Pilots Will Love Top Gun: Maverick—It’s a Lot More Real: https://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-will-love-top-gun-maverick-its-a-lot-more-real/? Interesting info about movie aerial...

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

https://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-will-love-top-gun-maverick-its-a-lot-more-real/?

Interesting info about movie aerial photography and the guys that make it happen.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

It would be a lot more real if it had a leading actor who wasn't such an egocentric bore and played characters closer to his real age, although he's doing ok for a man who's soon to be 60.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

rmorrison1116 wrote:

It would be a lot more real if it had a leading actor who wasn't such an egocentric bore and played characters closer to his real age, although he's doing ok for a man who's soon to be 60.

True. I just found out that Cruze is an accomplished pilot. Check this out.
https://www.flyingmag.com/icymi-tom-cruise-takes-james-corden-on-top-gun-flight/?

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

bcheary wrote:

True. I just found out that Cruze is an accomplished pilot. Check this out.
https://www.flyingmag.com/icymi-tom-cruise-takes-james-corden-on-top-gun-flight/?

I saw that on James Corden's TV show.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

rmorrison1116 wrote:

I saw that on James Corden's TV show.

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

rmorrison1116 wrote:

It would be a lot more real if it had a leading actor who wasn't such an egocentric bore and played characters closer to his real age, although he's doing ok for a man who's soon to be 60.

He usually does a good job capturing his character in movies although he has some busts like Vanilla Sky. The one movie I've avoided is Reacher -- I've read all the Reacher novels and why on earth they would cast him as Reacher who is 6'1" and 220 lbs. is a mystery to me. I just couldn't wrap my mind around him in that role. Of course I blame the books author for letting the studio cast him. The author should have retained a veto in character assignment.

EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

I saw an eight minute trailer of "Top Gun - Maverick" on YouTube. That's about all I will be seeing of the movie. However, it is more than what I saw of the original "Top Gun" movie.
I was thinking about watching "Top Gun" on Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube or whatever but wasn't willing to pay eight bucks to rent it.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Bridges wrote:

He usually does a good job capturing his character in movies although he has some busts like Vanilla Sky. The one movie I've avoided is Reacher -- I've read all the Reacher novels and why on earth they would cast him as Reacher who is 6'1" and 220 lbs. is a mystery to me. I just couldn't wrap my mind around him in that role. Of course I blame the books author for letting the studio cast him. The author should have retained a veto in character assignment.

I agree about Reacher. I too have read all the Reacher books, including the latest which he co-wrote with his brother Andrew (who also writes books under the name of Andrew Grant). You need to watch the Amazon series "Reacher". The lead actor is a real Reacher.

lbrande

I'll provide yall a primer after I see it today.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

EdJ0307 wrote:

I saw an eight minute trailer of "Top Gun - Maverick" on YouTube. That's about all I will be seeing of the movie. However, it is more than what I saw of the original "Top Gun" movie.
I was thinking about watching "Top Gun" on Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube or whatever but wasn't willing to pay eight bucks to rent it.

Check your local library. If they don't have it they can probably order it for you.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

rmorrison1116 wrote:

It would be a lot more real if it had a leading actor who wasn't such an egocentric bore...

pendennis

I ran across a web site which provided 79 cringeworthy errors in the original "Top Gun". If you were ever in the Navy, or even served in the military, there are glaring mistakes. You also don't have to be a aeronautics engineer to understand that a "flat spin" is just that.

While it does dim the fun a bit, it's also good to know that I wasn't nuts when Maverick "gunned" his F-14 during approach, and immediately accelerate.

You have to take the movie as a "fun run".

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/79-cringe-worthy-technical-errors-in-the-movie-top-gun/

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

pendennis wrote:

I ran across a web site which provided 79 cringewo... (show quote)

There are websites dedicated to pointing out flaws in movies. Movies have to balance realism with entertainment, and entertainment often wins.

Tom70 Loc: NY

bcheary wrote:

I agree about Reacher. I too have read all the Reacher books, including the latest which he co-wrote with his brother Andrew (who also writes books under the name of Andrew Grant). You need to watch the Amazon series "Reacher". The lead actor is a real Reacher.

reading through the series now 6 down working 7th, feel the same way about Cruze playing Reacher, he is a decent actor but wondered how many lifts were in his shoes and where they found so many short actors to work with him.
After 5 min had tour turn off movie, it just didn't he just didn't fit the part.

jackm1943 Loc: Omaha, Nebraska

bcheary wrote:

https://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-will-love-top-gun-maverick-its-a-lot-more-real/?

Interesting info about movie aerial photography and the guys that make it happen.

I disliked the original movie so much that I would never go see this one. Beautiful PhD scientist falls for hot dog pilot...give me a break. 🤦‍♂️