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@@krisfrederick5001he was also in the beginning of the movie as Cougars RIO when Cougar had the freak out. You just see his face for the first time at the end
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The idea behind sending a pilot back up as soon as he is cleared is so that he doesn't dwell on it, leading to him second guessing himself when he does get back up, putting himself and anyone he flies with at risk. The theory is that the routine and training take over and help push the accident to the back of the mind helping to restore confidence.
There is also a bit of a generational (and sexual) difference. Men (especially from my generation and before) process our emotions dramatically differently. We were. raised with the idea that a man doesn't take time to process our emotions. In our generation we saw it as our responsibility to keep doing the job, so you pushed the emotion down and dove in deeper. Get back on the horse as the guy said. I know there is a happy median in there somewhere but if you allow the emotion s to take over you can lose that edge you need to do the job. The first time i stalled a plan we went into a spin and my instructor had to recover from it. He then made me intentionally spin the aircraft and recover it 6 times. When we landed he apologized to me. He said they stopped teaching spin recovery that early because 5 out of 6 people quit after their first spin, so he wanted me to have the confidence that I could recover from it before he let me put my feet on the ground. He was right, i was terrified because I thought we were going to crash, he pushed me when I was ready to quit, and i thank him for it. In football, when i got hurt, the coach put me right back in. It was a different world from today, I think we need to get some of that back .. well maybe 90% of it.
@@allenjessup6266 It's old, correct and still relevent to this day. I ride a motorcyle and have been in an accident, not a major one, even I wasn't hurt besides a bruise, but still to climbe back on as to not lose confidence is real. Been a gymnast in my younger years and that was real, fall don't dwaddle, get back on it and keep going or the fear will take root in your mind and you'll be worse off
I was in the Air Force for 8 years. I was not a pilot, but I was part of an aircrew. I can tell you, while Iceman is shown as the ass hole, 99% of the pilots I've flown with are like him. They have no tolerance for showboating or hot dogging. They are absolutely 100% professionals. Dangerous individuals are grounded immediately.
I was in high school in Virginia Beach, when this came out, and utterly obssessed with fighter jets. My folks took me to see it in the theater, and I was on the edge of my seat, throughout. Dad woke me up early the next morning, and took me to work with him, at Naval Air Station Oceana. That's the east coast's Master Jet Base. Dad was stationed there. He took me to the Air Operations building, on the flight line. After he got me a tour of the control tower, he put me on the back porch of the building, right at the edge of the flight line. He handed me a simple pocket camera, a few rolls of film, and a pocketfull of change for the snack and drink machines. I spent the whole morning watching planes flying, taking pics, and even scored a couple of squadron patches given to me by pilots. Literally the greatest day of my young life. I later joined the Navy, myself.
@trueblue724 my folks are more awesome than I deserve. I just wish I could have attended their double retirement ceremony in Honolulu. Dad retired as a Master Chief with 26 years, Mom retired as a Chief with 16.
You are seriously misreading the conversation between Maverick and Iceman at 15:30. It is not about envy. Iceman is a team player and is asking why Maverick, who should be protecting Cougar's wing, was off showboating with the Mig instead of doing his job. It is a valid question. Maverick and Iceman are two very different types of fighter pilot. Both types can be successful.
It may have been a valid question. But, Maverick WAS covering Cougar. Maverick scared the MiG off, that had a missile lock on Cougar. It ran for home. Cougar was safe at that point. Maverick went after the second MiG. Maverick had no reason to believe Cougar couldn't fly back to the carrier on his own. He went back to talk him down even after being ordered to land. He was a team player, in actual combat.
1. An old shipmate of mine was onboard the Enterprise when they filmed this. 2. Gooses death was not Maverick's fault. Iceman was bogarting his LOS approach and they got caught in the jet wash. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. 3. I spent 24 years in the US Navy. 6 on "bird farms" (Carriers). I have seen 1000+ launches and landings without a single crash. These men, women and the men and women working the flat tops are doing the most dangerous job in the world (for the good guys). Shout out 4. Kelly McGillis/Charlie was in a movie with Harrison Ford "Witness" that's seriously worth a first time/share HINT HINT 5. Tom Skerritt/Viper not only played Dallas in "Alien" he also played Strawberry in "Up in Smoke" with Cheech and Chong. 6. Val Kilmer/Iceman has a long list of movies including but not limited to: "Willow", "The Doors" and "Tombstone" 7. The officer(Goose) is the RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) radar, communications and navigation. 8. Onboard the ship the squadron leader would not be smoking a cigar in that operation space. 9. "Mavrick's re-engaging sir" is for our benefit. The AO has no idea what the pilot is doing in the cockpit. 10. Onboard the ship/aircraft all the perspiration is Hollywood (not the pilot). There is AC onboard. 11. The TOP GUN school is no longer located at Miramar near San Diego. It's now at NAS Fallon, NV. 12. In 1991 I was stationed on the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) and they made a movie onboard called "Flight of the Intruder". It was seriously cool. Brad Johnson, Willem DeFoe and Danny Glover. I'm actually in it for a very brief period of time. HINT HINT. 13. Watching/sharing the new "Top Gun Maverick" is a must. The ariel work in that movie makes this one seems like they were practicing. Better yet, it has a plot. (besides Navy recruitment).
@@williamjones6031 Sorry mate, I was just kidding or taking the piss as we'd say down under. I'll take the time to read it now. It better be good sailor.
Couldn’t agree more with you in regards to the grain on the older films. It adds so much more character, and makes it feel like it’s not just shot to be in a theatre. The 4K is pretty, less nostalgia though.
The film is set when it was made, the mid-'80s. None of the MiGs, Soviet-made aircraft, are friendly, but our pilots are trained to know when an enemy pilot is going to be belligerent. I can barely wait to see you reacting to _Top Gun: Maverick_ (2022)!
