Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Movie Reaction | FIRST TIME WATCHING

“It's not the plane, it's the pilot.” Today we are watching Top Gun: Maverick (2022) for the first time! Top Gun: Maverick is directed by Joseph Kosinski and stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, and Val Kilmer.
Pete Mitchell, AKA Maverick, is asked to lead a special mission involving Top Gun's elite fighter pilots. Among those pilots is Rooster, the son of Maverick's fallen wingman, Goose.
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Hi there! We're Eric and Sarah, a couple who is on an adventure to experience the wonderful world of cinema. Join us as we react to various genres of film for the first time. There will be plenty of laughs and definite tears, so we hope you tune in!
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[@paulthiel5145]

The plane they used in the final seconds where Maverick and Penny fly off into the sunset is a vintage WW2 P-51D Mustang, actually owned and flown by Tom Cruise himself.

[@jamietaylor5570]

Gotta make it an expense for tax somehow ;)

[@davejay6855]

@@jamietaylor5570 🎵gotta write it all off…🎵the Danger Zone…

[@SSIronHeart]

The actress who plays Penny I heard had a horrible fear of flying but cruise convinced her to fly in that plane and she's ... ok with flying now.

[@SSIronHeart]

​@@jamietaylor5570also he owned that plane years before this. He is a certified pilot

[@troymash8109]

Tom himself is the pilot buzzing Lady Gaga in her music video lol.

[@tfpp1]

3:30 - That moment/effect really happened, not CGI, and Ed Harris just stood there and took it like a BOSS.

[@omnipop4936]

Yup. Harris has been a boss since I first saw him in 'The Right Stuff' in 1983 (about U.S. astronaut training).

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

And the added bonus is the roof of that guard shed was not expected to lift up and that it was just a Happy extra .

[@AlphaChinoz]

4:39...? What are you talking about?

[@tfpp1]

@@AlphaChinoz 3:30

[@simonrockstream]

This movie in the cinema was f*cking INSANE

[@EricSarahReact]

I can imagine! It would've been awesome to see it in theaters

[@metroplex7986]

Part of the film's experience is lost by not watching it in theaters. The seat vibrated because of the theater's sound system. Watching it in IMAX was incredible.

[@Torgonius]

You didn't hear the movie so much as you felt it. It was incredible.

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

I love Phoenix and Bob in this movie. She kept up with Maverick through the whole mission and Bob came through in the clutch, then they both made it back. This movie was the perfect sequel.

[@Tenchi707]

Yeah that's called the plot line

[@BogeyTheBear]

First time seeing Bob "Oh, he's the joke character..." Every time seeing Bob afterwards "...Don't you badmouth Bob, evah!"

[@wren7195]

@@BogeyTheBear The man's a stealth pilot.

[@kissmy_butt1302]

Phoenix, Hondo and Warlock all were the grounded characters. Phoenix was like the older sister, Tom Boy. She earned her way there she was written so well and performed so well. She was based came in for the appropriate smack down at the right time. I love the end with Mav, has five. That makes him an ace.

[@RezaREX]

A masterclass in the balance of homage, tribute, and nostalgia without ever detracting from itself and its own story...As someone whose favorite movie was Top Gun growing up this was quite a reward.

[@codagaming9186]

Bob was my favorite in this movie. He was awkward, didn't act or speak like a badass, and wore his shirt on during the beach scene, but then did his job perfectly in the end. It was a really nice subtle way to make a nerdy awkward character not just another joke, but a badass who just doesn't act and speak like a badass.

[@MichaelSmith-rp6ud]

I remember reading an article that commercial air crews play a game to identify the passenger on board who is BOB - best on board. Essentially the most attractive passenger on board. I wonder if the guy with the call sign BOB was subtle hint that he was the BEST of his top gun class.

[@shinHis3]

@@MichaelSmith-rp6ud Don't backseaters have a completely different skillset to the guys in the front? Sry if that's a stupid question. Flying's completely foreign to me.

