The first upload got copyright claimed & blocked by Paramount Pictures/RUclips even though it went through all the checks and showed no issues. I think it might have been manually claimed. So this is the re-edited version with significantly less footage and sound. These copyright claims are really getting out of hand and it's disappointing especially considering a lot of other channels had no problem with their uploads despite showing more footage. -Shan
Just another example of the man trying to keep Shan down. Jokes aside, you are still one of the best movie reactors I've ever seen since the pandemic started. I don't always agree with you but you are always very thorough, which is very impressive. You belong in the highest category of movie reactors. You are now a nuclear movie reactor.
Brandon from Brandon Likes Movies is struggling with that to, I guess you have more views and visibility than others so you are targeted first, and yeah it's totaly unfair.
What if you just jinxed all the other reaction channels with this comment and Paramount starts a Thanksgiving rampage of copyright strikes on everyone???!!!
As long as we get your thoughtful & informed opinion it’s worth the effort from your audiences perspective. Thank you yet again for a fantastic choice of film.
The scene between Iceman and Maverick was one of the most amazing I've seen. Val Kilmer said more with a finger point than most actors do with a paragraph of dialog. When Tom Cruise starts to fall apart when Kilmer says "it's time to let go.", by far the best acting I've seen out of Cruise in years. How he's trying to hold it together while explaining to Iceman what he's going through seemed so authentic. One aspect I appreciated was the 180 degree emotional turns in the movie. Ice and Mav's scene ending with "Who's the better pilot?" and Amelia's "just don't break her heart again." stand out. Your emotions are turned one way, and in the next minute with one line, you're flipped 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
Penny Benjamin is actually not a new character. She is mentioned twice in the original movie. She was the admiral's daughter that they kept bringing up. Their commander mentioned it before he sent them to Top Gun, and then Goose's wife mentions her again in the diner before the piano scene.
The nostalgia was a perfect mix of winking at the camera, while also showing reverence for the original. That coupled with some edge-of-your-seat action made for a really enjoyable experience. Some of the most fun I've had at the movies in a while.
There were real cameras inside real jets really going beyond the speed of sound. That's something no amount of cgi, as good as it is, will ever be able to replicate. Absolutely exhilirating movie.
I was fortunate enough to watch both in the theaters. My father was in the Navy at the time of the first movie and we watched it on the base with all military personnel. That added so much to the experience of the film.
I’m glad you pointed out the quieter moments really adding to the film. The scene on the beach with them realizing he probably isn’t coming back is one of my favorite scenes.
I really wish they found a note because to commit suicide with no explanation whatsoever, just makes you sound like even more of an idiot. I mean, Robin Williams was an idiot for killing himself, but a lot of people give him a little leniency, because some medical issue dementia I think it was. But I have no explanation whatsoever and according to the article the family has no explanation whatsoever. It’s just absurd.
@@76tennboy He left two notes, one in his car, one in his office, but the LAPD declined to release what they said. He had been battling cancer for years, though was said to be recovering...not sure if he was beating it, or not.
@@76tennboy I really wish people weren't filled with so much hate. Just waiting for someone else to falter/fail to then stand up and virtue signal about how weak another person is. I guess as long as you can denigrate another person and make others look less charitable toward their memory then it's all worth it... Edit: Fixed a typo.
Wow 3 months later after having a few drinks I'm impressed with how cool I seem. Bwhahahaha not sure if RUclips will keep this up. Seems like most of my comments/replies are taken down. Edit: Fixed another typo.
My favorite film of the year. My dad took me to see the original on opening weekend when I was a 10 years old and I took him to see this on opening weekend when it came out.
I know they were wanting to make this movie years and years ago but I'm so glad they waited until now. Better to wait and get it right than to do it as quickly as can be done just to get it out there.
Tiny nugget: Penny Benjamin was a name mentioned by Goose while waiting to get in trouble early in the original. That’s great attention to detail by the writers to bring in a character that mentioned in a throw away line.
Top Gun Maverick trivia The World War II P-51 Mustang seen in this movie is actually Tom Cruise's own airplane. Cruise is an accomplished pilot in real life. According to Miles Teller, the cast got to choose their own call signs. He chose "Rooster" because it was in the same family as "Goose." The roof of the shack next to Ed Harris wasn't supposed to be lifted when Maverick flies past. However, they only had one chance to shoot it, so this was a very lucky occurrence. (As the Darkstar is only a non-flying mockup, the actual plane being used was cloned out and an image of the Darkstar was composited over it.) According to Miles Teller, three of the six new actors threw up every day of filming in the jets. At the insistence of Tom Cruise, minimal green screen and CGI aerial shots exist in the film, and even the close up cockpit shots were taken during real in-flight sequences. This meant that much of the cast had to undergo extensive G-force training sessions to withstand the physical demands of G-force pressures during flights. Val Kilmer told Entertainment Weekly that it was like no time had passed when he was on set with Tom Cruise again, and it was fun too. 'We blew a lot of takes laughing so much,' the 62-year-old stated. 'It was really fun and special.' The film is dedicated to the memory of original Top Gun (1986) director Tony Scott, who died by suicide on August 19, 2012 at the age of 68. He had been developing his own version of a sequel before his death. The actors playing pilots not only had to film themselves, turning the camera on and off, they also had to touch up their own makeup, adjust their lighting, and handle their own sound. Sometimes the director had to wait on the ground for hours for the actors to return with the footage. Adjustments would be made after viewing the footage, and the actors would have to go back up for another take. After extensive flight training and on-the-ground preparation, actors joined professional pilots to hit the skies for 90 minutes at a time, a few times per day, and had to hit their marks, check lighting and makeup, remember their eyelines, and turn on the cameras themselves while airborne. This meant that Claudio Miranda, who relied on the sun as his primary light source, prepped each day by studying flight paths and weather patterns in order to set camera exposures before liftoff. With no live film feed to track on the ground, it made for some nervous waiting periods for Miranda. "It got really nerve-racking because it's really hard to predict," he said. "I had to set one exposure basically, because we're not auto exposing the cameras and they're really specific. So I'd have to look 50 miles [ahead] where they're going and know the terrain, how deep they're going to go, and then set the exposure and hope on the way over there the weather doesn't change." Since Val Kilmer can no longer speak due to throat cancer, a company named Sonantic developed the voice AI that Kilmer uses. It learned how to mimic Kilmer's voice, including the iconic way that he himself talks. The revelation that Kilmer used voice AI came during a New York Post interview with his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer. In the interview, she explained how they dubbed the voice AI over Kilmer's acting to bring his scenes to life. "They were able to dub him with his own voice, which is amazing," Mercedes explained in the interview. "It's such a technical feat, being able to engineer his voice that way, that it's an extension of the technical feats of the film." Tom Cruise personally designed a 3-month aviation training course for the new actors to become ready to handle riding in an F-18. The shirtless beach football montage had to be shot twice because Tom Cruise did not find the first version good enough. The re-shoot placed additional pressure on the actors to get their ripped bodies back to re-shoot the scene. Cast member Glen Powell recounted, "We shot it and that night we all went out for milkshakes and tater tots. Just like splurge and everybody grabbed a beer. And a week later Tom's like, "We gotta shoot it again. It wasn't good enough. We're gonna shoot it again. And then everybody's back in the gym again, day and night." The sequence is being used very heavily to promote the movie after a similar scene in the original film became iconic and an audience favorite. The original film showed an intense beach volleyball game Glen Powell admitted there was a healthy macho rivalry onset among the male actors to out-do each others' physiques in the shirtless beach football sequence as there is a lot of posing and flexing involved in the scene. He said, "The amount of male anxiety around taking their shirts off! The gyms were packed day and night. It was a degree of insecurity that you have never seen ever." The opening text matches that of the original movie, ("On March 3, 1969, the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world.") except "insure" has now been changed to "ensure" and "men and women" was added If you would like more trivia here is link www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/trivia/ p.s it is annoying about these copy claims or it is also annoying that I have to redo this trivia but anyway keep up with the great work Shan 👊
7:14 Something which every reviewer gets wrong: "Iceman - he's a commander". No, he's a 4-star admiral, commanding the US Pacific Fleet. Basically, Ice was more career-oriented and now runs half the Navy, while Mav only ever wanted to be a pilot, and that's where he stayed.
