REACTING to *Top Gun: Maverick* THIS IS THE BEST!! (First Time Watching) 80s Movies

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James and Ninetailedbrush are reacting to Top Gun: Maverick and this is the best! What a great sequel to the classic 80s movie, Top Gun. Tom Cruise returns as Maverick to train a new class of Top Gun graduates and Goose's son, Rooster. He also meets an old love interest played by Jennifer Connelly! Enjoy this first time watching reaction video!
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[@michaeljacyna1973]

This movie clearly hit you guys hard, as it should. But imagine having grown up with the first one, pretending you were Maverick and Goose on the playground with your best friends, or climbing trees with your brother and pretending you were getting into jets to shoot down some MIGs.... and then finally being able to see this sequel as a 40-something. This one hits me VERY hard.

[@whitenoisereacts]

I can only imagine myy man!!!

[@TheCmducks]

You said it brother

[@izukumidoriya8600]

That was his my Dad was but he saw the first one when it came out when he was around his 20s and he watched the new one at around 60 with the level of excitement as a 10 year old in a room full of puppies

[@Xethuron]

I couldn' have put it any better. Being born 1980, growing up with the first one, seen it hundrets of times. When I saw Top Gun: Maverick in theaters I had cramps in my cheeks from grinning ear to ear and swollen eyes from weeping. I'm so looking forward to the award season, especially for Lady Gaga's "Hold my hand" as Best Song.

[@MG-jv7pe]

Totally!!! Us oldies who grew up watching this, man what a trip down memory lane lol Living in Mira Mesa (about 5 minutes from Miramar) back in the day was so fun lol my friends & I were the obnoxious middle school girls in the theaters giggling at how cute the guys were in the original top gun lol

[@trinaq]

I really adored how they brought back Val Kilmer as Iceman, and brilliantly incorporated his real life condition into the plot. His single scene with Maverick was one of the most touching and emotional in the entire movie.♥️

[@floppsymoppsy5969]

Right!!! I loved it!

[@st0n3p0ny]

True. You know that was his son doing a voiceover? Nailed it. I had no idea.

[@accordgolfer]

@@st0n3p0ny I thought it was a digital recreation of his voice

[@st0n3p0ny]

@@accordgolfer apparently his son does a spot on impression.

[@biguy617]

That scene made me cry.

[@carolmartins7361]

Went to the theaters, never saw that many Dads crying in my life lol it was amazing, I’m happy Cruise waited to have the right script.

[@dwmy3825]

Hahaha Top Gun is The only movie that makes us cry

[@davidgrehan2557]

@@dwmy3825 that's right bro!

[@trinaq]

They really did a stellar job in casting Miles Teller as Anthony Edwards' son. They look so alike, down to the moustaches!

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

He bodied that role fr

[@catwmn2345]

You can try to convince me Meg Ryan and Anthony Edwards didn't have a kid together in the 80s that later took the name Miles Teller to make it on his own, but I won't give in easily.

[@nicolasbaron4506]

Top Gun: Maverick is the perfect culmination of what we (or the general public) loves about Hollywood. It’s a perfect popcorn movie, the like we didn’t see for a while now. It’s more than just 80s nostalgia, it’s a throwback to why people went to the movies in the past.

[@SadPeterPan1977]

I don't get the "like we didn't see for a while now" comment. Most movie releases today are nothing but popcorn movies. Disney have made a fortune churning out popcorn movies for the last decade. It's the less porcorny stuff that's harder to find in a cinema now. Where this film is a throwback is that it's the kind of unashamedly pro-US military film that the 80s pumped out regularly due to the US Government policy of the time of providing access to their military hardware to filmmakers whose films made them look good.

[@juansolis4796]

stop it!, I'm gonna cry..

[@IsabellaN777]

@@SadPeterPan1977 well, we're not talking about the military aspect. What we mean by that phrase is these days, movies are focused too much on the casting checkboxes, and the CGI, but the plot quality is subpar and the effort on the plot isn't done in parallel of other stuff. Your first focus should be THE PLOT, and when you nail it, then you can move on to the rest. Because a film is an avenue of telling a STORY. When you lose the balance, then there's no story to tell. It's just boring and not entertaining. And it's pointless. This movie's casting IS diverse, so they've ticked that, but the plot is great as well, and hence it doesn't feel "in your face" because the focus here is first and foremost the plot. It's when the focus is only on checking boxes that it's very obvious the audience isn't interested because people go to see film because they want to be entertained by a story. e.g. if I'm a Tom Cruise fan, even if he's in a movie (say, the recent The Mummy he was in), I probably will skip seeing it since the story is crap, even though he's in it. If that makes sense.

[@eyezaropin1304]

@@IsabellaN777 Now that, was a respectful and very well-spoken explanation/response! 😁👏👍

[@flubber1557]

@@SadPeterPan1977 the thing is while top gun is a US airforce/navy military movie they dont push any political or social propaganda. If your gonna use disney as a reference than just look what they did to light year. They specifically changed the movie script for 1 character. It completely changed the dynamic of the interaction between buzz and the character in question. Then there is marvels she hulk. They ruined she hulk making her promote feminism with her cat call conversation to the hulk. The hulk is probably the 1 person who should understand the pain of being targeted. People tend to think the hulk was created during the gamma explosion. However, hulk was a split personality banner formed as a kid after being abused by his father. It was only able to take control and get the super power aspects after the gamma explosion. Not to mention bruce has been on the run since becoming the incredible hulk and become a victim of being the "bad guy," among every situation he is around. She hulk was a female impowering comic without the feminist mind set we see now and disneys marvel ruined that now.

