all the scorn, but I still haven't recovered from how cheesy and jerky this movie is. Top Gun is thinly written with lots of dumb dialogue.
I am also biased against every film that glorifies military forces. One of the movie's producers confirmed that this was basically an almost two hour long commercial for the Navy.
Enjoyed the eyecandiness of almost every male actor though... which was helped by all the sweat and locker room humidity.
I think we're a little beyond calling out Top Gun's accidental-ish homoeroticism, but it should be noted that I (re)watched this (for the first time since the 80s) with a group of people, some of whom had never seen it, and without prompting, that was their immediate assessment. Thankfully, the LGBTQ+ community has its own narratives now and doesn't have to depend on homosocial environment narratives to find their due. Especially if that's going to be Top Gun, a massive hit in its day, but really kind of ordinary from today's perspective. Great stars, Tony Scott's glistening visuals are strong, and the use of real planes in action in the photography was exciting, especially on the silver screen. It's a bit like Jurassic Park - once you shrink the spectacle down to your TV screen, even if TV screens are much bigger than they used to be, your less immersed brain can better analyze the story and see its faults. Top Gun is really a string of romcom, sports and my buddy died clichés, with dogfighting interludes that are not all that exciting I think because they're mostly abstract training exercises. When Maverick called on the ghost of Obi-Wan to help take a shot, I laughed.
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The characters are likable, but did anyone else have trouble following some of the aerial footage? It’s so all over the place, and I have trouble distinguishing one plane from the next.Trossen
Top fun!Marazmatique
"I want some butts!" indeed.Boei
Not that good, but understand it’s a classic. It just breathes 80s, to the point of instant cliche haha.KuroSawWhat
Basically a hot-for-teacher high school romp with jet planes instead of sportsball..DisneyStitch
Was totally unprepared for how cheesy it was. Somewhere in there is a great movie but it's totally covered up by quite horrid dialog and incredibly awkward flirting between Cruise and McGillis. About the only thing going for it are the excellent aerial shots. Touted as a classic, more of a "cult classic" for me.BLJNBrouwer
"Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full"fakirfikir
Pure american propaganda.TheodorIDontKnow
Was this movie tailor made for spoiled douchebag sons of Reagan voters... and closeted queer men in the 80s?Sorry for all the scorn, but I still haven't recovered from how cheesy and jerky this movie is. Top Gun is thinly written with lots of dumb dialogue.
I am also biased against every film that glorifies military forces. One of the movie's producers confirmed that this was basically an almost two hour long commercial for the Navy.
Enjoyed the eyecandiness of almost every male actor though... which was helped by all the sweat and locker room humidity.
Siskoid
I think we're a little beyond calling out Top Gun's accidental-ish homoeroticism, but it should be noted that I (re)watched this (for the first time since the 80s) with a group of people, some of whom had never seen it, and without prompting, that was their immediate assessment. Thankfully, the LGBTQ+ community has its own narratives now and doesn't have to depend on homosocial environment narratives to find their due. Especially if that's going to be Top Gun, a massive hit in its day, but really kind of ordinary from today's perspective. Great stars, Tony Scott's glistening visuals are strong, and the use of real planes in action in the photography was exciting, especially on the silver screen. It's a bit like Jurassic Park - once you shrink the spectacle down to your TV screen, even if TV screens are much bigger than they used to be, your less immersed brain can better analyze the story and see its faults. Top Gun is really a string of romcom, sports and my buddy died clichés, with dogfighting interludes that are not all that exciting I think because they're mostly abstract training exercises. When Maverick called on the ghost of Obi-Wan to help take a shot, I laughed.Petrux
More propagandistic than nowadays asian propagandistic movies.On cinema at the cinema
I enjoyed it the movie. Wish it had been a bit longer. I do find it awesome that the director used every bit of Navy footage he took for the movie.sixteenmiles
The most redeeming quality of this film was some of the dumbest dialogue I ever heard making it seem like a Naked Gun film.Guy walks into a room, stares directly into the open eyes of another character who is clearly awake and says "Are you awake?"
Guy says "Get out of here." to a guy who is clearly already leaving the room.
Girl says "I'll be right here if you need me." Then immediately drives off down the road.
Guy says "On the count of three.... THREE!" Where is the rest of the countdown?
The whole film is like this. Really dumb.
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Really brought back the worst of the 80s for me on several levels. Did every single scene need to be shot like a hyper-cheesy 80s music video?ClassicLady
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