Goose's death was one of the saddest in movie history. Believe me we ALL felt it at the time. The sequel is AMAZING though - and I know you will love it. Cheers from Canada :)
"Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full." I randomly quote this all the time to tell someone 'no'. I can tell a lot about someone if they recognize the quote. LOVE This Movie.
YES!!! This was the very first Tom Cruise movie I saw on VHS when I was 5-6 years old. It's also my dad's favorite movie. The film was a box office success, making $360 million dollars ($900 million dollars today)against a $15 million dollar budget. It won the Oscar for Best Original Song, Take My Breath Away. TOP GUN MAVERICK made $1.4 billion dollars at the box office and it was nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
Goose is goofy and sarcastic. For the military, he’s like the square peg in the round hole. But, he is also sweet, kind and wise. He is the best friend balance to “…going Mach 2 with your hair on fire.”
Tony Scott was the younger brother of Ridley Scott, and tended to make simpler action films compared to Ridley's more highbrow work, which led to him spending his whole career in Ridley's shadow. Still, for what they are, his movies are quite a good time, with the best in my opinion being the Tarantino-scripted True Romance. Unfortunately, it came to an end with one of the most shocking Hollywood deaths of at least the last 20 years, as in 2012 the 68 year old Tony committed suicide in front of numerous witnesses by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles. He left two messages, but they haven't been released to the public, and apparently they still didn't give much indication of why he did it as Ridley said he had no idea.
While Ridley chased a lot of high concepts and prestige work, I find that Tony was able to take simple stories and paint them with a beautiful palette. I do think his later sepia toned work with Denzel lost a lot of artistic flair though. RIP
I asked Dad, when I was little, if Top Gun is a real thing. He was in the Navy so he can really geek out on these kinds of movies. YES! Top Gun is real!
When they were running down the main cast in the end credits when I was a kid, it felt like a curtain call. It felt like these are the people behind the brilliance.
Hi Sam...yes, the US Navy Fighter Weapons School is a real thing that existed...it was located at Naval Air Station Miramar, California from 1969 until 1996, when it moved to Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada and became part of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC)...and in 2016 the program changed names to become the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC).
Story: at my brother's wedding reception, the glass tinkling for a kiss, replaced by 'sing a "love" song.' The ushers, myself included, all got up, did 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling.'
Hey Sam! Love your reactions! I've been watching this movie for decades, and I just now noticed something ..... (13:35) November 5, 1965 is the ten-year anniversary of Doc Brown inventing time travel! 🤓 You've seen Back to the Future, so I know you get the reference!
Be sure to watch HOT SHOTS (1991), as a large portion of it is a parody of Top Gun (similar to how Space Balls was a parody of Star Wars plus other sci-fi films).
Neat that you saw the two big soundtracks from Harold Faltermeyer so close together, with this and Beverly Hills Cop. And I like to think that played at least some role in Tony Scott directing the second BHC.
7:53 The 'old guy' she's with is Rear Admiral Pete Pettigrew, the REAL 'Viper' and technical advisor for the movie. In the Vietnam War, he and his wingman came under attack from 4 MiGs whilst low on fuel. 90 SECONDS later, two MiG's were down, with Pete bagging one, and the remaining two saw enough, broke contact and ran.
I saw this movie when it first came out. I went to see it on an Army base in Munich, Germany. Nothing like seeing this movie in a theater packed with soldiers and airmen. I went with a group of Army wives. And on military bases, the National Anthem is played before the movie. Our husbands had all gone to see it at the earlier show. When we gathered in our apartment at the end of the night, we all discussed our favorite parts. All the guys were talking about the flying, weapons, machinery, and whether or not the military jargon and protocol was correct. One of the husbands turned to us ladies and asked what our favorite scenes were. In unison we shouted "Shirtless Volleyball". End of discussion.
Goose's death is based on a real training incident which took place a few years before Top Gun came out. Also, jet wash isn't only a problem with military aircraft. In November 2001, American flight 587 crashed after takeoff from JFK because it was flying too close behind a 747 which had taken off earlier and got caught in the vortex which that plane created, causing the pilots to lose control. Fortunately, the FAA learns valuable lessons from every air disaster, which led to minimum spacing requirements between aircraft taking off
What a lot of people don't notice or don't acknowlege is that in the end Iceman did the flyby with Maverick . . . . which was probably the reason they weren't dsciplined.