[@alfonsoplugo]

According to former Top Gun instructor Dave Burke, who was an advisor to this movie, the majority of the flight scenes are practical and were flown by current Top Gun pilots. The pilot who was flying as Maverick, was Blue Angel pilot Frank "Walley" Eisser, who is the best low altitude pilot in the world.

[@sunniejmh]

I got to see a Blue Angels air show as a 7 year old with my grandparents, and a pilot stopped to sign my little pink baseball cap that day. I'll never forget it. It was an incredible spectacle, and experience I'll keep forever. 💙💛

[@dinkoz1]

Well for tower flyby in first ONE they were drawing straws, everyone was so greedy for that once-in-a-lifetime chance to do it. The only better one was the actual flyby over the apron of the civil airport by the SR-71.

[@yxeaviationphotog]

Walley was flying for all of the extremely low scenes. There was actually another Navy pilot that flew as Maverick, for other scenes.

[@wrswrftp]

I mean the whole dogfight was cvi obviously but still really impressive

[@k338914]

@@wrswrftp Even the dogfight is almost completely realistic. E.g. the maneuver where Su-57 grazes the rocket is called "Frolov's chakra" and considered a trademark of Sukhoi family fighters (although has been performed once by an F-22 and once by a J-20). The idea to "go low to confuse his targeting" is on point because '57 just spent both his heat-seeking R27/AA10 rockets and is left only with radar-homing R73/AA11, and low-altitude interference (especially in complex terrain like the canyon) actually does mess up radar signals. F-14 can withstand more gunshots than Su-57 due to the former's hull is made with steel/aluminium while the latter's is with plastic composites (much better for weight and stealth but much worse against direct weapon penetration). And the final Hangman's arrival is the classic example of an over-eager pilot (third '57) sleeping on a wildcard in the dogfight.

[@justinp.5941]

One of my favorite things about Top Gun is the value it puts on human life. We have so many movies with ridiculous risks where the universe hangs in the balance, and those are fine, but to have simple human life be the biggest risk to the movie makes it so real and personal. One of the best movies made in the last decade!

[@leyland2725]

The very reason why Terminator 2 resonated universally. The value of human life.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

“You need to teach them how to work as a team, and how to strike the target.” “And how to come home… and how to come home, sir.” “Every mission has its risks, these pilots accept that.” “I don’t, sir.”

[@bessarion1771]

1. These were F-18s Super Hornets, which replaced F-14s (from original Top Gun). The Newest Ones are F-35s (you can see a couple of shots of them in the opening Sequence). The adversary (Russian) airplanes are Su-57 Felons. 2. Yes, this was Tom Cruise's private P-51 Mustang (he also has a jet pilot license). 3. Penny Benjamin was referenced in the first movie as the "Admiral's daughter" a couple of times at the beginning of the movie. Maverick did a "high speed pass over several control towers and one Admiral's daughter." 4. The boat is J-124 racing sailboat last made in 2003. The cheapest price on line currently is $300,000. 5. Arguably the best movie of the last 10 years. Maybe 20.

[@melk6049]

Also...Penny's Porche that she's leaning on at the end of the movie is super expensive as well...that bar must be making mad profits...

[@bessarion1771]

@@melk6049 Or Daddy Admiral is making $$$ in the defense industry... or as a lobbyist.

[@paulleach3612]

@@melk6049 It's a bar near a military base; how can it not make money?

[@bessarion1771]

@Dayspring OK, would "the most entertaining movie of the decade" satisfy you?

[@crash406]

@@paulleach3612 Bars & tattoo parlors, kids.....booze & tats.

[@jasonmagee3458]

Penny was mentioned in the original. She’s Penny Benjamin, the Admiral’s daughter whom Maverick made a high speed pass at.

[@priscilabee583]

Yes, Meg Ryan mentions Penny in the piano scene when she is talking to Charlie.

[@Rmlohner]

And at that time, Jennifer Connolly was making Labyrinth at age 15. Don't think about that too much.

[@randywhite3947]

@@Rmlohner huh? That had nothing to do with the movie?

[@Swordsfor200Alex]

@@priscilabee583 His Captain on the aircraft carrier when he busts his balls for disobeying orders says, "and one Admiral's daughter" > Then Goose leans over and whispers, "Penny Benjamin?"

[@randywhite3947]

@@Rmlohner also it’s Connelly

[@TwoMenandaCanoe]

I like how you referred to it as the mature version. That is exactly how I thought of it. The original characters and the movie felt cocky and immature. This felt grown up.

[@whitenoisereacts]

It was awesome dude!!!

[@ReeseMacalma]

Exactly! It felt like we grew up with the characters as well. Hits harder that way, in retrospect.

[@priscilabee583]

I burst into tears in the cinema a couple of times and smiled like a looney tooney the rest of the movie, it was just such a good movie!

[@georgechapman9688]

Watched it in cinema, it's rare these days to walk out feeling like you want to go back in and watch it again.

[@bonesnapper93]

The love interest in this movie was actually mentioned near the beginning of the first movie. I had no idea she was even mentioned until a day after i saw the sequel, so its cool to see the writers expand on the first even if audience may not remember until a rewatch

[@Tr0nzoid]

Yeah. Three years ago when I first heard about her character being in the sequel, I thought it sounded too convenient and was generally skeptical at the time. It all worked really well in the end.

