Yes Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly were in Only The Brave Together. And now they're having scenes with Tom Cruise in Top Gun Maverick.

When MAv n Penny go sailing, he's wearing black boots, then when he brings her home on da kawasaki, he's wearing brown boots :o

Yeah. It was Star Wars.

86 was the Jukebox selection.

I'm interested in the unrecognized hand signals the enemy pilot makes. Thought he held up three fingers twice, then a fist. So; 3, 3, 0? Or 3, 3, the letter A in sign language? Or 3, 3, rock (beats scissors)?

Or when Rooster said “c’mon Mav, do some of that pilot shit”, just like Goose did, when they hijacked the F14 and are being chased

@@frankiec5570 Also right after that he said "This is not good" which is something Goose said when they were in the flat spin.

That had a double meaning. He said talk to me dad, but then the voice he heard was Maverick’s. Maverick later says that he tried to be a father to Rooster after Goose died. Then at the end Maverick says “thanks for saving my life”, and Rooster says “it’s what my dad would have done”. That has double meaning, not only remembering Goose. He’s acknowledging that Maverick saved his life and his role as a father figure.

Honk to me goose

@@frankiec5570 I cried lmao

I thought his reply 'you told me not to think!' was the best one. broke the tension and everything was good from there onwards

My favourite line too.

Yes!!

Was that Rooster or Goose in a voice over? To me it sounded more like Goose. It really stood out to me.

He was quoting Top Gun

That's what I thought, you actually see his cell phone in his hands too. Either way I'm not doing either one lol

Correct, I believe Penny actually says as much.

He disrespected her rules of the bar . Bars at Naval bases have different rules that get the bell rang .

Penny or Jennifer Connelly was the icing on the cake for this film. Her screen presence was a welcomed sight. Sometimes Hollywood does get it right. The casting of Connelly was spot on.

@@chuckroast5735 it was brilliant. Miles Teller was great. Honestly, the whole fuckin cast was great.

I was at the edge of my seat throughout the movie. I was not born when the first part came out, but i watched it when i was 12 years old and loved it ever since. So, when i heard Maverick was ours it made me call in sick for work and go watch the movie first. 😂

Me too. The nostalgia hit hard. The tears flowed.

Yep...lots of years...lots of nostalgia because my "wingman" of 40 years wasn't sitting beside me 💔

@@kelleyspartiatis4776 I heard a woman behind me sobbing almost the entire movie!

The opening scene was good, but not so good of the original in my opinion. The afterburners of the f- 14's looks way cooler and also that purple/orange sky i missed, but the way the planes landing on the carrier was better with that cable system very detailed on screen.

Actually Tom Cruise reminded me a lot of Viper in the original movie as far as evaluating his charges and pushing them to the limits of their skills and capabilities. What we had the advantage of is seeing how in some ways Maverick was still a loose cannon but in other ways his maturity and vision concerning being the best of the best had matured so much as compared to his younger days in the original Top Gun. Maverick knowing that for the pilots to go into this mission with a chance THEY had to believe not only they could do it but they could get out to see the sun rise the next day. When Maverick did his rogue mission run in even a shorter time than the pilots would have it was not for him but for the pilots to see it could be done and build their confidence. Maverick probably figured he would be court marshaled for the stunt but he could live with that knowing the pilots would go into the mission believing they had a chance. This was imho the exact reason Iceman used his pull to get Maverick in the instructor role to head up this mission. Ice knew if there was a pilot on this planet that had the skills, the balls and could figure out how to pull this mission off AND give the pilots a shot to return alive it was Maverick and no one else. I saw references to the first movie from the beginning to the end and all were well done, and for any fan of the first movie and its characters this film played the heart strings and honestly I have never seen a Tom Cruise movie where he conveyed the amount of emotion in a role as he did in this movie when it came to memories of Goose and for Rooster Gooses son. And Jennifer Connely was the perfect match to play Mavericks love interest which also tied back into the first film. I think this is the best movie to be made in at least the last decade if not longer! One final thing they did not try to play on the woke angle which was another relief!