Top Gun: Maverick is a wonderful sequel. But, Top Gun is A Moment In Time Movie for me. At eight years old, it was the first ‘adult’ movie I ever saw. It’s got a great cast, great script, and made me a fan of Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, and Val Kilmer.
Top Gun is absolutely real. I used to live near Miramar AFB and it was very active almost all the time. Sometimes I liked to drive out into the desert and watch the planes flying. This movie is also why the "Cat" in Captain Marvel was named Goose.
I just love watching your reactions. I don’t like people who talk during movies when I watch with them in person, but you’re verbalizing my exact inner monologue.
Thank you! When I talk it’s literally exactly what I’m thinking; I know I can talk a lot but I also don’t try to like “fill the silence”. I talk if there’s something for me to say, I watch more intently if I need to, and so on :)
Amazing classic Top Gun directed by Tony Scott starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer and Tom Skerritt. The music video of the film is the song "Take My Breath Away" single by Berlin and the famous line is epic "I feel the need....the need for speed". Thank you OGB great reaction and don't forget reacts the sequel Top Gun: Maverick
It's never specified in the movie, but the "red star" MiGs were Libyan. Throughout the 1980s the US Navy & Libyan Air Force mixed it up several times over a body of water known as the Gulf of Sidra, which Libya claimed as territorial waters but the US (and world) recognized as international waters. I cannot second the recommendation below enough: that you also check out Tony Scott's film, True Romance (1993).
Can i just say, thank you for noticing the impact on the canopy. 😅For some reason, a lot of other reactors miss that and are completely shocked at Goose dead in the water.
1. An old shipmate of mine was on the Enterprise when they filmed this. 2. Gooses death was not Maverick's fault. Iceman was bogarting his LOS approach and they got caught in the jet wash. 3. I spent 24 years in the US Navy. 6 on "bird farms" (Carriers). I have seen 1000+ launches and landings without a single crash. These men and the men working the flat tops are doing the most dangerous job in the world (for the good guys). Shout out😎 4. Kelly McGillis/Charlie was in a movie with Harrison Ford "Witness" that's seriously worth a first time/share HINT HINT 5. Tom Skerritt/Viper not only played Dallas in "Alien" he also played Strawberry in "Up in Smoke" with Cheech and Chong. 6. Val Kilmer/Iceman has a long list of movies including but not limited to: "Willow", "The Doors" and "Tombstone" 7. The officer(Goose) is the RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) radar, communications and navigation. 8. Onboard the ship the Squadron leader would not be smoking a cigar in that operation space. 9. Meg Ryan is my honey. A great overlooked movie with her is with Tom Hanks called "Joe vs the Volcano" She plays 3 parts. HINT HINT 10. Onboard the ship/aircraft all the perspiration is Hollywood(not the pilot). There is AC onboard. 11. The TOP GUN school is no longer located at Miramar near San Diego. It's now at NAS Fallon, NV. 12. In 1991 I was stationed on the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) and they made a movie onboard called "Flight of the Intruder". It was seriously cool. Brad Johnson, Willem DeFoe and Danny Glover. I'm actually in it for a very brief period of time. HINT HINT. 13. Watching/sharing the new "Top Gun Maverick" is a must. The ariel work in that movie makes this one seems like they were practicing. Better yet, it has a plot/mission. (besides Navy recruitment). PS: Real Navy pilots were used to do the real flying Mav threw Gooses dog tags because he "let him go".
If you haven't already, watch this movie's parody "Hot Shots" starring Charlie Sheen. They're mentioning MiG-28, there is no such Jet, there is, however, MiG-29, and yes, a Russian Jet. Top Gun is real alright, but the trophy is not real. This is not the Olympics, this is a military school...
A few things to keep in mind. This is before the USSR dissolved, it is not the same thing as Russia, and was bigger and better than the USA in several ways. Unlike any other form of combat I am aware of fighter jets of this time let you know when you've been "missile locked onto" which to put it nicely "is not good". In other forms of combat, small arms, artillery, armor, cruise missiles etc. The person either discharges the round/missile, and you either survive or don't. This enables a unique situation where you are able to "send a message" without firing. So you can see where this leads, "incidents" of the sort have been happening to this day.
