The 100 Greatest movies of the 80s #63. Top Gun (5 Viewers)

[guru_007]

I love Top Gun, but can admit in my old age its not a good movie. I will fight Andy on Maverick though. It corrected a lot of the issues i have with the first and the action is as good as a movie can look.

Superior in every way to it’s predecessor.

Jennifer Connelly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Kelly McGillis
Glen Powell is oh so dreamy

But there was no Jester, so not every way was it superior.

 

[Todem]

I love Top Gun, but can admit in my old age its not a good movie. I will fight Andy on Maverick though. It corrected a lot of the issues i have with the first and the action is as good as a movie can look.

Superior in every way to it’s predecessor.

Jennifer Connelly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Kelly McGillis
Glen Powell is oh so dreamy

But there was no Jester, so not every way was it superior.

Maverick was Jester….the Irony.

 

[timschochet]

OK off to Europe! So no more picks until the New Year. Everyone enjoy your holidays.

 

[Gally]

OK off to Europe! So no more picks until the New Year. Everyone enjoy your holidays.

safe travels

 

[Dr. Octopus]

OK off to Europe! So no more picks until the New Year. Everyone enjoy your holidays.

Happy New Year.

 

[El Floppo]

OK off to Europe! So no more picks until the New Year. Everyone enjoy your holidays.

Have a great trip!

That'll give you time to reorganize the 30 remaining Woody Allen movies.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I love Top Gun, but can admit in my old age its not a good movie. I will fight Andy on Maverick though. It corrected a lot of the issues i have with the first and the action is as good as a movie can look.

Superior in every way to it’s predecessor.

Jennifer Connelly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Kelly McGillis
Glen Powell is oh so dreamy

But there was no Jester, so not every way was it superior.

Yeah, no Jester, but I loved Hamm's role in Maverick.

It was just just missing the Viper character - you know, the old mentor walking in on him in his tighty whities.

 

[bryhamm]

Was anybody a better song writer for songs in movies in the 80s than Kenny Loggins?

 

[BlackCrowes]

if the hard deck is 10,000 feet, why are they always flying between mountain peaks and skimming along buttes?

 

[BlackCrowes]

and WTF does Charlie's PhD in astrophysics have to do with flying an F-14? How hard would it have been to say aeronautical engineering?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Was anybody a better song writer for songs in movies in the 80s than Kenny Loggins?

No. Even though Top Gun is not my favorite movie, the opening scene with the accompanying Danger Zone is awesome.

 

[Psychopav]

Was anybody a better song writer for songs in movies in the 80s than Kenny Loggins?

No. Even though Top Gun is not my favorite movie, the opening scene with the accompanying Danger Zone is awesome.

Don't forget Footloose (kick off your Sunday shoes!).

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Was anybody a better song writer for songs in movies in the 80s than Kenny Loggins?

No. Even though Top Gun is not my favorite movie, the opening scene with the accompanying Danger Zone is awesome.

Don't forget Footloose (kick off your Sunday shoes!).

I'm All Right - pretty sure the Trump Dance is just the Caddyshack gopher dance.

 

[TripItUp]

Was anybody a better song writer for songs in movies in the 80s than Kenny Loggins?

Survivor, 38 Special

 

[Brunell4MVP]

op Gun reminds me of collge. We watched the double feature of that and Days of Thunder all the time.

Yeah, college was a crazy time for all of us.

Our entire dorm hall went to see hunt for red October together. Like 30 of us. 1990 so not in this list. I’ll never forget the sub coming out of the sea on a huge *** screen. Such a fund group of dudes.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

if the hard deck is 10,000 feet, why are they always flying between mountain peaks and skimming along buttes?

The writers know nothing about flying an airplane.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Was anybody a better song writer for songs in movies in the 80s than Kenny Loggins?

Survivor, 38 Special

They had the same songwriter (Jim Peterik).

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I’ve never seen Top Gun. Teenage me was not interested in homoerotic jingoism. Never had the occasion to see it as an adult.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I’ve never seen Top Gun. Teenage me was not interested in homoerotic jingoism. Never had the occasion to see it as an adult.

Watch on record. The aerial shots are worth it. The rest is bogus.

 

[Ghost Rider]

I love Top Gun, but can admit in my old age its not a good movie. I will fight Andy on Maverick though. It corrected a lot of the issues i have with the first and the action is as good as a movie can look.

Superior in every way to it’s predecessor.

Nah. Maverick is good and I enjoyed it a lot, but it doesn't touch the original Top Gun. Call it nostalgia, but there is just a lightning in a bottle quality to it.

 

[B Maverick]

Maverick is less than that

You got a problem with James Garner, bub?

I take offense if someone does




As for the TG movies, the original is a classic, but for me on rewatch it drags in the middle. Maverick has been rewatchable all the way through.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I’ve never seen Top Gun. Teenage me was not interested in homoerotic jingoism. Never had the occasion to see it as an adult.

Watch on record. The aerial shots are worth it. The rest is bogus.

I just find the repeating of dialog as a method to ratchet up tension to be tedious:

"He's got missile lock! He's got missile lock!!"
"Take the shot! Take the shot!!"

Or whatever the actual dialog is...