[@chenstormstout9456]

Yep Penny Benjamin.

[@dmanimousprime3858]

I saw this THREE times in the theater and just realized who she was! Arrgh! Mind blown. Thank you for this!

[@lfreeman4612]

In an interview the actors who played the fighter pilots said that they were given the option to change their call sign and choose something themselves, but apparently through a series of amusing events (that they did not divulge) they each earned the call sign they already had. The only one of the actors to change his was Hangman, apparently it was originally something over dramatic like 'Slayer' but after talking to actual Naval aviators he was told that there is a difference in style between naval aviator call signs and Air Force call signs. The Air Force tended to choose names like Slayer, spine crusher, etc while the Navy's were less graphic and dramatic. Then after talking with his fellow fighter pilot actors he decided through general consensus to go with Hangman, a name he apparently also earned through an amusing event. Also if you look at the design on his helmet, it has letters missing like an actual game of Hangman.

[@whitenoisereacts]

It’s super clever!!! I love that!

[@Spudeaux]

@@whitenoisereacts The story I heard was that Glen Powell was hanging out with some of the pilots at Fallon, Nevada (currently home to the actual Top Gun school & where the desert scenes were filmed) and met a guy with the call sign "Noose". He had to ask the story behind that one, and apparently when the guy was in 7th grade, he had a date to the homecoming dance and was super nervous. One thing he was nervous about was one of his... parts... getting out of control, so he tied a string around it to try and keep it down, and it was bit of a painful & embarrassing failure if you can imagine! Then Noose became Hangman.

[@clarkbarrett6274]

AF and Navy aviators don't pick their own call signs. They are picked for them - because of something they did - and they stick forever. And they are almost NEVER flattering.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

Objectively, this and Catching Fire are my favorite sequels of all time. This was great in theaters. The cinematography stood out as well as the soundtrack. I liked Val Kilmer’s appearance. They respected him and his character and his condition without mocking it. I loved the stunts more in this one because you can see whom is whom and they made them more realistic by the audience hearing the characters struggle to breathe due to increase or decrease of altitude. The homage to goose was well done and do agree Miles Teller did phenomenal as his son. What made this movie even better was they focused on what made the original great, but made corrections to what the audience did not like.

[@janellelives5158]

Totally!

[@kratoscallofduty]

I took my daughter to see this in the theater. As soon as the first song started, I got goosebumps (no pun intended). I told her, and she said "Really?" I nodded. People who weren't around when the first film came out can't really understand how nostalgic and good this movie was.

[@1c3sly13]

That song gave me chills when I first saw the original film. I know what you mean.

[@maryellenshock]

I cried when goose died! I saw him hit the hatch, - I knew he was dead!

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

Seen this film 15x. I'm from the generation who watched the OG as a child. This film is already a beloved classic. One of the 20 best movies ever made.

[@whitenoisereacts]

I wanna watch it again!!

[@dwmy3825]

5 times gong for more Top Gun MAVERICK

[@SplendidSuperman122]

Penny’s a deep cut from a SINGLE line in the first movie. Admiral: “And one Admiral’s daughter!” Goose: “Penny Benjamin?” But yeah this movie is great and the cast is all amazing and Miles Teller has an uncanny resemblance to Goose’s actor that actually kind of unnerves me-

[@nocalsteve]

Mav: We’ll, there was that one time…” Carole: Penny Benjamin! Mav: What? Carole: Goose told me all about that time you went ballistic with Penny Benjamin. He tells me about all of them!

[@javix2013]

One of the most important things to note is that the flight scenes with the actors were real, they were in the cabins and in full flight, I recommend seeing behind the scenes, impressive! Anyway, in general shots of the planes, some were true and there was also a lot of CGI, especially in the very risky scenes or maneuvers, because obviously and by common sense, the army would not allow so much risk filming with their planes because they are very expensive, but everything was so well integrated into the movie, the practical fx, the real thing and the CGI, that it all looks quite realistic.

[@clarkbarrett6274]

....Navy.... (Not Army).

[@adroX17]

I love all the emotional reactions to the scene with Iceman followed immediately by the excited reactions to shirtless beach sports

[@ArdenBijou]

Having been named Maveric after the original movie. This was the biggest wait of my life. I was hoping so badly that it would be good. Was completely thrilled at how amazing it was and how well it’s doing in theatre. Also Penny wasn’t in the first one, but she’s mentioned twice. She’s the admirals daughter that he got in trouble for

[@clarkbarrett6274]

Did your parents not like you? (Just quoting the original)

[@dwmy3825]

@@clarkbarrett6274 hahahhahhaha no he is a naval aviator

[@dwmy3825]

TOP GUN MAVERICK has hit the THEATERS again in some countries in the south hemisphere

[@tashrif46]

26:50 people forget how great of an actor Tom Cruise really is. The scene was emotional, short and perfect knowing Val Kilmer's real life complications with throat cancer. Love that scene so much.

[@blockbusterunderground]

Their final mission was basically the Death Star trench. That being said - one of the most entertaining films of the year. Great vid lads!

[@CoffeeMatt10]

Which itself takes inspiration from Dambusters.