I was so disappointed yesterday! Saw the notification and was super excited to watch the vid when I got home. Glad you still got the video up! Fantastic movie!
Penny is Penny Benjamin who Maverick took for a F14 ride and went ballistic. She was mentioned twice in the original Top Gun. She is an Admirals daughter.
Everything was done so tasteful and not overdone, such a great balance! One of the best experiences I've had in theater and best late sequel evr.er. Love your reactions bro!
You asked how they filmed some of the flying scenes, the director and crew made space in the cockpit by removing unnecessary hardware. They installed 6k Sony Venice digital cinema cameras with lightweight lenses and the new Rialto system extending the camera's sensor blocks, allowing for film to be shot over the actors' shoulders and in toward the plane. So the actors, following the director and stunt coordinator, were partly filming, flying the aircraft and acting all at the same time.
Love your reactions! I just watched your Pride And Prejudice reaction. Only reactor to notice when they were dancing, they only saw each other! This MAVERICK movie is my favorite. I saw it in the Theater 3 times!
Joseph Kosinski is my absolute favorite director. I highly recommend Only The Brave ...also with Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly. It was torture waiting almost 2 years for this film but it still far surpassed my expectations! Great Review, sir!!
DUDE I didn’t know that was the same Director! Honestly, I didn’t even realize that was Jennifer Connelly. I do love that movie though that was my first Miles Teller character that I like this one is obviously my new favorite but that’s so interesting. And I feel like it’s such an overlooked movie. It’s not even on any streaming services.
Really liked your review! I love your appreciation for the Jennifer Connelly love interest. A lot of YT reviewers were dismissive, but I thought it brilliantly portrayed Mavs maturity in his desire to settle down. Loved it. You have a new subscriber!
Mach 10 would be difficult to eject from. For that kind of escape, I figure the Dark Star would have to have a capsule that separates from the ship rather than just shooting you into the air. Something like the F-111 or B-58 Hustler used.
You remembered that the 1986 movie had the F-14! A lot of people miss that. In the first movie, the F-14 was the star of the movie, but the F-14 has been retired for nearly 20 years. To find a way to bring the F-14 back and let it be the hero again is great writing. BTW the only country that still flies F-14s is Iran.... a little insight into who the unnamed adversary is.
They should have cleared up Ice's rank in his photo. He's not a Commander in the U.S. Pacific Fleet but the Commander of it. By the sleeves he wears he is very much an Admiral in that picture.
re: the Mach 10 bailout... Neil's Degrasse Tyson tweeted that bailing out at Mach 10 should have killed Maverick and ended the movie. Elon Musk had a great reply. The head of SPACEX said he could build a escape pod with heat shield that could probably allow Mav to survive. I chuckled at that.
@@CraigKostelecky "He told me all about the time you went ballistic with Penny Benjamin..." I loved the idea of adding Penny to this film the way they did. Really worked on so many levels. And we find out that apparently that crack about "going ballistic" hid a much bigger relationship that they almost had, not just a fling. So great.
i watched Top Gun while living in W.S.M.R.(White Sands Missle Range) New Mexico, when the movie first came out. I heard them saying this was a good movie; but, I still refused to watch it. So, when I saw your review thumbnail, i was like, "o.k. - i'll watch your review/reaction!" I'd say I'm glad I just watched your review.
I know exactly how Maverick felt when stepping in the F-14's cockpit. I mean on the U.S.S. Roosevelt aircraft carrier; i couldn't wait to get off. When I ended up on the first U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier, I was like "where's the Roosevelt?"
I've read that the aspect-ratio switching was entirely deliberate. They use it for aerial shots in order to provide more vertical space than the super-wide format would allow.
@6:20 "Can you survive ejection at March 10?" The answer is, "certainly not a normal ejection." Apparently there are documented "normal" ejections over March 2 where the pilot's/crew's limbs were essentially torn off. Later ejection seats were designed with straps which would automatically tightly cinch in the crew members arms and legs against the seat (to prevent flailing injuries) when the seat was triggered. The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, which apparently had a top speed somewhere over March 3, had an ejection capsule for the crew where the entire capsule would be ejected from the main aircraft and there is allegedly at least one instance where this was used and the crew/pilot survived (although I'm unclear at what speed the SR-71 was actually traveling when this happened). An "ejection capsule" which allowed a pilot/crew to eject (inside the capsule) from a primary aircraft body traveling Mach 10 would certainly require some pretty amazing engineering. The mythical "Dark Star" aircraft in this film is loosely based on Lockheed Martin's hypothetical SR-72 aircraft, the SR-71's hypothetical successor.
In 2021, Kilmer worked with Sonantic, a London-based software company, to digitally recreate his voice using AI technology and archived audio recordings of his voice. Over 40 vocal models were generated to find the closest match, which could then be used in future projects. For this film, director Joseph Kosinski said that despite reports to the contrary, they did not use Sonantic's AI technology in the film. Instead, they used Kilmer's actual voice and digitally altered it for clarity.
By the time you came back, the movie was already out of the theaters? o__o Where do you live? In Paris, it was still in big multiplex cinemas late august!
As much flight scenes and action scenes were amazing, the best scenes were humane scenes. Maverick with Iceman and interaction with Rooster. The scenes with Penny balanced beautifully this film. This is amazing home run from the crew and I am so happy to have seen this film.
I had to smirk a little when you predicted the dialogue. This movie, though admittedly, a lot of fun, is one of the most lazily written movies I’ve ever seen. It’s almost a beat for beat remake of the original with a little Star Wars thrown in. Here’s a short list of events that happen in both films (I’m probably missing a few). 1. While on dangerous mission maverick risks his life and his plane to help someone else 2. Maverick gets reprimanded and is reluctantly sent to Top Gun 3.Maverick meets love interest in bar 4. Bar scene introduces pilots 5. Pilots, unknowingly, have embarrassing encounter with Instructor 6. Pilots discover their instructor is the person they had the embarrassing encounter with while in briefing 7. Maverick breaks the hard deck 8. Someone leaves their wingman 9. Pilots play ball game on beach 10. Maverick sleeps with love interest 11. Pilots have a dangerous accident during a training mission 12. Someone dies 13. “Talk to me Goose” 14. The pilot who originally leaves his wingman, comes to the rescue in the end 15. Love interest hides in bar before being revealed at the end. “Not too much nostalgia” ?? Oh yeah, and the motorcycle and the Porsche.
