Top Gun: Maverick

[:eek:]

Top Gun Ultimate Fan Collection Includes Both Films on 4K & More (comingsoon.net)

 

[Scarlet Spider]

Top Gun Ultimate Fan Collection Includes Both Films on 4K & More (comingsoon.net)

Gorgeous set. Steelbooks too.

 

[Iceman]

If they do, my only request is they don’t make Teller regrow that mustache again.

Shaving it off could be considered character growth.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Finally saw this... holy ****.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

Anyone else remember the original Top Gun game? It was a childhood staple.

Even the 8-bit version of the theme sounded cool.

 

[samsnee]

What’s the Deal With That Bar Rule in Top Gun: Maverick? An Investigation.

It turns out this bar is inspired by a real place: the World Famous I-Bar, located at Naval Station North Island in Southern California. Reportedly, I-Bar has been a cherished Navy hangout since the 1930s, and it does indeed have a rule against putting cell phones down on the counter along with several other rules that also penalty out to “buying a round of cheer.”

To find out, I got in touch with the Jennifer Connelly equivalent at the I-Bar — a woman named Debbie Stoneman, who has worked there for 22 years.

The phone rule started many years ago, according to Stoneman, when an admiral came to I-Bar and was dismayed to see so many eyes glued to so many phones. It sort of took the place of a previous rule that if anyone called the bar looking for their husband, the bartender rang a bell and the husband had to buy everyone a beer.

Buying a round is not as bad as it seems in the movie, though. The real bar is much smaller than the one in Top Gun, and drinks are only $6.50, so the average round is about $70. In fact, the largest tab Stoneman remembers anyone paying for a round ever was a couple hundred bucks — a relatively paltry sum compared with whatever Maverick pays when he returns the next day.

If people tend to be good sports about buying a round, as Stoneman claims, it’s probably because they were aptly warned first. Following the phenomenon of Top Gun: Maverick, I-Bar has posted signs with the house rules near the front and back doors, making them nearly impossible to miss. Some of the many recent visitors — civilians are welcome, but they need a military escort to get on base — even break the rules intentionally just to live out their Top Gun fantasies.

But what happens when people aren’t such good sports about buying a round?

Absolutely nothing.

“We can’t make anybody buy a round,” Stoneman says. “It’s just a suggested thing only.”

 

[NotNickFury]

What a glorious finish for a glorious movie.

 

[Prison Mike]

I got my Blu Ray copy on Monday

 

[Iceman]

What a glorious finish for a glorious movie.

Amazing run. More than enough for a trilogy of remakes, nevermind one film. Massive box office surprise here and most people I know loved the film.

 

[Dark Raven]

 

[-Arya-]

Late to the party but I really liked this. It’s basically Skyfall repurposed for the Top Gun franchise.

 

[samsnee]

'Top Gun: Maverick' Cinematographer Pushed Camera Technology Limits to Put Audiences in Pilot's Seat - Variety

 

[Deck Rickard]

Late to the party but I really liked this. It’s basically Skyfall repurposed for the Top Gun franchise.

But with way more actual skyfalling!

 

[Babillygunn]

Anyone else remember the original Top Gun game? It was a childhood staple.

Even the 8-bit version of the theme sounded cool.

For me, this was THE definitive NES game. I remember the refueling stage drove me nuts at first but then when I learned how to do it, I couldn’t understand how I struggled in the first place.
Great game.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Gothamsknight]

This movies looks phenomenal in Dolby Vision. Easily one of the best 4ks I've owned. I'll grab the first movie at some point, but I gotta be honest, I was never a big fan of the first Top Gun. It just doesn't hold up that well to me, but the second one is one of the best sequels ever and a massive improvement.

 

[samsnee]

The first one was much more of a character drama. While there was aerial fighting, it’s clear none of them were actually in the jet in the air.

Cruise took it to another level with Maverick to give the audience the real experience of being in the cockpit by making the actors live if. When audiences feel that connection, then it automatically makes for a better movie.

 

[Gothamsknight]

The first one was much more of a character drama. While there was aerial fighting, it’s clear none of them were actually in the jet in the air.

Cruise took it to another level with Maverick to give the audience the real experience of being in the cockpit by making the actors live if. When audiences feel that connection, then it automatically makes for a better movie.

Agreed. And I do enjoy the first movie to an extent. The score is awesome, great characters all around too with fantastic actors. I think if I had seen it in the 80s, it would have resonated with me more. It's a product of the time and I think that's why i feel cold at times when watching it. That being said, I decided to bite the bullet and pick up the first movie in 4K just now haha. So now I have both! $8 was a steal.

 

[Scarlet Spider]

Me before & after watching Top Gun 2:

https://youtube.com/shorts/Cdpaehzawqs

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Despite missing the cinema sound system. I enjoyed this even more 2nd time. Great movie and one of the best sequels ever made.

Surprised we haven’t heard more about a a 3rd movie.

 

[samsnee]

It won’t happen without Tom

 

[Drizzle]

I'm holding out hope that the 4K is on sale for Cyber Monday but I'm not holding my breath either since it only just came out at the beginning of the month.

 

[Iceman]

'Top Gun: Maverick' Cinematographer Pushed Camera Technology Limits to Put Audiences in Pilot's Seat - Variety

Certainly worked to add to the dramatic effect.

 

[Ninjablade]

 

[Iceman]

Can see a bunch of people going back for a final viewing on the big screen.