The Admiral's Daughter...Penny Benjamin... A name to remember for TOP GUN 2... It'll be interesting to see Collette's reaction to seeing how Tom Cruise looks after 3 decades.
So the two things that led to Goose’s death were jet wash and the spin. When they went through the jet wash the supersonic went into the engine that’s only supposed to have subsonic airflow which “chocked” it of air and shut it off. The other things is the ejection which is basically pipe bombs that blow the canopy off the jet. Because they were in a flat spin, the difference in airflow kept the canopy overhead instead of letting it fly off which resulted in Goose hitting it directly.
Also, the spin of Maverick's/Goose's F14 creates a slight suction effect, "sucking down" the canopy, so the upward velocity of the canopy, relative to the Tomcat, is reduced, and the canopy is closer to the fuselage than it would be if there were no spin, e.g., if, hypothetically, the jet were to simply fall out of the sky. 🛩🌀🛩🌀🛩🌀🛩🌀🛩
Also also... its a known issue with the F-14 that because the engines are actually skewed from the centerline, which gives that big giant jet incredible maneuverability for its size, when one engine stalls out, the other engine almost immediately pushes the jet into lateral spin. Also also also... because the jet is now spinning, airflow is now SIDEWAYS to the engine, no air gets in, and the other engine stalls. With no hope of a restart. Also also also also... not only can the jet wash cram to much fast flowing air into the chase plane (think of drinking water from a hose, but its a fire hose), the Angle of Attack between the jetwash airflow and Maverick's plane is such that the affected engine may not have been getting any air at all. F-15s and later-model F-14s have moveable ramps that help deflect the airflow into the engines. Also also also also also... the jetwash is invisible, the airplabe equivalent of black ice. Basically, as soon as Iceman pulled up and away, Maverick was effed and Goose's fate was sealed.
"Too close for missiles; switching to guns". Never had the nerve to put that bumper sticker on my Eagle Talon. -- thought it might be a little too provacative. No point in going around looking for trouble. -- there's plenty around that will find you.
Top Gun Maverick great like the original top gun. On the extras on top gun maverick dvd the cast talk about having to learn how to setup and record the flight scenes themselves without a proper camera crew in the plane and can be found on RUclips as well.
Now she can watch TopGun Maverick, it was really good. Also another good Tom Cruise movie is Days of Thunder, i think you'd enjoy that more than the war movies. Hope everyone has an amazing day.
32:30 my dad was a navy rescue swimmer and he always laughs at that shot because if someone had a potential neck injury or trauma you would never just hoist them up with their neck dangling 😂😂 you would use a basket that lays them flat, neck support, ect..
The reason that Viper and Iceman were so hard on Maverick for breaking the "hard deck" rule is because when you are in a training environment, the "hard deck" represents the ground. It is a peace-time safety precaution. The pilots are all supposed to fly as though the hard deck is the ground, and going below that means you just simulated crashing and dying. We didn't hear it, but Jester called "no joy" according to Viper which would have basically meant "Time Out". Maverick broke a major training safety rule. In real life, he would never have gotten such a weak slap on the wrist, especially since he did it on purpose to prop up his ego.
PS... the scene where Maverick follows Charlie into the women's restroom was filmed in a bathroom in the administration building at Naval Training Center, San Diego. I had the distinct honor of polishing the brass fixtures and mopping the floors in that bathroom while going through boot camp there. My brush with fame!
Banking and barrel rolling are how fighters maneuver in combat at high speeds. They don’t turn like cars so you’ll see the wings tip and roll constantly unless they’re just cruising. It’s not for fun
The Officer riding with Maverick after Goose died, was played by Clarence Gilyard, Jr. You might have seen him in the first "Die Hard" movie, as Theo the hacker for the bad guys.
The "barrel rolling", or "corkscrew", is in some cases, a way to keep the plane at full power / speed but travel a shorter linear distance. It allows a plane with more power / velocity to maintain a constant distance from a target that is also moving. Think about the threads on a screw. if you traced you finger around those threads, the linear distance would be the length of the screw, but the total distance your finger travels would be around and around and much longer.
They kept sending him up because Viper knew if they didn’t he would probably never “make it back”. Maverick not engaging over and over was not a professional calculation, but a mental/emotional one. He was being held back by his own guilt and fear, and Viper was trying to get him to face it before it consumed him. Iceman mentioned it before the mission because it wasn’t a personal beef, he was legitimately concerned about Mavericks ability to fight and cover his back because of where he is mentally/emotionally. Of course Maverick runs into the one scenario that really messed with his PTSD and he disengages, which is what everyone was afraid of, but his bond with Goose gets him back into the fight and he’s finally able to deal with his guilt/fear while also applying what’s he’s learned during his time at Top Gun.
The standoff at the beginning, where Cougar loses it, is basically a big game of chicken. Each side pushing the other to see who will give up first. The reason they keep barreling around during a dog fight is to try and keep the other guy from getting you in his sights and shooting you. The same reason you see guys duck and weave during a gun fight. Ironically, the one time Maverick actually plays by the rules, Goose gets killed.
The scene in the elevator when Charlie is wearing the baseball cap was actually filmed later after test screenings. Kelly McGillis was filming another role and had dyed her hair a darker color. That is why she is wearing the hat but you can see her bangs are darker.
My two favorite parts were Maverick meeting Charlotte and the dog fight between the pilots and MIGs. A dog fight is what Air Force pilots call when they’re up against enemy jets.
