Top Gun: Maverick - 捍衛戰士:獨行俠

Top Gun: Maverick (捍衛戰士:獨行俠) is an 2022 film. the movie stars Tom Cruise. Does it matter who else is in there? Of course. The supporting cast include Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, and Lewis Pullman. Ed Harris and Val Kilmer make more cameo like appearances in the movie. This movie is a sequel to the orignal Top Gun movie released in 1986 directed by Tony Scott.



Top Gun Maverick takes place years after the 1986 Top Gun movie. Maverick has now become a Navy test pilot. When a test goes haywire, he is assigned back to the Top Gun school for a mission as his last stop. Not to give too much away, how will Maverick take on this new challenge? Will he come out as the Top Gun?

I caught this at a local AMC in IMAX and it was worth it. The sound itself needs a real movie sound system. I can't imagine getting the same experience at home. It was pretty full but no clapping or any ohs and ahs that I noticed. The soundtrack was really good as it did re-use some of the music from the 1986 film. However, one of the things about the music was that it had a "ding", which really made me think about Taco Bell. I did get over it an forgo my desire for a Mexican Pizza.

This movie was originally set for release back in June 2020. Due to the pandemic, the release dated changed many times before setting down in May 2022. The movie itself was mainly filmed in 2018 with reshoots in 2019. That means these actors are 4 years younger than they were when the movie was offically released. I am just glad they got a release date that they did not change.

MacGruber

MacGruber is a 2010 film. The movie stars Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer, and Maya Rudolph. The story is based on an SNL character of the same name. The SNL character is a character based off the successfully 1980s television series, MacGyver.

MacGruber has been in exile for the last 10 years, since the death of his wife. But a new treat to the US has arisen that forces the hand of an high powered General to bring him back. Once back, MacGruber tries to bring down the current villain whom is also an old villain. With the help of his late wife's best friend and a hot shot recruit out of the FBI, he seeks to take down the treat.

The movie was crude and rude. I remember MacGyver fondly and the version in SNL was way more in line with that. When you give it a whole a movie, there is a lot to fill in the blanks with. And what they did was no good. Not a successful transfer from SNL to the movies.