Man I might of screwd up the Audio on this a lil I suck at volume control!! I’m trying to work on it guys my apologies

This movie was 100% worth the years of waiting and delays

"It's what my dad would have done." Man this still hits hard.

Val Kilmer the actor who plays (Ice Man) has some very serious health problems in real life now. So, the fact that he's even in this sequel is incredible. I was in tears in the theater during his scene. All those years ago, I had such a crush on him in the first movie. ❤

I love how Admiral “Warlock” Bates (Charles Parnell) is secretly rooting for Maverick the whole time. Warlock is meant to be another classmate of Maverick (in interviews he was meant to be in the background of the class in ‘86). Love the man’s voice!

I didn't grow up with Top Gun so I wasn't really all that hyped when this movie was announced and came out but after watching it I wish I had seen it in theaters. It's a legit 10/10 film, one of the best I've ever watched without a doubt.

The stats of this film is crazy: The #1 movie of 2022. Best sequel of 2022. #1 movie of the decade. The 2nd film to gross over $1 billion in the movie theatre re-booming during Covid-19. Tom Cruise's biggest movie ever. A great story with so much nostagia of the original. The director, Joseph Kosinski has worked with Cruise before on the movie, Obilvion (2013). To be made and be made as real as possible makes this a great piece of work. Seeing Val Kilmer as Iceman again was so heartwarming, especially with knowing what he's really gone through. Top Gun has the longest running video game series, based on an film ever (1986-2010). The 18th and final game on PS3 subtitled "Hard Lock" (2010) and the plot is set years after the first film. Maverick as an instructor to a new generation of pilots and his best student, Lance Webb aka Spider taking on an elite special mission (predating the movie sequel's story, crazy). But in any event, the years of waiting for TG:M to was so worth the admission.

From my understanding, the studios who produced "Top Gun: Maverick" rented US Navy jets for 11k per hour. It was well worth the investment as this film has some of the best practical effects I've seen in a while. CGI is really good these days but it can't replace the real thing.

So glad you watched these back to back. Fun fact... the actor who plays Bob is Bill Pullman's son (he played the President in Independence Day) and he looks just like his dad!! Keep being you Leo 💙

Good job! Penny was in the first film. She was mentioned twice, once when Mav and Goose were being yelled at in the beginning and once by Meg Ryan in the bar. Also, did you notice in the bar scene that Hangman pushed 86 on the juke box? That was the year the original came out. Also, there was only 33 rounds left when Mav shot down his last plane. 33 was the total years from the original that the film was scheduled for release (2019). COVID of course delayed the release. Also, the plane in the end had LG on the side, initials for Lady Gaga who sang the final song. One more nugget. In the bar, "Let's Dance" by David Bowie was playing, who was in Labyrinth with Jennifer Connelly.

I never thought the sequel could be as good as the original. But it really was. That is very hard to do. 🙌

I'm 53. There's an old saying, but I've come to realize it's very true.... Youth and vigor will always lose to old ages experience in treachery❤😂👍

I’m happy you mentioned Penny and having a good woman in his life. She didn’t tell him what to do, just the consequences if he didn’t find a way back. She had his back.

One of the greatest legacy films ever made. I was in HS when the first film came out. With this one, I'm in my fifties and facing many of the same uncertainties that Maverick did. It was a great story arc that needed over 30 years to be told...and it was worth it. The one thing you missed immediately was in the text intro. The original one never mentioned women, as they were not allowed to be in combat roles. That changed within a few years after the release of the film. Great reaction. You really got it all. :)

Tom Cruise who owns his own jet, helped put the cast in intense training you can look it up on KZfaq. The characters are great, I was curious how the story was gonna play out between Mav/Rooster. And was little iffy on it but after seeing the movie I loved it. The score/Soundtrack was great. And the actual effects are stunning. Side note shout out to Val kilmer (Iceman) who was actual sick, with throat cancer. That they used in the movie for his character as to why Iceman didn’t talk. They actually had digitize his voice. All in all this movie was worth all those years of waiting.