Great point! He’s still living the dream while they’re pushing pencils. Iceman knew what his value was even if the other top brass had doubts. I did feel like Warlock was rooting for him and gave him some excellent coaching and encouragement when Cyclone seemed to be hoping he’d fail. IMO, Cyclone and Cain were representative of the kind of lifers that should really consider retirement. Pete’s only one promotion away from flag officer ( Admiral). In the end he proves he’s a great leader because unlike Cyclone, he knew his pilots had the talent for mission success where the Admiral’s strategy would have gotten them all killed. Making Hangman the backup gave him a much needed ego check. Finally, he sacrificed himself to save Rooster which was the tipping point in the younger pilot’s evolution. Without a thought, his instincts took over and he went back for his mentor and saved his life! If there is another movie it seems logical that Mav finally accepts a promotion that he’s certainly earned and Rooster and Hangman become the main characters.

Dante, Spot on. I was in the Navy for 6 years in an air unit. I often heard pilots refer to a day of flying as a non-work day. That's a fun day. When the job is no longer fun, they'll quit. Maverick would have been that kind of pilot. Let's also mention that being an O-6 is nothing to sneeze at. Lots of officers retire as O-4 or O-5, and those are considered respectable ranks.

It was refered to multiple times with references about where he belonged (flying) and even a flat out statement on the aircraft carrier telling Mav "this is where you belong."

Yeah I thought that too.

@@user-qr2gd7me6c You get it and thanks for your service. I too was once in the navy, stationed on the Carl Vinson. I once sat in a Q&A session (100 junior sailors) with a one star admiral and someone asked what he missed the most. He said he missed flying helo's but he had to make a choice, continue flying or try to attain more rank. I never forgot that.

Same here

Saw it first in regular theatre then recently in iMAX

@@WindTurbineSyndrome exactly the same!!!

Val Kilmer having throat cancer means he can't really continue his acting career but Cruise working him into this film was pure genius and it was so great how they handled the situation. Such a great tribute!

I’m about to see it 3 times. My dad wants to see it now and he’s normally very particular with what movies he wants to see. Excited to see it for a third time possibly in IMAX

Get help

@@_baller Your mom says you're a special boy.

@@josh1800 don't project

He was trying to mentor rooster his whole life after Goose died tho. He even says as much saying he’s been trying to be the father figure for rooster. Try again

I guess if you think about it this way then I guess it kind of makes sense but someone who fills that role more is Cyclone. Cyclone always stepped in to stop Maverick on everything.

Well spotted!

I missed that but I was wondering why they left the camera on the juke box for that long

I caught that too !!

Yeah I caught that in the theaters, and when my mom and I went to go see it, we were talking about it on the way to my house.

Dang! Good eye!

I saw it at the Sunday matinee too. It was almost perfect. But BOB should have died. Lol

I saw the movie last and lost tract of time. I had to go the bathroom really bad at the end but held out til the movie finished

Right?! So unusual for a sequel to be anywhere NEAR as good as the original! Not disappointed!

More impressive is that they didn't choose to destroy the original character in the process or engage pure stupid mode in order to subvert expectations. They exceeded expectation by giving people the movie they wanted.

Buy the original soundtrack on cd etc. Next time you drive to your flying lesson, put on your aviators, and press play on your stereo and enjoy 😉 😎

That's right..Carol's quote in the bar (Goose & his wife's names are Nick & Carol Bradshaw) while discussing Penny was: Carol: "Yeah..He told me all about the time you went ballistic with Penny Benjamin...He tells me about ALL of them Maverick.." Mav: "Oh, does he.."? (Mav gives Goose a look, which Goose pretends not to notice). Carol: "And how my little Angel Goose, goes home early for church..but you.. you always go home with the hot women".

Yeah, that made me smile big…

how you turn on the radar- that was you dads thing

We should run, everyone is running

Honest question ( and not being rude ) why would nostalgia be fun . I'm sick of it . I have two boys 13 and 16 . They've never seen the original, but had to answer questions. That's not a fun movie experience. Same on the opposite end I hate Marvel movies. Why should I have to have movie's explained to me . Just make a good film Hollywood.

@@feck2594 well when it’s a sequel, you should know the first movie at least, that’s why there are questions if you have never seen the first 😂😂

Maybe time to show your kids some 80s culture and movies. No questions from my kids only excitement.

@@feck2594 nostalgia is all we got with the current state of that world. The west is falling, morality is at an all-time low - so escaping that for a few hours to revisit the 80s and our youth was just what the doctor ordered.

@@claire111 People are fed up with woke degeneracy ruining movies.

Wise man! I went 5 already n I might go 12 if I can!

I went to the movie twice If only I had more time Guess I'll sate my appetite for aviation with Ace Combat

@@guts-141 That’s exactly what I did 🤣. Ace Combat fills that need!

