Top Gun: Maverick

I watched the original for the first time at the weekend and it was great. Much better than I thought it was.

I had always thought Kilmer’s Iceman was supposed to be some nasty asshole who gets redeemed towards the end but he was the sensible guy and Maverick was the jerk.

I thought knowing Goose does would ruin it but not knowing when or how balanced it out.

I had no idea Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins were in it.

Looking forward to the new one next week. I know Teller plays Goose’s son and I hope Ryan makes an appearance. And McGillis too.

Is Maverick supposed to be older than Cruise was at the time? There are a few moments where Cruise looks like a teenager.

I thought that was the implication too since he had a lot of personal stuff in the hangar it was kept in

We don't really know much about Maverick's family, an American naval officer coming from money isn't unheard of.

If he bought the car / plane at the start of his career in the 80s, they were worth a fraction of what they are worth today, I remember air cooled 911 going for around €15k even as recently as 2008

as directions threads take, this has to be one of the more stupid ones..

100%, if you’re not seeing this in a cinema your experience of it will be greatly diminished IMHO.

Ah Mick, it is one of those films that watching it at home wouldn't do it justice no matter how good your setup is. That said, I saw it in one of the smaller screens in Dundrum and wasn't overwhelmed by the experience and the sound was not loud enough. Decent film though. Easily 8 out of 10 for me.

Watched it at the weekend in blanchardstown imax, wow, what a movie and what a cinema experience! Price was €36 for two but seats and space are great, the biggest compliment I can give the seats is I didn't need to movie from side to side as the movie went on, very comfortable.

Even at that - I went to see it in Movies @ Swords last Thursday; screen 6* in the recliners at the front. I really enjoyed it but enjoyed it so much more when I went again on Sunday to the Maxx screen in Omniplex Rathmines; smack bang in the middle and it was a much better cinematic experience.

*I like screen 6 in Swords generally since it was renovated but have taken to sitting in the recliners when I go to Swords recently to be away from the chair kickers/phone messers/yapper twats...Other movies have been fine but it was too close to the screen to properly take in the amazing visuals (and audio!) for Maverick.

Saw this in Liffey Valley and really enjoyed it. The sound wasn't as loud as normal for a cinema (or may be I am going deaf). I will defo go see it again.

I know Cruise is aging well and is very fit for his age etc but I think they cgi'd his face a little at times in this. In some scenes his face look 20 years younger and in some later scenes his face was more like it really is today. May be that was my imagination.

Also, no Take my Breath Away???

Have a 100 inch projector setup with 5.1 at home which isn't bad.. but seeing this in screen 17 imax Parnell street was an jaw dropping experience

Genuinely surprised at how engaging and entertaining this was. Never in a million years would I have predicted that a Top Gun sequel would be this good (I never really liked the original anyway). I got strong Mission Impossible vibes which is unsurprising due to Tom Cruise and the seemingly impossible mission they have to pull off. Also a strong A New Hope influence too with the layout of the mission and "Don't think, just do" seemed to be their version of "Use the force".

The Empire podcast was absolutely raving about it and I was sceptical that it was that good but it was a super time at the cinema, a real cinema experience. Glad I got a chance to see it on imax before that screen is taken over by Jurassic World 3 which by most accounts is a total dud.