[@crash406]

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[@ryanestes7331]

My favorite part was where Luke and Wedge got shot down but they managed to steal an ARC-170 from the death star hanger bay

[@pauljeffries8529]

They had the courage to have a happy ending with no-one dying during the mission. That's how you subvert expectations. I remember when the first trailer came out, it almost looked like a scene for scene remake and I didn't have high hopes for an engaging movie. I'm glad it turned out to be it's own thing while building on the original. It really deserves the success it is having at the box office.

[@sunniejmh]

We walked out of the theater absolutely GOB SMACKED. My partner works on F-18's as a navy mechanic. (He's one of the green-shirts on the flight deck). He did two deployments so far on an aircraft carrier (what they landed on.) His insight and experience working on and maintaining fighter planes made this movie all the more special for us. So glad you both liked it as much as we did!! He's currently stationed in WA state and they shot some footage out here on Whidbey Island Naval Base and held a small premier of the trailer with production crew for families out here at the movie theater on base. This was way back before COVID.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That’s so cool!!!

[@sunniejmh]

@@whitenoisereacts ☺️!

[@USMCplzzz]

Instant timeless classic, this movie. With Hollywood how it currently is, I’m hard pressed to find anything I didn’t like about this movie 🤷🏼‍♂️ Good reaction

[@KiwiGirl941]

I truly appreciate how you're reacting to this film. My mom served in the US Navy in the 80s (same time as the original Top Gun film) and my dad in the RNZAF so these movies are special to me. I love that you love them too ☺️

[@whitenoisereacts]

Well thank your parents for their service!!! That’s awesome.

[@KiwiGirl941]

@@whitenoisereacts haha everyday!

[@vigato3839]

I cried so bad at the part when Rooster says it's what my dad would had done and Mav's reaction to it !

[@Concetta20]

Every time I see this movie I experience all the heart pounds and the chills, no matter how many times I see it-same with Jurassic Park. That’s how you know you got a classic movie on your hands.

[@lokir9959]

This movie had no right being such a great sequel. I never really held the first movie in high esteem but after this it’s made me appreciate the characters and movies a whole lot more. Also I can’t help but love that the sequel is basically a mission impossible mission in the sky

[@Swordsfor200Alex]

The Top Gun school moved to Naval Air Station Fallon, NV in 1996 ten years after Top Gun came out. Penny Bengamin is named as the "one Admiral's daughter" in the original movie by his Captain aboard the aircraft carrier while getting his balls busted for disobeying orders and saving "Cougar & Merlin". Goose leans over and whispers, "Penny Benjamin?" They don't see something in him. They know, he is a rogue, renegade, flying comes natural for him. He was the best pilot ever but due to other circumstances Iceman won the trophy. Ice knows who the best pilot is he ever saw. It was Maverick. Iceman makes Admiral because he was by the book only - never ruffled feathers - career ladder climber. *The sailboat scene they couldn't shoot it in San Diego because the weather was too nice. They had to sail the boat up to San Fransico to get the wind and waves for the scene. * The end flight is actually Tom Cruise's own P-51 Mustang.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That’s really cool!!!

[@hafeya]

FYI, that P51 at the end actually belongs to Tom Cruise. He's a rated pilot. For obvious reason, the Navy wouldn't let them actually fly a F18, but the inside shots were all the actors in the back seat of the fighters.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

Civilians are not permitted to fly military aircraft. But you know if he was allowed to, Cruise would’ve been flying the F-18 😂 he learned to fly a helicopter for Mission Impossible: Fallout. The only problem with filming all the cast in the backseat - for the two-seaters, the perspective is the same for the pilot and the WSO, and you can see that in the position of the wings in the shot behind them, when really it should look like one is in the front and one in the back. That’s the only downside though.

[@crash406]

@@CoffeeMatt10 The Navy told him that the ONLY way he'd fly an F18 on his own would be to join the Navy, go through their Officer Candidacy School (OCS), and successfully complete Flight School with grades good enough to be assigned the F18.

[@turntaab5364]

The planes with two crew members generally carry more sensitive targeting and tracking equipment, the back seater is there to handle to more complex stuff so the pilot can focus on flying.

[@Bender2497]

They carry the same targeting/tracking equipment in the single seat as well as the two-seat versions.

[@6ix782]

the two seaters are used for missions that have a high task saturation like the one in the movie. In situations where the pilot needs to focus on flying the back seater can handle the other part of the mission. Flying takes so much mental capacity and in such high stakes situations its to easy to fuck up the tiniest thing and screw it all hence the back seater being there to split the workload

[@Bender2497]

@@6ix782 I flew single seat Hornets when I was active duty, and the single seat pilots do everything that the dual seat pilots do with one exception, FAC-A. There was no FAC-A in the movie. In fact, Maverick was able to do the mission on his own during his part where he stole the aircraft.

[@6ix782]

@@Bender2497 fair enough, however i would say maverick was still struggling when he made that run. why leave it up to the single pilot to do all the work pulling 10Gs AND lasing for the bomb. Might as well have a backseater whos job is soley to land the shot while the pilot keeps airplane not in the side of the mountain. Just seems like it raises the chances of success

[@Bender2497]

@@6ix782 I'll really ruin the movie for you....when the Navy shot a bunch of TLAMs to destroy the airfield, they could have also used the same TLAMs to destroy the target that Maverick and team were flying to hit. But that doesn't make for a very good movie. And you won't ever hear of a single-seat pilot say that they ever struggled to hit a target because they didn't have a backseater. That's not in our vocabulary.