The Maverick and Iceman scene proved that despite being rivals in the past. Iceman always had his back after Goose dead. Iceman was Maverick's wingman outside of a plane and even in his last breath was drawn Iceman always had Maverick's back later in life. Also, one thing I love about this film. They succeed to make new characters interesting in just one movie. Rooster, Hangman, Phoenix and Payback are some of the best newcomers in this film. Hangman remind me of Iceman and his rivalry between Rooster remind of the rivalry between Iceman and Maverick. This is notalgia done right.

The world needs a Top Gun: Phoenix & Bob spinoff. Could be fun.

Now THIS is how you make a sequel! What a ride, just as memorable and fun as the first!

46:26 "Come on, Mav. Do some of that pilot sh*t." Like Father, 36 years later Like Son

you HAVE to watch the Mission Impossible series. Tom Cruise is an absolute legend.

Damn I might of screwed up the volume with this one … I suck at volume control I’ve been trying to work on it guys sorry!!

Saw this film in Dolby Digital center aisle, I was gripping onto the seat so frickin hard I was SWEATING

Best sequel ever!!! It was unreal In IMAX theater. Glad you liked it👍🏻👍🏻

So some fun facts, the plane Tom is flying at the end is his own personal P-51 Mustang, which was built in 1946, also all the crew you see on the carrier aren't movie extra but the actual crews of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), also all the scenes with them in the cockpit (the actors are in the backseat of a F/A-18 Super Hornet, and a pilot from the US Navy is upfront, I higly recomend wacthing the making of the First Top Gun, and how the sceond one was made as well,

Trivia - the guy who said "I appreciate it" when she rang the round bell is actually one of the real Top Gun pilots who flew the F18's in the movie.

This is the best movie of 2022 for me. It makes me feel old asf cuz I remember seeing the first Top Gun when I was 6 years old and I’ve loved it ever since. The original was also released nearly 37 years ago!

I hope you caught who "Penny was (Referenced as "Admiral's Daughter" three times in Top Gun), and the fact that in that last dogfight sequence Rooster and Maverick have dialog VERY similar to Maverick and Goose dialog in Top Gun. Also, "That museum piece" is a joke - the film production rented an F-14 from a museum to get these shots, so it really was a museum piece. Finally, the sailboat is a racing J-125 - last one made in 2003 and current on-line price of the cheapest one is $300,000.

Love this movie! I saw the first one in theater when it came out, I had to wait 36 years for this sequel! Worth it!

This was my s*** 🔥 let’s go!!!!

The goat of reactions is back 💪👏🔥

Great reaction Leo! I LOVE that you called Goose Maverick's guardian angel. Seems obvious now but never occurred to me until you said it.

Ha! Yeah both Tom and Maverick don't die since Tom does all his own stunts!

We need a Whiplash reaction now. The guy who played Rooster was great in it. One of the best films made man

I'm glad you watched this one after. I was hoping you would. I had never seen the first one before. But my parents made me since I was taking them to the theaters to see maverick. It hit so much better being fresh. Funny since the first one came out in theaters when they were teens.😂

fun fact, the last scene between Mav and Penny in the plane is Tom Cruise's plane and him actually piloting the plane. The fact that this movie has more footage shot than the whole trilogy of Lord of the Rings is incredible. Approximately 800 hours of footage

Just in time. I'm bored n baked af

now imagine waiting 30 years in between and not even expecting a sequel and then this comes out. Alot of us were scared that they were going to fuck it up but they knocked it out of the park

Digging the reactions! You get me excited about movies I love and curious about ones I haven't seen. Rock on and be proud of yourself today!

Watching trilogy’s straight or at least close together makes them more exciting and understandable for sure. This made a BILLION DOLLARS at the box office, highest grocing movie in history so yeah,..there will be a third for sure. I could see Maverick playing either an instructor still or maybe an admiral or something and following Roosters career and the cast we came to know. They ALL went though very rigorous training to be able to ride in actual US Navy fighhter jets, learning to work the cameras and handle G’s etc, that’s a VERY expensive training that has never been giving for any movie by the Navy so I think they’ll take advantage of that and use the same group at some point . NO WAY it’d be the highest grossing movie in history and not make another one, hollywoods too greedy. I’d love to see it too.

Penny Benjamin has it all great looks, Admirals daughter, owner of a bar, sailboat and Porsche 😂

I’m so proud of myself today!