Damn your such a sheep

I might see it again on the bigger screen.

Yea, I didn't get that. Phone on the bar is a problem or it's just how you signify generosity? Also; she points to a sign about disrespecting a lady. Is she one of the anti-smartphone crowd?

@@alm2187 the sign said "disrespect a lady, the Navy, or put your phone on the bar and you buy the bar a round". Putting the phone on the bar is rude, as it clutters up the bar, making the bartender's work harder. It's a space issue.

@@juliakarczewski8875 thanks. Now I get it

@@alm2187 In US military, there is a tradition in an officers club. This being one.

It is based on what bar your at different bars have different rules

BINGO!! 15 Seconds less than required!!

And this in my opinion is the best scene of the movie.

Several? He cut off 10% of what everyone said was impossible. Being I was on the Enterprise and an F18 ordnance man in the Marines… the moment when it pops up on radar and everyone goes silent…. I blurted out unintentionally in a packed theater “oh hell no” right before the line “who the hell is that”. It registered to me so instantly from being familiar with the equipment and displays, it processed in my mind what was going down literally in fractional time.

Hear, hear!!!

Rooster wears same kinda shirt like his dad wore

I was guna comment this glad you mentioned it, it was the best dialog call back in my opinion

Every time I caught a reference to the first Top Gun I'd let out a little squeak and my hubby would look at me like "what's wrong?" LoL...but I didn't want to talk over the movie, so after we left I had to go through all of the references...

@@d26075foxy I did the same thing, but the person I went with was like "why the fuck are you laughing? what's so funny about this?" They didn't realize I was giggling with glee and joy at the callbacks, and not necessarily the humor.

Wow I hadn’t even noticed that!

Great success to movie 'Top Gun:Maverick'and Your actring is in top of the stars🤩🌐Congratulation🎆

In the movie he is the fastest man alive, but he may not have the record of flying at the highest altitude within Earth's atmosphere.

I sincerely hope that many of the younger stars in this blockbuster movie get some decent gigs after this movie. None of them came out before the movie to tell us what a bunch of horrible racist bigoted monster we are.

I was going to say something similar!

This is absolutely the best movie. I'm older than him(72) and I am Tom cruse, 1968 Navy Vietnam but not a pilot, but he made me famous. Top gun pilots and Navy seals are the best bad asses around. Maybe someday I can meet him.

@@tomcruse5731 WoW! You Sir, are one in a million! Like what are the chances?! Anyways, my respect to you and I guess this is tribute to your service as well as all your other men and women.

I noticed this too. I also think they replicated the facial expression/camera angles as in the first film. Someone had a toothpick and the look.

That was addressed in the video.

ZERO 'woke' crap, yet strong awesome women and black people, etc. This is exactly how it should be done, instead of all the creepy propaganda that is flooding Hollywood these days.

There *was* bad language, but it wasn’t cringe worthy n

I was so glad the “sex scene” was handled the way it was, classy. Way too much porn going on in movies these days!

In addition to an absence of gratuitous nudity or bad language, there was as also a refreshing absence of forced diversity and woke political messaging. Yes, there was a mix of ethnicities and there were female fighter pilots, but they were simply there as part of the team, just like in real life.

@@baldieman64 Exactly. So many shows I see these days seem to have nearly 50% black people in the cast... That's not very representative of the US' real demographics...

Same. We just bought tickets for our third showing tonight. This movie does it right, period.

@@universalsoldier2293 I've seen it 4 times now and I'm contemplating a 5th before it leaves the big screen. I'll wait a few weeks and see if I'm in the mood for one last showing.

@@davidthomas-ot4cl dont think, just do! i've watched it 5 times!

@@Nps1191 I'm with ya! Saw my 5th screening at Imax this morning!

Went to a theatre that had a Screen X that I had never heard of. Center screen was like an IMAX screen but when first flight scene opened the scene expanded on the walls to the left and right. Awesome experience.

Do you really think these young pilots, born in the late 80s and in the 90s, know the words to a song from 1957?

@@overundersidewaysdown it's an iconic song even without the movie. play it at a bar and you'll hear crowds mouth the words and joyously hi-five each other as if they've been friends forever. it's the kind of song that galvanizes strangers to some magical commonality. as soon as the song ends, you'll notice the crowd disperse back to their own groups but all the while still having a glint of smile from the bonding experience. trust me, bro.

