WEBVTT - SPOILER REVIEW: Top Gun: Maverick

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<v Speaker 1>What Up Movie Crew, Welcome back to Movie Mike's movie podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>I am your host Movie Mike. If you are new

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<v Speaker 1>to the show. What this episode is. It's a bonus

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<v Speaker 1>episode where I do a spoiler review of a movie.

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<v Speaker 1>I always keep all the reviews on the podcast spoiler Freeze,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can listen to every single episode without worrying

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<v Speaker 1>about having a movie ruined for you. But when major

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<v Speaker 1>movies come out, I like to do a full dive

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<v Speaker 1>into the entire movie, so that's why I do these episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you've seen Top Gun, continue listening to this

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll get into all the major plot points. Or

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<v Speaker 1>if you just don't mind having a movie ruined for you,

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<v Speaker 1>then keep listening as well. But I have to say

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<v Speaker 1>this is probably the most requested spoiler review I've had.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a movie I've seen people who haven't gone

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<v Speaker 1>to the movie theater in a very long time, even

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<v Speaker 1>pre pandemic, go out and make it a point to

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<v Speaker 1>watch this movie. Even at the time of recording this,

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<v Speaker 1>almost two weeks that the movie has been out. Now

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<v Speaker 1>I will see people going every weekend talking about going

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<v Speaker 1>to see Top Gun, and that's exciting to me. As

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<v Speaker 1>a movie fan. It's cool to see a movie have

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of impact and have that kind of interest

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<v Speaker 1>in audiences. Makes me feel pretty good knowing that I

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<v Speaker 1>do a movie podcast, and it's just fun to see

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<v Speaker 1>all different levels of movie fan collectively enjoy Top Gun.

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<v Speaker 1>So I feel like that's exciting to me to know

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<v Speaker 1>that a type of movie like this can still exist.

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<v Speaker 1>And at the time of recording this, it's made three

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars in the US alone, about seven fifty million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars worldwide, So that's just telling you. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>all because of the power of nostalgia. It came out

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<v Speaker 1>at a really good time of the year and just

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<v Speaker 1>had an opportunity to dominate. But also I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>it's a movie that really adds to the value being

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<v Speaker 1>able to watch it on the big screen. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this movie. An interesting thing that helped me

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<v Speaker 1>like the movie even more, and I wasn't even expecting

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<v Speaker 1>it was Tom Cruise coming on at the very beginning

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<v Speaker 1>and giving a message to everybody in the theater of like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for coming to watch my movie. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>worked really hard on this and made it a point

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to you know, be seen in the

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<v Speaker 1>theater and not go onto streaming. And I've only seen

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<v Speaker 1>this from maybe one or two other movies where an

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<v Speaker 1>actor or director comes on before, and I have to

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<v Speaker 1>say that kind of helps a little bit. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know he just filmed this and he's an actor, he's

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<v Speaker 1>master the art of conveying a message through a camera.

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<v Speaker 1>But it felt personal to me, and it's just a

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<v Speaker 1>nice little touch that I would like to see other

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<v Speaker 1>A list actors do a very subtle thing that just

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<v Speaker 1>makes me feel a little bit more connected. As I

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<v Speaker 1>watched the movie, and then you get into it, and

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<v Speaker 1>the movie had me at the opening scene whenever you

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<v Speaker 1>hear danger Zone again and it's just kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>bringing back all those old memories in my theater. Specifically,

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<v Speaker 1>people clapped at just seeing top Gun Maverick on the screen,

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<v Speaker 1>which was an interesting thing for me. So and then

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<v Speaker 1>you get into seeing Tom Cruise is Maverick again, and

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<v Speaker 1>from that opening scene where he is there to prove

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<v Speaker 1>people wrong and reach that mock ten level, I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like that set the tone for the entire movie, mock

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<v Speaker 1>Tennis ten And that's all I really needed to see

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<v Speaker 1>to know that I was in for something that I

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<v Speaker 1>was really going to enjoy, and it set all my

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<v Speaker 1>expectations a little bit higher for the rest of the

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<v Speaker 1>movie because my main thing of you know, not being

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest Tom Cruise fan, not even really being the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest fan of the original one. I'm kind of surprised

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<v Speaker 1>that the legacy has had over the years, But in

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<v Speaker 1>that moment, my curiosity of will the action really be

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<v Speaker 1>worth it? Will it really be a visual spectacle that

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<v Speaker 1>I needed to be in this theater to watch that

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<v Speaker 1>confirmed everything for me. It almost felt like an action

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<v Speaker 1>movie met a sci fi movie because it almost looked

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<v Speaker 1>like Tom Cruise was just in space and that whole

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<v Speaker 1>action sequence was just engaging and entertaining and fun. So

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<v Speaker 1>I love movies with a great, big opening that's a

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<v Speaker 1>really good hook, and I feel like they did such

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<v Speaker 1>a great job at that and it looked beautiful. That

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<v Speaker 1>was probably one of my favorite moments of the entire movie.

