You know who Penny is? Goose mentioned her during the first movie, after couger turned in his wings, at the ass chewing, he said. "One admirals daughter " Penny.
I watched the original so many times growing up. This movie totally nailed all the call backs and emotions one would hope for in a sequel 30 years down the road. As I get older, the are times where it feels like life is starting to wind down. Between this movie and watching Han Solo die, it really makes one reflect on how fast life passes by.
thirstylilgal has entered the chat.😂 AWESOME REACTION! Loved it! Regarding the youngins knowing the words to Great Balls of Fire: I assumed they learned it from Rooster as he was paying homage to his dad, and it eventually became their "go to" song. And if you get a chance to see this on an IMAX screen, RUN, don't walk! I saw it twice on IMAX, and it was phenomenal!
Fun fact about "who" they're attacking. They never say, however they do give the coordinates... which happen to point to the one point on the planet that is furthest from any land mass
The last scene with Jennifer Connelly and Tom Cruise in the vintage P -51 Mustang. that plane belongs to Cruise and he actually pilots it. He took each one of the pilots up for a ride before the filming of the movie.
Great balls of fire is a Jerry Lee Lewis song, Jerry Lee was played by Dennis Quaid, who was married with Meg Ryan, Rooster's mom. That's why he knows the music. 😁
Great reaction, and most of us who loved the original teared up throughout this movie. I know I did. The P-51 Mustang in Maverick's personal hanger is his own personal airplane. He also pushed hard to have the F-18 cockpit scenes shot in actual backseats of cockpits being flown by skilled pilots. As I saw him say in an interview, there's no way to "act" the G-forces effect on the body, the breathing, the skin of the face being pulled, etc. All the movie pilots had to go through an intense training course that involved hours in the second seats of actual F-18s so they would know what they were in for. They also had to be responsible for having the cameras set and rolling, fixing their makeup and everything in the shot. They'd take off, do their scenes, then land and hand the film over to the director so he could FINALLY see what they had gotten. Hard to direct when you're grounded. LOL. As others have likely said, Penny is mentioned in the first movie, so it was an established pre-existing relationship. I've heard that in earlier drafts of the movie more relationship background was included but removed for being unnecessary to advance the plot. And the relationship was essential to the story. Seeing her reaction in scenes added depth. She knew the story of Goose and understood the haunted look during the Balls of Fire scene at the bar. She also showed his growth as a character too. After Goose died he tried to handle his trauma himself, and it didn't go well. By now he had finally learned that having someone to rely on for comfort and help in tough times wasn't weak, it was needed, and Penny showed that growth. She also was someone he could confide in, and was how we finally learned the real reason behind why Mav and Rooster had such an acrimonious relationship. And that scene with her also showed Mav's loss of his arrogance as he took all Rooster's anger on himself. Plus, Amelia's comment to him after he jumped out of Penny's window was another hammer blow to the feels. Also, in a way, he needed Penny for his survival. As Admiral Cain implied early on, Mav seemed to have a deathwish. All he had left was Rooster, and Rooster hated him, so Mav kept taking risks that would have eventually killed him because he had nothing else but being a Navy pilot and he knew that he was skating on thin ice there. He wouldn't actually commit suicide, but he'd keep skating on thinner and thinner ice just to see how far he could get before he broke through. Hangman is Maverick without the restraint provided by Goose. F-18s were two seaters standard from the start, but as technology improved and training improved F-18s and other fighter planes were built more and more as single seat planes as the backseat RIO/weapons officer wasn't necessary except on some missions where the pilot needed to focus exclusively on flying. In the F-14s Maverick had to think about Goose's safety, especially as Goose was not just his best friend but his only family since Mav's parents were both dead. Goose generally kept Mav from going too far with the risks he'd take to prove himself as something more than Duke Mitchell's kid. As a single seat pilot, Hangman had no restraints and so he'd push himself and in the process hang everyone else out in the wind to dry or die. But it was their fault for not being as good as he was. In an earlier script Hangman was going to be Iceman's son. I'm so damn glad they scrapped that too. I've also read that the actor who played Hangman had apparently tested for Rooster. He lost out to Miles Teller of course, but he had impressed the producers so much that they expanded the role of Hangman specifically so he could play it. I liked how the various actors had cues so that, even though we didn't get any backstory, we could get a sense of the backstory of them. Phoenix and Rooster being actual friends and Bob being so shy and such a wallflower that he had done nothing to earn a callsign with a story behind it being prime examples. Also it amused me that Bob was in an F-18 as the actor's father was shown flying an F-18 in the movie Independence Day. Bob being played by Lewis Pullman and his dad being Bill Pullman, who played the President of the U.S. in Independence Day. Val Kilmer had had a tracheotomy before filming this movie as part of his fight against throat cancer, so he literally couldn't speak. They used a computer program to recreate his voice with harshening elements so he could "speak" a few lines to Maverick. I was so so happy to see him in this. He's always been one of my favorite chameleon actors who can play any role. Mav sets the wings of the F-14 forward because in that position the plane has more lift due to more wing surface being directly exposed. This aids in takeoffs on shorter runways. Or taxiways. Whichever. The Delta wing formation with the wings in their swept back position decreases drag and permits higher speeds once airborne. Mav shifts the wings back to the forward position in flight to accelerate the braking maneuver as the forward position provides much more drag once airborne. I loved how they had all these pictures of Goose on Mav's hangar wall, plus the great one in the locker. The addition of the one of Mav and Rooster reenacting the same photo as Mav and Iceman was a nice touch too. Such a brilliant movie. Hollywood, take note! THIS is what people want to see! Great scripts, great stories, great directing, great acting, and great characters!
"I don't know how he gets away with it." When the overall commander of the Pacific Fleet is your white knight and can cut whatever orders he wants to keep you where he thinks you need to be, you can get away with a lot. Also, Iceman knows that being a pilot is all Mav has to keep himself going, and Ice wants to keep Mav alive and in the world. It's funny because people don't seem to realize that Mav is barely holding on from the very beginning of this movie. He has people on his side, people like Ice and Hondo, but he knows that once he's out of the Navy he loses them all because the nature of the military means that people quickly lose contact with those still in once they're out. So he pushes his luck so he can maybe die a Naval aviator. Thinking of that, it was potentially some grim foreshadowing about Mav getting shot down when he and Rooster are talking after Phoenix and Bob have to eject. "I've never lost a wingman." "Fly long enough and you will."
On any team of any kind, Hangman is known as a cancer, and the one thing to do with a cancer is to cut it out, regardless of his superior skill. He was never seriously considered for the mission, although he makes for a great backup, as we'll see.
I just saw it this weekend in theater in Denmark, every year we have one day all movies are at a very low price, they start 9.30 am and runs the whole day and Maverick was still running, so I saw this and Black Adam this weekend
You talked about “kids” who are Rooster’s age not knowing Jerry Lee Lewis, and from all of the RUclips reactors, I think you are right. But … Who was this movie for? Kids who are Rooster’s age? Or for people who either were Maverick’s age when the first movie came out (or the younger kids at that time who were hooked on this character at a time in our politics where we were going toe-to-toe hard with the USSR)? These later groups would absolutely remember that song and Jerry Lee Louis. The director put in that song to tie back to movie one AND to take the audience I described back to their feelings from that song at the time. There are some of us out here who are Maverick’s age, who sat on the East/West German border (I don’t imagine the term “inner border” would mean the same or refer to what we knew) in the snow watching Soviets watching us. But for how miserable we ever were then, I at least would go back eagerly for it in exchange for being considered old and no longer in the game. So while this movie isn’t going to get an Academy Award, it will be strongly popular with some of us. Incredible reaction. Your intro and your reaction to the football scene started to make me question if I should delete my browser history. 😂
One of the greatest films ever made. I can't believe you didn't see Maveruck at the cinema... lol Cruise does all his own stunts, all, not some, all..... Just discovered your channel, you're awesome....You're naughty fun lol I watched Top Gun Maverick for my 5th time 3 days ago. Val had throat Cancer, his voice box was removed, so he can't talk anymore, only through a voice box. It's tragic, but he smoked from a young age. They used SFX to put his voice in for his scenes. I'm an 80's child too and saw Top Gun in 86 with my father, I was just 11. Dad was a fighter pilot in WW2, then a test pilot....First and last film I saw with him at the cinema.... "Talk to me dad" 🥺 Please note the name of Jesus is not a replacement swear word. That's my saviour. Thanks.