[@cheeseninja1115]

4:18 The hypersonic plane at the beginning is technically not based off of anything that exists, as officially the movie got real Skunkworks engineers on to design "a plausible hypersonic jet". In reality most people know of this projects actual existence as the SR72 "The son of the Black Bird". It is meant to be the next generational step from the SR71 that was the super sonic spy plane into the Hypersonic speeds. Now the government has denied the existence of this project but a few 3d renderings from its original pitch before being classified are still out there on the internet, and have lead to may theories on its true design and abilities.

[@lilbrother45]

From what I’ve heard from friends I have in the Air Force, this is as close as the govts gonna get to showing their hand with “aurora”. Aurora is real but the public will never see it.

[@cabbage8189]

I enjoyed this movie a lot more than I expected to, and seeing it in theaters was really something else. Especially that first scene with the jet takeoff dislocating the roof from that building, the ENTIRE room shook. And that entire last act with them completing the mission, my heart was in my throat the whole time and I caught myself holding my breath countless times. I really thought someone was gonna die, and I'm glad my expectations were subverted ("Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once, everybody lives!") Also as soon as I saw Bob on screen I immediately thought "that's my guy" lol

[@whitenoisereacts]

Agreed!!! We love Bob!!

[@ravenzyblack]

The actor is Lewis Pullman, son of actor Bill Pullman.

[@peterl7807]

Go watch this in the theater, it's on another level.

[@Boromir9]

The plane at the end is a P51 Mustang & it's Tom's own personal plane.

[@sethhachmeister6543]

So this movie hit on a different level for me. My brother is a WSO (like Bob) in real life. He just earned one of the very few spots to go from WSO to Pilot in an F-18 and this movie was so awesome to see. I honestly cried at moments being so proud and realizing that this is what my brother does. These jets are so incredible to see up close and when I got to be there for touch-and-go's (aircraft carrier landing practice) it was an amazing time. Great reaction to a great movie.

[@shainewhite2781]

It's now the highest grossing movie of the year, $1.4 billion dollars at the box office.

[@nicolasbaron4506]

@@John_Locke_108 It faced Jurassic World: Dominion, Elvis, Minions: The Rise of Gru, and Thor: Love and Thunder, but it refused to drop off.

[@dawudj2286]

Competition ??? Doesn’t matter not much competition it could have had. There has been hundreds or thousands of movies since release of cinema and this movie is like the sixth or so highest grossing movie of all time .Usually movies like this don’t gross that much money. It’s usually Marvel or something similar.

[@shainewhite2781]

@@John_Locke_108 JURASSIC WORLD 3, Doctor Strange And The Multiverse Of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Minions: The Rise Of Gru, etc.

[@timothyhedrick5295]

Here is the answer to the one-seater / two-seater question early on: The F/A-18A and C are single seat aircraft, while the F/A-18B and D are two seaters. The B model is primarily used for training, while the F/A-18A+ and C/D models are used for attack, tactical air control, and forward air control and reconnaissance missions.

[@whitenoisereacts]

Ohhhh ok!!! Cool!!

[@CoffeeMatt10]

I have to correct you slightly. You’re referring to the “Legacy” Hornets. The ones used in the movie are the E and F Super Hornets, made after Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in the mid 90s. They basically upgraded the A/B/C/D platforms, made them bigger with more fuel storage, better range, upgraded radar, and an extra weapon station under each wing - the “Legacy” Hornets could carry up to 10 air-to-air missiles, the Supers with the extra stations can carry up to 12. They’ve done similar with the F-15 (the Strike Eagle supposedly can carry something stupid like 24 air-to-air missiles!). Hangman’s Hornet at the end is loaded with 8 air-to-air missiles (2 sidewinders on the wingtips, 4 AMRAAMs underwing and 2 AMRAAMs on the fuselage), 2 laser guided bombs, and THREE external fuel tanks… the Super Hornet has the nickname “Rhino”, Hangman’s plane lived up to that nickname.

[@timothyhedrick5295]

@@CoffeeMatt10 Thanks. I was actually responding more to the reactors' comments regarding single/dual seating and the variants' capacities for that. Did that change with the advent of the Super Hornets? Or were there still single/dual seater variants.

[@Bender2497]

The Navy no longer flies the A-D legacy model. And when we last did, we used primarily C/D models for both training and normal OPS. When I was instructing in Miramar, we only had two B models out of about 45 aircraft. All the rest were C/D. I later instructed on the east coast (Oceana) and we didn't have a single B, only two A+, which outside of the old Blue Angels are very rare to find. The Marines are moving away from them in favor of the F-35B/C. The Marine Harrier pilots are transitioning to the F-35B model while the Marine Hornet pilots are moving to the F-35C. You won't find a single F/A-18A-D in this movie, they are using the E/F models. Cheers.

[@J_Drix]

In a time where superhero/comic movies are perhaps, "too much" of the norm, this was such a breath of fresh air. Saw the first movie a lot in the early 90's growing up and i'm ngl, tears were shed watching this in theaters. There's a lot of great things to say about this movie - the one thing that struck me harder than the scene with Iceman was seeing Rooster becoming Mav's RIO in the F-14. They even got him to say the same thing Goose tells him in the first on... "C'mon Mav, do some of that pilot sh*t"

[@benjaminwinberg9372]

You said everything needed to be said about this movie. But the thing that made me love this sequel, that you might not have considered since you saw it recently, was that it was nostalgic. I came out of the cinemas with the biggest smile and I just felt happy😇

[@MG-jv7pe]

I love that they cast jennifer connelly as penny benjamin and how they brought their very long off & on relationship to life. And Iceman, what a great cameo by Val Kilmer. I was in middle school when the original was released and my girlfriends & I were at the theater ever week that summer giggling like a bunch of boy crazy preteens lol I love that you noticed this is the mature continuation of maverick and the top gun story. I’m sure they did that bc the “core” audience (mostly GenX and Xennials) has also grown up and we are in those situations where we’re not the youngest at whatever career we’re in and we know the younger generations are hovering for our positions lol This is a way to acknowledge Mav’s expertise while simultaneously recognizing the new crop of fighter pilots are not just “green”.