As always, love your reactions. A lot of this movie was filmed in my home town of San Diego and I know most of those areas. As for the rolls, combat pilots sometimes perform a barrel roll while turning to quickly change their flight path, effectively "displacing" their turn and allowing them to rapidly change direction without losing significant speed, often to evade an attacker or to gain a better firing position by forcing the enemy to fly past them ("overshooting") while maintaining a favorable position in the fight; this maneuver is particularly useful when the attacker is behind them, as the barrel roll can put the defender in front of the attacker momentarily. And yes, I agree with you that those slow, in silhouette love scenes were some of the best. My favorite scenes were of all the places I know and have been to and seeing how there were able to edit it to show places that are so far apart, like MILES apart, seem like they were right around the corner from each other. Great movie and great reaction to it.
Always a classic. I was a kid in 3rd grade when this film came out, and for the rest of the year, every kid wanted to play Top Gun on the swings at the playground. Everyone wanted to be Maverick and Goose. What a fantastic time to be a kid! Also, in the era of horrible sequels, the Top Gun sequel really did a fantastic job at capturing the energy of the original. I can't wait to see your reaction to the sequel !!!
Now you really need to do yourself a favour and watch “Top Gun Maverick” which came out a couple years ago, about 36 years after the first one. And it’s even better.
OKAY OKAY HEAR ME OUT! Normally, sequels aren't as good as the original, but Top Gun MAVERICK is actually *BETTER* than the original, meaning it's extremely good, you NEED to react to it ASAP!!!
Hi Colette, Merry Christmas and happy New Year🎄🎆 I enjoy your reaction to Top Gun, can't wait for Top Gun Maverick. Also loved your reaction the nightmare before Christmas.🎃
When I watch you react to some of the movies I feel like I'm in the same room as you , makes me feel less lonely, love how you do commentary of everything also, which adds to love watching your videos. I'm watching your videos 2 years from now. And I'm happy to have saw what you can :) much love and continue being you:)😊😊
Happy new year and your comment made my day. I took a screenshot. Thanks for being so detailed in your comment and what you said about watching a movie with me, is exactly why I love my job and making these videos. I felt that way about other RUclipsrs and it made me feel less alone.
@ColetteCherry I was watching other youtubers react to 300 and then I came across your channel and I enjoyed your view on cinematography, and how things are and I was hooked, I love watching movies and trying to figure out the plot before it happens and love how they make movies. I always think , "how did they actually do that " fascinating it really is, but thank you for replying. Have your self a great one :) 😊
As a boy that grew up near an Air Force base and was obsessed with planes and especially fighter jets I was in heaven in Jr High when my Dad took me to see this in the theater.
Iconic theme I used to sing and hum because I just love them. As a child I watch this so much. I remember graduating from high school and after playing a game called "Metal Gear Solid. My friend was joining the military and he I remember disappearing on everyone and I called them and I told them I was in the "Air Force. This movie has a special place in my heart.
What I like about 80's and early 90's movies is many of them lack cynism and over self-awareness. The movies had a slight corniness but cool and wholesome
Iceman criticizes Maverick a lot, but he's not wrong. Maverick constantly breaks protocol, which in his world can get people killed. Maverick means well, but he goes about things in the wrong way.
I was 2 years old in 1986 when I saw Top Gun in the Movie theatre. The special effects were amazing. Please react to Top Gun Maverick. It was released a couple years ago. It was amazing how after 30 plus year the sequel was made.
Hey there! About barrel rolls: Air speed is potential energy that can be 'traded in' for various maneuvers in air combat. There are times you want to keep your air speed up without overtaking someone, and doing corkscrews adds to your flight path length, meaning that even if you are the faster plane, you can stay behind someone because in effect you are flying a larger distance than they are to cross the same amount of ground distance.
Mav told Goose to watch the canopy. You have to jettison it then eject to ensure it clears in a flat spin. When the plane is moving forward, the canopy will be gone by the time the ejection takes place. Flat spin it’s still over you.
When you watch Top Gun Maverick, remember that Mach 10 and pulling 10 G’s is not the same thing. I was surprised by the number of people that made that mistake
Yes, that canopy is supposed to "explode" like that during an ejection.The problem was that the plane was in a flat spin falling down, no forward motion to blow the canopy away as it is being ejected, so Goose ended hitting the canopy
Yes, I've had aerial experiences like Maverick has in this movie. It was 1991 and I was in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War. I was flying cover as part of two six-man F-14 squadrons. Below us were several flights of A-4 Skyhawks, streaking in on a low-level bombing run over Baghdad. Before they had a chance to complete their mission, they were jumped by at least two dozen Iraqi MiG-21s, ingressing from the North. I tried to signal my flight-lead by hand, because my comms were mysteriously out of action. No deal. I saw no other option, than to attack alone, hoping others would see what was happening and follow my lead. Unfortunately, nobody else in the flight saw me leave the group. Downward I dove, reaching almost a 70 degree attack angle. My back-seater notified me that we had smoke in the air, and I turned to see two missiles with radar-lock on me. Before I could even flinch, the whole back portion of my aircraft was on fire (Including my RIO)! With basically only the nose section of my craft remaining, hurtling Earthward, I reached up for the ejection handles, already to low to make a safe egress from the craft. Then, it happened ..... My alarm clock went off, and I had to wake-up to go to work!
Love your reactions! ❤ A fighter pilot doesn't have the option to grieve for very long. In war, you need to move on and get back out there. They're not pushing him for their benefit. It's a terrible lesson to learn, but he needs to learn to move on and continue the fight. Big hug! 🤗💕🍒
Hey Colette! So glad you are finally watching my favourite movie of all time! To answer your question about barrel rolls and why they kept doing them, the short answer is they look great on film but in reality are a horrible defensive tactic. The better tactic was at the beginning when Cougar was trying to avoid the MiG by “Jenking” from side to side. You definitely have to watch Top Gun Maverick ASAP!
one of mine and my late brother favorite movies. Seen the movie many times we would quote the movie all the time. great reaction and yes they didnt let the man grieve at all.