[@MichaelSmith-rp6ud]

@@shinHis3 I'm not a pilot but I believe you are correct that the guy in the second seat has very different responsibilities than the pilot in the front seat.

[@prashantgurung2635]

​@@MichaelSmith-rp6udThe Guy in The Back Seat Can do The Same Thing Front Guy Does And Vice Verca Rooster Was Wingman For Maverick But he Can Fly Aircrafts Though

[@raziel6896]

​​@@prashantgurung2635not true. The back seater is a Radar Intercept Officer (Navy), Navigator/Weapon Systems Officer (Air Force, IDF), or a Flight Instructor. If they are a flight instructor then yes they are pilots and can fly. The other usually can't fly however. They operate radars, special weapons, and things like that.

[@cbrbruce7161]

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

[@BogeyTheBear]

The last 33 rounds in the gun represent the 33 years between movies (this movie takes place in October 2019, shown by Maverick's calendar at the start).

[@clevelandcbi]

Great observations by both of you.

[@Jzxql]

Love this

[@mars-jr5uu]

@@Jzxqlhii😊

[@shainewhite2781]

Nominated for 6 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing. It's one of the highest grossing movies of the year, $1.4 billion dollars.

[@donkraemer50]

Not being released in China will keep it from being the top grossing movie of all time unfortunately

[@cornelius8617]

Not woke enough to win best picture I guess

[@MatthewJarvis-zw2sz]

Why this movie was not even nominated for best cinematography I'll never understand. Almost every shot of this movie looked like it belonged on a poster for the movie, or in an art gallery!

[@shinHis3]

@@MatthewJarvis-zw2sz Oscars has a habit of including social issues/favoritism towards a participant in its considerations instead of just grading by raw quality. Promoting gay movies that aren't actually good just bc they promote "the right agenda" and Meryl Streep having so many Oscars despite having no great performance I can recall are examples of this. Idk how old you are but I'm 37 and year by year they seem to give less weight to raw quality and more weight to other stuff. Movies that ordinary people like and movies that win Oscars used to align.

[@Benedict649]

I think hangman doesn't need a redemption arc. Redemption arc are for villians and bad guys that turn good. Hangman is not villan or bad guy, he's a soldier and a naval avaitor that in a moments notice will be ready to sacrifice his life for his country. Yes, he's cocky and even over-confidence, but his the only pilot in the team except for maverick that has confirmed air to air kill. Even during training maverick admitted that he's very good. So my point is that since he's neither villan or bad guy ( he doesn't even come close to being a bad guy) he doesn't need a redemption arc. But overall WONDERFUL reaction though.

[@bmw128racer]

Great reaction, guys! 👍👏 The scene where Penny sees the sadness and remorse on Maverick's face when Rooster is playing the piano in the bar always chokes me up. 😢

[@EricSarahReact]

For sure! There were some really great moments without dialogue in this one 🙂

[@akselmani]

Very rarely do movies spend time to show the reaction of someone close to the main character when something happens to the main character. That's kind of sad because It is a great way to evoke sympathy, and they used it masterfully here.

[@arnoldsherrill2585]

The guard post scene actually happened exactly as you watched it, the darkness was actually edited in post-production., And that actually was Ed Harris getting hit by that jet blast IRL, and the set was actually destroyed, but it looked so cool they kept it in the movie.

[@leif712009]

Yah you are right about the nostalgia, I was 15 when Top Gun came out and seeing the sequel 36 years later was incredible . My wife (who knows what a big Top Gun fan I am) asked me if I was going to be ok when we were walking out of the theater I was so emotional! 😂😂😂

[@kevinburton3948]

What a great reaction! So much emotion! So I'm one of those guys so saw the original in 1986 when I was 16 years old and had been waiting 36 years for this sequel. Of course I had *massive* expectations and was nervous it wouldn't live up to them... But the wait was worth it! One of the best sequels of all time! Back in 1986 I was in the Air Cadets (in Canada) studying to be a pilot, so Top Gun is pretty near and dear to my heart- Top Gun: Maverick hit all the right notes! The call backs to the original were obvious but didn't come off as forced or cliché. A friend of mine said it best- "It's like Top Gun grew up!" Loved your reaction!