[@CitizenoftheWorld1]

Easily one of the best sequels ever. And the best movie of the year along with The Batman

[@whitenoisereacts]

Agreed!!!

[@moriellymoproblems7842]

The Batman was mid.

[@494Farrell]

Still got all emotional watching a reaction, love this movie.

[@beckyjohnson5045]

I purchased this movie yesterday. Today I was watching it for the fourth time, but paused it to watch your reaction. Thank you for sharing!

[@Henry-fn1zw]

this movie came out in may and its still making a million each day. It might catch black panther. Thats longevity right there🔥

[@JVTrickypants]

This movie was AMAZING and probably the best sequel I've EVER EVER SEEN!!!

[@wxgrad]

While the "Enemy" countries are never named specifically, Soviet Union for Top Gun. Iran is a likely candidate for TG: Mav since they are the only nation still flying F-14s from the 70's.

[@paratus04]

For OG Top Gun a semi-hot conflict with Libya had been going on in the real world. The dog fight was supposed to be similar to that conflict. The “MIG 28s” were of course built by the USSR and sold to client states. (Of course the MIG 28s were actually US F5/T38s.)

[@wwoods66]

In the original, the carrier is in the Indian Ocean, so the Soviet Union is too far away to be the enemy country. Iran is the obvious candidate, though it's never named.

[@theanathema3062]

And the geopolitics of unsanctioned nuclear plants, via nato treaty’s works too

[@theanathema3062]

@@wwoods66 in the original, the director said that it was intended to be North Korea that they were fighting in the final seen

[@CoffeeMatt10]

“Rogue State”. Could be an element from combined nations that has built itself a uranium enrichment facility, and scored itself some 5th gen fighters to upgrade their fleet of surplus/obsolete aircraft.

[@lathspell87]

Yep... now you HAVE to see it in theatres. Literally 40% of the epicness of this movie is lost on a small screen. The sound of the jets and the stress you feel during those scenes is amazing. Also, I was the same way both times I saw it in a theatre. I was smiling like an idiot the entire time, and I was always one who thought the original was good, but I wasn't a massive fan or anything.

[@BSGNZ]

The way they handled Val Kilmer in this was FANTASTIC.

[@st0n3p0ny]

That roof breaking and lifting up was real. The flyby destroyed that whole set.

[@adroX17]

and Ed Harris actually took that pressure wave to the face - legend

[@st0n3p0ny]

@@adroX17 The legend. If I had one complaint with TG2, it's not enough Ed Harris.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

@@st0n3p0ny kind of wanted him to be on the ship with Cyclone and Warlock, and have a similar acknowledgment to Maverick as Cyclone does.

[@st0n3p0ny]

You can never have too much Ed Harris. Just watched The Rock again.

[@CathleenMJennings80]

I did't know Val had cancer!!! He's my childhood! If it hasn't been recommended yet, PLEASE watch Top Secret! It's his first movie - it's a spoof movie - and he really sings in it.

[@jamesm654]

"Bob" is actor Bill Pullman's son. Looks just like him.

[@patmolinie2529]

Penny is the admiral daughter we heard of in the first movie ;)

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

In the theater...that movie was amazing, one of the rare time Imax might be needed to appreciate it to the fullest ! You really feel they use real jets with the angle of the camera...top 5 movie this year !!

[@CoffeeMatt10]

I saw it 6 times in theatre… but only the 6th time was in IMAX - having seen it 5 times already and still be completely blown away from seeing it how it was MEANT to be seen, that says it all.

[@michaeljacyna1973]

Gotta say.... Goose loses a few cool points by essentially naming his kid "Brad Brad"

[@yxeaviationphotog]

You watched Honest Trailers, right? 😂

[@michaeljacyna1973]

@@yxeaviationphotog Yeah I chuckled when they said that too lol

[@Juneforten]

Loved this movie, saw it in IMAX. Still get really emotional and start tearing up every time I watch this movie. This movie is epic. I’m a Tom Cruise fan. Just love TC. Will surely buy the video once it’s available. Thanks for the review. ❤️❤️❤️

[@williambryan3346]

The WW2 plane that Maverick works on and flies is Tom Cruise’s own P51 Mustang.

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

I absolutely loved this movie, I saw it with my Dad (same as the first one) in the cinema pretty late at night and we literally could not sleep afterwards 🤣 the adrenaline was too much

[@Elemental_Entity]

Top Gun is in Nevada, it moved there from Miramar in 96. In the film Coronado/North Island is where they were stationed for mission training and eventual deployment. Penny was mentioned in the first film. Penny Benjamin. In the Navy, new male pilots are called BOB until they get a call sign, so technically no chance he would have that call sign in his position. Val Kilmer beat his throat cancer and no longer has it, but yeah, he can't really speak. It is a P-51 Mustang at the end. Glad you guys waited for the review, thanks for that, and for sure see it in theaters with good sound.