The F-14 is truly a legendary fighter. The first attempt to create a universal aircraft for both the navy and the Air Force. It turned out so-so. It took two more unsuccessful attempts (Eagle and Falcon). And only the F-18 (Hornet) finally became the one. As for Tomcat, he's still serving. But ... in the Air Force of one of the main opponents of the United States: Iran. Yes, 45 years ago, the United States and Iran were friends.
16:40 A lot goin on there, the rolling looks super cool on camera, but it also serves a purpose; air combat maneuvering or ACM is getting your aircraft in a position to shoot the other enemy aircraft down, or to make yourself a harder target to hit.
The first gen F-14's had compressor issues in their engines and a flat spin prevented consistent airflow through the intakes resulting in flame out. You can search on RUclips where a pilot and his backseater replicated the issue at Pax River (Navy test pilot home). The spin was so intense the pilot could not reach his ejection handle, the backseater had less centrifugal force so he could reach his, but one broke his leg hitting the canopy on the way out.
Is it though? I don't think it's wise to watch a movie with your girlfriend where a young Tom Cruise is wearing a leather jacket and riding a bike while "You take my breath away" plays in the background. That's a very risky maneuver I must say.
Saw this when it premiered in theater one of my favorites. If you like this one a similar one you should react to is another one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.
I am late to the party but I will comment here, too...Before Top Gun, there was an anime released in Japan in '81 that was late repackaged as Robotech for '85. Similar ideas but different stories. Someone even wrote an article about it with the headline "The Greatest Love Story of the 20th Century" but don't read it if you haven't watched the show, there are a lot of spoilers in it.
I feel the need, the need for speed. Top Gun (1986) & Top Gun: Maverick (2022) are my ALL-TIME favorite Tom Cruise movies. In case you're curious to why it's grainy, then it's grainy because it was shot in the Super 35 format, where the full silent film aperture is optically cropped to the 2.39:1 CinemaScope aspect ratio, to better accommodate the physical stress that the cameras would go through, during the aerial sequences. I own the 2-Disc Special Collector's Edition on DVD in both Widescreen (2.39:1) & Full Screen (1.33:1) formats, the latter is in full open matte. IMO, I think that in today's digital age, that Super 35-to-Anamorphic optical step needs make a comeback, given how film grain is becoming a thing again.
The first time a movie ever made me cry...I went as Maverick for Halloween as a kid. The haircut, aviators, bomber jacket and everything. "She's lost it Goose" Lost what? No she hasn't GOD I hate it when she does that!" 😂
Obligatory story: little brother's wedding reception, 1997, clinking glasses replaced by 'Sing a "love" song.' A bunch of us ushers did 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" Uniformed, just not military uniformed.
The point of sending Mavrick up so soon after the accident is because the more time that passes after an accident like the spin out the more likely it will be that Mavrick's guilty feelings about what happened will cripple him emotionally.
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Speaking of redemptions Tim Robins alert before he went to Shawshank! 45:40
@@krisfrederick5001he was also in the beginning of the movie as Cougars RIO when Cougar had the freak out. You just see his face for the first time at the end
@@homelander9795 That's very sad to hear
If you want a "classic" war (battle) film:-
ZULU 1964 introducing Michael Caine in a lead role.
Actual people, actual events and where more VC's were awarded than in any other action by the British Army before or since!
Fun Fact
The Zulu are played by actual Zulu and the Zulu King is actually his direct descendant!
The thing about Iceman is that he's never really wrong. He's really the perfect antagonist to Maverick's deeply flawed protagonist.
The idea behind sending a pilot back up as soon as he is cleared is so that he doesn't dwell on it, leading to him second guessing himself when he does get back up, putting himself and anyone he flies with at risk. The theory is that the routine and training take over and help push the accident to the back of the mind helping to restore confidence.
The old adage was if you were thrown from a horse you needed to get back on it or you may never ride again.
@@garylogan3640 when a horse bucks you off, you climb right back on.
There is also a bit of a generational (and sexual) difference. Men (especially from my generation and before) process our emotions dramatically differently. We were. raised with the idea that a man doesn't take time to process our emotions. In our generation we saw it as our responsibility to keep doing the job, so you pushed the emotion down and dove in deeper. Get back on the horse as the guy said. I know there is a happy median in there somewhere but if you allow the emotion s to take over you can lose that edge you need to do the job. The first time i stalled a plan we went into a spin and my instructor had to recover from it. He then made me intentionally spin the aircraft and recover it 6 times. When we landed he apologized to me. He said they stopped teaching spin recovery that early because 5 out of 6 people quit after their first spin, so he wanted me to have the confidence that I could recover from it before he let me put my feet on the ground. He was right, i was terrified because I thought we were going to crash, he pushed me when I was ready to quit, and i thank him for it. In football, when i got hurt, the coach put me right back in. It was a different world from today, I think we need to get some of that back .. well maybe 90% of it.
@@allenjessup6266 It's old, correct and still relevent to this day. I ride a motorcyle and have been in an accident, not a major one, even I wasn't hurt besides a bruise, but still to climbe back on as to not lose confidence is real. Been a gymnast in my younger years and that was real, fall don't dwaddle, get back on it and keep going or the fear will take root in your mind and you'll be worse off
Except if you have an ejection in the military you're grounded for 6-12 months even if you aren't at fault.
I was in the Air Force for 8 years. I was not a pilot, but I was part of an aircrew. I can tell you, while Iceman is shown as the ass hole, 99% of the pilots I've flown with are like him. They have no tolerance for showboating or hot dogging. They are absolutely 100% professionals. Dangerous individuals are grounded immediately.
