Top Gun: Maverick

[jye4ever]

Pattinson Batman hit his head on a bridge at virtually full speed from his flying suit scene and simply got up and walked away with a slight limp - and everybody seems to regard that film as a masterpiece?

TDK Batman free fall from a high rise with horse face DA and landed on vehicle at 125mph with not even back pain just a smile and a coke.

TDK hailed as the masterpiece to beat.

 

[JMT1979]

He wouldn't have ejected at Mach 10, because once the plane malfunctioned it would have slowed down.
I can't remember idlf we actually see him ejecting? If we don't, who knows what speed he ejected at.

I really need to go see it again!

 

[punisher1974]

TDK Batman free fall from a high rise with horse face DA and landed on vehicle at 125mph with not even back pain just a smile and a coke.

TDK hailed as the masterpiece to beat.

I didn't know Sarah Jessica Parker was the DA.

 

[jye4ever]

Paramount didn’t want Eddie Murphy for BHC they wanted Stallone because blacks couldn’t open a movie above 25 million!

Oops lol

Tickets were $3 dollars when BHC came out and it remained highest grossing R movie until The Hangover.

 

[Neal136]

Damn ... this movie just keeps performing at the box office. It just posted the second-highest fourth weekend ever ... only trailing Avatar's.

 

[Khev]

TGM just became the first $1 billion Tom Cruise flick!

 

[jye4ever]

TGM just became the first $1 billion Tom Cruise flick!

Scientology will allow him to feast on 3 extra babies this week lol

Travolta must be the Reva & Tico of Scientology he gave them Battlefield Earth.

 

[Khev]

Last weekend TGM fell less than $2 million short of overtaking the debut of Elvis for the #1 spot again. This weekend it's #2 to the new Minions while JWD continues to drop further and further in the Top 10 despite coming out two weeks later than TGM.

Only a 13.7% drop from last weekend and that's not even tallying the 4th of July itself.

$564 million domestic and counting, $1.1 billion worldwide. Suck it China nobody needs you (except Avatar, lol).

 

[a-dev]

Good point on NWH! I will not apologize to The Batman because it took me three viewing attempts to get through it without falling asleep. I didn't hate it, I just found it kind of "meh". Haven't seen Doctor Strange 2 yet, but doubt it tops Maverick.

Then you managed what I could not....

 

[jye4ever]

Last weekend TGM fell less than $2 million short of overtaking the debut of Elvis for the #1 spot again. This weekend it's #2 to the new Minions while JWD continues to drop further and further in the Top 10 despite coming out two weeks later than TGM.

Only a 13.7% drop from last weekend and that's not even tallying the 4th of July itself.

$564 million domestic and counting, $1.1 billion worldwide. Suck it China nobody needs you (except Avatar, lol).

While family and friends were at the beach (I hate traffic I hate sand ) I went to TG for my 2nd viewing today

 

[Khev]

While family and friends were at the beach (I hate traffic I hate sand ) I went to TG for my 2nd viewing today

I was leaning toward catching my second viewing on the 4th!

 

[Khev]

Well after a second viewing (and still in a Dolby Laser/Atmos auditorium!!) I can officially declare that we have another ESB/ALIENS.

Pretty much a straight 10 across the board and it just reminds me of everything I love about watching great films and I don't know that I could imagine a better movie to revisit on the 4th.

 

[Prime Clone]

My Bat-freak son who loved TB just pronounced TGM superior.

FWIW I watched the original for the first time ever (that I can remember) and it confirmed my suspicions that it's not that great. Not much of a plot. I never bothered seeing it back in the day. Mainly a (very fast) vehicle for Cruise and the soundtrack.

 

[greatlakes6]

Just saw this today, really really good movie!

 

[JMT1979]

My Bat-freak son who loved TB just pronounced TGM superior.

FWIW I watched the original for the first time ever (that I can remember) and it confirmed my suspicions that it's not that great. Not much of a plot. I never bothered seeing it back in the day. Mainly a (very fast) vehicle for Cruise and the soundtrack.

And what a glorious soundtrack and score it is!

 

[Prime Clone]

And what a glorious soundtrack and score it is!

Yes, I was obviously familiar with the songs but Faltermeyer's score was a revelation.

 

[JMT1979]

Yes, I was obviously familiar with the songs but Faltermeyer's score was a revelation.

It's a travesty that the score has never been released.
At least with TGM, the soundtrack is mostly a score.
I'm still waiting to get an official version of the synth Top Gun anthem from the start of the movie.

 

[jye4ever]

This works for me

 

[JMT1979]

This works for me

Yeah, and I listen to that all the time, but it isn't an official release which I find strange.

 

[Khev]

I decided to record a commentary of sorts. It ended up being on the longer side but I picture you guys maybe listening to it in the background while you peruse other threads or what have you.

If anyone gives it a listen I hope you enjoy it.