[@barkingsquirrel1751]

YES !!! "What a movie..." Genuinely one of the best films of 2022. Loved both of your emotional responses during the movie. Great reaction video you two. Keep it going you two !!!

[@EricSarahReact]

Thank you so much! It's definitely a movie I won't forget. - Sarah

[@scottdarden3091]

Val Kilmer had throat cancer, thank God he's cancer free now. They had his son do a voice over for the movie.

[@XavierXSims]

Are you sure it wasn't AI generated, though?

[@scottdarden3091]

​@@XavierXSims Yes it was Jack Kilmer voice

[@scottdarden3091]

When Coyote pulled up over that ridge was awesome in the theater 😊😮

[@jq8913]

Awesome movie and reaction, one of my all time favorites! When Mav arrived at Top Gun they pointed out the enemy had a few F-14s and Jon Hamm said something like "Were not the only ones keeping old dinosaurs laying around" which was a jab at Mav but also hinted at the ending.

[@BryonLape]

Finally a sequel that lives up to the hype and pays proper homage to the original.

[@Dinkdownn]

Tony Scott couldn't direct this one, he's still taking his dirt nap (rip). But Joseph Kosinski really knocked it out the park. So glad you guys loved this :)

[@scottdarden3091]

Penny Benjamin Admirals daughter, bar owner, sailboat owner, Porsche owner, Beautiful!! What's not to like?😊😊

[@JohnSmith-wh2ob]

Goodness gracious GREAT BALLS OF FIRE Edit I really love penny’s character and the relationship with maverick rekindling and even the love scene is really well done it’s less about the act it’s about the companionship and just laying there talking is super intimate

[@michaeltrivette1728]

I love Top Gun. I saw it in 1986 when I was 14. Top Gun is one of my favorite movies ever. Saying Top Gun is a great movie IS a bit of a stretch. Saying Top Gun is a great 80's movie however is right on the money. I'm sure kids my daughters age 17, prolly think Top gun sucks. Growing up as a child of the MCU, I get that. However... TOP GUN Maverick has no right being this epic. I'm floored by how good it is.