There's a LOT of 'behind the scenes' stuff all over RUclips. Some of my personal favorites come from other RUclipsrs who happen to have also been naval aviators at some point. Mr. Cruise ran the actors through a basic flight program he came up with, in addition to some safety training that the Navy required from the actors. On top of that, he taught each of the actors some cinematography in order to be able to work the cameras they had mounted in the F-18s, since they would be the only ones in the back seat. The did some CGI for safety reasons, like when the F-18s flew REAL CLOSE (they could have just edited some real-time footage together). They had to with the 5th-gen fighters (the SU-57, known by NATO as 'Felon'), since there are fewer than 10 in existence, and they belong to the Russians. The production team could have gone to airshows in Europe to get decent photographs, as well as some video footage of that maneuver they had it do in the movie.
I feel like this has been mentioned on this page, but what's it hurt to read it again, right? Mavericks love interest in this movie, Penny, is Penny Benjamin. The same Penny Benjamin mentioned by Goose when Maverick and Goose are being chewed out by their commander at the beginning of the 1st Topgun.
For your consideration, I would recommend Risky Business, which is Tom Cruise's breakout role. I believe it was his first time as the lead in a film back in the 80's prior to Top Gun. Hope you have a chance to react to it.
There are 2 behind the scenes trailers for this film and I believe the digital iTunes version of this film also has extensive behind the scenes footage of them filming/flying in the planes.
Couldn't find anything about safe ejection at M10 since at the moment no aircraft exists that can reach that speed only a few articles at M1 and one lucky pilot at M3.
I was waiting for your reaction! You are so good at those. :) Tom Cruise doesn't age because he's a SOB, like Ralph Maccio (Daniel-San, THE KARATE KID SAGA+COBRA KAI), seriously though, both are just lucky that way... Val Kilmer's voice was NOT used at all, it was his son's voice, with combination with an AI, back then he couldn't speak at all. Kilmer's scenes WAS really one the best scenes. Yes, there are a few "making of" clips on RUclips.
Except for F-14 shots, most shots were practical with a bit of CGI added. Actors were filming themselves in the back seat of a double-seater F-18 performing similar maneuvers. So all the G-force effects are real. CGIs were added to touch up some of the real shots, and all close combat shots were of course CGI'd.
Maverick is a masterclass in paying tribute to the original IP. Just the right amount of member berries, while adding character development. I also love how they turned a few off-hand comments from Stinger, Goose and Carole, about Penny into a full character with a believable history and real chemistry with Mav. Stinger: "history of high-speed passes over five air control towers and one admiral's daughter!" Goose: (leaning over to Maverick): "Penny Benjamin" Carole in the diner scene with Charlie: "He told me all about the time you went ballistic with Penny Benjamin."
Two big things that one takes from this movie 1) The Iceman scene is Val Kimler's real voice - there is a version that was going to be released with computer adjusted vocals, but VK himself asked for it to be released unedited 2) The F-14 features a different pair of ejection systems so Maverick could have ejected Rooster himself by toggling the switch to his right side
Re: Ejecting at high speeds, the aircraft would be equipped with a protective ejector pod. If you were to eject in just your flight suit at those kind of speeds you are right in your assumption that you would be ripped apart.
Did you get the Easter egg? When Maverick first meets Penny(Jennifer Connely) in the bar!! Music by David Bowie plays in the background, with whom she filmed Labyrinth when she was 16.
This movie absolutely nailed it. I loved it. Got me tearing up at every turn as it just kept hitting me in the feels. I was also happy to see they didn't go with the plot I'd first expected. I thought they were going to take the plot from the excellent anime, Macross Plus, and have a pair of rival pilots teaming up to prove that they're better than a new generation of drones.
The French film "Sky Fighters" (Les Chevaliers du ciel; 2005), based on a very popular comics series in Europe, showed outstanding and never seen flight sequences. It lasted 17 years to see an even more spectacular aviation movie, which "Top Gun Maverick" without doubt is! So I would highly recommend "Sky Fighters" to compare this two masterpieces. And by the way, have you ever watched "The Bridges At Toko-Ri" (1954), based on the book of James A. Michener? It's a classic!
Sky Fighters still has some of the most breath taking aviation shots to my knowledge. The con trails and and flying in and out of clouds. Muah! la perfection!
@@cuckoonut1208 Absolutely! A timeless classic in category aviation movie. I'm a huge fan of the comic books since my childhood in the 1960s and Sky Fighters is a nearly perfect film-version of the original stuff. Only the names of the two French Mirage-pilots changed - I think copyright problems!
if you go to a channel called fighter pilot podcast episode 145 the making of top gun maverick U.S. Navy Reserve Captain Brian “Ferg” Ferguson returns to the show four years and 143 episodes later to explain his role in the making of this film. Part safety officer, part Navy ambassador, Ferg was instrumental in the coordination and details needed between Paramount and the U.S. Navy to ensure Top Gun: Maverick not only thrilled audiences but reflected the proud traditions of the naval service
Awesome in IMAX. Never seen the original, so I didn't view it through the lens of nostalgia. The movie stood on its own for me. Another movie about test pilots you might like is 1983's "The Right Stuff", about pilots breaking the sound barrier and the early astronauts.
32:27 Lewis Pullman is the son of Bill Pullman. The President from Independence Day that also flew jets, when he was not flying a Winnebago at ludicrous speed.
"The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction." "Maybe so, sir. But not today." Fun Fact: The World War II P-51 Mustang seen in this movie is actually Tom Cruise's own airplane. Cruise is an accomplished pilot in real life. Practical Over CGI Fact: At the insistence of Tom Cruise, minimal green screen and CGI aerial shots exist in the film, and even the close up cockpit shots were taken during real in-flight sequences. This meant that much of the cast had to undergo extensive G-force training sessions to withstand the physical demands of G-force pressures during flights. RIP Iceman Fact: Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky has a relapse of throat cancer and dies from it. In real life, Val Kilmer was suffering from throat cancer at the time, resulting in his vocal cords being damaged so severely he was unable to speak. To accommodate this handicap, his character communicates through typing and only speaks three lines near the end of the scene. Those spoken lines were created via a synthetic vocal generator programmed to emulate Kilmer's voice.
These high Mach experimental jets if there’s an ejection a carbon fiber monocoque capsul is what ejects keeping the pilot out of the windblast and floating down to safety. It’s what they left to be assumed in the movie jsut fyi. You’re correct an ejection at Mach 10.3 would rip the limbs and head off the body instantly .
One other callback/Easter egg was when Maverick only has 33 rounds of ammo left. That was a nod to the first Top Gun being released 33 years ago (1986-2019). Obviously, the movie was delayed to 2022 because of Covid.
I saw the movie while on holiday in Korea and loved it. Just FYI, all the scenes with the F-14 in the finale were done with CGI because there are none of these aircraft flying in America. The only country with operational F-14s is Iran and obviously asking to borrow a couple was not an option.