[@carolinedoyle7236]

I'm 47 and have waited since 1986 for this! One of if not THE best sequel I've ever seen! Our local cinema showed both movies back to back on Friday night, it was great fun 😃

[@marshallprince2583]

The test plane in the beginning of the movie is a fictional plane based on the SR-71 blackbird, which first flew in 1964, but wasn't introduced to the public until '66. It's top official speed is 2,200 (mach 2.86),but it has been known to reach speeds greater than mach 3.It had a regular cruising altitude of 85000 feet. It cost $33 million to build in the 60s, which would be much more today. It was officially retired in 1999. The engine technology used in the test plane in the movie does exist, though, and can reach speeds up to mach 9 or more. Theoretically, it could reach speeds up to mach 20, but the trick is building a vehicle that won't disintegrate at such high speeds.

[@dwmy3825]

Tom Cruises mindset is AT another LEVEL HE STRIVES FWD NO MATTER WHAT

[@MrCmad1104]

I just finished watching it and I freaking loved it. I was three when the first movie came out. It was still being played in my household when I was six. I remember on the weekends late at night re-enacting the dog fights during the movie with models I made. This movie is so much better because it brings back a lot of the original things and people from the original. It’s a great flashback. When I saw they were going to steal a Tomcat… I flipped my s**t!!!! That has been my favorite fighter jet since I saw the original. Every time I go to any aircraft museum or the Nimitz in San Diego I spend the most time at the Tomcat. I really didn’t think this movie was going to be as good as it is. They had me thinking Maverick was going to die sooooo many times. I am glad he didn’t though but would understand.

[@whitenoisereacts]

I was SO SURPRISED he didn’t die I thought for sure he was a goner lol

[@harrywhittingham7753]

Thanks guys, was looking forward to your reaction for this movie the most. Definitely one of the best sequels ever and so well done considering the time gap from the first. The perfect mix of nostalgia and new. Hope they bring out a new Top Gun game, if not will have to dust off the old one.

[@jjkcharlie]

Best acting ive seen Tom Cruise do in a long time. That scene with Val Kilmer gets me.

[@IsabellaN777]

To me personally, I think that Hangman was more similar to young Maverick. Super cocky/smug, very wild/unpredictable. Doing things on his own like leaving his wingman. Like past Maverick did. That's why he made that passing comment "leaving your wingman? That's a strategy I haven't seen in a while". Looking back at this, there were A LOT of throwback/references/easter eggs to the original movie. Like, so many! Including Penny Benjamin herself.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That is sorta true. Maybe a combination of the two? He at least played the iceman role in this film

[@IsabellaN777]

@@whitenoisereacts true that! Iceman also has some cockiness in him, but a bit more of a rule-follower than wild Maverick. And Hangman's kinda like that too.

[@artloveranimation]

Wait wait wait, Val Kilmer?! That was him! Aww 🥺 He also voiced Moses in "Prince of Egypt."

[@zachboyd4749]

That prop plane that Mav works on and flies in the end is a legend of aviation, the North American P-51 Mustang. In fact, that’s Tom Cruise’s personally owned P-51! Other aircraft include: Boeing F/A-18E (single) and F/A-18F (tandem) Super Hornets Lockheed-Martin F-35C Lightning II Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye Grumman F-14 Tomcat Sukhoi SU-57 Felon. Lockheed-Martin SR-72 Darkstar (Fictional) Mil Mi-24 Hind

[@whitenoisereacts]

This is really cool!!! Thanks for putting these!!

[@zachboyd4749]

@@whitenoisereacts Happy to help! Btw, if you ever wanted to see a good movie where the P-51s are in their element, I'd highly recommend 2012's "Red Tails!"

[@logsf18]

Fun Fact that fly over at 5:06 was a one shot take. They only got one take and that was it

[@Gimrivi]

Bob is the only realistic call-sign 😆

[@carlrogers9544]

"I like Bob." YES THANK GOD FINALLY

[@ryans413]

I like that they put the sailboat scene in the movie because it’s something Maverick dose not know how too doo. Makes him human and not come off like he can do anything.

[@diandiaz9026]

My son enjoyed it watching at home but I saw it in theater and I really think there’s no better way to experience it than that

[@angelixzs_xo]

The F/A-18A and C are single seat aircraft, while the F/A-18B and D are two seaters. The B model is primarily used for training, while the F/A-18A+ and C/D models are used for attack, tactical air control, and forward air control and reconnaissance missions.

[@bucy21]

The aircraft in this movie are are Super Hornets. E’s single seat and F’s two seat.

[@jarekmiller4337]

Top Gun: Maverick is not only one of the greatest sequels ever made, but one of the best movies in years. Focused on being a fun and entertaining movie with a legendary performance from Tom Cruise and the new cast was memorable, and the jet sequences was epic especially on the big screen.

[@michaellueneburg2261]

Seeing Rooster as RIO in an F14 saying what his dad said, "come on Mav, do some that pilot shit!" was one of the best moments in cinematic history. This is an absolute masterpiece! And I'm calling it best sequel ever!!!!

[@differencemaker242]

Go see this in the theater if you can guys. It's probably still playing somewhere. It's a great experience.

[@kevinmaurice6018]

Great job by Hangman addressing the Elephant in the room With Mav and Rooster. The mission needed it.

