captain america Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 It's definitely worth seeing a second time, and more, just because it's such wonderful fighter porn. I say this despite some rather blatant creative liberties taken by the writer & director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TangledThorns Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 We finally saw it last night for date night. We enjoyed it, a real love letter to the fans and the USA😀 Our only regret was not making the longer drive to see it at a theater with better sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lolicon Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) Finally saw it. Great movie. Loved all the fighter scenes, especially the last dogfight because it featured my favorite real world fighter. Is it strange I was also admiring all those beautiful white landing gears? 🤩 Edited August 29, 2022 by Lolicon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Since this movie is making so much money I wonder if Disney is trying to get Joseph Kosinski back to direct to direct the cancelled TRON: Legacy sequel or did they burn that bridge? LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Love the movie. The dogfights were awesome. Love the maneuvers. I'm imagining somehow how it would look with all those moves and transforming in Gerwalk in-between evasive manuevers. That would be spectacular. I wouldn't mind Tom Cruise piloting a prototype VF-1X in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 2 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Love the movie. The dogfights were awesome. Love the maneuvers. I'm imagining somehow how it would look with all those moves and transforming in Gerwalk in-between evasive manuevers. That would be spectacular. I wouldn't mind Tom Cruise piloting a prototype VF-1X in the movie. Yup, especially the scene when the Su-57 evades their missile! Lol wasn’t there talk a few years ago about Cruise wanting to make a Yukikaze movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikaru Ichijo SL Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I was so impressed by this movie. The best movie i have seen in years. I can be a little picky about these kind of movies. The F-14 getting off the ground was so good. It fit with the fact that is can take off at 60mph. I got this tidbit from an engineer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kajnrig Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 By the by, the entire movie is basically available on Youtube now, both officially and in chunks. I have a feeling that "split throttle" is going to be the next Thing that people latch onto. Watch it become a major game mechanic in the next Ace Combat or go-to trick in the next blockbuster movie, like thrust vectoring and Cobras before it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-11 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 So i finally watched the movie last night and loved every second of it! I am just unclear on one thing and i am going to warn you i am very ignorant on the topic... It seems like there were some of the F-18 that were two-seater aircraft and others that were one-seater...did i miss something or what? How does it work in real life aviation? Are there two versions of the same aircraft? I was so excited while i was watching it that i might have missed something.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Robin-11 said: So i finally watched the movie last night and loved every second of it! I am just unclear on one thing and i am going to warn you i am very ignorant on the topic... It seems like there were some of the F-18 that were two-seater aircraft and others that were one-seater...did i miss something or what? How does it work in real life aviation? Are there two versions of the same aircraft? I was so excited while i was watching it that i might have missed something.... Ok so, both the original (Legacy) F/A-18’s (A,B,C,D) and the completely new Super Hornets (Seen in the movie E,F,G) have single and dual seats. The Single seaters are: A and C for the old legacy Hornets and the E in the Super Hornet. The movie kind of did a tricky thing for filming to make you think Mav, Rooster, and others where actually piloting the aircraft. All the actors are in the BACK SEAT of an F/A-18F for FILMING while some of their CHARACTERS are supposed to be in the single seat F/A-18E. They did this because from the PERSPECTIVE OF THE CAMERA LOOKING AFT, the back seat of the 2 seater can pass as the single seater. External shots would then have to filmed using the single seater E without an actor on board, obviously, to represent Mav, Rooster, Hangman or any other single seat pilot. Hope that helps, I added emphasis because for a while people on the internet were convinced that Tom Cruise was actually flying an F/A-18 when he was just in the backseat of a 2 Seat aircraft. Chris Here is a picture of 3 Single seat E’s and a 2 seat F for comparison Edited August 30, 2022 by Dobber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-11 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 53 minutes ago, Dobber said: Ok so, both the original (Legacy) F/A-18’s (A,B,C,D) and the completely new Super Hornets (Seen in the movie E,F,G) have single and dual seats. The Single seaters are: A and C for the old legacy Hornets and the E in the Super Hornet. The movie kind of did a tricky thing for filming to make you think Mav, Rooster, and others where actually piloting the aircraft. All the actors are in the BACK SEAT of an F/A-18F for FILMING while some of their CHARACTERS are supposed to be in the single seat F/A-18E. They did this because from the PERSPECTIVE OF THE CAMERA LOOKING AFT, the back seat of the 2 seater can pass as the single seater. External shots would then have to filmed using the single seater E without an actor on board, obviously, to represent Mav, Rooster, Hangman or any other single seat pilot. Hope that helps, I added emphasis because for a while people on the internet were convinced that Tom Cruise was actually flying an F/A-18 when he was just in the backseat of a 2 Seat aircraft. Chris Here is a picture of 3 Single seat E’s and a 2 seat F