I was up in a F-18 (in the back, illegally) once. These people looked like they were up in actual jets doing maneuvers going relatively fast. An impressively filmed movie. And I thought it was a great sequel (perhaps even better than the first movie). Thx for doing your reaction to it. Also, I like looking at your face the way you like looking at hot guy topless beach football. - That wasn't creepy at all. ;) Nope! OK, I need a smoke.
Why was Rooster singing great balls of fire? Loved your reaction review, In the original movie Goose is singing great balls of fire while rooster is sat on the piano, so he heard it as a boy and why he was singing it just like his dad did. So cool!
If you're really curious about the realism of the flight scenes, there are a bunch of actual fighter pilots on youtube watching and reacting to the movie. They all seem to love it, despite certain liberties taken for the sake of making it more cinematic
I think "It's like something from my youth has been completed" is the most beautiful description of what I feel for this movie! Perfect description, thank you!
The moment that really sold me on Penny was when Maverick was thrown out the bar, he hears Rooster doing "Great Balls Of Fire" and he (Mav) has the flashback of Goose, there's a moment where Penny looks at Mav and she realizes what's happening, she takes notice. It's a very small moment, but it really made me appreciate that character.
@@markymarknj Again, even without knowing the *specifics* she’s smart enough to connect the dots to know somethings up with him and one of the young pilots.
If you remember in the first movie, they said "Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash. You've been busted, you lost your qualifications as section leader three times, put in hack twice by me, with a history of high speed passes over five air control towers, and one admiral's daughter!" Goose asked "Penny Benjamin?' Jennifer Connelly plays Penny Benjamin in this movie.
I've actually had people try to argue the Penny Benjamin part with me. And I tell them I have the DVD right here, I know it's Penny Benjamin. I've watched Top Gun a dozen times at least 😁
Thank you!!!! The first time I saw it in theatres I told my wife, "What?! That's Penny Benjamin!!!" It even says it in the credits! For some reason I thought I was the only one that caught that! From the beginning.
Honestly I think Maverick having a love story makes a lot of sense. Jennifer Connelly's character and plot line were actually essential to the movie. #1, part of this movie's story for Maverick, besides the whole Goose's son plot, is him realizing he can't fly forever... as the Iceman says to him "It's time to let go.". The idea of a life outside of the cockpit, and the Navy, where he settles down with Jennifer Connelly makes it easier for us to root for than the idea of him retiring and just sitting around lonely as shit because he has no family/friends due to his entire life being about flying. #2, without her, all Tom's character is surrounded by is superiors who don't like him, or subordinates he is training. Connelly lets us see the human sides of Maverick, and lets Tom charm it up a bit. Without her we'd just have scenes of superiors or Rooster yelling at Maverick, or Maverick making the rookies look like little bitches in the air... thats it.
Jennifer Connely as "Penny Benjamin" is one of the biggest reminiscent factors of this movie. From the original, about 14 minutes in, Maverick and Goose are getting their asses chewed for not landing the plane to help their wingman Cougar. The Commander said "you've been busted five time, and put in hack by me, for high speed passes over five air control towers, and one Admiral's daughter." Goose then looks at Mav and whispers, "Penny Benjamin?" She was an interest of his from the original, and I thought it was interesting and cool to see how they reincorporated her character. Love your reacts, and can't wait for more. See ya
Most people don't figure out who Penny is on the first watch, it seems. Once you do, she feels very real and valid and carries a bunch of nostalgia with her to boot!
Penny was mentioned again later in the bar with Goose and his wife also in the first movie. The daughter also mentions how Pete at least recently, within her memory, dated her mom. So, it appears that Maverick has had an on again off again relationship with Penny for thirty years.
Leave her alone she just watches movies. Bet she would never recall the whole admiral's daughter thing till she reads the comments. She isn't a real Top Gun fan.
yeah when i was watching this one i kinda went back and watched the original because i only ever seen it on tv and never really saw the whole thing and i caught that line lol. it was that and i think she came up in conversation with goose's wife
This film had no business being this good, let alone a sequel. I’ve seen this film in theatres five times (makes me an Ace! 🥁). Happy to see you have a fun watching. I highly encourage seeing it again in theaters when it re-releases again probably in November. On first viewing there were several of us in the audience that pointed at Iceman when Ice asks Mav who the best pilot was. (fun theater experience 😂) “I make movies for the big screen.” - Tom Cruise
To me the love story shows the progression of Pete Mitchell to me. He wasn’t Maverick to her like he was to Charlie. He was Pete, the man not just the pilot. The love scene was romantic and mature love and adoration not the lustful sex scene in the original. Even forgetting that Penny was referenced in the first film, the more adult version of the relationship also plays on the theme of aging and finding your place.
It’s kind of funny cus after they filmed this movie, Glenn Powell (Hangman) went and got his pilots license and when he did Tom (also being a real pilot) sent him a gift to welcome him to the pilots life. There’s a whole interview on it and it’s really cool.
Glen Powell is in another movie about pilots, the upcoming Devotion, about the first black aviator in US Navy history, Jesse Brown. Glen plays his wingman Tom Hudner.
I've seen this movie at least 20 times in the theater - 15 times in IMAX I've seen your reaction to this movie a good half-dozen times or so. Everytime I see Maverick's plane get shot down, I well up with tears. It gets me... Every. Single. Time. This movie is so great.
The romance with Penny was part of Maverick's character "letting go" of the past and moving on. That's why I hope there is no sequel because the story of Maverick has been wrapped up perfectly.
I think there should be one, but with Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly only playing bit parts as Rear Admiral (retired), Pete Mitchell and his wife Penny Mitchell. Maybe Rooster Consults with his God Father or something like that. Kinda the way Mav and Ice did in this movie.
@@davidisles4009 I'd like to see another Top Gun, but have it center on Rooster, or perhaps Hangman. Mav could act as a mentor or something in a bit role.
About "Great Balls of Fire"... I get the impression that Rooster is well known for performing that, probably going way back to his time at the academy. The way Phoenix looks when he sits down at the piano... she knows what's up. That's his thing. Everyone knows that song because everyone knows Rooster plays it whenever there's a piano laying around. It would make sense for the character...,singing that song with Goose was probably one of his last memories with his dad.
I freakin' love when Rooster looks out the canopy by pressing his entire face on it and is like "Why are the wings coming out Mav?" lol, like he knows the reason, but is in denial and is hoping Mav will give some other explanation for it, haha
Having watched the original more times than I can remember this movie was everything we could of hoped for, even small things like the admirals daughter being brought in. smiled and cried the whole way through it 😂
Somehow, whenever you start crying... as SOON as you start crying, it hits me hard in my own gut and I start crying. I have the original here in my laptop. I watch it often enough. But when I saw this new Maverick movie, it truly blew me away. It was better, bigger, more EPIC and more emotional because - to me - it held more meaning because it builded upon the history of the bond between the friends in the originsl film. I mean, I was laughing, cheering, crying... my emotions were ALL OVER THE PLACE!!! TopGun: Maverick was IT for me. Absolutely LOVED IT!!!!
Couldn’t agree more: there are definitely some elements of high fantasy in it. But dammit, what a fantastic moviegoing experience, especially in light of how so many of our nostalgic films have been wrecked in recent years. This movie was just what the doctor ordered at such a needed time. What a wonderful movie!
@@pancakelens75 Military enemies of America definitely didn't like the pro-military overtones. But it's because they are scared. No other military in the world has serviceable 5-Gen airplanes. Russia and China claim to have them but they aren't true 5-Gen as they don't know how to do it all since they have never fought the wars and learned the lessons USA has.
For me the mission is fubar when they can precision strike a runway with tomahawks, yet can't precision strike a nuclear research facility, doesn't make sense, but I give them a pass :D
The way in which they handled the dialogue between Iceman and Maverick was perfect. They knew of Val Kilmer's speech limitations, and the writers scripted a scene that worked well within those limitations. It's what makes the interaction between the characters more poignant, as well as lending emotional weight to the moment.