[@declaneric]

So there are four original F/A-18 Hornet models, A, B, C, and D. Models E and F are the more modern Super Hornets (they're actually called "Rhinos," an informal nickname, to eliminate confusion from Hornets in flight operations and radio calls) A, C, and E are single seat. Single seaters are the fighters used primarily in missions. B, D, and F are dual seat. Dual seaters are primarily training craft, they often have identical flight controls front and rear for that purpose. One of the physical differences the second seat adds is lower fuel capacity to make room for the extra seat, and lower landing weight due to the lower total fuel weight.

[@Shax22132]

With this sequel taking so long to be made and coming out so many years after the original, I wasn't sure how good it would be. Thankfully, my fears were very unfounded; as you guys said, this goes straight onto the list of the best sequels of all time, and I would argue it's one of the best movies, period. Thanks for the great reactions, discussions, and video.

[@Kayoss13212]

Too bad this didn’t come out around the time of Disney/Star Wars. Lol. Disney definitely could’ve taken some notes on this movie for Star Wars.

[@DjJokerr]

Saw this movie 4 times at theaters. IMAX, DOLBY (which was the best experiance!) , and twice at regular screening. My favorite sequel after Terminator 2.

[@jbdragon3295]

I saw it a number of times, but on ScreenX, a 270 degree view is the best!!! You have jets all around you. Like being in the middle of it all.

[@daredevil272]

I WATCHED THIS MOVIE AT THE THEATERS AND I LOVED IT👏👏🔥THE MUSIC IN THIS FILM WAS FANTASTIC AS IT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS😁👍. LADY GAGA, HANS ZIMMER AND ONE REPUBLIC DID A AMAZING JOB. THE PLANE FLYING SEQUENCES WERE SO WELL SHOT👏.

[@jimmyzee7040]

Don’t forget The Who !

[@daredevil272]

@@jimmyzee7040 YOU MEAN I FORGOT TOM CRUISE?

[@evtyler]

First time watching your channel. Your reaction was P-E-R-F-E-C-T!!!! We got to watch the movie with you (great balance of watching and reacting)! I was 16 when the original came out. So cool to see you guys enjoying this movie!

[@whitenoisereacts]

Welcome brother!!! We got lots more awesome stuff coming!!!

[@estil333333]

The plane at the end is Tom's. Jennifer hates flying but felt safe with Tom flying it.

[@edwinmachado7964]

Guys watch it in the theater please

[@sguinn91]

This movie was an experience in the theater! I'm glad you guys had a blast with this!

[@Momo_0_o]

I saw this in theatres 3 times but do I have chills in anticipation clicking on this video!? hell yeah I do! Let's goooooo!!!!

[@jill4067]

If it's still playing in a theater near you, please go see it. I saw it twice in the theater and it was well worth the money I spent. Amazing to see it on the big screen!!!

[@whitenoisereacts]

I’m gonna go see it now in theaters

[@louhillen8254]

@@whitenoisereacts What did you think?

[@Diablo22967]

29:13 The football scene really shows the difference between how Maverick views training vs how Cyclone views training

[@sinalisa2011]

I’ve only recently watched this series and I fell in love with both movies. I think this sequel gave just the characters the right closure and development in the way that they needed. I only watched the first movie just the day before going to the theater to watch the second one, and I just cannot imagine the thrill and nostalgia that og fans must have felt who truly grew up on the first movie. Watching your videos made me really want to watch this movie again and I think I know what I’ll be watching over the weekend now 😆 (I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I just want to say that you guys are my favorite reaction channel all over the YT. I love all the commentary and analysis you guys provide while doing your reactions. Thank you for doing it and I really hope you guys keep up the great work!)

[@rio20d]

I am blown away watching Top gun Maverick, the aerial fight is just amazing, practical effects apparently that they are using and not overused of CGI, I watched the behind teh scenes, its amazing how Tom Cruise and the cast even took like 3 months flying lesson prior doing this.

[@kissmy_butt1302]

It is amazing how many people miss the Skunk Works logo on the tail of the plane and on the stick.

[@spaghetti9845]

One glaring inconsistency in this move is that early on in the briefing he is talking about radar guided missiles however, they only use flares as a countermeasure which are only effective vs heat seeking missiles. I can only speculate the reason they did it that way is because dumping flares looks like more sensational than a cloud of chaff.

[@zfgdun]

I worked the flight deck.. Kennedy, Washington and Nimitz. Was an F-18 and EA-6B maintainer. Luckily I worked the deck before the F-14 was phased out. Got to work with the 14 guys on deck and on land. Was fun

[@robkoenig3355]

Penny Benjamin was the Admirals daughter Meg Ryan was telling Charlie about at the bar while goose was playing the piano , also all the actors were required to actually fly in the jets for the camera work

[@skyhorseprice6591]

P-51 Mustang. One of the most iconic and beloved warbirds from WW II. IRL Tom Cruise owns and flies his own P-51, & that was his plane at the end.

[@bambamnj]

You are correct "Top Gun" school has been moved from Miramar in San Diego to Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada. Guess even the military wanted to get out of California.

[@IsabellaN777]

YAS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU GUYS' REACTION TO THIS MASTERPIECE!!

[@AdderTude]

Maverick commenting on the "leaving your wingman" strat was a callback to the first movie when he did the same thing. Viper splashed him, and now Maverick got to splash Hangman. Also, Val Kilmer had throat surgery years ago (around 2014) and actually can't speak IRL. They used an AI program to mimic his voice so he could "talk" in this film.