Next, Top Gun Maverick.
It MUST be done!
A rare occurrence where the sequel actually outshines a blockbuster original.
@ absolutely!
Agreed
@@frankiek2269 I love that movie, but I'd say it's tied, at best, and a VERY close 2nd at worst.
This film was the greatest military recruitment tool ever.
I was in high school in Virginia Beach, when this came out, and utterly obssessed with fighter jets. My folks took me to see it in the theater, and I was on the edge of my seat, throughout. Dad woke me up early the next morning, and took me to work with him, at Naval Air Station Oceana. That's the east coast's Master Jet Base. Dad was stationed there. He took me to the Air Operations building, on the flight line. After he got me a tour of the control tower, he put me on the back porch of the building, right at the edge of the flight line. He handed me a simple pocket camera, a few rolls of film, and a pocketfull of change for the snack and drink machines. I spent the whole morning watching planes flying, taking pics, and even scored a couple of squadron patches given to me by pilots. Literally the greatest day of my young life. I later joined the Navy, myself.
From one Navy vet to another, Sounds like you had amazing parents! The way you described it was like something out of a movie. That is awesome.
@trueblue724 my folks are more awesome than I deserve. I just wish I could have attended their double retirement ceremony in Honolulu. Dad retired as a Master Chief with 26 years, Mom retired as a Chief with 16.
Another example of why the 80's rocked! I was so lucky to be a teen then.
You are seriously misreading the conversation between Maverick and Iceman at 15:30. It is not about envy. Iceman is a team player and is asking why Maverick, who should be protecting Cougar's wing, was off showboating with the Mig instead of doing his job. It is a valid question. Maverick and Iceman are two very different types of fighter pilot. Both types can be successful.
It may have been a valid question. But, Maverick WAS covering Cougar. Maverick scared the MiG off, that had a missile lock on Cougar. It ran for home. Cougar was safe at that point. Maverick went after the second MiG. Maverick had no reason to believe Cougar couldn't fly back to the carrier on his own. He went back to talk him down even after being ordered to land. He was a team player, in actual combat.
1. An old shipmate of mine was onboard the Enterprise when they filmed this.
2. Gooses death was not Maverick's fault. Iceman was bogarting his LOS approach and they got caught in the jet wash. Everything that could have gone wrong, did.
3. I spent 24 years in the US Navy. 6 on "bird farms" (Carriers). I have seen 1000+ launches and landings without a single crash. These men, women and the men and women working the flat tops are doing the most dangerous job in the world (for the good guys). Shout out
4. Kelly McGillis/Charlie was in a movie with Harrison Ford "Witness" that's seriously worth a first time/share HINT HINT
5. Tom Skerritt/Viper not only played Dallas in "Alien" he also played Strawberry in "Up in Smoke" with Cheech and Chong.
6. Val Kilmer/Iceman has a long list of movies including but not limited to: "Willow", "The Doors" and "Tombstone"
7. The officer(Goose) is the RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) radar, communications and navigation.
8. Onboard the ship the squadron leader would not be smoking a cigar in that operation space.
9. "Mavrick's re-engaging sir" is for our benefit. The AO has no idea what the pilot is doing in the cockpit.
10. Onboard the ship/aircraft all the perspiration is Hollywood (not the pilot). There is AC onboard.
11. The TOP GUN school is no longer located at Miramar near San Diego. It's now at NAS Fallon, NV.
12. In 1991 I was stationed on the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) and they made a movie onboard called "Flight of the Intruder". It was seriously cool. Brad Johnson, Willem DeFoe and Danny Glover. I'm actually in it for a very brief period of time. HINT HINT.
13. Watching/sharing the new "Top Gun Maverick" is a must. The ariel work in that movie makes this one seems like they were practicing. Better yet, it has a plot. (besides Navy recruitment).
Great information. Thank you for your service, sir.
@@DeanAdams-dh3gd I'd encourage you to join the Navy, but they can read.
@@williamjones6031 Sorry mate, I was just kidding or taking the piss as we'd say down under. I'll take the time to read it now. It better be good sailor.
I loved flight of the intruder it was one of my favorites and one of the most underappreciated movies imo.
@@FaithlessDeviant Agree
The "old man" with Charlie at the officers club is the real Viper (Pete Pettigrew LCDR) he was the technical advisor.
OMG! Scabbers the rat?
Couldn’t agree more with you in regards to the grain on the older films. It adds so much more character, and makes it feel like it’s not just shot to be in a theatre. The 4K is pretty, less nostalgia though.
surely the title should have been 'Top Gun took my breath away' haha
The film is set when it was made, the mid-'80s.
None of the MiGs, Soviet-made aircraft, are friendly, but our pilots are trained to know when an enemy pilot is going to be belligerent.
I can barely wait to see you reacting to _Top Gun: Maverick_ (2022)!
Now, Top Gun Maverick while the details are fresh. Lots of us waited 36 years for it and were not disappointed. Can't wait for your reaction to that!
The Admiral's Daughter...Penny Benjamin... A name to remember for TOP GUN 2...
It'll be interesting to see Collette's reaction to seeing how Tom Cruise looks after 3 decades.
So the two things that led to Goose’s death were jet wash and the spin. When they went through the jet wash the supersonic went into the engine that’s only supposed to have subsonic airflow which “chocked” it of air and shut it off. The other things is the ejection which is basically pipe bombs that blow the canopy off the jet. Because they were in a flat spin, the difference in airflow kept the canopy overhead instead of letting it fly off which resulted in Goose hitting it directly.
Also, the spin of Maverick's/Goose's F14 creates a slight suction effect, "sucking down" the canopy, so the upward velocity of the canopy, relative to the Tomcat, is reduced, and the canopy is closer to the fuselage than it would be if there were no spin, e.g., if, hypothetically, the jet were to simply fall out of the sky.