This sequel hits so much because people like us grew up with the first one... My friends and I pretended to be Maverick Goose and Ice on the playground at school. My brother and I used to climb trees and pretend we were getting into an F-14 cockpit. Goose's death was the first movie death that meant something to me. I cried along with you. Great reaction.
The story between Maverick and Penny is the most practical thing in the movie for me...people like Maverick sometimes don't realize how much they need people and that's what Penny is to Maverick. Someone that, despite leaving behind over the years, has always been in his thoughts. Maverick is also incredibly skilled in the air and lucky. His character lives on breaking rules and getting bailed out of trouble. Penny is the only person who never bails him out. She makes him face his troubles head on.
That's Tom Cruise's own P-51 Mustang fighter in the end of the movie. Yes it's one of the most beautiful planes from WWII. Maybe 'Rooster' knew the song because his dad sang it when he was young and remembered it from back then. I've seen the movie and watched some reactions and I'm starting to understand why women can find this movie so good. It has a lot of emotions, tension, and it's very well shot, love the in plane shots of the actors. I'm a pilot and I love the flying scenes, but this movie has so much more. Loved your reaction, take care.
The P-51 is one of the most beautiful planes ever made, WWII or otherwise. It's classy, clean, and extremely sleek. It helps that it was also one of the most capable planes of the war (if not outright the best), lol.
“Doesn’t age, he’s like a vampire”…as a matter of fact, yes…yes, he is (1994 Interview With A Vampire) 😅….I think Penny Benjamin was a good add on to this movie since Goose mentioned her in the first along with Meg Ryan. Your emotional reaction to the nostalgia, the story, and the realness shows just how freaking great this movie is. I praise them for how they incorporated Val Kilmer. Overall, this is one of the BEST sequels I’ve ever seen 😎…Oh, I appreciate the Star Wars references, lol
In my opinion this shows how good a sequel needs to be to gather as much or more popularity that its original. I don't know of any other sequel that manages it. This knocks spots of the original Top Gun.
I couldn't quite believe how good this one is. Surprisingly emotional too. I keep wondering if this is the last time we'll see Val Kilmer acting, which would be understandable, but a real shame.
Val Kilmers cancer is in remission but due to having tracheotomy tube placed in his throat due to throat cancer damaged his vocal cords but is still getting projects lined up.
Such a great blend of nostalgia drops and new material. A perfect sequel and conclusion to Maverick's story. Great editing too in the movie. When Rooster says, "Talk to me, Dad" it cuts to Maverick giving him advice then back to Rooster following that advice subtly expressing their true relationship. Mav might not be Bradley's father but he's his dad through and through.
This movie exceeded my expectations, not only it's just a good movie, but there's so much detail from the technical point of view that only aviation enthusiasts pick up, it's surprising. I usually don't enjoy reaction videos but this was actually fun to watch, it felt genuine and your laugh and emotions definitely added to it!
Love ur reaction. I'm an assistant manager for Cinemark theaters. I worked on opening night of Top Gun Maverick and my theater had IMAX. It was a sold out show and we had soo many veterans and active military especially pilots watching the movie. As I went in often to do theater checks, watching all their reactions made me smile and cry. I was born in 84 so I grew up on the original Top Gun so I definitely loved it. This movie has done well over a billion dollars world wide. Tom Crusie did a great job to make this movie as close to real and authentic as he could. It was also filmed with specially made IMAX cameras in the cockpit. #Stay Blessed
Jennifer Connelly's character, Penny Benjamin, is mentioned in the first film when Mav and Goose are getting chewed out for not landing the plane . She was the admiral's daughter that Maverick got in trouble with trying to impress her and buzzing the tower. Goose looks at him and asks, "Penny Benjamin?" Knowing that might help you buy their rekindled relationship on and off over the years.
Hangman played Slow ride to mock Rooster because he flies too slow. Roosters answer was unplugging the jukebox and taking over the show on the piano. Lots of small things in this movie that are masked by the big moments but you catch more of them after multiple watches.
Something to make you love Glen Powell (Hangman) even more: He was so inspired by all the flight training and filming in the jets that he immediately went out after filming to get his pilot's license. He said Tom Cruise was constantly checking on his progress and giving him tips and motivation since he's been a real life pilot for over 40 years.
I absolutely love the original! That being said there is something about this one that actually means more! But it can't without the first one! This movie is the perfect continuous story! Such a beautiful movie that hit all the perfect emotional moments! And your perfect reaction to those moments were exactly the same for me! I've seen this movie about five times already and it still hits even harder! Loved your reaction Angela!
Rooster was familiar with "Great Balls of Fire" and it had a special place in his heart because HE WAS THERE that day his dad played it and sang it with Maverick together! In the flashback, you see him sitting on the piano facing his dad while he plays it. And, in a way, he probably plays it as a tribute to his father and finds comfort in playing it, as if he was right there with his father in his childhood again.
This reaction was done in the PERFECT way... and in a way of not only a TG fan... but as someone that has had this in their blood since the 80's..... your reaction to the first "talk to me Goose" says everything it needs too..... the rest was just me enjoying how much (same as me) that you appreciated this movie... with that said, surprised that the connection with Penny didn't bring you to tears like me... (Its a THROW BACK from the original movie) that was THE PERFECT LOVE STORY.... ever...... just my 2 cents.... keep it up, that was a great reaction and had me crying right along with you.....
Top Gun: Maverick is the film of the year. I never thought we needed a sequel to Top Gun but I am sure glad this legacy sequel exists. From the same director of Tron: Legacy. I still feel the need for speed. Great reaction to the danger zone.
If Cruise is behind a production, it's gonna be loaded. With the right emotion at the right time. The right action at the perfect time. He has his whole thing but when it comes to making great film.... the man is a genius
This is the BEST MOVIE in decades! Every push on emotions pay every time on me. I cryed like a kid lost over the secrifice of both on those aircrafts ... giving their life for other you love, that gets me everytime. Fenomenal!
glad to see I'm not the only one who found this movie as emotional as me. I grew up watching the original. probably 100 times. just wish I had my dad here to watch it with me.
With being an Aviator myself, watching this movie really inspired me to become a private pilot and have the rare privilege of flying older jets from the cold war era, and also world war 2 aircraft, i can tell you that P-51D Mustang at the end of the movie is beautiful by the way, also a fun fact 90 percent of this movie was real pilots, real flying and real F/A-18 BFM's, lovely reaction and i think you got yourself a new subscriber :D
Penny Benjamin is mentioned twice in the original movie. They had known each other over decades. I felt the romantic angle of the movie was handled very maturely. They behaved as if they were as familiar with each other as they can possibly be.
My favorite fun fact about the movie: Tom Cruise is a pilot and owns the P-51 featured in the movie. He flew it with Jennifer Connelly for the closing scene!
Thank you so much for such an authentic, emotional, entertaining reaction. I absolutely loved hearing you list your hopes and expectations for the film- "I want a good soundtrack, I want Hangman to eventually succeed at some point, etc" knowing the ride that you were in for. I genuinely hope that you can go see it in theaters, you 100% deserve to. We are all so fortunate that you potentially gave that up to have a reaction for the channel, no doubt. My first time seeing it in theaters, I was *overwhelmed*. The sounds, the intensity, the enormity of it all- I didn't even get emotional until my second time, when I drug my dad to go see it- I was over the initial shock and was able to take everything in and *feel* it, the way that you oh-so-clearly felt it, repeatedly, before our very eyes. Love love LOVE it. Magnificent movie, Magnificent reaction.
I grew up in the 80s and was practically raised with this film. I was soo nervous about this sequel! Equal parts good and bad nerves, but I decided to see this in IMAX and wow! Am I glad I did. I also shared every single emotion that you had while watching it it's always dangerous to make a sequel 3 decades later, but they got it right. Perfectly sympathetic sequel especially the ice and goose scenes, I choked at ice's funeral too.great reaction. 👍👌
Val Kilmer was battling throat cancer and managed to do a great cameo performance... the love interest is the legendary Admiral's Daughter "Penny Benjamen" referenced in the first movie.