This movie is one of my favorite ever improved on its predecessor in every way also the darkstar scene is absolutely gorgeous especially the score

Love how when dogfight training first starts everyone is having fun. As soon as Mav starts talking Roster immediately puts on his oxygen and lowers his visor. He knows everyone is about to get their ass kicked

The P-51 Mustang they fly at the end is owned by Tom Cruise.

You’ve gotta do “Sicario” and “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” back to back. Such a hardcore franchise

Leo you on one lately! Bangin these movies out! That’s what I’m talkin about! My Man!!!

“Maverick make her soakin’, boy” 😭

“It’s in his blood. Give me a vial.” Lol. That was too funny!

Before maverick split those first two planes in dog fight training you can hear Rooster say “guys,” and starts to put his mask on. Dude knew what was coming. 😂

44:37 fun fact, the F-14 they used to film the ground scenes is in fact a museum piece… it’s the F-14 that is on display at San Diego Air and Space Museum. They shipped it to location and even got the canopy working. But with it being a decommissioned aircraft, it has been stripped of most of its components, including its engines… so Rooster’s question is very apt, how do you get a museum piece in the air? The answer of course is CGI. They whole final sequence was CGI, and they did it so damn well. I first saw Top Gun when I was 2 years old, and for 3 decades it sat at the top of my favourite movies… then I went and saw this sequel, and it took that spot away. I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did, but it seems like anything Tom Cruise works on these days is golden, and this is no exception.

Can’t say enough about this movie, it definitely had us on the edges of our seats 😂 As always a superb reaction and priceless commentary, this was gem 👏👏👏

Crazy that Tom's like 56 in this, Jenny Connely is 50 - she's still as hot as ever. How they still look so good blows my mind. What a great freakin' movie. I was worried the sequel, 35 years later, would fall short. It surely didn't, in fact I think it is better than the original. And that says a LOT. They truly did it well, and right. Mad props to all involved. And what a feel-good story too. No bullshit, no wokeness, just a great story with great actors (all of them), and a fabulous ending. As it should be.

Bro we have the biggest most advanced Air Force on the planet. I’m hella grateful that we really do have pilots like Maverick and have so much respect for the pilots and crew

When you looked at Maverick's calendar and said "March 9th" that made my morning lol.

Thank you for watching this ❤❤❤❤️. I saw it six times in theaters.

This movie is legendary. Tom Cruise never fails.

33 years later. there is a few easter eggs in this movie one is where the tomcat's ammo counter stops at 33 rounds.

The character that played/plays "Iceman" is going through throat cancer (in real life). Most considered his acting career to be over. Tom Cruise would not accept a substitute and found a way to get him involved. That he actually had a speaking part was pulling off a miracle.

“Talk to me dad…” 😢Gets me every time.

I'm a very proud uncle of a nephew who is a Air Force top gun pilot .

After watching top gun when I was a kid, I made it my goal in life to live like maverick. This movie was a dream come true.

Ed Harris is a fantastic actor.. I love him in this movie. Of course, Tom.. well.. ya know we love us some Tom. Great reaction!

"brotha" you are thinking of is Clarence Gilyard, he passed in 2022 this other one I think worked on the Carrier deck

Clarence Gilyard "Sundown" in Top Gun, passed away Nov 2022 after a long illness. Dont know if that kept him out of the reunion in Maverick, but he'd retired from acting years earlier. Props to Jennifer Connelly for taking sailing lessons for the sailing scene. The real deal, not CGI. Have yo agree with Rooster on the F-18's chances. It's certainly more agile than the F-14, particularly in the high angle-of-attack, low speed aspects of air combat, which is all the more important against a 5th Gen fighter. You can't take them out at a distance because of their stealth, so it has to be up close where it inevitably becomes a "knife fight in a phone booth" where the F-18 is lethal.

There are times in the military when the rules and regulations don't cut it and you have to adapt and improvise and overcome as Clint Eastwood put it in Heartbreak Ridge. I love the expression on Hangman's face when Cyclone introduces Maverick. You have to love Phoenix and Bob. It's worth bearing in mind that the carrier deck crew are not actors but serving sailors doing their day to day job.