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

Great reaction and such a great movie! The amusing thing for me that almost no one seems to get is that Hangman is Maverick as he would have been in this era of single seat warplanes. The main thing that kept Maverick from being what Hangman was is that Mav always had Goose, who was his conscience in some ways, riding brakes on Mav's worst impulses and making them not so bad. Mav was responsible to and for Goose, and since Goose was his only family Mav usually held himself in check so he wouldn't let Goose down. Hangman didn't have a back seater to be responsible to and for, so he could go all out to prove he was the best he could be and better than everyone else, which justly earned him his callsign: because he'd always hang you out to dry to prove you weren't as good as he was. Luckily, and thankfully, Hangman learned the important lesson about teamwork through Mav, who uniquely understood Hangman's driven personality. Hangman's character development was a very well done part of the movie too. In an early script, Hangman was to be Ice's son. I'm glad they scrapped that. In the F-18 scenes, professional military pilots were doing the actual flying, but the back seat cockpits were set up to look like the real thing. The tech advances for getting us inside the cockpit with the actor were amazing! And the actors had additional duties to their usual acting as they had to test and make sure the cameras were set and focused properly, that their makeup was good, and that the shots were as near perfect as possible. The director had the toughest time since all he could do was stand around and wait until the day's flying was done, then collect all the day's filming out of the onboard camera systems and take it to watch for the first time then and make notes for the next day's flying. The actors actually had to go through an intensive training program to prepare them for flying in the fighters. I imagine there was some vomit hosed out of the cockpit after some of those maneuvers. Even though the actors, from what I remember, were never taken above 4G, that's nothing to sneeze at. Especially over time. I know the Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds near where I grew up in Charlotte, NC is said to max out at around 4Gs, that's just for a short period of time. The WWII plane Cruise was working on at the beginning and flying at the end of the movie is his own personal plane that he is licensed to fly. He took members of the cast and crew up in it for fun in between work. That had to be a blast. Val Kilmer, of course, had been fighting throat cancer in real life, but it was important to have him in this movie and he wanted to be there. His voice in the scenes was a programmed synthesized voice, but it was perfectly his voice as it might be. It was so good to see them as such close friends, and to know that Ice had constantly been Mav's guardian angel, keeping him in the service no matter what Mav did to get himself dismissed. And it showed a lot of how well Ice really understood Mav, and explains a lot of Mav's behaviors in the early movie. Mav is basically suicidally depressed when the movie starts, but he's not the suicidal type, so he looks for situations where he can go out doing what he does best, but he fights to survive anyway because that is his nature. Ignoring how he feels (typical man, I know) he focuses on something else that he can control: flying. All Mav has is the service. He has no family. Even Goose's family he's not close to, though we only learn why as the movie advances. The Navy and the people he works with, best shown in Hondo, are the only family he has. So he pushes beyond Mach 10 because the project is going to be shut down and he'll lose the team/family he's been working with and, knowing as he does that Ice has been fighting cancer, he is aware that his long-term guardian angel might not be able to keep him where he needs to be. His time is running out, and he's well aware of that, so if he stays in pure Maverick mode and pushes juuust a bit more, and a bit more again, then maybe he can go out doing what he loves before that is taken away from him too. So he does. But he survives. And his guardian angel is still able to shift him back to someplace he needs to be. And, whether this was Ice's grand plan knowing who all from Pete's history was there or not, Mav ends up where he needs to be to reestablish a will to live beyond the military. Reestablishment of his old family with Rooster. Rediscovery and, much more importantly, a new appreciation of an old flame (mentioned but never seen in the original movie). And suddenly Mav has every reason to not die in the cockpit. So, of course, he must go and do something that could very easily make him die in the cockpit. In a Hollyweird full of shallow and dull movies and shows with shallow, poorly done scripts and no actual thought behind them and shallow, unrealistic characters who only change in shallow ways if at all, a movie of this great depth made me so happy to see. I can watch it again and again and love it still. So very well done. For all the concerns I've had for Tom Cruise's weirdnesses in the past, he is absolutely a glorious hero for making this movie happen.

[@omnipop4936]

Although the scene is only choppily shown here, in the actual movie the most emotional moment for me was when the missiles are coming at them and Rooster runs out of flares and is basically a sitting duck, but then out of nowhere you see Mav pull up above him to send out flares to save him but then Mav himself gets hit. The strength of that older, wise generation of pilot, looking out for the younger ones. Gah, it hit so hard, I just lost it at that point. Mav truly was trying to be the father that Rooster didn't have.

[@Roller-Ball]

Very good.........95% miss who Penny was..

[@chade7669]

She too thicc now

[@steriopticon2687]

Really!

[@scottknode898]

I don’t think that many should have missed that she had a relationship with Maverick and was talked about in the original Top Gun and even Stinger said fly bys over 5 control towers and one admiral’s daughter to which Goose said Penny Benjamin. Pennys name was brought up by Carol (Gooses wife) to Charlie and Goose said to her it was supposed to be a secret when she said Maverick went ballistic with Penny Benjamin.

[@starman6280]

@@scottknode898 Goose did not ask, he made the statement.

[@scottknode898]

@@starman6280 I changed my comment if going to be a big deal but he did ask Maverick her name when whispered it to him before Stinger said “and you asshole you’re lucky to be here” to Goose

[@tomh779]

Watching this in theatres was an experience my dad loved the original and I've grown up for the past 25 years watching it with him. Went with him to see this and it was insane from the minute Tom Cruise popped up to thank people for watching it in theatres to the credits just blown away. My dad said it was neck and neck between the original and this for which was better. For me Jennifer Connelly is always a plus so gorgeous!