The Plane you see in the hanger at the begining of the movie and again at the end is in fact Tom's own P-51-D Mustang the same model flown by my Grandfather in WWII with 16 1/2 kills
I know a thousand people have probably said this, but Penny Benjamin is not "out of nowhere." She was mentioned twice in the first movie. I was thrilled to hear her name when I saw this in the theater. This is is a perfect movie. And I don't offer that title lightly. :)
Tom’s plane is a Mustang but not a fighter variant (FP-51K). It’s actually a reconnaissance variant (F-6K Mustang) that was flown by the Civil Air Patrol in the US during WWII. Tom bought the plane and had it retrofitted to look like the fighter variant. This required removing the 2 camera pods and replacing fairings, adding the correct gun mounts and replacing the prop with one having the correct amount of blades for the fighter variant among other changes. The entire history of his plane is in public records. It’s a beautiful restoration, no doubt, and I’m sure it probably performs well.
I was blown away by how (surprisingly) good this movie is. I went to see it twice in the theaters. The last 1/3 of the movie is some of the best action suspense I've ever seen on screen.
The love interest is absolutely necessary. It wouldn't be the same without it. This movie is about love, loyalty, sacrifice and family and just happened to have the action of fighter pilots doing their macho thing. Penny is his life long love interest. It's fitting that after a life of sacrifice, Maverick ends up with the girl. They made the perfect movie, which is now my all time favorite. Please, DON'T do a sequel, you can't top this.
I always appreciate how emotional you get even if on the surface this may seems like a dumb action movie, but it really is a masterpiece that at times pulls on the heart strings and as a man you make it feel like it's okay to cry!
A small thing that's HUGE to me, being old enough to be a teen when the original came out in theater; Rooster literally echoed exactly what Goose said as the RIO..."Come on Mav, do some of that pilot shit!" The little thing blew ME away. I think I'm gonna ask for THAT on a T-shirt for my birthday. I DO have the TALK TO ME GOOSE shirt, in green. 🥰🤔😂 It AMAZES me how incredible Goose 'hits' for and with EVERYONE. Like Iceman said, "...everybody liked him..."
Couple of cool facts: 1) That is Tom’s actual P-51, and yes, he’s actually flying it. 2) Both movies used vintage Porsches owned by the love interests.
Hello, I can swear that we experienced the same feelings while watching this movie. It's been a long time since the first movie. That period was my youth. Many things have happened in our lives. And this movie reminds me of everything I went through back then. And we are getting old. Time goes fast. It is very emotional to see the movie characters grow old with us. The new generation cannot understand this. I think people our age will shed a lot of tears. It was nice to watch this movie again with you. There is so much to write but there is no water left in my eyes :)
My sister was born in 1992 and she knows the song Great Balls of Fire. And we're Portuguese. Many old songs are iconic and timeless. I know the lyrics to Elvis songs and Sinatra songs. I saw Top Gun Maverick 5x in the movie theatre and it was an awesome experience. I even got a tattoo with Maverick's helmet design. Loved your reaction.
Not only is this still in theaters it was re-released in IMAX in some locations because most movies suck atm. If you haven't already seen it this is worth it. I really enjoyed seeing Tom thank the fans for coming to see his movie during the intro. OH and their vagueness towards the enemy, as far as I know, was deliberate to keep the politics out of a good movie. I personally thank them for it and nothing was lost by not knowing, in my opinion.
Its ok to cry.. I saw the first one with my friend before I met my wife. This I saw this one alone after I lost my wife. She would have loved it. The love story is nice as she was the Admiral's daughter that Maverick went ballistic with in the first movie and that Goose and meg ryan talked about. You're beautiful and have the right reactions to this :) Its nice that the characters lived and it was good. Theres way too much dark and depressing movies out there. Rooster going back for Mav and then Hangman being a good guy saving them. Love it.
Amazing reaction as always! You are consistently genuine and an absolute pleasure to watch. Glad you watched this movie!! The nostalgia ran deep, and they 100% nailed it for those of us who remember the first movie with so much fondness and appreciation. Side note: you say Hangman is easy on the eyes. I say it’s you. YOU are so pretty. 🤷♂️
The love story was finally a 'full circle' for Maverick - something to reward his original character and all of the losses and compromises that he made to be who he was. An opportunity to re-find a soul-mate that he can now embrace and be part of. I'm pleased with the circular karmic perfection offered by that part of the story. Rooster's "hate" of Mav is a reaction of a child to his father being "killed" by the ego of an exceptional pilot/flight partner along with the paternalistic behaviour that results in the delay of a career. Fitting. In terms of the music, I know so many kids who have embraced 'old' music because modern music just doesn't touch one's soul....if the parents are able to expose their kids to the 'old' music classics, they often can't help but appreciate that music. Happy that you loved the movie. Unlike so many sequels, this really brought things home. Formulaic. Truly American. Still, so very satisfying.
I listened to a podcast recently where a former Top Gun instructor was talking about this movie and he was like "Yeah the mission they train for are stuff we did fairly regular, it's not that impossible but it makes for a cool movie!"
As soon as she teared up at the first "Talk to me, Goose." I knew she was going to be in a wild emotional ride.
Nah I mean she already watched the movie, u can just tell
@@Gabo4516PR There’s no way in hell she saw this movie already judging from how much she cried 😂
@@ImaginaryNate Not natural, sorry buddy..
@@sahinberg It's always a pleasure to meet people the gift of telepathy
@@Gabo4516PR you say "you can just tell" but you have provided absolutely no proof or reasonable motives for this claim.
You know who Penny is? Goose mentioned her during the first movie, after couger turned in his wings, at the ass chewing, he said. "One admirals daughter " Penny.
I watched the original so many times growing up. This movie totally nailed all the call backs and emotions one would hope for in a sequel 30 years down the road. As I get older, the are times where it feels like life is starting to wind down. Between this movie and watching Han Solo die, it really makes one reflect on how fast life passes by.
I adore, I LOVE, your enthusiasm about the movie, and that you show how much the first one meant to you!
thirstylilgal has entered the chat.😂 AWESOME REACTION! Loved it!
Regarding the youngins knowing the words to Great Balls of Fire: I assumed they learned it from Rooster as he was paying homage to his dad, and it eventually became their "go to" song.
And if you get a chance to see this on an IMAX screen, RUN, don't walk! I saw it twice on IMAX, and it was phenomenal!
Drove an extra 40 minutes to make this my first "fancy movie theater" (daughter's term) experience. Was WELL WORTH IT.
Fun fact about "who" they're attacking. They never say, however they do give the coordinates... which happen to point to the one point on the planet that is furthest from any land mass
Saw this 4 time in the theaters. Every showing was packed and the audience was great. In my top 3 movie experiences of all time.
The last scene with Jennifer Connelly and Tom Cruise in the vintage P -51 Mustang. that plane belongs to Cruise and he actually pilots it. He took each one of the pilots up for a ride before the filming of the movie.
"Guys, that's a lot of push-ups" Funny thing is, he was saying that for them, not for himself because he knew he won't be doing any, lol.
Fun Fact, when Mav's gun in the F14 hits 33 rounds left, that's the years between the first and second movie!
Great balls of fire is a Jerry Lee Lewis song, Jerry Lee was played by Dennis Quaid, who was married with Meg Ryan, Rooster's mom. That's why he knows the music. 😁
Great reaction, and most of us who loved the original teared up throughout this movie. I know I did.
The P-51 Mustang in Maverick's personal hanger is his own personal airplane. He also pushed hard to have the F-18 cockpit scenes shot in actual backseats of cockpits being flown by skilled pilots. As I saw him say in an interview, there's no way to "act" the G-forces effect on the body, the breathing, the skin of the face being pulled, etc. All the movie pilots had to go through an intense training course that involved hours in the second seats of actual F-18s so they would know what they were in for. They also had to be responsible for having the cameras set and rolling, fixing their makeup and everything in the shot. They'd take off, do their scenes, then land and hand the film over to the director so he could FINALLY see what they had gotten. Hard to direct when you're grounded. LOL.
As others have likely said, Penny is mentioned in the first movie, so it was an established pre-existing relationship. I've heard that in earlier drafts of the movie more relationship background was included but removed for being unnecessary to advance the plot. And the relationship was essential to the story. Seeing her reaction in scenes added depth. She knew the story of Goose and understood the haunted look during the Balls of Fire scene at the bar. She also showed his growth as a character too. After Goose died he tried to handle his trauma himself, and it didn't go well. By now he had finally learned that having someone to rely on for comfort and help in tough times wasn't weak, it was needed, and Penny showed that growth. She also was someone he could confide in, and was how we finally learned the real reason behind why Mav and Rooster had such an acrimonious relationship. And that scene with her also showed Mav's loss of his arrogance as he took all Rooster's anger on himself. Plus, Amelia's comment to him after he jumped out of Penny's window was another hammer blow to the feels.