Supersonic. In theory, the space shuttle’s ejection seats could be operated at up to 3,000 knots (3,400 mph/5,500 kph), which is roughly Mach 4 - 5 at altitude. It was never tested in real life, but the astronauts were not very optimistic about it because it was deemed almost useless. The later missions were flown with the ejection seats deactivated and it would have made no difference in both Columbia and Challenger disasters. For airplanes, the solution to high speed ejecting is to encase the crew in a capsule. That way, they can be ejected even at Mach 3. Air Force pilot Capt. Brian Udell is one of the only pilots in history to survive after ejecting from a fighter at supersonic speeds. The force of the air moving at more than 768 mph on his body was so strong that it nearly killed him. “It felt like somebody had just hit me with a train,” said Udell. “When I went out into the wind stream, it ripped my helmet right off my head, broke all the blood vessels in my head and face, my head was swollen the size of a basketball and my lips were the size of cucumbers. My left elbow was dislocated and pointed backward, the only thing holding my leg on was an artery, the vein, the nerve and the skin and my left leg snapped at the bottom half.” His body was essentially being torn apart by the wind.
Awesome reaction! Loved seeing how much you got into it. About 90% of the flying was the actors in the backseat of F-18 Super Hornets. This movie was fantastic. Like you said, not many sequels are better than the original
He wouldn't eject. The F-111 had the cockpit in a pod that would separate from the aircraft in the event of an accident like this one. This would keep the pilot safe even at supersonic speeds. These types of experimental aircraft have those types of setups.
How long were you gone? Because it was in theaters in my specific theater for literally 15 weeks! It was in the top 10 if not the top five box office from memorial day to Labor Day LITERALLY the ENTIRE summer.
Regarding director Joseph Kosinski, yes, Oblivion was just ok, but you should check out his first movie Tron: Legacy starring Garrett Hedlund (very underrated actor), Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde. It might be a simple sci-fi script, but the film got great cinematography, set design, actors, vfx and got a lot going for it. If anything, Daft Punk's soundtrack alone is epic and makes Tron: Legacy a must watch!
This movie is awesome, Tom went to real actual planes for it's filming. He had to teach the actors how to run a camera since the camera was inside the jet while they were flying. Don't know what his next movie is, but Tom's next movie is at least partially shot in space (not just 'it takes place in space', but actually filmed IN SPACE). I'm hoping for another Mission Impossible...
This movie was so amazing. I was a blubbering mess in the theater. It was so extremely well done. In the original, Maverick is a very complex character and is almost the villain of the story because of how unhinged he is. Here, they basically made a movie about what that person would look like almost 40 years later, and they succeeded. You can see exactly how Maverick has become the person he is now. In this era of huge-budget MCU movies that have trouble sticking to a consistent tone, TG:M is a breath of fresh air. It takes its characters seriously, and even the jokes make sense and don't feel like something kids say to each other when playing in a schoolyard. On similar lines, you should watch the series Andor. I think it and TG:M are the two most well-made pieces of entertainment made this year.
If you like this you might also enjoy the Ace Combat game series. The newest one even released a crossover DLC were you can fly the planes from this series. They can be a little over the top, but the epicness and memorable music they always delivery is nothing short of amazing, I played Ace Combat 4 as a kid and it blew me away. Plus I will say that unlike in Maverick the enemy forces aren't ever portrayed as nebulously. That's the one criticism I have about this film, outside of those who types who try to insist that this _Pentagon backed_ production was apolitical.
Yes, he'd survive because he wouldn't eject out of the canopy into the air. A hypersonic jet like that has what's known as an ejection pod. It's, essentially, the bulk of the cockpit thrown free of the accident that then slows down naturally through the wind friction to the point that the pilot can THEN eject the cockpit. While our manned test jets aren't capable of doing mach 10 yet, a test pilot survived a bailout at mach 3.5 using an ejection pod method, so the theory is sound.
It's likely the Darkstar was equipped with an ejection pod, or similar high mach way of surviving an accident. It's made by Skunkworks, and they aren't idiots so I'm sure he'd be fine.
👉 _The Right Stuff_ (1983) - if you liked _TG: M,_ this classic is a must see. Didn't expect much from _TG: M_ but it was like a movie that was made just for me. Fave of the year. Kosinski is a master of nostalgic Pop-cinema - his amazing _Tron: Legacy_ is *highly recommended.*
+1 for The Right Stuff. I'd like to see a Reaction, but I don't think it's going to happen because there's not enough shoot 'em up or glitzy, lens flare shots. It's a film that requires a bit of thought and reflection; something that today's 'cinephiles' don't have the patience for.
Aircraft carriers all have emergency net trap systems to catch planes in distress. This may be the first time you're seeing it, but they have been used before. Not often, mind you.
As incredible as that scene with Val Kilmer is, it’s sad that it wasn’t him talking in camera They dubbed his voice using his sons voice, along with software that is able to imitate his original voice. As he said in an interview “I sound like I got run over by a cement truck, but I feel terrific.” Which is a blessing to have. The fact that he isn’t suffering.
Saw this in the theater on the 4th of July, I was blown away, we went home, grilled some meats, drank some beers and lit some fireworks, I never felt more American 😀 With all the woke garbage today this was a breath of fresh air
if the plane at the beginning of the movie was modelled after actual conditions and what it would have to be able to do for Mach 10.0, then his eject sequence would most likely involve a section of the plane ejecting away... not just his seat to give a pilot a chance to survive it.
This movie is the closest to an Ace Combat adaptation ever made. This includes the whole canyon flight mission and fighting superior enemies. I guess it's only fitting why Darkstar was included as DLC in Ace Combat 7. Watching this in theater was a great experience.
I can't say about other theaters, but Regal is doing Another Re-Release(!)...In IMAX even Dec 2nd through Dec 8th 😎 & if you can't get an IMAX screening, go for Screen-X >= ]
The first upload got copyright claimed & blocked by Paramount Pictures/RUclips even though it went through all the checks and showed no issues. I think it might have been manually claimed. So this is the re-edited version with significantly less footage and sound. These copyright claims are really getting out of hand and it's disappointing especially considering a lot of other channels had no problem with their uploads despite showing more footage.
-Shan
Just another example of the man trying to keep Shan down. Jokes aside, you are still one of the best movie reactors I've ever seen since the pandemic started. I don't always agree with you but you are always very thorough, which is very impressive. You belong in the highest category of movie reactors. You are now a nuclear movie reactor.
Brandon from Brandon Likes Movies is struggling with that to, I guess you have more views and visibility than others so you are targeted first, and yeah it's totaly unfair.
What if you just jinxed all the other reaction channels with this comment and Paramount starts a Thanksgiving rampage of copyright strikes on everyone???!!!
Even Reel rejects are having problems right now with copyrights
As long as we get your thoughtful & informed opinion it’s worth the effort from your audiences perspective. Thank you yet again for a fantastic choice of film.
The scene between Iceman and Maverick was one of the most amazing I've seen. Val Kilmer said more with a finger point than most actors do with a paragraph of dialog. When Tom Cruise starts to fall apart when Kilmer says "it's time to let go.", by far the best acting I've seen out of Cruise in years. How he's trying to hold it together while explaining to Iceman what he's going through seemed so authentic. One aspect I appreciated was the 180 degree emotional turns in the movie. Ice and Mav's scene ending with "Who's the better pilot?" and Amelia's "just don't break her heart again." stand out. Your emotions are turned one way, and in the next minute with one line, you're flipped 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
He must have had some Valmorification.
Val Kilmer's few lines of actual dialogue were spoken by his son. FYI...I love Lewis Pullman (Bill's son) as Bob.