[@Tenchi707]

This should have been seen in the theatres, people don't know what they have missed out on

[@YoureMrLebowski]

38:07 sarah, you do an amazing job of holding back tears. normally i would encourage a reactor _not_ to hold back, but your struggling is very emotional regardless. 😢❤️

[@Tenchi707]

Feeling emotions is literally our biggest gift and storytelling is the greatest invention

[@Khay-77]

Hangman flew like Maverick would when he was his age. It's a nice twist of the new Iceman character and he was right to call out the tension and past of Rooster and Maverick. It was jeopardizing the mission and the team by not getting it out in the open.

[@TraditionalVibe]

“It makes me feel nostalgic…” You’re experiencing how the ‘80s felt, the vibe of both the original movie and the era in general carries straight into this one - *that* is what you’re feeling

[@vovindequasahi]

Great great movie and I loved your heartfelt reaction to it! Awesome to see Val Kilmer as Iceman in this, and with Val recuperating from the cancer and rehabilitating his health we will probably see more and more of him on screen from now on, so I'm looking forward to that!

[@jgrado3]

This run gets even more crazy when you consider their max ceiling is 100 feet. The F-18 wingspan is just under half that and they are flying through these canyons at speed which means their wings are more or less pointing straight up the whole time with 30 feet of clearance to a side. It’s literally like threading a needle that’s fighting back.

[@CDRhammond]

Being a prior F-18 E/F pilot I can say the aircraft is not the dinosaur this movie makes it out to be. Its capable of not only taking on but defeating a fighter like the SU featured at the end of this movie or other aircraft like the J-22 flown by the Chinese air force. Now if its up against another American pilot inside something like the 22 or 35 well the Hornet is going to be in trouble.

[@xadrach]

hangman isnt iceman, hangman IS maverick from the old movie

[@MsAppeljack]

Hangman's character was written after the actor auditioned for Rooster and did not make it. Tom Cruise wanted him in the film so had the writers write a character based on Iceman AND Mavrick. The best pilot WAS Hangman, ego and all ;) besides Mavrick of course. Cheers.

[@BMWfan86]

Fun Fact-Glen Powell (Bag Man) fell in love with flying after shooting this movie. Tom Cruise paid for Glen Powell to take flying lessons.

[@jeffsherk7056]

I went to an air show at Forbes Field in Kansas (near Topeka) in 1985. Four F-4D Phantoms from the Kansas Air National Guard took off from a runway we could not see, and flew over the enormous crowd at over 600 knots and maybe 200 feet altitude. I cannot describe to you the noise and the shock wave that slammed into everyone as the jets flew over us. I caught sight of them a split second before they were they passed over us, without any sound, as the sound wave did not reach us until about one second later. The noise alone was powerful and completely overwhelming. I can't imagine how bad it would have been if they had had bombs to drop as well.

[@NewTypeDilemma01]

7:16 Actually, by law Navy captains who are not selected for promotion to admiral must retire at 30 years of service. There are a handful of scenarios in which Maverick might have gotten around this; the most straightforward explanation would be that he was enlisted before becoming an officer, or there was a break in his service and he did time in Naval Reserve. Finally, he could have retired, but was retained in service; it's a rare, but not impossible, scenario which keeps individuals in uniform after statutory retirement.

[@BogeyTheBear]

Another possibility, he was temporarily assigned to be a secret agent for a couple of years under a code name like Ethan Hunt.

[@TimothySparks-mt2fg]

Eric & Sarah, I loved your reaction to this movie. Sarah you were pretty emotionally invested in the movie. It's understandable. When Rooster got shot down you said "THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANTED!" So cute and so sincere. But when he was OK we could see the relief on your face. It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride emotionally. I loved this movie also. I watched it in an IMAX theater, which made it even better. I really enjoyed your reactions. You two have gained a subscriber here. 👍👍

[@rolandsimone2573]

Great reaction as always. Was waiting for this one. Such a solid scene between Cruise & Kilmer (Saw some tears from both of you) A movie we all needed.