Also, in a way, he needed Penny for his survival. As Admiral Cain implied early on, Mav seemed to have a deathwish. All he had left was Rooster, and Rooster hated him, so Mav kept taking risks that would have eventually killed him because he had nothing else but being a Navy pilot and he knew that he was skating on thin ice there. He wouldn't actually commit suicide, but he'd keep skating on thinner and thinner ice just to see how far he could get before he broke through.
Hangman is Maverick without the restraint provided by Goose. F-18s were two seaters standard from the start, but as technology improved and training improved F-18s and other fighter planes were built more and more as single seat planes as the backseat RIO/weapons officer wasn't necessary except on some missions where the pilot needed to focus exclusively on flying. In the F-14s Maverick had to think about Goose's safety, especially as Goose was not just his best friend but his only family since Mav's parents were both dead. Goose generally kept Mav from going too far with the risks he'd take to prove himself as something more than Duke Mitchell's kid. As a single seat pilot, Hangman had no restraints and so he'd push himself and in the process hang everyone else out in the wind to dry or die. But it was their fault for not being as good as he was.
In an earlier script Hangman was going to be Iceman's son. I'm so damn glad they scrapped that too. I've also read that the actor who played Hangman had apparently tested for Rooster. He lost out to Miles Teller of course, but he had impressed the producers so much that they expanded the role of Hangman specifically so he could play it.
I liked how the various actors had cues so that, even though we didn't get any backstory, we could get a sense of the backstory of them. Phoenix and Rooster being actual friends and Bob being so shy and such a wallflower that he had done nothing to earn a callsign with a story behind it being prime examples.
Also it amused me that Bob was in an F-18 as the actor's father was shown flying an F-18 in the movie Independence Day. Bob being played by Lewis Pullman and his dad being Bill Pullman, who played the President of the U.S. in Independence Day.
Val Kilmer had had a tracheotomy before filming this movie as part of his fight against throat cancer, so he literally couldn't speak. They used a computer program to recreate his voice with harshening elements so he could "speak" a few lines to Maverick. I was so so happy to see him in this. He's always been one of my favorite chameleon actors who can play any role.
Mav sets the wings of the F-14 forward because in that position the plane has more lift due to more wing surface being directly exposed. This aids in takeoffs on shorter runways. Or taxiways. Whichever. The Delta wing formation with the wings in their swept back position decreases drag and permits higher speeds once airborne. Mav shifts the wings back to the forward position in flight to accelerate the braking maneuver as the forward position provides much more drag once airborne.
I loved how they had all these pictures of Goose on Mav's hangar wall, plus the great one in the locker. The addition of the one of Mav and Rooster reenacting the same photo as Mav and Iceman was a nice touch too.
Such a brilliant movie. Hollywood, take note! THIS is what people want to see! Great scripts, great stories, great directing, great acting, and great characters!
"I don't know how he gets away with it." When the overall commander of the Pacific Fleet is your white knight and can cut whatever orders he wants to keep you where he thinks you need to be, you can get away with a lot.
Also, Iceman knows that being a pilot is all Mav has to keep himself going, and Ice wants to keep Mav alive and in the world.
It's funny because people don't seem to realize that Mav is barely holding on from the very beginning of this movie. He has people on his side, people like Ice and Hondo, but he knows that once he's out of the Navy he loses them all because the nature of the military means that people quickly lose contact with those still in once they're out. So he pushes his luck so he can maybe die a Naval aviator.
Thinking of that, it was potentially some grim foreshadowing about Mav getting shot down when he and Rooster are talking after Phoenix and Bob have to eject. "I've never lost a wingman." "Fly long enough and you will."
"I would kiss her too if she was leaning against that car." 🤣
On any team of any kind, Hangman is known as a cancer, and the one thing to do with a cancer is to cut it out, regardless of his superior skill. He was never seriously considered for the mission, although he makes for a great backup, as we'll see.
I just saw it this weekend in theater in Denmark, every year we have one day all movies are at a very low price, they start 9.30 am and runs the whole day and Maverick was still running, so I saw this and Black Adam this weekend
Absolutely the best movie reaction I’ve ever seen. My hat’s off to the lady!
I can't for the life of me figure out why everyone likes Bob so much . . . but I love him, too!
You talked about “kids” who are Rooster’s age not knowing Jerry Lee Lewis, and from all of the RUclips reactors, I think you are right.
But …
Who was this movie for? Kids who are Rooster’s age? Or for people who either were Maverick’s age when the first movie came out (or the younger kids at that time who were hooked on this character at a time in our politics where we were going toe-to-toe hard with the USSR)?
These later groups would absolutely remember that song and Jerry Lee Louis. The director put in that song to tie back to movie one AND to take the audience I described back to their feelings from that song at the time.
There are some of us out here who are Maverick’s age, who sat on the East/West German border (I don’t imagine the term “inner border” would mean the same or refer to what we knew) in the snow watching Soviets watching us. But for how miserable we ever were then, I at least would go back eagerly for it in exchange for being considered old and no longer in the game. So while this movie isn’t going to get an Academy Award, it will be strongly popular with some of us.
Incredible reaction. Your intro and your reaction to the football scene started to make me question if I should delete my browser history. 😂
One of the greatest films ever made. I can't believe you didn't see Maveruck at the cinema...
lol Cruise does all his own stunts, all, not some, all.....
Just discovered your channel, you're awesome....You're naughty fun lol
I watched Top Gun Maverick for my 5th time 3 days ago.
Val had throat Cancer, his voice box was removed, so he can't talk anymore, only through a voice box. It's tragic, but he smoked from a young age. They used SFX to put his voice in for his scenes.
I'm an 80's child too and saw Top Gun in 86 with my father, I was just 11. Dad was a fighter pilot in WW2, then a test pilot....First and last film I saw with him at the cinema....
"Talk to me dad" 🥺
Please note the name of Jesus is not a replacement swear word. That's my saviour. Thanks.
I was up in a F-18 (in the back, illegally) once. These people looked like they were up in actual jets doing maneuvers going relatively fast. An impressively filmed movie. And I thought it was a great sequel (perhaps even better than the first movie). Thx for doing your reaction to it. Also, I like looking at your face the way you like looking at hot guy topless beach football. - That wasn't creepy at all. ;) Nope! OK, I need a smoke.
Why was Rooster singing great balls of fire? Loved your reaction review, In the original movie Goose is singing great balls of fire while rooster is sat on the piano, so he heard it as a boy and why he was singing it just like his dad did. So cool!
If you're really curious about the realism of the flight scenes, there are a bunch of actual fighter pilots on youtube watching and reacting to the movie. They all seem to love it, despite certain liberties taken for the sake of making it more cinematic
Slow ride was on guitar hero the game. Thats why millions know that song.
TBH it’s how I know it too 😂
Why isn't anyone talking about how she just predicted half of the movie? 100% second or third time she have watched it
Nope. Don’t be rude.
I was literally shocked at how much I loved (and cried during) this movie. It's like something from my youth has been completed. It's really terrific.
I think "It's like something from my youth has been completed" is the most beautiful description of what I feel for this movie! Perfect description, thank you!
The moment that really sold me on Penny was when Maverick was thrown out the bar, he hears Rooster doing "Great Balls Of Fire" and he (Mav) has the flashback of Goose, there's a moment where Penny looks at Mav and she realizes what's happening, she takes notice. It's a very small moment, but it really made me appreciate that character.
Even if she doesn’t know the specifics, she knows there’s something going on there.
@@CdrChaos since Penny was the Admiral's daughter and had been around the Navy all her life, I'd be willing to bet that she knew about Goose.
My favorite moment with Penny was after Mav was grounded, and she inspires him to do the practice run in record time.
@@markymarknj Again, even without knowing the *specifics* she’s smart enough to connect the dots to know somethings up with him and one of the young pilots.