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<v Speaker 1>And the other part I thought they did really well

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<v Speaker 1>early on in the movie was remind people of the

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<v Speaker 1>things you needed to know from the original Top Gun

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<v Speaker 1>because they realized that it's been thirty years since we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen this, you don't necessarily have to go back and

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<v Speaker 1>rewatch Top Gun one, you understand what's going on. It

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<v Speaker 1>definitely adds to the value. And there are things in

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<v Speaker 1>Top Gun Maverick that you feel more rewarded by, you

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<v Speaker 1>feel more emotionally invested in after seeing the first one.

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<v Speaker 1>But you don't really have to know that movie because

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<v Speaker 1>they do a pretty good job at showing flashbacks from

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<v Speaker 1>the original movie. So I enjoyed that aspect to it.

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<v Speaker 1>And why I really think even now that Top Gun

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<v Speaker 1>two was better than one was the story overall, I

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<v Speaker 1>felt was more concise and made more sense of Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Cruise back as Maverick. He you know, gets in trouble

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<v Speaker 1>at the beginning, gets thrown back into Top Gun thinking

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to fly, and instead they want him there

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<v Speaker 1>to teach this new group of elite pilots, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just love him more in that role of being the teacher,

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<v Speaker 1>of being the person who is one of the best,

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<v Speaker 1>and being able to fly in situations that no one

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<v Speaker 1>else can. I just felt like that made more sense

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<v Speaker 1>and also helped to create a better sense of camaraderie

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<v Speaker 1>among the entire cast, having the old school established characters

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<v Speaker 1>but bringing in this new bunch of people you get

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<v Speaker 1>to meet and it allowed the movie to go in

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<v Speaker 1>places that the original one just couldn't go. I think

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite action sequences were when Tom Cruise was training

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<v Speaker 1>all the new pilots and training them to be on

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<v Speaker 1>their toes and really pushing them to try and beat

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<v Speaker 1>him and the attempt of taking them down. And what

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<v Speaker 1>I really loved is the tension that these action sequences created. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>they're always being a little sense of danger but also

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<v Speaker 1>having a little sense of fun. And then you have

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<v Speaker 1>the relationship between Maverick and Rooster that's kind of bubble

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<v Speaker 1>lying as the movie goes along and comes to four

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<v Speaker 1>front later, but with him being the teacher, it was

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<v Speaker 1>really able to create this this struggle between him and

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<v Speaker 1>his past with Rooster's parents and attributed to the overall

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<v Speaker 1>theme of him not being able to let go of

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<v Speaker 1>the past, which was I think the overarching theme in

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<v Speaker 1>Top Gun Maverick, and also why this movie just worked

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<v Speaker 1>so well and was able to hit all of the

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<v Speaker 1>feelings that I wanted to get out of. This movie

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<v Speaker 1>hit me on an emotional level, it hit me on

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<v Speaker 1>this is a great action movie. And then there was

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<v Speaker 1>also just some comedy in there that was a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more subtle, and it wouldn't have been a top

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<v Speaker 1>Gun movie without the cheesiness. But I also felt like

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<v Speaker 1>that was dialed back a little bit. They didn't really

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<v Speaker 1>get into like all the old catchphrases and make it

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<v Speaker 1>a point to be like, I'll remember this from the

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<v Speaker 1>first one. It would be funny if we did that

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<v Speaker 1>again right now. It was just creating a new comedic

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<v Speaker 1>style of its own that wasn't trying to make jokes

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<v Speaker 1>per se, just building that camaraderie of a team. There

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<v Speaker 1>were aspects of it that did feel fun and funny,

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<v Speaker 1>and then I loved all of the inclusion of people

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<v Speaker 1>from the original cast from Ed Helms. But of course