Great reaction! Your prediction of "machismo" a-plenty was spot on. But being a guy myself, it was also expected and funny as he11. lol. I liked the way you saw Goose's death and the impact on Maverick as being complicated. As servicemen, you have to push through and sort out things later..however, he had enough down-time to let it sink in which made it harder to get through. "Grunts" in the battlefield do not get that time, so, in a way, not having that timeout, they have little choice but to keep going in that moment. People say letting things stay inside is always bad. This is not true for all. Ive known people who internalized a bad event and channel good things out of it. Humans have the ability to be "Vulcanish" and take events in stride if they are mentally strong enough. It is in degrees for people are all different. Ive also seen people mentally break in various ways. Everybody's handling of situations should not be judged by others, but rather accepted as an appropriate response FOR THEM. Goose dying got a huge reaction at the theater. Anger, sadness...people yelling at the screen. We 70s-80s kids were very loud reactors in theaters. Even at the drive-ins, you could hear people yelling stuff at the screen, beer bottles being thrown in anger/disgust. lol. I thought that was dumb, seeing that you now have broken glass where people had to drive through in the dark. lol. In my years going to the theater/drive-ins, 1 movie got the loudest reactions: "Saving Private Ryan". "The Shining" was 2nd with screams. But Saving Private Ryan even got physical responses, like the 4 or so who vomited either in their popcorn bucket or running to the bathrooms. I nearly joined then in that first 15 minutes.
Yes, the fighter weapons school is a real thing. Today its located at NAS (Naval Air Station) Fallon NV. A wingman of mine in Afghanistan and one of the best damn pilots I knew is a graduate of the school and wore the patch on the arm of her flight suit.
Story wise the first film was better, the entire conflict of the film was Maverick trying to be number one, but he just wasn’t as Stinger told him at the beginning his name isn’t the biggest in the Navy so Maverick being the underdog made for a better story. In the second Maverick is written to be this almost superhuman character who can succeed when no one else can withstand and survive the worst disasters and come out on top.
Ah yes, the universal heartbreak of people who signed up for a fun plane movie then have to witness THAT scene ..... so glad you enjoyed the film though!! I went into this film expecting stupid fun, and that was in there for sure, but it was also way more emotional than I expected and even had some interesting commentary on the competition-driven military culture. Like, (and to be clear this has nothing to do with objecting to anything you said, it’s just my embarrassing locked-and-loaded-at-all-times Top Gun rant) I hear people say all the time that the film is a simplistic arc of Mav learning to follow orders and be a team player, and I *completely* disagree. He's reckless, and a bit of a dick, and he does have maturing to do in those senses. But the opening scene shows him *very much* being a team player-that is, defying military authority with good reason, to help a fellow pilot who needs it! The one time he lets a fellow-flyer down (leaving his wingman) it's not 'just who he is'; quite the opposite, it's him caving to the competition-over teamwork ethic constantly being pushed on the pilots by the military authorities. And as much as I hate Goose’s death, it really effectively exposes the emptiness of the competition-driven ethic-the award that has become Mav’s obsession, which in most films would be the culmination of his arc (whether he won or lost it), goes to Iceman. And neither Mav nor the audience gives a shit. Instead the culmination is he and Ice overcoming the need to win in order to respect and support one another-no thanks to how they were taught. So in the end, I read the film as being, not about following orders, but about choosing connection and care over the need to win *in defiance of authorities*. And I'm not gonna lie-Top: Gun Maverick made me feel very validated in my reading x) Anyway, sorry for the essay, I just have Thoughts and Feelings about this film, and I enjoyed your reaction and your thoughts very much!
I saw this in theater when it came out. Loved it! I’m always leery of sequels, especially when they’re years apart but Top Gun Maverick is awesome! Tom Cruise did it right when making it. It’s funny watching reactors see this and then the sequel within a week or two because it was 30 years or so for my 49 year old ass. Lol
It's always bugged me that they never addressed Iceman's flying before the flat spin. Maverick was telling him to turn off high right, but when Ice finally gave up, he snapped LEFT and blasted Maverick's plane with his jet exhaust.
