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Top Gun: Maverick - surprisingly good
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Posted on May 24, 2022 at 15:24:00 | ||
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Location: Hong Kong Joined: August 8, 2001 |
No not good in a film art way but good in a summer blockbuster way. And I didn't much like the first one. Basically, you come for the planes and hope there is enough storytelling and a plot holds together enough to make sense. Basically, it's as this reviewer noted. "The ultimate Gen X Dad fantasy, in which a 50-something gets to outsmart and outperform the younger generation's best and brightest." I don't think it's as good as the rave reviews it's getting over at rottentomatoes: Many 4/4 and 5/5 star reviews. I'd put it more as a ***/***** which is my threshold for a recommendation. Some of the music from the original film is back. There is no bad guy - you never know which country they are fighting - must keep everything PC but I suppose it doesn't much matter to the pilots - they have a mission to carry out - the target is irrelevant (I guess) and so it's a bit of an odd mix of 1980s mentality and modern-day enlightenment. Still an enjoyable ride - deserving of a big-screen viewing - I went on Tuesday here for $65 HKD ($8 USD) and it included free popcorn and $15 ($2) for a soda/ So can't complain. |
RE: Beachcomber..., posted on May 31, 2022 at 21:09:18 | |
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Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010 |
Big fan of Val. He is lucky to be alive. |