[@marshall8802]

Penny was MUCH more a match for him than Charlie in Pt.1. She was an Admirals daughter so she 100% understood the life, the dedication, the attitude and sacrifice.

[@raychlescott3350]

This perfectly balances new story with heart string pulling nostalgia ❤ Being a child of the 80s I was tearing up in the opening credits being the same

[@jjc5871]

Rooster = Iceman Hangman = Maverick

[@rrmemphis427]

Great reaction! I'm impressed that you knew who Penny was. Most of the reactors I've seen don't catch who she is.

[@logic63]

I seen the original when it came out on VHS when I was about 6 and I loved it and still do all these years later so yeah, there was definitely a lot of nostalgia with this sequel. It's the first movie that I've looked forward to seeing in years and it didn't disappoint.

[@revjohnlee]

Hangman had the most realistic call sign. You usually don't get to choose something cool. Instead, your colleagues pin something on you that is reminiscent of some kind of boneheaded stunt you pulled.

[@paulamoya7956]

I saw this in 86 when I was 17 on opening night . Even tho the 37 yr wait sucked it was worth it in the end . How often can u say that about anything ? 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠

[@devoncooper8296]

Great reaction! I saw it in the 80’s and when I saw this one in the theater, I was shocked at how much it just got me in the feels lol. So great!!!

[@technopirate304]

31:00 Fun fact some folks often joke about Tom Cruise’s height. But shorter men and average height women can withstand higher G forces. People of lower height means their hearts don’t have to fight against gravity to pump blood through more actual distance of veins and arteries. So they are ideal for being fighter pilots.

[@greenporker]

Charming reaction to a GREAT film...thanks guys!

[@shanialover]

Sarah, I was stunned that you didn't catch the rare recognition we got. It changed from saying handful of men to men and women. I am thrilled when we do get recognized! 👱‍♀👱‍♀👗👗👠👠❤❤

[@vivek27789]

True..Very True

[@emiliopelaez607]

Great review, guys, one of the better ones I’ve seen.

[@jamesm654]

Would like to have seen a Meg Ryan cameo. Simple phone conversation with her and Maverick

[@clevelandcbi]

Same here. Maybe a scene where hehe tells Rooster the truth about why Maverick pulled his papers.

[@michaelbaez8417]

Great reaction you two. What a rollercoaster right!? Hits you right in the feels. Amazing film.

[@CDRhammond]

The nightmare that is PTSD. There have been times where I feel like I am in the "Lucifer" version of hell just reliving my greatest mistakes over and over again.

[@heather6668]

Great reaction guys. I saw both films in cinema 36 years apart and wow - as good as the first one is and how much I still love it, this one knocked it out of the park. All of the characters were great. All actors were perfect for their roles.

[@CDRhammond]

RADM. Cain used my callsign as his own in this movie, now if only I had shared his rank and left the navy with 2 silver stars on my collar instead of the silver oakleave.

[@shawnfike2910]

That P-51 Mustang is Tom Cruise's personal ones, and was one of the Red Tails' planes. The Red Tails was a highly-decorated all-Black fighter squadron in WWII that never lost a single bomber they were escorting to enemy action. Great story.

[@crazyman7671]

Theres a fan theory that this movie is a prolonged NDE for Maverick. An actual fighter pilot reviewed this movie on YT (Mover and Gonky) and he said ejecting at Mach-10 would destroy you, and if by some miracle you survive it, your spine is shot and you are paralyzed completely. The movie goes through Maverick being put in similar situations from his time in the Service so he can reconcile his mistakes before crossing into the afterlife

[@damon6126]

I just discovered y'all very early this morning and I've already watched a handful of your reactions enjoying each one. The smiles from you two say it all. The commentary back and forth between y'all is top notch and doesn't take away from the video/movie, and the editing is great as well. I've subscribed and look forward to catching up on older reactions as well as seeing new ones, joining y'all on your journey. Best wishes from Texas! 🙂

[@seamustheplatypus]

"That's what my dad would've done." That line... damn...😭😭😭😭

[@JoMammaSmurf]

Imagine enjoying Top Gun for 30 years and then seeing this. It's something you can't describe.