@@CdrChaos for sure. It's fun to speculate on that...
I love how Maverick started his career in F-14s and his final carrier landing is in a Tomcat. Sheer poetry.
And too, Maverick is an Ace with 5 enemy kills all being flown in an F-14 Tomcat!
If you remember in the first movie, they said "Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash. You've been busted, you lost your qualifications as section leader three times, put in hack twice by me, with a history of high speed passes over five air control towers, and one admiral's daughter!" Goose asked "Penny Benjamin?' Jennifer Connelly plays Penny Benjamin in this movie.
Roosters mom also name drops her at the bar with Charlie. Her and Mav's exploits must have been legendary 🤣
I've actually had people try to argue the Penny Benjamin part with me. And I tell them I have the DVD right here, I know it's Penny Benjamin. I've watched Top Gun a dozen times at least 😁
@@scottdarden3091 dozen times? I've probably watched it a dozen times in the past year lol
Thank you!!!! The first time I saw it in theatres I told my wife, "What?! That's Penny Benjamin!!!" It even says it in the credits! For some reason I thought I was the only one that caught that! From the beginning.
"And you asshole. You're lucky to even be here"
Honestly I think Maverick having a love story makes a lot of sense. Jennifer Connelly's character and plot line were actually essential to the movie. #1, part of this movie's story for Maverick, besides the whole Goose's son plot, is him realizing he can't fly forever... as the Iceman says to him "It's time to let go.". The idea of a life outside of the cockpit, and the Navy, where he settles down with Jennifer Connelly makes it easier for us to root for than the idea of him retiring and just sitting around lonely as shit because he has no family/friends due to his entire life being about flying. #2, without her, all Tom's character is surrounded by is superiors who don't like him, or subordinates he is training. Connelly lets us see the human sides of Maverick, and lets Tom charm it up a bit. Without her we'd just have scenes of superiors or Rooster yelling at Maverick, or Maverick making the rookies look like little bitches in the air... thats it.
Jennifer Connely as "Penny Benjamin" is one of the biggest reminiscent factors of this movie. From the original, about 14 minutes in, Maverick and Goose are getting their asses chewed for not landing the plane to help their wingman Cougar. The Commander said "you've been busted five time, and put in hack by me, for high speed passes over five air control towers, and one Admiral's daughter." Goose then looks at Mav and whispers, "Penny Benjamin?" She was an interest of his from the original, and I thought it was interesting and cool to see how they reincorporated her character. Love your reacts, and can't wait for more. See ya
Most people don't figure out who Penny is on the first watch, it seems. Once you do, she feels very real and valid and carries a bunch of nostalgia with her to boot!
Penny was mentioned again later in the bar with Goose and his wife also in the first movie.
The daughter also mentions how Pete at least recently, within her memory, dated her mom.
So, it appears that Maverick has had an on again off again relationship with Penny for thirty years.
Leave her alone she just watches movies. Bet she would never recall the whole admiral's daughter thing till she reads the comments. She isn't a real Top Gun fan.
I picked up on it immediately in the theater.
yeah when i was watching this one i kinda went back and watched the original because i only ever seen it on tv and never really saw the whole thing and i caught that line lol. it was that and i think she came up in conversation with goose's wife
The scene where Penny sees the remorse on Maverick's face as he's looking into the bar at Rooster is incredibly emotional. 😥
This film had no business being this good, let alone a sequel. I’ve seen this film in theatres five times (makes me an Ace! 🥁). Happy to see you have a fun watching. I highly encourage seeing it again in theaters when it re-releases again probably in November. On first viewing there were several of us in the audience that pointed at Iceman when Ice asks Mav who the best pilot was. (fun theater experience 😂)
“I make movies for the big screen.”
- Tom Cruise
lol love that pun, i too am an Ace. I watch it 5 times in the theatre.
Literally my words leaving the theater. That movie had no business being as good as it was
“Makes him an Ace”
Fellow Ace here
The movie: I'm good, I'm very good :-)
I always thought that if you see the movie 5 times you should get a Top Gun Ace shirt from the theater. Marketing idea?!!
To me the love story shows the progression of Pete Mitchell to me. He wasn’t Maverick to her like he was to Charlie. He was Pete, the man not just the pilot. The love scene was romantic and mature love and adoration not the lustful sex scene in the original. Even forgetting that Penny was referenced in the first film, the more adult version of the relationship also plays on the theme of aging and finding your place.
It’s kind of funny cus after they filmed this movie, Glenn Powell (Hangman) went and got his pilots license and when he did Tom (also being a real pilot) sent him a gift to welcome him to the pilots life. There’s a whole interview on it and it’s really cool.
Glenn already played a character who went into space. But I'm sure that Cruise inspires others to get their license.
Glen Powell is in another movie about pilots, the upcoming Devotion, about the first black aviator in US Navy history, Jesse Brown. Glen plays his wingman Tom Hudner.
I've seen this movie at least 20 times in the theater - 15 times in IMAX
I've seen your reaction to this movie a good half-dozen times or so.
Everytime I see Maverick's plane get shot down, I well up with tears. It gets me... Every. Single. Time.
This movie is so great.
The romance with Penny was part of Maverick's character "letting go" of the past and moving on. That's why I hope there is no sequel because the story of Maverick has been wrapped up perfectly.
If there is Cruise will 95 looking 55 🤣🤣🤣
I think there should be one, but with Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connelly only playing bit parts as Rear Admiral (retired), Pete Mitchell and his wife Penny Mitchell. Maybe Rooster Consults with his God Father or something like that. Kinda the way Mav and Ice did in this movie.
@@davidisles4009 I'd like to see another Top Gun, but have it center on Rooster, or perhaps Hangman. Mav could act as a mentor or something in a bit role.
@@davidisles4009 That would make a lot of sense. Thereby hangs the makings of another epic movie, bring it on because I can't wait another 36 years.
We need a prequel about Maverick's dad in an F4
"Why am I crying so much during this movie?!"
You are not alone lol. So many hits in the feels and so many goosebump moments
About "Great Balls of Fire"...
I get the impression that Rooster is well known for performing that, probably going way back to his time at the academy. The way Phoenix looks when he sits down at the piano... she knows what's up. That's his thing. Everyone knows that song because everyone knows Rooster plays it whenever there's a piano laying around.
It would make sense for the character...,singing that song with Goose was probably one of his last memories with his dad.
100% I totally agree
Millenials singing that song is probably the most unrealistic part of the movie...
Rooster's time back "at the Academy". But didn't Maverick pull his application? 😊
Miles Teller actually played the piano during that scene.
@@psych46 Yes. Set him back four years. But a four year delay.... Academy time and Great Balls of Fire time, no?
I freakin' love when Rooster looks out the canopy by pressing his entire face on it and is like "Why are the wings coming out Mav?" lol, like he knows the reason, but is in denial and is hoping Mav will give some other explanation for it, haha
As a pilot, Rooster knows damn well what setting the wings to almost straight means! As you said, he was in denial.
@@markymarknj Yep, he was hoping Maverick had some other weird reason for it, but knew he wouldn't get what he was hoping for, lol.
I also love that he Saud "both runways are cratered!" Because one airstrip is 2 runways, one either direction. Nice attention to detail
Having watched the original more times than I can remember this movie was everything we could of hoped for, even small things like the admirals daughter being brought in. smiled and cried the whole way through it 😂
Somehow, whenever you start crying... as SOON as you start crying, it hits me hard in my own gut and I start crying. I have the original here in my laptop. I watch it often enough. But when I saw this new Maverick movie, it truly blew me away. It was better, bigger, more EPIC and more emotional because - to me - it held more meaning because it builded upon the history of the bond between the friends in the originsl film. I mean, I was laughing, cheering, crying... my emotions were ALL OVER THE PLACE!!! TopGun: Maverick was IT for me. Absolutely LOVED IT!!!!
What a movie. The story is sooo ridiculous but it just hits all the right emotional notes and the action is crazy good.
Couldn’t agree more: there are definitely some elements of high fantasy in it. But dammit, what a fantastic moviegoing experience, especially in light of how so many of our nostalgic films have been wrecked in recent years. This movie was just what the doctor ordered at such a needed time. What a wonderful movie!