This movie is *so* homoerotic, it's delightful! They do a great job of making you like Maverick and Goose. They're obnoxious, but so so lovable. And Tom Cruise really is a Movie Star, he's just charasmaric! I know this movie was unprecedented in what the military let them film, but the arial fight scenes are disconnected andhard to follow. The second one is so clear, you're never lost even with 5 planes in action. I hadn't seen this movie (until just before), so wasn't going in with nostalgia, and TopGun2 is very good, it's a true ✨MOVIE✨
51 seconds ago! Yessss early for once!! 🍿🍿 Edit: I grew up with this movie I hope you enjoy! My mom refers to me as goose and I low-key think she got it from this.
Great movie. Another 80s romantic drama Officer and And A Gentleman with Richard Gear or Cocktail with Tom Cruse . Also a great 80's spy romantic comedy with the guy who plays Goose who is almost unknown today is Gotcha! which I highly recommend .
Guy who played Goose is Anthony Edwards. He’s know for being in Zodiac, Revenge of the Nerds, and most especially for his TV role in ER. Super awesome actor.
When it comes to things like the lose of a fellow brother or sister in the service, we can't think about it. We have to move on as quickly as possible. It sucks I know that for a fact but it's the truth. We have a job to do one where people could depend on us to make it out alive and dwelling on a loss it does not help get that job done.
The homoerotic undertones and overtones are completely intentional. Tony Scott was out for much of his career. RIP Toss The Hunger (1983) on a watchlist for spooky season. Tony's first movie. It's also beautifully shot and very queer.
I only distorted the audio as much as I did because so much of this movie has music playing. I’ve been getting clocked more often for just audio-related things as well, so to be able to post this reaction, I unfortunately had to distort a lot of the audio. Sorry!
Goose's death was one of the saddest in movie history. Believe me we ALL felt it at the time. The sequel is AMAZING though - and I know you will love it. Cheers from Canada :)
"Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full." I randomly quote this all the time to tell someone 'no'. I can tell a lot about someone if they recognize the quote. LOVE This Movie.
YES!!!
This was the very first Tom Cruise movie I saw on VHS when I was 5-6 years old. It's also my dad's favorite movie.
The film was a box office success, making $360 million dollars ($900 million dollars today)against a $15 million dollar budget.
It won the Oscar for Best Original Song, Take My Breath Away.
TOP GUN MAVERICK made $1.4 billion dollars at the box office and it was nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
You wanting to swear so much after goose died and not letting yourself was hysterical lol
Goose is goofy and sarcastic. For the military, he’s like the square peg in the round hole. But, he is also sweet, kind and wise. He is the best friend balance to “…going Mach 2 with your hair on fire.”
Tony Scott was the younger brother of Ridley Scott, and tended to make simpler action films compared to Ridley's more highbrow work, which led to him spending his whole career in Ridley's shadow. Still, for what they are, his movies are quite a good time, with the best in my opinion being the Tarantino-scripted True Romance. Unfortunately, it came to an end with one of the most shocking Hollywood deaths of at least the last 20 years, as in 2012 the 68 year old Tony committed suicide in front of numerous witnesses by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles. He left two messages, but they haven't been released to the public, and apparently they still didn't give much indication of why he did it as Ridley said he had no idea.
While Ridley chased a lot of high concepts and prestige work, I find that Tony was able to take simple stories and paint them with a beautiful palette. I do think his later sepia toned work with Denzel lost a lot of artistic flair though. RIP
Was Ridley Scott the producer of Aliens? Sounds familiar.
@@tazmom0 Director of Alien, and then Prometheus and Covenant (unfortunately).
I asked Dad, when I was little, if Top Gun is a real thing. He was in the Navy so he can really geek out on these kinds of movies. YES! Top Gun is real!
“You two characters are going to Top Gun.” Chills down the spine line.
When they were running down the main cast in the end credits when I was a kid, it felt like a curtain call. It felt like these are the people behind the brilliance.
Hi Sam...yes, the US Navy Fighter Weapons School is a real thing that existed...it was located at Naval Air Station Miramar, California from 1969 until 1996, when it moved to Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada and became part of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC)...and in 2016 the program changed names to become the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC).
