[Johnsocat]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Really enjoyed it but did not understand why our enemy had better planes than we did.

Hmmmm.... something to think about...

[Fastskiguy]

It sounded good too with the boom boom turned up!

But who the heck is Penny? I feel cheated out of a backstory.

Joe

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Gail Paige

Don't see Tom Cruise movies after finding out some of the things he stands for.

And that accomplishes what? Penalize the many for one?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Fastskiguy

It sounded good too with the boom boom turned up!

But who the heck is Penny? I feel cheated out of a backstory.

Joe

She is some kind of love affair he had around three or more years before the setting of Top Gun: Maverick and is the daughter of an admiral. He was sent back then on another mission.

[Fastskiguy]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

She is some kind of love affair he had around three or more years before the setting of Top Gun: Maverick and is the daughter of an admiral. He was sent back then on another mission.

I kinda got that but it felt like there was too much familiarity for the limited backstory we got. Just a nitpick though. I loved the movie!

[cjrjck]

The original is a classic. This one may soon join it. A good alternative to the overdone and silly super hero movies of the last five years. Still, there are a lot of plot holes in TGM and if you know anything about military aviation, a lot of scenes that just don't make sense. But that is Hollywood.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Blackbird45

I hate to be a kill joy.
I love the visuals and they get better every year, but it's the same old tired script.
Good triumphs over evil or the underdog wins at the end.
I don't know what Hollywood could make different, but if you've seen one of these movies you know what the ending is going to be before your second bite of popcorn.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

It is a winning formula at the box office. That is what matters in Hollywood.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

It is a winning formula at the box office. That is what matters in Hollywood.

Wait until Killers of the Flower Moon comes out in late Autumn 2023. It is a real life story of the triumph of evil which happens a lot in real life.The book of the same name tells the sad story.

Killers of the Flower Moon - Rotten Tomatoes

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by jomar

and that accomplishes what? Penalize the many for one?

i dont agree with the poster but she has a point. I will never watch anything with will smith in it

[kp11364]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

Enjoyed Maverick BUT similar plot line in the ending of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope: Destruction of the Death Star. It was a one in a million shot and Luke accomplished it.

I enjoyed the movie as well, but that's EXACTLY what I thought when I saw what "the mission" was!!!