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Also also... its a known issue with the F-14 that because the engines are actually skewed from the centerline, which gives that big giant jet incredible maneuverability for its size, when one engine stalls out, the other engine almost immediately pushes the jet into lateral spin.
Also also also... because the jet is now spinning, airflow is now SIDEWAYS to the engine, no air gets in, and the other engine stalls. With no hope of a restart.
Also also also also... not only can the jet wash cram to much fast flowing air into the chase plane (think of drinking water from a hose, but its a fire hose), the Angle of Attack between the jetwash airflow and Maverick's plane is such that the affected engine may not have been getting any air at all.
F-15s and later-model F-14s have moveable ramps that help deflect the airflow into the engines.
Also also also also also... the jetwash is invisible, the airplabe equivalent of black ice.
Basically, as soon as Iceman pulled up and away, Maverick was effed and Goose's fate was sealed.
One of my all time favorites saw it in theaters in1986
"Too close for missiles; switching to guns". Never had the nerve to put that bumper sticker on my Eagle Talon. -- thought it might be a little too provacative. No point in going around looking for trouble. -- there's plenty around that will find you.
I really like your videos, very natural and honest reactions.
Top Gun Maverick great like the original top gun. On the extras on top gun maverick dvd the cast talk about having to learn how to setup and record the flight scenes themselves without a proper camera crew in the plane and can be found on RUclips as well.
16:58. You're 100% correct. It takes everything you got. Especially nailing from long distance.
Now she can watch TopGun Maverick, it was really good. Also another good Tom Cruise movie is Days of Thunder, i think you'd enjoy that more than the war movies. Hope everyone has an amazing day.
Noti e at the end BOTH Maverick and Iceman buzzed the tower. Lolol
32:30 my dad was a navy rescue swimmer and he always laughs at that shot because if someone had a potential neck injury or trauma you would never just hoist them up with their neck dangling 😂😂 you would use a basket that lays them flat, neck support, ect..
I don't know if this would change anything or not, but pretty sure they knew he was dead...
Time to watch Top Gun Maverick! We'll be waiting for that reaction haha
The reason that Viper and Iceman were so hard on Maverick for breaking the "hard deck" rule is because when you are in a training environment, the "hard deck" represents the ground. It is a peace-time safety precaution. The pilots are all supposed to fly as though the hard deck is the ground, and going below that means you just simulated crashing and dying. We didn't hear it, but Jester called "no joy" according to Viper which would have basically meant "Time Out". Maverick broke a major training safety rule. In real life, he would never have gotten such a weak slap on the wrist, especially since he did it on purpose to prop up his ego.
PS... the scene where Maverick follows Charlie into the women's restroom was filmed in a bathroom in the administration building at Naval Training Center, San Diego. I had the distinct honor of polishing the brass fixtures and mopping the floors in that bathroom while going through boot camp there. My brush with fame!
Top Gun took place mid-80s.. best recruiting film ever ;p
Banking and barrel rolling are how fighters maneuver in combat at high speeds. They don’t turn like cars so you’ll see the wings tip and roll constantly unless they’re just cruising. It’s not for fun
"Thank you moustache man" 🤣omg i mini died when you said that
20:08 Pay attention to the Volleyball scene. The whole film falls apart without it 🏐
The Officer riding with Maverick after Goose died, was played by Clarence Gilyard, Jr. You might have seen him in the first "Die Hard" movie, as Theo the hacker for the bad guys.
The "barrel rolling", or "corkscrew", is in some cases, a way to keep the plane at full power / speed but travel a shorter linear distance. It allows a plane with more power / velocity to maintain a constant distance from a target that is also moving. Think about the threads on a screw. if you traced you finger around those threads, the linear distance would be the length of the screw, but the total distance your finger travels would be around and around and much longer.
Colette, remember Penny Benjamin for future reference
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They kept sending him up because Viper knew if they didn’t he would probably never “make it back”. Maverick not engaging over and over was not a professional calculation, but a mental/emotional one. He was being held back by his own guilt and fear, and Viper was trying to get him to face it before it consumed him. Iceman mentioned it before the mission because it wasn’t a personal beef, he was legitimately concerned about Mavericks ability to fight and cover his back because of where he is mentally/emotionally. Of course Maverick runs into the one scenario that really messed with his PTSD and he disengages, which is what everyone was afraid of, but his bond with Goose gets him back into the fight and he’s finally able to deal with his guilt/fear while also applying what’s he’s learned during his time at Top Gun.
The standoff at the beginning, where Cougar loses it, is basically a big game of chicken. Each side pushing the other to see who will give up first.
The reason they keep barreling around during a dog fight is to try and keep the other guy from getting you in his sights and shooting you. The same reason you see guys duck and weave during a gun fight.
Ironically, the one time Maverick actually plays by the rules, Goose gets killed.
The recent sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick" is superior in many ways. You will love it if you watch it.
Greatest movie opening ever 💯
The scene in the elevator when Charlie is wearing the baseball cap was actually filmed later after test screenings. Kelly McGillis was filming another role and had dyed her hair a darker color. That is why she is wearing the hat but you can see her bangs are darker.
Best top 5 line in a movie ever....Slider leans in and says..."guttiest move i ever saw" its the ultimate HIGH 5
Another movie you might like with Tom is Days Of Thunder, Top Gun on wheels. Also, The Hurt Locker, a decent war movie!
My two favorite parts were Maverick meeting Charlotte and the dog fight between the pilots and MIGs. A dog fight is what Air Force pilots call when they’re up against enemy jets.