for comparison Thank you very much for your explanation, now everything is much more clear. For what it's worth i never thought Tom Cruise was actually piloting the aircraft himself. Not only because i am pretty sure the navy and the military have a very strict policy about that but also because if something would have happened to him(or the aricraft), goodbye Top Gun 2. So let me ask you another question then...is there a specific reason why they chose to go into the final mission with that particular squadron(some dual-seaters some single-seater)? I mean, the dual-seaters can do things that the single-seater can't and viceversa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 46 minutes ago, Robin-11 said: Thank you very much for your explanation, now everything is much more clear. For what it's worth i never thought Tom Cruise was actually piloting the aircraft himself. Not only because i am pretty sure the navy and the military have a very strict policy about that but also because if something would have happened to him(or the aricraft), goodbye Top Gun 2. So let me ask you another question then...is there a specific reason why they chose to go into the final mission with that particular squadron(some dual-seaters some single-seater)? I mean, the dual-seaters can do things that the single-seater can't and viceversa? The back seater is a WSO (Weapon System Officer) so while the pilot Flys the plane the WSO can concentrate on targeting. Why the lead single seater dropped instead of the trailing 2 seater which was lazing the target I don’t know. Maybe in case there was a problem with the lead there would still be a few seconds for the 2 seater to drop instead. 🤷🏻♂️ Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thom Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Even though it is now on streaming, I still haven't watched it yet. I want to rent it, not 'own' a digital copy for $20 that won't be on my shelf at all. So a few more weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Thom said: Even though it is now on streaming, I still haven't watched it yet. I want to rent it, not 'own' a digital copy for $20 that won't be on my shelf at all. So a few more weeks. I've seen it once in the theater, but like you, I am going to OWN the 4K BluRay on the release date and try to destroy my home theater speakers in the following weeks... "Honey???...Ummm we now NEED to buy a new Dolby ATMOS receiver and ALL new speakers!!!..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolt Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 It was great on the big screen! I'll enjoy it again on my 60" at home too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Great stuff. You could make a whole documentary about the making of this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfly50 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Did a deployment on that ship. Brings back memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Maverick's skills are god-like to be able to take these guys on in an F-14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 True…though GS is having surprisingly good results with split engine throttling that Maverick used. He is even impressed with the results. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 That guy flying the 'cat is NOT Tom Cruise! It's about who's in the 'pit! Just saw it today, and I loved it. I didn't think I would, as my reminiscence of the first movie is not that good. Generally, I just remember too much hokey-ness. But I loved the action and drama they were spinning out. Esp how Maverick would basically have been done if not for Ice constantly uplifting his career. Real great Kilmer in there too. These 'feelsz' yo! As to those 'feelz' I think not having seen the original in almost thirty years was a good thing, as when Maverick would clearly have his moments of nostalgia, I would remember those scenes too, though not as something I had just seen before this one. Just like the character, I was remembering things from thirty years ago, with that hazy quality that time gives any memory. Really added to the experience, esp with Maverick clearly wanting to settle down now As to the dog fights, even though there was a measure of unreality to them, they were still exciting and fun to watch. This was clearly aircraft porn! And as to the F-14 fight at the end, though exciting, I think it dragged the movie out a bit. Still glad to see it though! If they ever decide to continue this with Rooster as the main, I'd be in to see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) On 9/10/2022 at 6:10 AM, Dobber said: True…though GS is having surprisingly good results with split engine throttling that Maverick used. He is even impressed with the results. Chris Yeah, though I think that's something they never would have done on purpose in the original F-14A. That thrust differential is how you go two-for-two with shoving your RIO through the canopy. Edited September 21, 2022 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 11/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thom Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 It should have ended with Hangman swooping in at the end in an F-35! Of course he, and whole squadron of Lightnings, should have been in the air the entire time ready to give cover once they went feet wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehPW Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 ROFLCopter... Not Star Wars... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Ain't pitch meetings super fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kalvasflam Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 You gotta give the man props, still make some entertaining movies, and jumping out of a chopper at his age... well, I doubt many in Hollywood does that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Wow. I used to be a paratrooper in the US Army but won't sky dive unless I really have to, lol. I didn't really care for Tom Cruise in his younger days but started to appreciate him more and more since Minority Report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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