Story: at my brother's wedding reception, the glass tinkling for a kiss, replaced by 'sing a "love" song.' The ushers, myself included, all got up, did 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling.'
Hey Sam! Love your reactions! I've been watching this movie for decades, and I just now noticed something ..... (13:35) November 5, 1965 is the ten-year anniversary of Doc Brown inventing time travel! 🤓 You've seen Back to the Future, so I know you get the reference!
Be sure to watch HOT SHOTS (1991), as a large portion of it is a parody of Top Gun (similar to how Space Balls was a parody of Star Wars plus other sci-fi films).
Neat that you saw the two big soundtracks from Harold Faltermeyer so close together, with this and Beverly Hills Cop. And I like to think that played at least some role in Tony Scott directing the second BHC.
7:53 The 'old guy' she's with is Rear Admiral Pete Pettigrew, the REAL 'Viper' and technical advisor for the movie. In the Vietnam War, he and his wingman came under attack from 4 MiGs whilst low on fuel. 90 SECONDS later, two MiG's were down, with Pete bagging one, and the remaining two saw enough, broke contact and ran.
Woahhhh that’s awesome!
I saw this movie when it first came out. I went to see it on an Army base in Munich, Germany. Nothing like seeing this movie in a theater packed with soldiers and airmen. I went with a group of Army wives. And on military bases, the National Anthem is played before the movie. Our husbands had all gone to see it at the earlier show. When we gathered in our apartment at the end of the night, we all discussed our favorite parts. All the guys were talking about the flying, weapons, machinery, and whether or not the military jargon and protocol was correct. One of the husbands turned to us ladies and asked what our favorite scenes were. In unison we shouted "Shirtless Volleyball". End of discussion.
Goose's death is based on a real training incident which took place a few years before Top Gun came out. Also, jet wash isn't only a problem with military aircraft. In November 2001, American flight 587 crashed after takeoff from JFK because it was flying too close behind a 747 which had taken off earlier and got caught in the vortex which that plane created, causing the pilots to lose control. Fortunately, the FAA learns valuable lessons from every air disaster, which led to minimum spacing requirements between aircraft taking off
What a lot of people don't notice or don't acknowlege is that in the end Iceman did the flyby with Maverick . . . . which was probably the reason they weren't dsciplined.
“You gotta let him go.” Tough love. Viper is concerned with his mental health, as a pilot.
Sam is just too damn genre savvy. She saw all those dead meat tropes lined up a mile away.
“I’m still mad and sad about Goose dying.” I was and am, too.
Top Gun: Maverick is a wonderful sequel. But, Top Gun is A Moment In Time Movie for me. At eight years old, it was the first ‘adult’ movie I ever saw. It’s got a great cast, great script, and made me a fan of Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, and Val Kilmer.
Top Gun is absolutely real. I used to live near Miramar AFB and it was very active almost all the time. Sometimes I liked to drive out into the desert and watch the planes flying. This movie is also why the "Cat" in Captain Marvel was named Goose.
That’s amazing!
Yeah, Goose's death really rips everyones guts out. This is a movie that makes the viewer run the gamut of emotions.
Great reaction!
“I’m gonna need Goose to not die”…..uuuuhhhh oops. But for real I loved Goose. 😭😂
14:28 Sorry, Sam 😬 But you’ve become a savvy movie watcher, so you know when the writing’s on the the wall for some of these characters 😉
I just love watching your reactions. I don’t like people who talk during movies when I watch with them in person, but you’re verbalizing my exact inner monologue.
Thank you! When I talk it’s literally exactly what I’m thinking; I know I can talk a lot but I also don’t try to like “fill the silence”. I talk if there’s something for me to say, I watch more intently if I need to, and so on :)
@@OGBReacts and bonus points when the movie makes your Arnold impressions come out
Hot Shots starring Charlie Sheen is a spoof of Top Gun
Great reaction. I never realised till now how much chewing Val Klmer (Iceman) did in this movie
Rip Clarence Gilyard, Tony Scott, Jim Cash and Don Simpson
For a film that had such a great soundtrack, you did a great reaction video without any of it. Good job!
And you know that I would be including the soundtrack if I could!!
