I've seen it four times now, which I think is just about enough. It's a terrific theatrical experience, and a much more satisfying movie than the first. I did prefer it at standard frame rate, though.
Top Gun is fun. It’s better than a lot of MCU movies. Probably doesn’t deserve an Oscar but it’s at least entertaining.
I've seen it four times now, which I think is just about enough. It's a terrific theatrical experience, and a much more satisfying movie than the first. I did prefer it at standard frame rate, though.
Top Gun is also some excellent popcorn filmmaking. Cut loose a little, @gaporter! I've got it and EEOAO on Plex already, and my Tar disc is coming later today.
As I said, I'll likely see them both in time for the ceremony, and despite not really anticipating them, I go into every movie with an open mind wanting to like it (never understood watching something just to shit on it). So if they're good, then I'll have no problem jumping in with the chorus. They just don't seem like my kind of popcorn entertainment is all!
I think there are whole sequences in HFR that feel hyper-real in a very immersive way, but I found the framerate grading they used to be pretty distracting. At 24, some of the action is not as crystal clear, but the movie feels more consistently cinematic. (Though I will say that even at 24 you can tell which shots were intended for 48, as they lack a bit of motion blur compared to the shots presented at 24 in both versions.) I enjoyed both presentations, though.
Avatar is kind of singular, in that it's an extremely earnest, big-hearted movie that dedicates like a full third of its runtime to just languidly experiencing these orgasmically beautiful underwater sequences. It's like one third slightly janky sequel setup, one third Planet Earth: Pandora Edition, one third S-tier action filmmaking. It's just a joy to watch something that feels so unembarrassed by itself.
Have you seen the first Top Gun? And if so, did you enjoy it?
I watched the original Top Gun for the first time last year and hated it. That's not me saying it's a horrible film, but it was so not my thing that the idea of watching a legacy sequel to it didn't sound appealing at all. However, I do love spectacle, so I'm not going to rule it out before I actually give it a chance.
See the above post
Maverick is a much better movie than the original Top Gun, style and vibes of that film aside. It very much feels like it has Christopher McQuarrie's hands all over it.
Oh. Okay if you hated the original then you will likely hate this one too but who knows, you are a tough one to nail down gap.See the above post
As an admirer of both action and sci-fi, I think you'd enjoy each of those last 3, Gap. They're all quite good at what they set out to do.
an aesthetic that defined a decade.
Top Gun: Maverick is basically the same movie as the first except if it was good.
Maverick has much more in common with the recent Mission Impossible films than the original TG. Really impressive technical feats.
Huh, I feel like Maverick is very much a sequel to the original. I don’t know if I would say it was better or worse; It just feels like more of the same thing.
I agree with @ayayrawn that it feels kinda like they showed the Mission: Impossible production team Top Gun and said 'do another one.' It gets by less on aesthetics and more on a very tightly-constructed, textbook action screenplay combined with amazing practical stunt work.
The is wild to me. I don’t understand how Maverick could be considered good and the original is bad. Seeing jet fighter planes zoom around the screen is what’s fun in both. The sequel is a bunch of call backs to the original; they sing the same song in the same bar, they play homoerotic beach sports, etc… I get no liking Top Gun as a whole or enjoying both. But liking the sequel and not liking the original seems odd to me.
Yeah, my tastes tend to be all over the place, but ultimately the only constant in my opinions is that I like what I like and all other concerns are secondary. I guess my wording in my original post ("zero interest") was a bit harsh. Obviously there's some curiosity in seeing what the hype is over any movie that gets a certain amount of praise even if it doesn't look like something that appeals to me personally. I try to go into every movie with an open mind no matter what and I've learned that I can't know for sure whether or not I will like something before I actually give it a chance. So while I can say that I'm not really sold on TG or Avatar prior to watching them, that statement is really kind of meaningless at the end of the day because I could turn either of them on and by the end be convinced they're one of the best movies of the year. Who knows?