As always, love your reactions. A lot of this movie was filmed in my home town of San Diego and I know most of those areas. As for the rolls, combat pilots sometimes perform a barrel roll while turning to quickly change their flight path, effectively "displacing" their turn and allowing them to rapidly change direction without losing significant speed, often to evade an attacker or to gain a better firing position by forcing the enemy to fly past them ("overshooting") while maintaining a favorable position in the fight; this maneuver is particularly useful when the attacker is behind them, as the barrel roll can put the defender in front of the attacker momentarily.
And yes, I agree with you that those slow, in silhouette love scenes were some of the best. My favorite scenes were of all the places I know and have been to and seeing how there were able to edit it to show places that are so far apart, like MILES apart, seem like they were right around the corner from each other. Great movie and great reaction to it.
Always a classic. I was a kid in 3rd grade when this film came out, and for the rest of the year, every kid wanted to play Top Gun on the swings at the playground. Everyone wanted to be Maverick and Goose. What a fantastic time to be a kid!
Also, in the era of horrible sequels, the Top Gun sequel really did a fantastic job at capturing the energy of the original. I can't wait to see your reaction to the sequel !!!
Now you really need to do yourself a favour and watch “Top Gun Maverick” which came out a couple years ago, about 36 years after the first one. And it’s even better.
OKAY OKAY HEAR ME OUT!
Normally, sequels aren't as good as the original, but Top Gun MAVERICK is actually *BETTER* than the original, meaning it's extremely good, you NEED to react to it ASAP!!!
One of the best reactions I've seen from this movie, and I saw many!!👍
You are so sweeeeet!! Happy holidays!!
One of the best movies of the 80s!
Yes! I’ve never been happier that you’re watching Top Gun! It’s the best Tom Cruise movie there is! ❤❤
I agreed with this sentiment for many years but I think Top Gun Maverick is even better.
Competence proves confidence...
1:40 Oh, sweetheart, this isn't going to be a movie that will break a crying streak... Hope you're wearing your good mascara...
lmao I love your reactions!! Rooting for Maverick and Charlie pretty big. Movie is a classic too - nice 80's flick
how damn thirsty Colette was throughout this entire movie 😂
Hi Colette, Merry Christmas and happy New Year🎄🎆 I enjoy your reaction to Top Gun, can't wait for Top Gun Maverick. Also loved your reaction the nightmare before Christmas.🎃
When I watch you react to some of the movies I feel like I'm in the same room as you , makes me feel less lonely, love how you do commentary of everything also, which adds to love watching your videos. I'm watching your videos 2 years from now. And I'm happy to have saw what you can
:) much love and continue being you:)😊😊
Happy new year and your comment made my day. I took a screenshot. Thanks for being so detailed in your comment and what you said about watching a movie with me, is exactly why I love my job and making these videos. I felt that way about other RUclipsrs and it made me feel less alone.
@ColetteCherry I was watching other youtubers react to 300 and then I came across your channel and I enjoyed your view on cinematography, and how things are and I was hooked, I love watching movies and trying to figure out the plot before it happens and love how they make movies. I always think , "how did they actually do that " fascinating it really is, but thank you for replying. Have your self a great one :) 😊
Merlin is Andy Dufrane in Shawshank redemption.
As a boy that grew up near an Air Force base and was obsessed with planes and especially fighter jets I was in heaven in Jr High when my Dad took me to see this in the theater.
Great reaction...
Looking forward to you getting to "Top Gun Maverick".
Iconic theme I used to sing and hum because I just love them. As a child I watch this so much. I remember graduating from high school and after playing a game called "Metal Gear Solid. My friend was joining the military and he I remember disappearing on everyone and I called them and I told them I was in the "Air Force. This movie has a special place in my heart.
The soundtrack is phenomenal and the fighter jet action scenes still look excellent 30+ years later. The sequel is even better
You've now gone down the rabbit hole. Time to meet the rabbit. You need to do Top Gun: Maverick, now.
What I like about 80's and early 90's movies is many of them lack cynism and over self-awareness. The movies had a slight corniness but cool and wholesome
Iceman criticizes Maverick a lot, but he's not wrong. Maverick constantly breaks protocol, which in his world can get people killed. Maverick means well, but he goes about things in the wrong way.
Darling this was fun to watch with ya 😎🇺🇸
I was 2 years old in 1986 when I saw Top Gun in the Movie theatre. The special effects were amazing. Please react to Top Gun Maverick. It was released a couple years ago. It was amazing how after 30 plus year the sequel was made.
This movie gives us all "Goose bunps" 🤣🤣🤣
Hey there!
About barrel rolls: Air speed is potential energy that can be 'traded in' for various maneuvers in air combat. There are times you want to keep your air speed up without overtaking someone, and doing corkscrews adds to your flight path length, meaning that even if you are the faster plane, you can stay behind someone because in effect you are flying a larger distance than they are to cross the same amount of ground distance.
Mav told Goose to watch the canopy. You have to jettison it then eject to ensure it clears in a flat spin. When the plane is moving forward, the canopy will be gone by the time the ejection takes place. Flat spin it’s still over you.
I love how hard you were cheering for Maverick. Hahaha. You have to watch Top Gun Maverick. It's even better. Amazing film.