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<v Speaker 1>the best was Val Kilmer. And after watching Val Kilmer's

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<v Speaker 1>and after watching his documentary last year called Vow, which

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<v Speaker 1>is on Amazon, I really didn't know a whole lot

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<v Speaker 1>about his life. I didn't know a whole lot about

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<v Speaker 1>his battle with cancer, and that documentary was very moving

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<v Speaker 1>to me. If you haven't seen that one, I did

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<v Speaker 1>a review on it last year and it was one

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<v Speaker 1>of my favorite documentaries of last year because he was

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<v Speaker 1>able to document his entire life throughout all the movie

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<v Speaker 1>roles he did. He just had a video camera running

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<v Speaker 1>the entire time, and you see his health diminish over time,

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<v Speaker 1>and it documents how much cancer affected his life and

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<v Speaker 1>how it has affected his voice and causing him now

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<v Speaker 1>to really not be able to speak. So his presence

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<v Speaker 1>in this movie was very limited, very ominous, of just

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<v Speaker 1>him and Tom Cruise communicating over text message. But then

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<v Speaker 1>that scene of them together, it was a great moment,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know Tom Cruise really fought for Val Kilmer

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<v Speaker 1>to be a part of the movie, and I really

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<v Speaker 1>think it needed that moment. The sad part about it

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<v Speaker 1>was that they did kill him off in the movie,

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<v Speaker 1>and just knowing how much he has struggled in his

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<v Speaker 1>real life, it almost feels like a weird plot point

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<v Speaker 1>to have, although it's necessary, But for just somebody who is,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, battled cancer to have a scene in a

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<v Speaker 1>movie where he dies, it just almost made me think

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<v Speaker 1>of him as the actual human being and not the

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<v Speaker 1>character in the movies. But it was necessary and proved

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty big turning point of Maverick being able to

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<v Speaker 1>let go of the past and being able to move on.

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<v Speaker 1>That was kind of that last little element that needed

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<v Speaker 1>to happen. And then at the forefront of the entire

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<v Speaker 1>movie is them trying to train in order to pull

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<v Speaker 1>off this very a tough mission to where there is

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<v Speaker 1>zero room for error. They have to fly so fast

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<v Speaker 1>and so precisely that basically they think the only person

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<v Speaker 1>for the job is Maverick, which later it ends up

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<v Speaker 1>being he's the only one who can pull it off.

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<v Speaker 1>But he gets them to that level in that combat scene,

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<v Speaker 1>which is so exciting when they're trying to stay under

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<v Speaker 1>the radar. They're all trying to operate now as a team,

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<v Speaker 1>and they've gone through all the struggle of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not the plane, it's the pilot. You've had all

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<v Speaker 1>this build up and you're finally there. I haven't been

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<v Speaker 1>that invested in the final act of a movie in

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<v Speaker 1>a very long time, and I think it's because this

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<v Speaker 1>movie felt so emotionally grounded, knowing that also there were

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<v Speaker 1>so many practical effects used in this movie, and at

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<v Speaker 1>that point, it was also just great to see Maverick's

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<v Speaker 1>journey from the first movie and then all the way

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<v Speaker 1>through this movie of being back in the role of

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<v Speaker 1>fighting and flying with a mission, and it was so

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<v Speaker 1>suspenseful and also fun at the same time. To see

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<v Speaker 1>him actually do it in under two minutes, But that

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<v Speaker 1>could have been in That could have been the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the movie, but it wouldn't a step further to

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<v Speaker 1>hit you with Tom Cruise again trying to be a hero,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to save his fellow pilots and risking his life,

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<v Speaker 1>and that moment you think that Tom Cruise is dead

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<v Speaker 1>in the movie, I was like, oh man, they're really

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<v Speaker 1>going to go there, Like that would actually be a

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<v Speaker 1>great way to end this movie of they're being real

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<v Speaker 1>consequences in Maverick Dying. I think that would have been

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<v Speaker 1>a very impactful thing. But of course they were also

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<v Speaker 1>banking on this movie being a success, and if you

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<v Speaker 1>kill off the star of the movie, that sequel isn't

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<v Speaker 1>going to happen. But that would have been a great

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<v Speaker 1>plot point. I wish they would have went there, and

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<v Speaker 1>if they did go there, I would have rated this

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<v Speaker 1>movie even higher. But of course I think it was