02:33 the "migs" are portrait by F-5 jets. All the planes in that movie are flown by (at that time) actuell us navy aviators
Back around 1987, the original Nintendo Entertainment System had a pretty good Top Gun game.
Amazing classic Top Gun directed by Tony Scott starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer and Tom Skerritt. The music video of the film is the song "Take My Breath Away" single by Berlin and the famous line is epic "I feel the need....the need for speed". Thank you OGB great reaction and don't forget reacts the sequel Top Gun: Maverick
Did you recognize Merlin??? It's a very young Tim Robbins.
No way, you posted this just as my break started, perfect timing. I think this is the first time I’ve ever been this early
Yessss! Enjoy!
Can't wait for the sequel
That’ll probably be next Fridays video 😂
It's never specified in the movie, but the "red star" MiGs were Libyan. Throughout the 1980s the US Navy & Libyan Air Force mixed it up several times over a body of water known as the Gulf of Sidra, which Libya claimed as territorial waters but the US (and world) recognized as international waters.
I cannot second the recommendation below enough: that you also check out Tony Scott's film, True Romance (1993).
Name 2 things you'll find in the deepest depths of the ocean.... Jacques Cousteau & most of the Libyan Air Force....
Can i just say, thank you for noticing the impact on the canopy. 😅For some reason, a lot of other reactors miss that and are completely shocked at Goose dead in the water.
1. An old shipmate of mine was on the Enterprise when they filmed this.
2. Gooses death was not Maverick's fault. Iceman was bogarting his LOS approach and they got caught in the jet wash.
3. I spent 24 years in the US Navy. 6 on "bird farms" (Carriers). I have seen 1000+ launches and landings without a single crash. These men and the men working the flat tops are doing the most dangerous job in the world (for the good guys). Shout out😎
4. Kelly McGillis/Charlie was in a movie with Harrison Ford "Witness" that's seriously worth a first time/share HINT HINT
5. Tom Skerritt/Viper not only played Dallas in "Alien" he also played Strawberry in "Up in Smoke" with Cheech and Chong.
6. Val Kilmer/Iceman has a long list of movies including but not limited to: "Willow", "The Doors" and "Tombstone"
7. The officer(Goose) is the RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) radar, communications and navigation.
8. Onboard the ship the Squadron leader would not be smoking a cigar in that operation space.
9. Meg Ryan is my honey. A great overlooked movie with her is with Tom Hanks called "Joe vs the Volcano" She plays 3 parts. HINT HINT
10. Onboard the ship/aircraft all the perspiration is Hollywood(not the pilot). There is AC onboard.
11. The TOP GUN school is no longer located at Miramar near San Diego. It's now at NAS Fallon, NV.
12. In 1991 I was stationed on the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) and they made a movie onboard called "Flight of the Intruder". It was seriously cool. Brad Johnson, Willem DeFoe and Danny Glover. I'm actually in it for a very brief period of time. HINT HINT.
13. Watching/sharing the new "Top Gun Maverick" is a must. The ariel work in that movie makes this one seems like they were practicing. Better yet, it has a plot/mission. (besides Navy recruitment).
PS: Real Navy pilots were used to do the real flying
Mav threw Gooses dog tags because he "let him go".
Oh yes, Witness is a FABULOUS movie!
@@OldLadyReacts What would be FABULOUS is someone reviewing it.
Omg I'm so glad you got to see this movie! I cannot wait to see you react to Top gun: Maverick
18:50 Ahh the green dye - Happy St Patricks Day !
If you haven't already, watch this movie's parody "Hot Shots" starring Charlie Sheen. They're mentioning MiG-28, there is no such Jet, there is, however, MiG-29, and yes, a Russian Jet. Top Gun is real alright, but the trophy is not real. This is not the Olympics, this is a military school...
Omg you made me laugh about Goose. Sad, true and I loved how you felt it. You will love the sequel. 👏👌 crushed it!!
A few things to keep in mind. This is before the USSR dissolved, it is not the same thing as Russia, and was bigger and better than the USA in several ways. Unlike any other form of combat I am aware of fighter jets of this time let you know when you've been "missile locked onto" which to put it nicely "is not good". In other forms of combat, small arms, artillery, armor, cruise missiles etc. The person either discharges the round/missile, and you either survive or don't. This enables a unique situation where you are able to "send a message" without firing. So you can see where this leads, "incidents" of the sort have been happening to this day.