@@jillfromatlanta427 Bill Pullman, you mean The President's son? 😱
Penny Benjamin is actually not a new character. She is mentioned twice in the original movie. She was the admiral's daughter that they kept bringing up. Their commander mentioned it before he sent them to Top Gun, and then Goose's wife mentions her again in the diner before the piano scene.
The nostalgia was a perfect mix of winking at the camera, while also showing reverence for the original. That coupled with some edge-of-your-seat action made for a really enjoyable experience. Some of the most fun I've had at the movies in a while.
There were real cameras inside real jets really going beyond the speed of sound. That's something no amount of cgi, as good as it is, will ever be able to replicate.
Absolutely exhilirating movie.
I was fortunate enough to watch both in the theaters. My father was in the Navy at the time of the first movie and we watched it on the base with all military personnel. That added so much to the experience of the film.
I’m glad you pointed out the quieter moments really adding to the film. The scene on the beach with them realizing he probably isn’t coming back is one of my favorite scenes.
This movie was exceptionally well made, and a beautiful love letter to Tony Scott and his original film.
I really wish they found a note because to commit suicide with no explanation whatsoever, just makes you sound like even more of an idiot. I mean, Robin Williams was an idiot for killing himself, but a lot of people give him a little leniency, because some medical issue dementia I think it was. But I have no explanation whatsoever and according to the article the family has no explanation whatsoever. It’s just absurd.
@@76tennboy He left two notes, one in his car, one in his office, but the LAPD declined to release what they said.
He had been battling cancer for years, though was said to be recovering...not sure if he was beating it, or not.
@@76tennboy I really wish people weren't filled with so much hate. Just waiting for someone else to falter/fail to then stand up and virtue signal about how weak another person is. I guess as long as you can denigrate another person and make others look less charitable toward their memory then it's all worth it...
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Wow 3 months later after having a few drinks I'm impressed with how cool I seem. Bwhahahaha not sure if RUclips will keep this up. Seems like most of my comments/replies are taken down.
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@@stanleydavidlepretre4241 - You're enjoying those drinks, haha.
Finally. I watch this film in theatre and I was blown away. Probably one of the best movies of that year.
Miles Teller's resemblance to the great Anthony Edwards really completes that "feeling".
My favorite film of the year. My dad took me to see the original on opening weekend when I was a 10 years old and I took him to see this on opening weekend when it came out.
I know they were wanting to make this movie years and years ago but I'm so glad they waited until now. Better to wait and get it right than to do it as quickly as can be done just to get it out there.
Tiny nugget: Penny Benjamin was a name mentioned by Goose while waiting to get in trouble early in the original.
That’s great attention to detail by the writers to bring in a character that mentioned in a throw away line.
Top Gun Maverick trivia
The World War II P-51 Mustang seen in this movie is actually Tom Cruise's own airplane. Cruise is an accomplished pilot in real life.
According to Miles Teller, the cast got to choose their own call signs. He chose "Rooster" because it was in the same family as "Goose."
The roof of the shack next to Ed Harris wasn't supposed to be lifted when Maverick flies past. However, they only had one chance to shoot it, so this was a very lucky occurrence. (As the Darkstar is only a non-flying mockup, the actual plane being used was cloned out and an image of the Darkstar was composited over it.)
According to Miles Teller, three of the six new actors threw up every day of filming in the jets.
At the insistence of Tom Cruise, minimal green screen and CGI aerial shots exist in the film, and even the close up cockpit shots were taken during real in-flight sequences. This meant that much of the cast had to undergo extensive G-force training sessions to withstand the physical demands of G-force pressures during flights.
Val Kilmer told Entertainment Weekly that it was like no time had passed when he was on set with Tom Cruise again, and it was fun too. 'We blew a lot of takes laughing so much,' the 62-year-old stated. 'It was really fun and special.'
The film is dedicated to the memory of original Top Gun (1986) director Tony Scott, who died by suicide on August 19, 2012 at the age of 68. He had been developing his own version of a sequel before his death.
The actors playing pilots not only had to film themselves, turning the camera on and off, they also had to touch up their own makeup, adjust their lighting, and handle their own sound. Sometimes the director had to wait on the ground for hours for the actors to return with the footage. Adjustments would be made after viewing the footage, and the actors would have to go back up for another take.
After extensive flight training and on-the-ground preparation, actors joined professional pilots to hit the skies for 90 minutes at a time, a few times per day, and had to hit their marks, check lighting and makeup, remember their eyelines, and turn on the cameras themselves while airborne. This meant that Claudio Miranda, who relied on the sun as his primary light source, prepped each day by studying flight paths and weather patterns in order to set camera exposures before liftoff. With no live film feed to track on the ground, it made for some nervous waiting periods for Miranda. "It got really nerve-racking because it's really hard to predict," he said. "I had to set one exposure basically, because we're not auto exposing the cameras and they're really specific. So I'd have to look 50 miles [ahead] where they're going and know the terrain, how deep they're going to go, and then set the exposure and hope on the way over there the weather doesn't change."
Since Val Kilmer can no longer speak due to throat cancer, a company named Sonantic developed the voice AI that Kilmer uses. It learned how to mimic Kilmer's voice, including the iconic way that he himself talks. The revelation that Kilmer used voice AI came during a New York Post interview with his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer. In the interview, she explained how they dubbed the voice AI over Kilmer's acting to bring his scenes to life. "They were able to dub him with his own voice, which is amazing," Mercedes explained in the interview. "It's such a technical feat, being able to engineer his voice that way, that it's an extension of the technical feats of the film."
Tom Cruise personally designed a 3-month aviation training course for the new actors to become ready to handle riding in an F-18.
The shirtless beach football montage had to be shot twice because Tom Cruise did not find the first version good enough. The re-shoot placed additional pressure on the actors to get their ripped bodies back to re-shoot the scene. Cast member Glen Powell recounted, "We shot it and that night we all went out for milkshakes and tater tots. Just like splurge and everybody grabbed a beer. And a week later Tom's like, "We gotta shoot it again. It wasn't good enough. We're gonna shoot it again. And then everybody's back in the gym again, day and night." The sequence is being used very heavily to promote the movie after a similar scene in the original film became iconic and an audience favorite. The original film showed an intense beach volleyball game
Glen Powell admitted there was a healthy macho rivalry onset among the male actors to out-do each others' physiques in the shirtless beach football sequence as there is a lot of posing and flexing involved in the scene. He said, "The amount of male anxiety around taking their shirts off! The gyms were packed day and night. It was a degree of insecurity that you have never seen ever."
The opening text matches that of the original movie, ("On March 3, 1969, the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world.") except "insure" has now been changed to "ensure" and "men and women" was added
If you would like more trivia here is link www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/trivia/
p.s it is annoying about these copy claims or it is also annoying that I have to redo this trivia but anyway keep up with the great work Shan 👊
Kinda ridiculous that you’re doing all this work for… free. Loser
That's a little long could you make it shorter?
7:14 Something which every reviewer gets wrong: "Iceman - he's a commander". No, he's a 4-star admiral, commanding the US Pacific Fleet. Basically, Ice was more career-oriented and now runs half the Navy, while Mav only ever wanted to be a pilot, and that's where he stayed.
Super react - loved sharing the film with someone who can see the work that went into it. Keep’em coming!
I was so disappointed yesterday! Saw the notification and was super excited to watch the vid when I got home. Glad you still got the video up! Fantastic movie!