@@jayd2655 I don't see that. MAYBE with a more recent song like "Mr. Jones," by The Counting Crows, which I think would have been a better choice, and fresher...especially after all these years. I appreciate your reply, though.

@@overundersidewaysdown well it works if they have all seen the first Top Gun. Oh wait… never mind. 😀

That was a live take as well, it’s in the soundtrack listed as performed by Miles Teller.

Wow, nicely spotted! That's a real Easter Egg for sure. A nod to the legendary SR-71.

The Skunk Works still exists.

Kelly Johnson. Brilliant designer.

Yeah, I caught that too. I was just a week early at the Smithsonian and remember seeing that skunk on the SR71 in the museum, so that also stood out in my mind.

Darkstar was actually designed by Skunkworks

I will see it for the third time this Thursday and I’m also already planning on seeing it a fourth time haha

Tom Cruise looks GREAT at 60!! If you go back thru some of the Top Gun Maverick short videos you can find the one that references the “past” and “present” looks of the actors in the first Top Gun film!! Tom Cruise is the ONLY ONE that has “aged well” the other actors are either too old or have let themselves go and have gained an enormous amount of weight!! Which of course is not what you want to see on screen today; especially in this second and final Top Gun movie!!! FYI… I absolutely loved this movie, in fact I am a retired lady and also a widow. Because I have so much “time on my hands” I watch this movie, Top Gun Maverick EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! What can I say; Tom Cruise still looks GREAT in a pair of jeans!!🤩🤩🤩

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Absolutely!! I grew up in So Cal in the 70s with the original Tomcat Squadrons pilots for neighbors and friends fathers. With the B and D models, still the best we've ever produced. "Anytime Baby forever!"

I was in VF-101 in NAS Oceana when it was filmed. My boyfriend was at Miramar on DET and saw it being filmed. Such memories!

For Rooster to say ‘why are the wings moving?’ Would absolutely never be said by a Navy pilot.

In the 90s I was married to a electricians mate 2PO who was a green shirt. He worked below deck mostly. We went on dependent's day cruise in CA. They had the F14s on the flight deck and we were down below when they took off. That roar and the heat from afterburners was insane. The shaking was enough to nearly knock you off your feet. Oh n they handed out ear protection beforehand. I took pictures afterwards next to them. Incredible planes.

He is “still a captain” long after he should have been promoted to flag rank. In real life, the Navy has an “Up or Out” promotion system where retirement is mandatory if you hold the same rank too many years in a row.

I made the comment

@@CountArtha sometimes a guy is so good a pilot they let him stay around Obituary in Harrisburg pa paper few years ago about a guy who was a navy pilot 1943 - 1972 , ww2, 3 tours Korea , 3 tours Vietnam, 30 years, all but his last off Essex class carriers , 30 years, retired as a Commander I think he really was on the “old Oriskany” Viet nam era mentioned in the first top gun movie He clearly was one hell of a pilot, and clearly was the “put in hack twice, lost qualification as section leader “ type guy Well maybe today he’d just been drummed out

Why ask when you're going to do it anyways that way they can't say no lol

YES!!! I get up and do the kick every time I hear the song! 🤣😂

The black ‘enemy’ planes were USAF F-5s, an attack variant of the two-seater T-38 trainer. Early in the movie.

And the director too. He kept Tony's direction alive.

Ok...I'll watch it again to see if I can find it.

I thought that was him

I noticed the 412th Test Wing too. That's an Air Force test unit not Navy. So I'm assuming Maverick may have been transferred to serve temporarily with that USAF test unit for a while (probably as part of joint exchange or something, especially since sometimes both branches would have their student test pilots attend the other's test pilot school).

I also thought it's Iran for this reason... plus the US is constantly trying to prevent them from making their own nukes. Those 5th gen fighters could be just a unit borrowed from friend Russia to improve air defence of that specific area.

@@geminiXXX excellent point or possible China, but since one of the movies financiers is from China Highly unlikely

It was a single F-14 in a hardened shelter... The SU-57's are Russian; that speaks more to whom the enemy is..... Russia.

@@starmc26 True SU-57’s are Russian, and Russia is the only country that currently has them in operation and there is snow… Again the F-14 is still only in service with Iran, and in the briefing you can clearly see what looks like 4-6 F-14’s I would still lean more towards Iran, or a splinter state in Northern Iran as the stretch of land between the Caspian and Black Sea, which has mountains and snow but also holds the country’s of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijani. Either way this is a fictional story, and a great one at that.