This is a real mission that is closest to the one in the movie:
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@@pancakelens75 Military enemies of America definitely didn't like the pro-military overtones. But it's because they are scared. No other military in the world has serviceable 5-Gen airplanes. Russia and China claim to have them but they aren't true 5-Gen as they don't know how to do it all since they have never fought the wars and learned the lessons USA has.
Just the right mix of tropes and absurdity and emotional stakes and excellent action.
For me the mission is fubar when they can precision strike a runway with tomahawks, yet can't precision strike a nuclear research facility, doesn't make sense, but I give them a pass :D
The way in which they handled the dialogue between Iceman and Maverick was perfect. They knew of Val Kilmer's speech limitations, and the writers scripted a scene that worked well within those limitations. It's what makes the interaction between the characters more poignant, as well as lending emotional weight to the moment.
This sequel hits so much because people like us grew up with the first one... My friends and I pretended to be Maverick Goose and Ice on the playground at school. My brother and I used to climb trees and pretend we were getting into an F-14 cockpit. Goose's death was the first movie death that meant something to me.
I cried along with you. Great reaction.
The story between Maverick and Penny is the most practical thing in the movie for me...people like Maverick sometimes don't realize how much they need people and that's what Penny is to Maverick. Someone that, despite leaving behind over the years, has always been in his thoughts. Maverick is also incredibly skilled in the air and lucky. His character lives on breaking rules and getting bailed out of trouble. Penny is the only person who never bails him out. She makes him face his troubles head on.
That's Tom Cruise's own P-51 Mustang fighter in the end of the movie. Yes it's one of the most beautiful planes from WWII.
Maybe 'Rooster' knew the song because his dad sang it when he was young and remembered it from back then.
I've seen the movie and watched some reactions and I'm starting to understand why women can find this movie so good. It has a lot of emotions, tension, and it's very well shot, love the in plane shots of the actors. I'm a pilot and I love the flying scenes, but this movie has so much more.
Loved your reaction, take care.
he was 4 when Goose died. More likely his mom would have it on a lot just Maverick's mom had Sitting on the Dock of the Bay on a lot.
Apparently the piano scene was improvised, so the actor knew the song, so why not the character?
I will vote Spitfire as the most beautiful planes from WWII
The P-51 is one of the most beautiful planes ever made, WWII or otherwise. It's classy, clean, and extremely sleek. It helps that it was also one of the most capable planes of the war (if not outright the best), lol.
Do you think the "LG" on the Mustang was a tribute to Lady Gaga?
“Doesn’t age, he’s like a vampire”…as a matter of fact, yes…yes, he is (1994 Interview With A Vampire) 😅….I think Penny Benjamin was a good add on to this movie since Goose mentioned her in the first along with Meg Ryan. Your emotional reaction to the nostalgia, the story, and the realness shows just how freaking great this movie is. I praise them for how they incorporated Val Kilmer. Overall, this is one of the BEST sequels I’ve ever seen 😎…Oh, I appreciate the Star Wars references, lol
In my opinion this shows how good a sequel needs to be to gather as much or more popularity that its original. I don't know of any other sequel that manages it. This knocks spots of the original Top Gun.
I couldn't quite believe how good this one is. Surprisingly emotional too. I keep wondering if this is the last time we'll see Val Kilmer acting, which would be understandable, but a real shame.
I think he’s set to appear in the new Willow movie. 🤞🏾
Val Kilmers cancer is in remission but due to having tracheotomy tube placed in his throat due to throat cancer damaged his vocal cords but is still getting projects lined up.
Such a great blend of nostalgia drops and new material. A perfect sequel and conclusion to Maverick's story.
Great editing too in the movie. When Rooster says, "Talk to me, Dad" it cuts to Maverick giving him advice then back to Rooster following that advice subtly expressing their true relationship. Mav might not be Bradley's father but he's his dad through and through.
This movie exceeded my expectations, not only it's just a good movie, but there's so much detail from the technical point of view that only aviation enthusiasts pick up, it's surprising.
I usually don't enjoy reaction videos but this was actually fun to watch, it felt genuine and your laugh and emotions definitely added to it!
Love the homage to Tony Scott's opening scene by reshooting it almost the same but with the new planes.
Love ur reaction. I'm an assistant manager for Cinemark theaters. I worked on opening night of Top Gun Maverick and my theater had IMAX. It was a sold out show and we had soo many veterans and active military especially pilots watching the movie. As I went in often to do theater checks, watching all their reactions made me smile and cry. I was born in 84 so I grew up on the original Top Gun so I definitely loved it. This movie has done well over a billion dollars world wide.
Tom Crusie did a great job to make this movie as close to real and authentic as he could. It was also filmed with specially made IMAX cameras in the cockpit. #Stay Blessed
Jennifer Connelly's character, Penny Benjamin, is mentioned in the first film when Mav and Goose are getting chewed out for not landing the plane . She was the admiral's daughter that Maverick got in trouble with trying to impress her and buzzing the tower. Goose looks at him and asks, "Penny Benjamin?" Knowing that might help you buy their rekindled relationship on and off over the years.
It was at that moment when Maverick saved Rooster, that Rooster realized how much of a friend Maverick was to his father
Hangman played Slow ride to mock Rooster because he flies too slow. Roosters answer was unplugging the jukebox and taking over the show on the piano. Lots of small things in this movie that are masked by the big moments but you catch more of them after multiple watches.
Something to make you love Glen Powell (Hangman) even more: He was so inspired by all the flight training and filming in the jets that he immediately went out after filming to get his pilot's license. He said Tom Cruise was constantly checking on his progress and giving him tips and motivation since he's been a real life pilot for over 40 years.
I absolutely love the original! That being said there is something about this one that actually means more! But it can't without the first one! This movie is the perfect continuous story! Such a beautiful movie that hit all the perfect emotional moments! And your perfect reaction to those moments were exactly the same for me! I've seen this movie about five times already and it still hits even harder! Loved your reaction Angela!
Rooster was familiar with "Great Balls of Fire" and it had a special place in his heart because HE WAS THERE that day his dad played it and sang it with Maverick together! In the flashback, you see him sitting on the piano facing his dad while he plays it. And, in a way, he probably plays it as a tribute to his father and finds comfort in playing it, as if he was right there with his father in his childhood again.
Approaching high hypersonic.
That line always gives me goosebumps combined with the score
This reaction was done in the PERFECT way... and in a way of not only a TG fan... but as someone that has had this in their blood since the 80's..... your reaction to the first "talk to me Goose" says everything it needs too..... the rest was just me enjoying how much (same as me) that you appreciated this movie... with that said, surprised that the connection with Penny didn't bring you to tears like me... (Its a THROW BACK from the original movie) that was THE PERFECT LOVE STORY.... ever...... just my 2 cents.... keep it up, that was a great reaction and had me crying right along with you.....
Jennifer sails in real life so yep, that was her actually sailing the boat.
Top Gun: Maverick is the film of the year. I never thought we needed a sequel to Top Gun but I am sure glad this legacy sequel exists. From the same director of Tron: Legacy. I still feel the need for speed. Great reaction to the danger zone.
If Cruise is behind a production, it's gonna be loaded. With the right emotion at the right time. The right action at the perfect time. He has his whole thing but when it comes to making great film.... the man is a genius
This is by far the best reaction video for Maverick I've seen. She's a hoot! I'd love to watch a movie with her any day
it's sweet how emotional and invested she was in the movie
This is the BEST MOVIE in decades!
Every push on emotions pay every time on me. I cryed like a kid lost over the secrifice of both on those aircrafts ... giving their life for other you love, that gets me everytime. Fenomenal!
Such an amazing sequel, one of my top favorites. Saw this a few times in the theaters. Penny was also mentioned in the first Top Gun
glad to see I'm not the only one who found this movie as emotional as me. I grew up watching the original. probably 100 times. just wish I had my dad here to watch it with me.
The comment “earth” by the kid caught me off guard when I saw this but it was so perfect. Gave me a good laugh 😂
It was loosely based off an incident which happened to Yuri Gargarin.