Penny is Penny Benjamin who Maverick took for a F14 ride and went ballistic. She was mentioned twice in the original Top Gun. She is an Admirals daughter.
Everything was done so tasteful and not overdone, such a great balance! One of the best experiences I've had in theater and best late sequel evr.er. Love your reactions bro!
I am glad I was able to watch the 1st upload before Paramount attacked! 😆
You asked how they filmed some of the flying scenes, the director and crew made space in the cockpit by removing unnecessary hardware. They installed 6k Sony Venice digital cinema cameras with lightweight lenses and the new Rialto system extending the camera's sensor blocks, allowing for film to be shot over the actors' shoulders and in toward the plane. So the actors, following the director and stunt coordinator, were partly filming, flying the aircraft and acting all at the same time.
Penny Benjamin was the Admiral's daughter Maverick did an unauthorized flyby over in the original film.
Love your reactions! I just watched your Pride And Prejudice reaction. Only reactor to notice when they were dancing, they only saw each other! This MAVERICK movie is my favorite. I saw it in the Theater 3 times!
Joseph Kosinski is my absolute favorite director. I highly recommend Only The Brave ...also with Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly. It was torture waiting almost 2 years for this film but it still far surpassed my expectations! Great Review, sir!!
DUDE I didn’t know that was the same Director! Honestly, I didn’t even realize that was Jennifer Connelly. I do love that movie though that was my first Miles Teller character that I like this one is obviously my new favorite but that’s so interesting. And I feel like it’s such an overlooked movie. It’s not even on any streaming services.
Really liked your review! I love your appreciation for the Jennifer Connelly love interest. A lot of YT reviewers were dismissive, but I thought it brilliantly portrayed Mavs maturity in his desire to settle down. Loved it.
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This film blew me away in terms of what I was expecting vs what I got. Easily the best movie I have seen in theaters since the post-coof re-opening.
Mach 10 would be difficult to eject from. For that kind of escape, I figure the Dark Star would have to have a capsule that separates from the ship rather than just shooting you into the air. Something like the F-111 or B-58 Hustler used.
You remembered that the 1986 movie had the F-14! A lot of people miss that. In the first movie, the F-14 was the star of the movie, but the F-14 has been retired for nearly 20 years. To find a way to bring the F-14 back and let it be the hero again is great writing. BTW the only country that still flies F-14s is Iran.... a little insight into who the unnamed adversary is.
I saw Top Gun Maverick 5x in the movie theatre. It's my favorite movie of 2022. I adore it. I even got a tattoo. Loved your reaction.
One of your BEST reactions. Was that white t-shirt on purpose to match Mavericks?
They should have cleared up Ice's rank in his photo. He's not a Commander in the U.S. Pacific Fleet but the Commander of it. By the sleeves he wears he is very much an Admiral in that picture.
re: the Mach 10 bailout...
Neil's Degrasse Tyson tweeted that bailing out at Mach 10 should have killed Maverick and ended the movie.
Elon Musk had a great reply. The head of SPACEX said he could build a escape pod with heat shield that could probably allow Mav to survive.
I chuckled at that.
SR-71 had a breakup at Mach 3 and 1 of 2 crewmen survived.
Penny was mentioned in the first film. “ Admiral’s Daughter” This was allll Real flying !⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Penny was mentioned in the first movie as the "admiral's daughter".
And if there was any ambiguity, Goose's wife mentions her full name as well.
@@CraigKostelecky "He told me all about the time you went ballistic with Penny Benjamin..." I loved the idea of adding Penny to this film the way they did. Really worked on so many levels. And we find out that apparently that crack about "going ballistic" hid a much bigger relationship that they almost had, not just a fling. So great.
You changed my mind Shan. I thought this was merely a cheap "reinvent the wheel" story/movie. But Now! I want to watch this. TY for viewing!
It’s similar but so well done and heartfelt that who cares like it’s amazing
i watched Top Gun while living in W.S.M.R.(White Sands Missle Range) New Mexico, when the movie first came out. I heard them saying this was a good movie; but, I still refused to watch it. So, when I saw your review thumbnail, i was like, "o.k. - i'll watch your review/reaction!"
I'd say I'm glad I just watched your review.
hate to give to much Navy macho-isms, but I was on the last aircraft carrier cruise with an F-14 squadron
I know exactly how Maverick felt when stepping in the F-14's cockpit. I mean on the U.S.S. Roosevelt aircraft carrier; i couldn't wait to get off. When I ended up on the first U.S.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier, I was like "where's the Roosevelt?"
I've read that the aspect-ratio switching was entirely deliberate. They use it for aerial shots in order to provide more vertical space than the super-wide format would allow.
@6:20 "Can you survive ejection at March 10?" The answer is, "certainly not a normal ejection." Apparently there are documented "normal" ejections over March 2 where the pilot's/crew's limbs were essentially torn off. Later ejection seats were designed with straps which would automatically tightly cinch in the crew members arms and legs against the seat (to prevent flailing injuries) when the seat was triggered.
The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, which apparently had a top speed somewhere over March 3, had an ejection capsule for the crew where the entire capsule would be ejected from the main aircraft and there is allegedly at least one instance where this was used and the crew/pilot survived (although I'm unclear at what speed the SR-71 was actually traveling when this happened). An "ejection capsule" which allowed a pilot/crew to eject (inside the capsule) from a primary aircraft body traveling Mach 10 would certainly require some pretty amazing engineering. The mythical "Dark Star" aircraft in this film is loosely based on Lockheed Martin's hypothetical SR-72 aircraft, the SR-71's hypothetical successor.
In 2021, Kilmer worked with Sonantic, a London-based software company, to digitally recreate his voice using AI technology and archived audio recordings of his voice. Over 40 vocal models were generated to find the closest match, which could then be used in future projects. For this film, director Joseph Kosinski said that despite reports to the contrary, they did not use Sonantic's AI technology in the film. Instead, they used Kilmer's actual voice and digitally altered it for clarity.
By the time you came back, the movie was already out of the theaters? o__o Where do you live? In Paris, it was still in big multiplex cinemas late august!
I appreciate the respect you show for the late, great Tony Scott. Love that dude.
Penny Benjamin is referenced in the Original Top Gun, disciplined for flybys over 5 air control towers and one admirals daughter (Penny Benjamin).
As much flight scenes and action scenes were amazing, the best scenes were humane scenes. Maverick with Iceman and interaction with Rooster. The scenes with Penny balanced beautifully this film. This is amazing home run from the crew and I am so happy to have seen this film.
I had to smirk a little when you predicted the dialogue. This movie, though admittedly, a lot of fun, is one of the most lazily written movies I’ve ever seen. It’s almost a beat for beat remake of the original with a little Star Wars thrown in. Here’s a short list of events that happen in both films (I’m probably missing a few).
1. While on dangerous mission maverick risks his life and his plane to help someone else
2. Maverick gets reprimanded and is reluctantly sent to Top Gun
3.Maverick meets love interest in bar
4. Bar scene introduces pilots
5. Pilots, unknowingly, have embarrassing encounter with Instructor
6. Pilots discover their instructor is the person they had the embarrassing encounter with while in briefing
7. Maverick breaks the hard deck
8. Someone leaves their wingman
9. Pilots play ball game on beach
10. Maverick sleeps with love interest
11. Pilots have a dangerous accident during a training mission
12. Someone dies
13. “Talk to me Goose”
14. The pilot who originally leaves his wingman, comes to the rescue in the end
15. Love interest hides in bar before being revealed at the end.
“Not too much nostalgia” ??