Goose became a cat.
LOL😂
Omg! 😂😂😂 “I understood that reference!”
Great reaction! Your prediction of "machismo" a-plenty was spot on. But being a guy myself, it was also expected and funny as he11. lol. I liked the way you saw Goose's death and the impact on Maverick as being complicated. As servicemen, you have to push through and sort out things later..however, he had enough down-time to let it sink in which made it harder to get through. "Grunts" in the battlefield do not get that time, so, in a way, not having that timeout, they have little choice but to keep going in that moment. People say letting things stay inside is always bad. This is not true for all. Ive known people who internalized a bad event and channel good things out of it. Humans have the ability to be "Vulcanish" and take events in stride if they are mentally strong enough. It is in degrees for people are all different. Ive also seen people mentally break in various ways. Everybody's handling of situations should not be judged by others, but rather accepted as an appropriate response FOR THEM.
Goose dying got a huge reaction at the theater. Anger, sadness...people yelling at the screen. We 70s-80s kids were very loud reactors in theaters. Even at the drive-ins, you could hear people yelling stuff at the screen, beer bottles being thrown in anger/disgust. lol. I thought that was dumb, seeing that you now have broken glass where people had to drive through in the dark. lol. In my years going to the theater/drive-ins, 1 movie got the loudest reactions: "Saving Private Ryan". "The Shining" was 2nd with screams. But Saving Private Ryan even got physical responses, like the 4 or so who vomited either in their popcorn bucket or running to the bathrooms. I nearly joined then in that first 15 minutes.
Yes, the fighter weapons school is a real thing. Today its located at NAS (Naval Air Station) Fallon NV. A wingman of mine in Afghanistan and one of the best damn pilots I knew is a graduate of the school and wore the patch on the arm of her flight suit.
I'm so jealous of you that you get to watch the sequel as soon as you want. I had to wait 36 years!
Story wise the first film was better, the entire conflict of the film was Maverick trying to be number one, but he just wasn’t as Stinger told him at the beginning his name isn’t the biggest in the Navy so Maverick being the underdog made for a better story.
In the second Maverick is written to be this almost superhuman character who can succeed when no one else can withstand and survive the worst disasters and come out on top.
Hey great reaction as usual. Side note, Kelly McGillis (Charlie) is a sister ;)
Ah yes, the universal heartbreak of people who signed up for a fun plane movie then have to witness THAT scene ..... so glad you enjoyed the film though!! I went into this film expecting stupid fun, and that was in there for sure, but it was also way more emotional than I expected and even had some interesting commentary on the competition-driven military culture.
Like, (and to be clear this has nothing to do with objecting to anything you said, it’s just my embarrassing locked-and-loaded-at-all-times Top Gun rant) I hear people say all the time that the film is a simplistic arc of Mav learning to follow orders and be a team player, and I *completely* disagree. He's reckless, and a bit of a dick, and he does have maturing to do in those senses. But the opening scene shows him *very much* being a team player-that is, defying military authority with good reason, to help a fellow pilot who needs it! The one time he lets a fellow-flyer down (leaving his wingman) it's not 'just who he is'; quite the opposite, it's him caving to the competition-over teamwork ethic constantly being pushed on the pilots by the military authorities. And as much as I hate Goose’s death, it really effectively exposes the emptiness of the competition-driven ethic-the award that has become Mav’s obsession, which in most films would be the culmination of his arc (whether he won or lost it), goes to Iceman. And neither Mav nor the audience gives a shit. Instead the culmination is he and Ice overcoming the need to win in order to respect and support one another-no thanks to how they were taught.
So in the end, I read the film as being, not about following orders, but about choosing connection and care over the need to win *in defiance of authorities*. And I'm not gonna lie-Top: Gun Maverick made me feel very validated in my reading x)
Anyway, sorry for the essay, I just have Thoughts and Feelings about this film, and I enjoyed your reaction and your thoughts very much!
The soundtrack.