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<v Speaker 1>more important for him to survive the crash and Rooster

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<v Speaker 1>going back to save him, and then being able to

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<v Speaker 1>and work through all the issues they've had and then

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<v Speaker 1>they're in that situation to where how do we get

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<v Speaker 1>out of this? And that part of the movie became

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<v Speaker 1>it became fun. It almost became like an action comedy,

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<v Speaker 1>and it actually worked really well of them going onto

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<v Speaker 1>that base, stealing and F fourteen, which was a real

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<v Speaker 1>F fourteen, and it's a call back to the original

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<v Speaker 1>Top Gun and that whole sequence of them stealing the

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<v Speaker 1>plane taking off thinking they're the biggest problem is getting

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<v Speaker 1>back to the base, but then being chased by the

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<v Speaker 1>other bad guys, and then you find them in that

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<v Speaker 1>situation of thinking they're not going to get out of this.

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<v Speaker 1>This could be how the movie ends, instead of just

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<v Speaker 1>Maverick dying, both Maverick and Rooster dying. But then you

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<v Speaker 1>have that heroic, cheerable moment where Hangman comes and saves

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<v Speaker 1>the day and he finally redeems himself after being quite

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<v Speaker 1>the jerk out of the entire movie. Which I think

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<v Speaker 1>that was important about this Top Gun movie is that

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<v Speaker 1>it had really good villains that you didn't like in

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<v Speaker 1>the movie, from Hangman to John Hamm's character Ed Harris.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you have that good guy bad guy vibe, the

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<v Speaker 1>authoritarian figure over the reckless rock star pilot. It felt

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<v Speaker 1>very eighties but modernized at the same time. And at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the movie. It just had everything you

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<v Speaker 1>really wanted out of a summer blockbuster, really just any

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<v Speaker 1>movie in general. All of the excitement, all of the

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<v Speaker 1>highs and lows, the callbacks, even Rooster singing Great Balls

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<v Speaker 1>of Fire, dressed and looking just like his dad did

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<v Speaker 1>in the original movie. I thought all of that was

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<v Speaker 1>just the perfect way to do this movie. And I

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<v Speaker 1>still stand by my rating of four out of five helmets,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that's because this movie did have a

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<v Speaker 1>level of cheesiness to it, which was expect it. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't go into this expecting Oscar worthy acting, but given that,

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<v Speaker 1>I could only rate it so high based on the

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<v Speaker 1>acting performances. There were moments of the movie that I

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<v Speaker 1>was very aware that they were acting on a movie set,

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<v Speaker 1>at least to me. I didn't fully buy into the

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<v Speaker 1>love story either between Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connolly. I

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<v Speaker 1>felt like that was a little bit forced in there.

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<v Speaker 1>You could have taken that out and the movie still

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<v Speaker 1>would have been the same. I felt like that was

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<v Speaker 1>all just a setup to have that unnecessary love scene,

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<v Speaker 1>which I didn't really find that necessary to the entire movie.

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<v Speaker 1>And while it was an improvement and an advancement, in

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<v Speaker 1>the story of the original Top Gun. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>it did anything completely different other than modernizing the action

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<v Speaker 1>and the cinematography. But compared to other action movies, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not like I did anything super novel as far as

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<v Speaker 1>the plot and the characters, so it was maybe one

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<v Speaker 1>seen away from it being ready just a little bit higher.

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<v Speaker 1>I still think it will go down in history as

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<v Speaker 1>one of the greatest action movies. It really cements Top

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<v Speaker 1>Gun now as being this franchise that can last over generations.

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<v Speaker 1>I still am left wanting more. I feel like this

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<v Speaker 1>would be a perfect trilogy if they do one more.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Cruise is about to be sixty. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>he has more than another one in him if he

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<v Speaker 1>wants to do another one. Even though he did look

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<v Speaker 1>really great in this movie, that could have been some

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<v Speaker 1>cinema magic, some special filters in there, because he looked

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<v Speaker 1>pretty ageless in this movie. So there you go. If

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<v Speaker 1>you have any more thoughts or things you like didn't

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<v Speaker 1>like about Top Gun, let me know I would like

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<v Speaker 1>to hear him. Hit me up on Instagram at Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Destro or shoot me an email movie Mike d at

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<v Speaker 1>gmail dot com and I will talk to you next time.

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<v Speaker 1>Until then, go out and watch good movies later