When you watch Top Gun Maverick, remember that Mach 10 and pulling 10 G’s is not the same thing. I was surprised by the number of people that made that mistake
Yes, that canopy is supposed to "explode" like that during an ejection.The problem was that the plane was in a flat spin falling down, no forward motion to blow the canopy away as it is being ejected, so Goose ended hitting the canopy
Yes, I've had aerial experiences like Maverick has in this movie. It was 1991 and I was in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War. I was flying cover as part of two six-man F-14 squadrons. Below us were several flights of A-4 Skyhawks, streaking in on a low-level bombing run over Baghdad. Before they had a chance to complete their mission, they were jumped by at least two dozen Iraqi MiG-21s, ingressing from the North. I tried to signal my flight-lead by hand, because my comms were mysteriously out of action. No deal. I saw no other option, than to attack alone, hoping others would see what was happening and follow my lead. Unfortunately, nobody else in the flight saw me leave the group. Downward I dove, reaching almost a 70 degree attack angle. My back-seater notified me that we had smoke in the air, and I turned to see two missiles with radar-lock on me. Before I could even flinch, the whole back portion of my aircraft was on fire (Including my RIO)! With basically only the nose section of my craft remaining, hurtling Earthward, I reached up for the ejection handles, already to low to make a safe egress from the craft. Then, it happened ..... My alarm clock went off, and I had to wake-up to go to work!
good one grew up watching this. my step dad worked on fighter jets in the late 80's and early 90's aircraft carriers, good stuff!!!
Love your reactions! ❤ A fighter pilot doesn't have the option to grieve for very long. In war, you need to move on and get back out there. They're not pushing him for their benefit. It's a terrible lesson to learn, but he needs to learn to move on and continue the fight. Big hug! 🤗💕🍒
I cried more at this film as a kid than I did watching ET
Great fun as always C..❤ Miramar is located near San Diego... It's no longer where 'Top Gun' is based at.. it's now located in NW Nevada...
Colette is heading into the danger zone. Before watching the reaction, I predict she'll develop a crush on one or more of the pilots.
Colette was feeling some type of way in this movie…👀
Hey Colette! So glad you are finally watching my favourite movie of all time! To answer your question about barrel rolls and why they kept doing them, the short answer is they look great on film but in reality are a horrible defensive tactic. The better tactic was at the beginning when Cougar was trying to avoid the MiG by “Jenking” from side to side. You definitely have to watch Top Gun Maverick ASAP!
You can visit the bar that they filmed the piano scene and they have one of the movie used flight helmets and the same piano from the movie
one of mine and my late brother favorite movies. Seen the movie many times we would quote the movie all the time. great reaction and yes they didnt let the man grieve at all.
9:35 That actor playing the commander, James Tolkan, was also in all three films of the "Back to the Future" trilogy.
I’m here for the hot Goose thumbnail photo lol
"Love that jacket...like hmmm ...that leather..." So cute !!! 🥰😍😘
The F-14 is truly a legendary fighter. The first attempt to create a universal aircraft for both the navy and the Air Force. It turned out so-so. It took two more unsuccessful attempts (Eagle and Falcon). And only the F-18 (Hornet) finally became the one.
As for Tomcat, he's still serving. But ... in the Air Force of one of the main opponents of the United States: Iran. Yes, 45 years ago, the United States and Iran were friends.
this was amazing cant wait for you to watch Top Gun II
16:40 A lot goin on there, the rolling looks super cool on camera, but it also serves a purpose; air combat maneuvering or ACM is getting your aircraft in a position to shoot the other enemy aircraft down, or to make yourself a harder target to hit.
It took Tom Cruise 35 years to make a sequel but he finally did and it is absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!!
The first gen F-14's had compressor issues in their engines and a flat spin prevented consistent airflow through the intakes resulting in flame out. You can search on RUclips where a pilot and his backseater replicated the issue at Pax River (Navy test pilot home). The spin was so intense the pilot could not reach his ejection handle, the backseater had less centrifugal force so he could reach his, but one broke his leg hitting the canopy on the way out.
This is the perfect date movie.
Is it though? I don't think it's wise to watch a movie with your girlfriend where a young Tom Cruise is wearing a leather jacket and riding a bike while "You take my breath away" plays in the background. That's a very risky maneuver I must say.
You gotta see Tom Cruise in "TAPS".
I second that motion!!
Saw this when it premiered in theater one of my favorites. If you like this one a similar one you should react to is another one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.
I am late to the party but I will comment here, too...Before Top Gun, there was an anime released in Japan in '81 that was late repackaged as Robotech for '85. Similar ideas but different stories. Someone even wrote an article about it with the headline "The Greatest Love Story of the 20th Century" but don't read it if you haven't watched the show, there are a lot of spoilers in it.
I feel the need, the need for speed. Top Gun (1986) & Top Gun: Maverick (2022) are my ALL-TIME favorite Tom Cruise movies. In case you're curious to why it's grainy, then it's grainy because it was shot in the Super 35 format, where the full silent film aperture is optically cropped to the 2.39:1 CinemaScope aspect ratio, to better accommodate the physical stress that the cameras would go through, during the aerial sequences. I own the 2-Disc Special Collector's Edition on DVD in both Widescreen (2.39:1) & Full Screen (1.33:1) formats, the latter is in full open matte. IMO, I think that in today's digital age, that Super 35-to-Anamorphic optical step needs make a comeback, given how film grain is becoming a thing again.
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Now ya gotta watch Top Gun Maverick next!
Best movie of the year when it came out IMHO!
Lets goooooo!
Backseaters in Tomcats are called RIO or Radio Intercept Officer for running the radar and communications
The first time a movie ever made me cry...I went as Maverick for Halloween as a kid. The haircut, aviators, bomber jacket and everything. "She's lost it Goose" Lost what? No she hasn't GOD I hate it when she does that!" 😂
Obligatory story: little brother's wedding reception, 1997, clinking glasses replaced by 'Sing a "love" song.' A bunch of us ushers did 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" Uniformed, just not military uniformed.
Collette looked it up: MiG. Mikoyan-Gurevich. Russian aircraft manufacturer. The aircraft rolls are almost all to make exciting visuals for the movie.
The point of sending Mavrick up so soon after the accident is because the more time that passes after an accident like the spin out the more likely it will be that Mavrick's guilty feelings about what happened will cripple him emotionally.