How about some Star Trek References for extra points? 1. Mav, like Kirk, disobeys orders, keeps getting busted down to rank of Captain, because he doesn’t want a desk job, wants to be in the air. (Won’t be happy unless you’re going Mach 2 with your hair on fire). Second, like Kirk, Maverick keeps cheating death to live to fly another day. In real life, The only other country to fly Tomcats was Iran, a country with nuclear weapons intentions.

Even I lost my shit when I heard the RWR go off in the end

Exactly what I was thinking. Rooster got the pins out for everything but being unfamiliar with the F-14, didn't arm the ejector seats. Well spotted

And that 20 mill still sounds like a blasted M-60..... BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT, anyone?

@@marcothommen2484 only movie to get that right was final countdown

well unless they both repacked their parachutes the ejection process would have had a pretty messy ending, they are on the aircrew, not in the seats....eject, seat seperation, splatto will have to watch it again, they look like hanging diaper bags

Or from a divorce from her ex-husband.

Right. That's the best way women get muscle cars 🙄

ello, did you say hello, no but thats close enough.

I was wondering what song that was in the background.

I think so.

I watched the movie again last Friday and that David Bowie song is Let's Dance.

Lockheed actually told a small team to develop something feasible for the movie, they were involved in the Darkstar

@@Bogeyatyour6YT I saw the skunk & Lockheed name on the Darkstar throttle.

@@Bogeyatyour6YTThe skunk works were mentioned in the movie credits.

Also they Rooster didn't hold the Circuit breaker down until it let out all the magic smoke....and shame on you, you are always an Avionics tech! just one out of work 😉😁 My favorite scene in the first one after getting out of the Navy is hearing over the radio a request for a Mode 4 check...I always loved mode 4 check on night ops

damn, you used almost all the words...leave some for other people to use

@@Cougar139tweak Forgot about the Mode 4 checks. I did tons of those.

Wisqpod

Wow.

Glenn , 2 n’s Good analogy though connecting all the backgrounds Flew with Ted Williams in Korea

I read somewhere that at the actual Top gun, if you get caught quoting the movie, you get fined. I don't remember how much, but I don't think it was very much, like $5. Not sure if that's true or not, but I thought it was funny.

OMG ! Is this a real Tom’s reply ? I watched this movie in L.A movie theater ( AMC movie theater in El Segundo). all my friends and family back home in Taiwan also are big fans & supporters of this movie, you are a true American proud & hero,hope there will be top gun 3 though, thank you 🙏

Tom Cruise's first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor came in 1989 with Oliver Stone's _Born on the 4th of July._

@@BogeyTheBear That’s really cool to know. That’s one of his top performance, the most darkly side of Tom Cruise. Secondly it was Magnolia to me with Oscar best actor material.

They nominated him for "Jerry Maguire" (not his best work if I you ask me). I think they missed the mark by not even nominating him for "Interview with the Vampire" (if you read the book, he IS Lestat!) or for "A Few Good Men". And I don't even like him very much. But "Top Gun' is one of my favorite films ever, and "TG: Maverick" was just AMAZING!

"Jerry Macguire" was an entertaining drama to me. Now i am digging back some of his older solid stuff with acting performance focused like "Interview with the Vampire" is one of them. I believe there's many not into Tom Cruise as he was decades before anymore. We have too many unique, outstanding & talented celebrities these days. Somehow his attitude in his filming career is what makes us fascinated bout his persistency in doing what he believe. Many of us are touched to pay for his Believing.

It's probably a combo of Russia and Iran, and China creates war with viruses not planes

You make a great point there there was no other country other then the USA to operate the f14

Yes..

Good choice, but F-14 is still better.😉👌

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Most people do not understand the Navy pay scale. They think it is like the Army and a captain is an O-3

He learned from James T. Kirk, don't promote out of a job you like to one you hate.

The F14 also tells us the the bad guy is Iran, the only other country to fly the F14 other than the US.

@@BTMikeMan Although there's a Russian su57, I don't know if it's a real thing being flown

@@BTMikeMan It's not Iran, it's Russia.

@@starmc26 So you think Russia would have F-14's sitting on alert at an airbase? You think the US is worried if Russia builds a new processing plant to get INTO the nuke business?

@@BTMikeMan More so than Iran having SU-57'S, Yes, definitely.