[@John-ws2zr]

Yeah, there were a few times I had allergy attacks watching this. (I mostly get watery eyes when my allergies flare up.) 😁 Great reactions there!

[@arraymac227]

'Tom Cruise is still making movies.' Indy: hold my beer.

[@ssbn401]

Totally agree - TG: Maverick is a better film than the original in almost every way. That's not to downplay the first one, though, which is still great. The sequel wouldn't be possible without the original and it uses so much of the original to heighten key moments and relationships, but it improves on it all. Kinda like how Empire Strikes Back couldn't have happened without A New Hope but was clearly a better film.

[@CDRhammond]

The real fighter weapons school is located at NAS Fallon NV. North Island is the last place any aviator wants to find themselves heading too as that is the actual location of the CNAF's officer (played by John Hamm). The current CNAF got his wings of gold back when the first movie came out and has been flying for the navy since that point though now it's more office work than in the cockpit. The CNAF position is a 3 star Vice Admiral billet as shown in the movie.

[@bigsarge8795]

Awesome reaction to this. My girlfriend and I saw this in the theater three times, and I laughed, I cried.. and I peed a little.

[@spinningredchair8092]

Hans Zimmer kills it again. The transistion from You're Right Where You Belong to Give Em Hell is so good, and really does a good job of capturing that shakey nervousness before the adrenaline kicks in

[@2tone753]

Even in the 1980s or 1990s, pilots from the Federal Air Force (Germany) were in the USA for low-level flight training. During a telephone conversation, one of the German pilots said that he was afraid of training. Normally this is not a common thing to do to relatives. This pilot was an experienced pilot but low flying is extremely demanding and requires constant practice. According to him, the US pilots had multiple levels of experience through multiple training sessions. During training, the German pilot crashed and was killed. This happens when you think that the training, among other things... is “too loud” and is therefore severely restricted. It means the death of people/pilots. The blink of an eye at a height of up to just 10 meters and a speed of around 800 km/h means the difference between life and death.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

9:53 "That's his kid?!" 😲

[@MartinKoucKotouc]

For shooting aerial scenes, the crew used a CineJet aircraft, which is a modified L-39 from Aero Vodochody, Czech Republic 🇨🇿

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Miles Teller as Rooster play as Reed Richards of The Fantastic Four in 2015.

[@scottdarden3091]

If Mavericks choices were strictly about the mission. He would have chosen Hangman.

[@SaffuillaKarman]

Glad to see your reaction to this movie. One thing about story is that the nation that is building the nuclear facility, is not actually named, but is actually real world Iran. It is the only nation, apart from the US, that operates the F-14 Tomcat. They bought them during the reign of the Shah, before the islamic revolution in 1979 and still operate them to this day. They are also very heavily involved in getting a nuclear program for their ballistic missiles set up. So, while it is a great movie on the surface, if you dig a little deeper, it also addresses real world events.

[@notesandlettersbillcushing7741]

The action after the 20 minute mark, I have to disagree with you guys. Sailing like that is heaven to me!

[@kwman69r]

ROOSTER learned to play Great Balls Of Fire just for the movie!

[@Werrf1]

While obviously I hate the guy like we're supposed to, I love what they did with Hangman's character. At first blush he seems like he's the Iceman of this film, but he's not; he's the Maverick. He''s cocky, selfish, naturally talented but terrible at working in a team. They really showed us why Maverick wasn't popular in the first place. Iceman this time was Rooster.

[@scottdarden3091]

Good movie gets the tears, without killing anyone 😊

[@rafael_emmanuel]

Beautiful, wholesome reaction. Ya'll have a good day.