You are quickly becoming my favorite reactor. I love how invested you get into what you're watching. This one was epic
With being an Aviator myself, watching this movie really inspired me to become a private pilot and have the rare privilege of flying older jets from the cold war era, and also world war 2 aircraft, i can tell you that P-51D Mustang at the end of the movie is beautiful by the way, also a fun fact 90 percent of this movie was real pilots, real flying and real F/A-18 BFM's, lovely reaction and i think you got yourself a new subscriber :D
Penny Benjamin is mentioned twice in the original movie. They had known each other over decades. I felt the romantic angle of the movie was handled very maturely. They behaved as if they were as familiar with each other as they can possibly be.
My favorite fun fact about the movie: Tom Cruise is a pilot and owns the P-51 featured in the movie. He flew it with Jennifer Connelly for the closing scene!
Thank you so much for such an authentic, emotional, entertaining reaction. I absolutely loved hearing you list your hopes and expectations for the film- "I want a good soundtrack, I want Hangman to eventually succeed at some point, etc" knowing the ride that you were in for.
I genuinely hope that you can go see it in theaters, you 100% deserve to. We are all so fortunate that you potentially gave that up to have a reaction for the channel, no doubt. My first time seeing it in theaters, I was *overwhelmed*. The sounds, the intensity, the enormity of it all- I didn't even get emotional until my second time, when I drug my dad to go see it- I was over the initial shock and was able to take everything in and *feel* it, the way that you oh-so-clearly felt it, repeatedly, before our very eyes. Love love LOVE it.
Magnificent movie, Magnificent reaction.
Interesting what you said about the love story, I actually believed Maverick and Penny a lot more than I did him and Charlie.
I grew up in the 80s and was practically raised with this film. I was soo nervous about this sequel! Equal parts good and bad nerves, but I decided to see this in IMAX and wow! Am I glad I did. I also shared every single emotion that you had while watching it it's always dangerous to make a sequel 3 decades later, but they got it right. Perfectly sympathetic sequel especially the ice and goose scenes, I choked at ice's funeral too.great reaction. 👍👌
Val Kilmer was battling throat cancer and managed to do a great cameo performance...
the love interest is the legendary Admiral's Daughter "Penny Benjamen" referenced in the first movie.
The Plane you see in the hanger at the begining of the movie and again at the end is in fact Tom's own P-51-D Mustang the same model flown by my Grandfather in WWII with 16 1/2 kills
I know a thousand people have probably said this, but Penny Benjamin is not "out of nowhere." She was mentioned twice in the first movie. I was thrilled to hear her name when I saw this in the theater. This is is a perfect movie. And I don't offer that title lightly. :)
Val Kilmer has been battling cancer. His son did voice overs for him for the film
Great reaction. FYI, the plan at the end is a P-51 Mustang owned by Tom Cruise, and he was actually flying it in the last scene!
Tom’s plane is a Mustang but not a fighter variant (FP-51K). It’s actually a reconnaissance variant (F-6K Mustang) that was flown by the Civil Air Patrol in the US during WWII.
Tom bought the plane and had it retrofitted to look like the fighter variant. This required removing the 2 camera pods and replacing fairings, adding the correct gun mounts and replacing the prop with one having the correct amount of blades for the fighter variant among other changes.
The entire history of his plane is in public records. It’s a beautiful restoration, no doubt, and I’m sure it probably performs well.
Theres only one kind of human that would not cry in this Movie! People without a Heart!
I’ve been watching a lot of Top Gun: Maverick reactions, honestly this is the best one so far. Your emotional attachment to the movie is astounding.
Saw it in the theater twice. It was an amazing experience. One of the best, if not the best Sequel to a film ever made.
Better than T2?
@@randallhurst8211 imo, yes.
You do know that's PENNY BENJAMIN , the Admirals Daughter from the first movie.... They apparently have been together forever
I was blown away by how (surprisingly) good this movie is. I went to see it twice in the theaters. The last 1/3 of the movie is some of the best action suspense I've ever seen on screen.
It didn't surprise me, I expected awesome and it didn't disappoint
The love interest is absolutely necessary. It wouldn't be the same without it. This movie is about love, loyalty, sacrifice and family and just happened to have the action of fighter pilots doing their macho thing. Penny is his life long love interest. It's fitting that after a life of sacrifice, Maverick ends up with the girl. They made the perfect movie, which is now my all time favorite. Please, DON'T do a sequel, you can't top this.
I always appreciate how emotional you get even if on the surface this may seems like a dumb action movie, but it really is a masterpiece that at times pulls on the heart strings and as a man you make it feel like it's okay to cry!
Given your wall art, did you know Ewan McGregor's brother flew in the RAF under the callsign OBI-TWO, second only to his brother Obi-Wan
A small thing that's HUGE to me, being old enough to be a teen when the original came out in theater; Rooster literally echoed exactly what Goose said as the RIO..."Come on Mav, do some of that pilot shit!" The little thing blew ME away. I think I'm gonna ask for THAT on a T-shirt for my birthday. I DO have the TALK TO ME GOOSE shirt, in green. 🥰🤔😂 It AMAZES me how incredible Goose 'hits' for and with EVERYONE. Like Iceman said, "...everybody liked him..."
Couple of cool facts:
1) That is Tom’s actual P-51, and yes, he’s actually flying it.
2) Both movies used vintage Porsches owned by the love interests.
Hello, I can swear that we experienced the same feelings while watching this movie. It's been a long time since the first movie. That period was my youth. Many things have happened in our lives. And this movie reminds me of everything I went through back then. And we are getting old. Time goes fast. It is very emotional to see the movie characters grow old with us. The new generation cannot understand this. I think people our age will shed a lot of tears. It was nice to watch this movie again with you. There is so much to write but there is no water left in my eyes :)
My sister was born in 1992 and she knows the song Great Balls of Fire. And we're Portuguese. Many old songs are iconic and timeless. I know the lyrics to Elvis songs and Sinatra songs. I saw Top Gun Maverick 5x in the movie theatre and it was an awesome experience. I even got a tattoo with Maverick's helmet design. Loved your reaction.
Not only is this still in theaters it was re-released in IMAX in some locations because most movies suck atm. If you haven't already seen it this is worth it. I really enjoyed seeing Tom thank the fans for coming to see his movie during the intro.
OH and their vagueness towards the enemy, as far as I know, was deliberate to keep the politics out of a good movie. I personally thank them for it and nothing was lost by not knowing, in my opinion.
100% agreed.
The relationship was based off the first film - she was the Admirals daughter from the 1st Top Gun
Its ok to cry.. I saw the first one with my friend before I met my wife. This I saw this one alone after I lost my wife. She would have loved it. The love story is nice as she was the Admiral's daughter that Maverick went ballistic with in the first movie and that Goose and meg ryan talked about. You're beautiful and have the right reactions to this :)
Its nice that the characters lived and it was good. Theres way too much dark and depressing movies out there. Rooster going back for Mav and then Hangman being a good guy saving them. Love it.
Amazing reaction as always! You are consistently genuine and an absolute pleasure to watch. Glad you watched this movie!! The nostalgia ran deep, and they 100% nailed it for those of us who remember the first movie with so much fondness and appreciation.
Side note: you say Hangman is easy on the eyes. I say it’s you. YOU are so pretty. 🤷♂️
You've been putting yourself through shows and movies like _She Hulk_ and _Thor: Love & Thunder._ You deserved to watch this movie.
This is cinema
@@yohanespaskal9352 No shit
The love story was finally a 'full circle' for Maverick - something to reward his original character and all of the losses and compromises that he made to be who he was. An opportunity to re-find a soul-mate that he can now embrace and be part of. I'm pleased with the circular karmic perfection offered by that part of the story. Rooster's "hate" of Mav is a reaction of a child to his father being "killed" by the ego of an exceptional pilot/flight partner along with the paternalistic behaviour that results in the delay of a career. Fitting. In terms of the music, I know so many kids who have embraced 'old' music because modern music just doesn't touch one's soul....if the parents are able to expose their kids to the 'old' music classics, they often can't help but appreciate that music. Happy that you loved the movie. Unlike so many sequels, this really brought things home. Formulaic. Truly American. Still, so very satisfying.
Watching this in an actual theatre made my chest hurt during the intense scenes. The sounds just made it like i was in the plane
I listened to a podcast recently where a former Top Gun instructor was talking about this movie and he was like "Yeah the mission they train for are stuff we did fairly regular, it's not that impossible but it makes for a cool movie!"