Top Gun
I haven't watched this one in a while. This review is coming completely off the top of my head.
The first thing that comes to mind is gay. Top Gun is full of homosexual innuendo. It's hilarious and fitting. When there's that much testosterone, you're going to get homoerotic undertones and gay jokes. It's a surprising bit of reality from a high concept movie.
What makes Top Gun even better is watching it when you're 6, when 90% of these joke go over your head, then becoming a teenager and discovering the comedy. Dialogue like "This stuff gives me a hard on" "Don't tease me" is priceless. I was completely oblivious as a young lad. There's a lot of gems in the script and a lot of chemistry between Cruise and Kilmer.
The volleyball sequence is priceless. Bunch of macho dudes shirtless, sweaty, flexing their muscles. All to the tune of "Playing with the Boys." As the only man shirted, I wonder if Anthony Edwards was emotionally scarred by this scene.
On first viewing, the aerial combat sequences are intense and impressive. At abotu the fifth watch, you begin to realize that all of the scenes are the same 6 shots used repeatedly. Kudos to the editors for the deception, but overall disappointing.
Who the heck are they fighting anyway? Based on the outfit, they look like commies. Is this something that happens often? Dogfights between countries during a time when there is no open conflict? Where's the press on this story?
I never bought Goose's death scene. Just doesn't seem that plausible. Isn't the cockpit specifically designed to go back, away from the cockpit, not up? If it goes up, wouldn't Maverick hit it too?
The soundtrack for Top Gun might be one of the best ever compiled. "Playing with the Boys," "Danger Zone," "Mighty Wings," "Take My Breath Away." It's the soundtrack of my dreams.
Review: 2+3+2+3+3 = 13
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