[@ltkauffee]

Great reaction, guys! Love it!

[@YoureMrLebowski]

41:32 whew! 😮‍💨

[@phila3884]

The original movie was my generation. It's cool to see you feeling nostalgia for a movie you just watched. When I heard they were finally? making a remake, I was firmly in the "Wait...No. Why? Don't do it. You're gonna screw it up- it's not gonna be good." camp. I was wrong.

[@jjc5871]

Tom Cruise said himself that he's started working on Top Gun 3.

[@praveenl9655]

Enjoyed your reactions ❤

[@volosh67gayo49]

19:38 imagine waiting +20years 🤣

[@jamesa.7604]

You Guys remind me of my friends also named Eric and Sarah. Lol It was a pleasure watching you guys react to this movie. Well Done, Y'all!

[@thunderspear2251]

46:57 My guess on that hand signal is them telling him to adjust his heading to "3-3-0" (head north-northwest)

[@timothyhedrick5295]

@7:20 "Would that effect your body?" There are a couple commentaries on YT by former Air Force and Navy pilots (triggered by this scene) that indicate ejecting unprotected from an aircraft traveling near even Mach II would likely rip your limbs off and cause all kinds of other likely fatal trauma. The SR-71 Blackbird, on which this hypothetical "Darkstar" aircraft is loosely based (and I believe the Space Shuttle as well) apparently both ejected the pilot/crew in a protective capsule that enabled ejection at speeds up to Mach III. Ejecting at Mach Ten though and surviving? I'm skeptical but I guess the argument could be made he slowed before ejecting/disintegrating.

[@LordVolkov]

Considering the altitude and the way his canopy was peeling away, I think it's safe to say that Maverick dies in the opening.

[@timothyhedrick5295]

@@LordVolkov I'm no engineer or pilot, but I tend to agree. Oh well, suspension of disbelief is an important part of enjoying most movies.

[@BogeyTheBear]

The SR-71 had no escape capsule. The crew ejected in their seats and relied on the pressure suit to protect them. The ejection was far more dangerous for the backseater than the pilot, though. The Blackbird was originally designed as a single-seat plane, and getting a backseater to eject from his spot in the fuselage without breaking his neck upon entering the windstream was never fully tested through.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

40:32 "...the danger zone." 🙂

[@stonepasta5296]

47:47 That move is called "cobra maneuver", mostly for show off at airshows, not in combat. Every fighting jet pilot knows about it. Kind of weird that Maverick and young goose act so surprised when he does it.

[@arraymac227]

Something to notice: first dogfight music: from _CSI: Miami_ another Bruckheimer production...

[@capowable]

The mission was Ace Combat + Star Wars + Formula 1 Qualifying 😳

[@flashgordon10001]

A most excellent reaction. Subscribed.

[@reynaldolorenzo8409]

I’ve never seen anyone miss Rooster in the background in the parachute but both of y’all miss it😂

[@hal4828]

i just watched it for the first time today!

[@bigdaddyeb56]

Great Reaction Sarah & Eric !!!!

[@EricSarahReact]

Thank you! ☺️

[@494Farrell]

Hangman is this movies version of young Maveric, not Ice.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Charles Parnell as Warlock did the voice of Nick Fury in Marvel's Avengers video game.

[@quixote6942]

This was a loving Homage to the Original and not Some Director's "Vision" of a Top Gun Remake or a Studio's attempt to Cash in on another franchise... Well Done. It Reminds me of the Care and Attention to the Ghostbusters Homage, "Afterlife"... ANOTHER Great Movie!

[@technopirate304]

43:04 Glenn Powell who plays Hangman actually played a similar role in the historic movie Devotion Fun fact he and Ed Harris who plays Admiral Caine have both portrayed astronaut John Glenn

[@idimebag_163]

The G force on this speed is huge on human body ( im marine pilot F-84 Thunderjet , F-84F Thunderstreak)