Oh yeah, and the motorcycle and the Porsche.
There's a LOT of 'behind the scenes' stuff all over RUclips. Some of my personal favorites come from other RUclipsrs who happen to have also been naval aviators at some point.
Mr. Cruise ran the actors through a basic flight program he came up with, in addition to some safety training that the Navy required from the actors. On top of that, he taught each of the actors some cinematography in order to be able to work the cameras they had mounted in the F-18s, since they would be the only ones in the back seat.
The did some CGI for safety reasons, like when the F-18s flew REAL CLOSE (they could have just edited some real-time footage together). They had to with the 5th-gen fighters (the SU-57, known by NATO as 'Felon'), since there are fewer than 10 in existence, and they belong to the Russians. The production team could have gone to airshows in Europe to get decent photographs, as well as some video footage of that maneuver they had it do in the movie.
I feel like this has been mentioned on this page, but what's it hurt to read it again, right? Mavericks love interest in this movie, Penny, is Penny Benjamin. The same Penny Benjamin mentioned by Goose when Maverick and Goose are being chewed out by their commander at the beginning of the 1st Topgun.
Yes, the making of was so cool to watch!!🤠
They didn't tell you the whole truth.
For your consideration, I would recommend Risky Business, which is Tom Cruise's breakout role. I believe it was his first time as the lead in a film back in the 80's prior to Top Gun. Hope you have a chance to react to it.
There are 2 behind the scenes trailers for this film and I believe the digital iTunes version of this film also has extensive behind the scenes footage of them filming/flying in the planes.
Couldn't find anything about safe ejection at M10 since at the moment no aircraft exists that can reach that speed only a few articles at M1 and one lucky pilot at M3.
I was waiting for your reaction! You are so good at those. :) Tom Cruise doesn't age because he's a SOB, like Ralph Maccio (Daniel-San, THE KARATE KID SAGA+COBRA KAI), seriously though, both are just lucky that way... Val Kilmer's voice was NOT used at all, it was his son's voice, with combination with an AI, back then he couldn't speak at all. Kilmer's scenes WAS really one the best scenes. Yes, there are a few "making of" clips on RUclips.
Except for F-14 shots, most shots were practical with a bit of CGI added. Actors were filming themselves in the back seat of a double-seater F-18 performing similar maneuvers. So all the G-force effects are real. CGIs were added to touch up some of the real shots, and all close combat shots were of course CGI'd.
Maverick is a masterclass in paying tribute to the original IP. Just the right amount of member berries, while adding character development.
I also love how they turned a few off-hand comments from Stinger, Goose and Carole, about Penny into a full character with a believable history and real chemistry with Mav.
Stinger: "history of high-speed passes over five air control towers and one admiral's daughter!"
Goose: (leaning over to Maverick): "Penny Benjamin"
Carole in the diner scene with Charlie: "He told me all about the time you went ballistic with Penny Benjamin."
Two big things that one takes from this movie
1) The Iceman scene is Val Kimler's real voice - there is a version that was going to be released with computer adjusted vocals, but VK himself asked for it to be released unedited
2) The F-14 features a different pair of ejection systems so Maverick could have ejected Rooster himself by toggling the switch to his right side
I thought I heard that Val was unable to record anything new and what we are hearing used old dialogue from other movies mixed with his son's voice.
@@CraigKostelecky That was what was said at the time, but its since come out this was not correct for this scene at least
Re: Ejecting at high speeds, the aircraft would be equipped with a protective ejector pod. If you were to eject in just your flight suit at those kind of speeds you are right in your assumption that you would be ripped apart.
Did you get the Easter egg? When Maverick first meets Penny(Jennifer Connely) in the bar!! Music by David Bowie plays in the background, with whom she filmed Labyrinth when she was 16.
This movie absolutely nailed it. I loved it. Got me tearing up at every turn as it just kept hitting me in the feels.
I was also happy to see they didn't go with the plot I'd first expected. I thought they were going to take the plot from the excellent anime, Macross Plus, and have a pair of rival pilots teaming up to prove that they're better than a new generation of drones.
The French film "Sky Fighters" (Les Chevaliers du ciel; 2005), based on a very popular comics series in Europe, showed outstanding and never seen flight sequences. It lasted 17 years to see an even more spectacular aviation movie, which "Top Gun Maverick" without doubt is! So I would highly recommend "Sky Fighters" to compare this two masterpieces. And by the way, have you ever watched "The Bridges At Toko-Ri" (1954), based on the book of James A. Michener? It's a classic!
Sky Fighters still has some of the most breath taking aviation shots to my knowledge. The con trails and and flying in and out of clouds. Muah! la perfection!
@@cuckoonut1208 Absolutely! A timeless classic in category aviation movie. I'm a huge fan of the comic books since my childhood in the 1960s and Sky Fighters is a nearly perfect film-version of the original stuff. Only the names of the two French Mirage-pilots changed - I think copyright problems!
Yes seeing it in the theater on a huge Extreme Screen or IMAX was phenomenal
if you go to a channel called fighter pilot podcast episode 145 the making of top gun maverick
U.S. Navy Reserve Captain Brian “Ferg” Ferguson returns to the show four years and 143 episodes later to explain his role in the making of this film. Part safety officer, part Navy ambassador, Ferg was instrumental in the coordination and details needed between Paramount and the U.S. Navy to ensure Top Gun: Maverick not only thrilled audiences but reflected the proud traditions of the naval service
Awesome in IMAX. Never seen the original, so I didn't view it through the lens of nostalgia. The movie stood on its own for me.
Another movie about test pilots you might like is 1983's "The Right Stuff", about pilots breaking the sound barrier and the early astronauts.
The Darkstar looks like it has its front section separate like a pod. The F-111 and the B-58 did this as well.
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Lewis Pullman is the son of Bill Pullman.
The President from Independence Day that also flew jets, when he was not flying a Winnebago at ludicrous speed.
I, too, missed seeing this in theaters and will probably never forgive myself for it. Easily one of the best movies of all time. 🤩
"The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction."
"Maybe so, sir. But not today."
Fun Fact: The World War II P-51 Mustang seen in this movie is actually Tom Cruise's own airplane. Cruise is an accomplished pilot in real life.
Practical Over CGI Fact: At the insistence of Tom Cruise, minimal green screen and CGI aerial shots exist in the film, and even the close up cockpit shots were taken during real in-flight sequences. This meant that much of the cast had to undergo extensive G-force training sessions to withstand the physical demands of G-force pressures during flights.
RIP Iceman Fact: Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky has a relapse of throat cancer and dies from it. In real life, Val Kilmer was suffering from throat cancer at the time, resulting in his vocal cords being damaged so severely he was unable to speak. To accommodate this handicap, his character communicates through typing and only speaks three lines near the end of the scene. Those spoken lines were created via a synthetic vocal generator programmed to emulate Kilmer's voice.
We watched this at the drive in!!
So so good!!
Its back in the theaters this weekend I believe!
These high Mach experimental jets if there’s an ejection a carbon fiber monocoque capsul is what ejects keeping the pilot out of the windblast and floating down to safety. It’s what they left to be assumed in the movie jsut fyi. You’re correct an ejection at Mach 10.3 would rip the limbs and head off the body instantly .