As the first one is my fav this was totally as good! A lot I think missed the small detailed dark Star had a skunk 🦨 on its tail fin Homage to the governments secret Skunkworks development section And also the Top Gun original scene in the bar with their supposed instructor They used the same “coy” in this as maverick was the instructor they didn’t know hence their reaction as he was introduced as their instructor Small awesome touch and homage to the original And both women paired with maverick drove a Porsche Kelly Mcgillis drove a 356 and Penny a 911

Fabulous movie I salute the men and women in our military putting there lives on the line to keep us safe

Well done.

I needed this 🙌!!! Thank you! You my man ❤

Super-fun watching these with you. Keep it up.

This was great! so glad i found this channel. Subscribed!

Love your reactions. Great film. You had me cracking up in this reaction.

He did "Rooster" a favor there. Rooster ended up having to go to a normal school then OCS after that. Set him back a whole 13 weeks not 4 years. The academy is not the only route to become a naval officer and aviator. I went through OCS myself after getting through college.

One of the few truely good and succsessful sequels out there. Possibly the best 2nd movie of all time.

Your reaction video has been the best I've seen. Well done.

What a movie! Just watched your top gun 1986 reaction and now this one top gun maverick! 2 absolute bangers! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Top Gun Maverick was a Worth of years to make. I enjoy this movie 🔥🔥💯

Loved it! Grew up with the first one and this did not disappoint! Great movie and reaction!! 👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

First time watching you, i lived your reaction man keep it going.

Saved this to watch tonight. Think you'll love this

' I can't read!! I can't read!!' We all did the same thing in the theatre. ;P

Man you are hella entertaining. Keep this up I see good things coming my guy

i remember watching the first Top Gun as a kid with my mother who loved the movie, I do enjoy watching it over again. When i heard that they were making another Top Gun movie i was also a bit excited for it but not as much as my mother was who went to see it in theaters though do wish had have but its not often i get to the movies. when i did eventually watch it dang did the memories come back of the first movie with the callbacks.

respect for watching topgun back to back. Take my sub, mate!

If it's ever in the theaters again... go see it... when the seats shake from the jets, it makes seeing it there worth it. 😁

Great reaction vid man

Leo did you know... The plane in the last scene is actually Tom's, and he's really flying it!

Cool! Great reaction! Loved it.

That plane at the beginning is the SR-71 Blackbird. The best looking plane ever....

Great video! Damn the man for trying to keep you down!!

Hi 👋 Leo, it’s this or hockey game too choose to watch, no contest I’m rewatching this movie my favourite with y’all, hit the like 👍 button y’all, love ya Leo 🫶🏻💕🫶🏻

Fantastic reaction ❤😊

Tom did his own flying, No CGI in film.

Your best reaction so far imo 🔥

im dyingggg at ur reactions, as someone who has seen the film LOTS this is so funny lol

Idk how you don't have 100k subs. Your reactions are top tier...I'd say top 3 on KZfaq.

Did you get the Easter egg? When Maverick first meets Penny(Jennifer Connely) in the bar!! Music by David Bowie plays in the background, with whom she filmed Labyrinth when she was 16.And Hangman taps 86 into the jukebox, the year of the first Top Gun movie

Solid reaction. Careful thinking in the analysis.

Best movie I’ve seen in a long time, I’ve been waiting to see your reaction

The crazy thing about Val Kilmer is he really did have no voice due to throat cancer he recieved in 2015. Even the way he spoke in this was fake. It was generated using software that utilized his voice from old clips and recordings in order to form the words they want him to say syllable by syllable. They then distorted it to sound like he was sick. Thats about how ive heard it went anyways. It truly shows how much they value his addition to the film. They couldve just added his appearance in the background in some clips or made him keep texting but they gave a mute man his voice back sounding like he used to. Thats got to feel amazing for him. Its almost like it was a final farewell to his voice considering he died in the film but is still alive today. He likely wont ever have another role where his voice returns. Im not sure if he is even still acting. Meanwhile I suppose Tom Cruise stopped aging. He said done this whats next? He said give me a challenge haha. I wonder if being a real flyboy keeps his skin on tight from flying his own personal jet fast all the time? Despite being in his 60s the man doesnt wrinkle.