I saw this in theater when it came out. Loved it! I’m always leery of sequels, especially when they’re years apart but Top Gun Maverick is awesome! Tom Cruise did it right when making it. It’s funny watching reactors see this and then the sequel within a week or two because it was 30 years or so for my 49 year old ass. Lol
It's always bugged me that they never addressed Iceman's flying before the flat spin. Maverick was telling him to turn off high right, but when Ice finally gave up, he snapped LEFT and blasted Maverick's plane with his jet exhaust.
Excellent as always Sam, can't wait for Top Gun Maverick ❤
This movie is *so* homoerotic, it's delightful!
They do a great job of making you like Maverick and Goose. They're obnoxious, but so so lovable. And Tom Cruise really is a Movie Star, he's just charasmaric!
I know this movie was unprecedented in what the military let them film, but the arial fight scenes are disconnected andhard to follow. The second one is so clear, you're never lost even with 5 planes in action. I hadn't seen this movie (until just before), so wasn't going in with nostalgia, and TopGun2 is very good, it's a true ✨MOVIE✨
51 seconds ago! Yessss early for once!! 🍿🍿
Edit: I grew up with this movie I hope you enjoy! My mom refers to me as goose and I low-key think she got it from this.
Great movie. Another 80s romantic drama Officer and And A Gentleman with Richard Gear or Cocktail with Tom Cruse . Also a great 80's spy romantic comedy with the guy who plays Goose who is almost unknown today is Gotcha! which I highly recommend .
Guy who played Goose is Anthony Edwards. He’s know for being in Zodiac, Revenge of the Nerds, and most especially for his TV role in ER. Super awesome actor.
@@mariaghiglieri78 I know all that but Gotcha! is my favorite movie with him.
Great reaction! With you on all points With Goose🥺😫😡😫
The steamy love scene is ironic, considering that Kelly McGillis is gay in real life.
Your going to love Maverick.
“Jester’s dead!!”
Omg I want the avatar plushies 😂
Cool reaction as always Sam, you have a nice day sweetie 🥰❤️
When it comes to things like the lose of a fellow brother or sister in the service, we can't think about it. We have to move on as quickly as possible. It sucks I know that for a fact but it's the truth. We have a job to do one where people could depend on us to make it out alive and dwelling on a loss it does not help get that job done.
Maverick is The Star. But, I only like Maverick. I love Goose.
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊
Don't call them "Nerds", Anthony Edwards would never play a Nerd.
They definitely were dorky, but I mean that in the most positive way 😂
I said that because he played one of the lead Nerds in a movie titled "Revenge Of The Nerds".
@@ckobo84 Oh my goodness 😂
Check out the movie " the boys in company c, and pillow talk "
I love goose and iceman
I'm gonna need Goose to not die, bummer kid.
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You jinxed Goose!!
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goose not die..... oh boy
14:28 Er… we need to talk…
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Val Kilmer is awesome do tombstone!
I watched and reacted to that relatively recently! :) ruclips.net/video/DnoDAnTgQeo/видео.html
The homoerotic undertones and overtones are completely intentional. Tony Scott was out for much of his career. RIP
Toss The Hunger (1983) on a watchlist for spooky season. Tony's first movie. It's also beautifully shot and very queer.
I don't think Sam knows who Val Kilmer is. I've never met a person who doesn't know Val Kilmer.
I know of the name but I actually don’t think I’ve seen anything with him in it!
@@OGBReacts You gotta see Tombstone. That will make you a Val Kilmer fan for life.
@@wfly81 OH WAIT I did watch/react to Tombstone!! Totally forgot about him in that 😩
@@OGBReacts Haha! Well apparently he made quite an impression on you.
Slow mo sound was not good, I've watched many of your other videos & were always TOP GUN....I mean TOP NOTCH, but this 1 oops....
I only distorted the audio as much as I did because so much of this movie has music playing. I’ve been getting clocked more often for just audio-related things as well, so to be able to post this reaction, I unfortunately had to distort a lot of the audio. Sorry!
@@OGBReacts Thanks for the reply....🇺🇸
Yeah, this is a great iconic movie for sure! But... that love scene IS THE MOST CRINGY THING EVER!!!!! EEEWWWWAAAHHHH
😂😂😂 It’s definitely 80’s love story
Hey, just so you know, their voices don't really sound like this. I think you got a bad copy. You're welcome.
EVERYBODY loves Goose!❤😢❤