One other callback/Easter egg was when Maverick only has 33 rounds of ammo left. That was a nod to the first Top Gun being released 33 years ago (1986-2019). Obviously, the movie was delayed to 2022 because of Covid.
Same, I regret not seeing this on the big screen 🍿
I saw the movie while on holiday in Korea and loved it. Just FYI, all the scenes with the F-14 in the finale were done with CGI because there are none of these aircraft flying in America. The only country with operational F-14s is Iran and obviously asking to borrow a couple was not an option.
Supersonic. In theory, the space shuttle’s ejection seats could be operated at up to 3,000 knots (3,400 mph/5,500 kph), which is roughly Mach 4 - 5 at altitude. It was never tested in real life, but the astronauts were not very optimistic about it because it was deemed almost useless. The later missions were flown with the ejection seats deactivated and it would have made no difference in both Columbia and Challenger disasters.
For airplanes, the solution to high speed ejecting is to encase the crew in a capsule. That way, they can be ejected even at Mach 3.
Air Force pilot Capt. Brian Udell is one of the only pilots in history to survive after ejecting from a fighter at supersonic speeds. The force of the air moving at more than 768 mph on his body was so strong that it nearly killed him.
“It felt like somebody had just hit me with a train,” said Udell. “When I went out into the wind stream, it ripped my helmet right off my head, broke all the blood vessels in my head and face, my head was swollen the size of a basketball and my lips were the size of cucumbers. My left elbow was dislocated and pointed backward, the only thing holding my leg on was an artery, the vein, the nerve and the skin and my left leg snapped at the bottom half.”
His body was essentially being torn apart by the wind.
Awesome reaction! Loved seeing how much you got into it. About 90% of the flying was the actors in the backseat of F-18 Super Hornets. This movie was fantastic. Like you said, not many sequels are better than the original
He wouldn't eject. The F-111 had the cockpit in a pod that would separate from the aircraft in the event of an accident like this one. This would keep the pilot safe even at supersonic speeds. These types of experimental aircraft have those types of setups.
Connelly is Penny Benjamin that Goose whispered about to Maverick when they were being berated by the Captain after saving Cougar in the first movie
How long were you gone? Because it was in theaters in my specific theater for literally 15 weeks! It was in the top 10 if not the top five box office from memorial day to Labor Day LITERALLY the ENTIRE summer.
Excellent reaction - Thank You!
Regarding director Joseph Kosinski, yes, Oblivion was just ok, but you should check out his first movie Tron: Legacy starring Garrett Hedlund (very underrated actor), Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde. It might be a simple sci-fi script, but the film got great cinematography, set design, actors, vfx and got a lot going for it. If anything, Daft Punk's soundtrack alone is epic and makes Tron: Legacy a must watch!
One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Great reaction :)
Most part two's don't live up to the first. But This one did a great Job
This movie is awesome, Tom went to real actual planes for it's filming. He had to teach the actors how to run a camera since the camera was inside the jet while they were flying. Don't know what his next movie is, but Tom's next movie is at least partially shot in space (not just 'it takes place in space', but actually filmed IN SPACE). I'm hoping for another Mission Impossible...
This movie was so amazing. I was a blubbering mess in the theater. It was so extremely well done. In the original, Maverick is a very complex character and is almost the villain of the story because of how unhinged he is. Here, they basically made a movie about what that person would look like almost 40 years later, and they succeeded. You can see exactly how Maverick has become the person he is now.
In this era of huge-budget MCU movies that have trouble sticking to a consistent tone, TG:M is a breath of fresh air. It takes its characters seriously, and even the jokes make sense and don't feel like something kids say to each other when playing in a schoolyard.
On similar lines, you should watch the series Andor. I think it and TG:M are the two most well-made pieces of entertainment made this year.
I would recommend "The Color of Money" with Paul Newman and Tom Cruise.
If you like this you might also enjoy the Ace Combat game series. The newest one even released a crossover DLC were you can fly the planes from this series.
They can be a little over the top, but the epicness and memorable music they always delivery is nothing short of amazing, I played Ace Combat 4 as a kid and it blew me away. Plus I will say that unlike in Maverick the enemy forces aren't ever portrayed as nebulously.
That's the one criticism I have about this film, outside of those who types who try to insist that this _Pentagon backed_ production was apolitical.
As part of his character prepration for Interview with the Vampire Tom Cruise became a vampire which is why he doesn't age.
How are they getting these shots? They're actually in the planes really doing this 😯
Shan, you should watch prop plane combat in WWII. That's the stuff. Hellcats, Wildcats, F4F's vs the Zero.
Shan, Penny Benjamin was the "admiral's daughter" referred to in the first film.
Yes, he'd survive because he wouldn't eject out of the canopy into the air. A hypersonic jet like that has what's known as an ejection pod. It's, essentially, the bulk of the cockpit thrown free of the accident that then slows down naturally through the wind friction to the point that the pilot can THEN eject the cockpit. While our manned test jets aren't capable of doing mach 10 yet, a test pilot survived a bailout at mach 3.5 using an ejection pod method, so the theory is sound.
It's likely the Darkstar was equipped with an ejection pod, or similar high mach way of surviving an accident. It's made by Skunkworks, and they aren't idiots so I'm sure he'd be fine.
👉 _The Right Stuff_ (1983) - if you liked _TG: M,_ this classic is a must see. Didn't expect much from _TG: M_ but it was like a movie that was made just for me. Fave of the year. Kosinski is a master of nostalgic Pop-cinema - his amazing _Tron: Legacy_ is *highly recommended.*
+1 for The Right Stuff. I'd like to see a Reaction, but I don't think it's going to happen because there's not enough shoot 'em up or glitzy, lens flare shots. It's a film that requires a bit of thought and reflection; something that today's 'cinephiles' don't have the patience for.
Agreed an amazing movie
The Starfighter scene still gives me goosebumpz to this day.
Aircraft carriers all have emergency net trap systems to catch planes in distress. This may be the first time you're seeing it, but they have been used before. Not often, mind you.
As incredible as that scene with Val Kilmer is, it’s sad that it wasn’t him talking in camera
They dubbed his voice using his sons voice, along with software that is able to imitate his original voice.
As he said in an interview “I sound like I got run over by a cement truck, but I feel terrific.” Which is a blessing to have. The fact that he isn’t suffering.
Penny was the admiral's daughter Goose mentioned in the first movie.
Penny Benjamin. She was mentioned a few times in the original movie.
Saw this in the theater on the 4th of July, I was blown away, we went home, grilled some meats, drank some beers and lit some fireworks, I never felt more American 😀
With all the woke garbage today this was a breath of fresh air
if the plane at the beginning of the movie was modelled after actual conditions and what it would have to be able to do for Mach 10.0, then his eject sequence would most likely involve a section of the plane ejecting away... not just his seat to give a pilot a chance to survive it.
This movie is the closest to an Ace Combat adaptation ever made. This includes the whole canyon flight mission and fighting superior enemies. I guess it's only fitting why Darkstar was included as DLC in Ace Combat 7. Watching this in theater was a great experience.
I can't say about other theaters, but Regal is doing Another Re-Release(!)...In IMAX even Dec 2nd through Dec 8th 😎 & if you can't get an IMAX screening, go for Screen-X >= ]