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Though it features some of the most memorable and electrifying aereial footage shot with an expert eye for action, Top Gun offers too little for non-adolescent viewers to chew on when its characters aren't in the air.
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... "Top Gun" is terribly monotonous. Feb 8, 2018 | Full Review…
... "Top Gun" is terribly monotonous.
Kathleen Carroll
The movie, in short, hits its emotional marks, but it does so with such insistence that it feels less like real life than an object lesson in the architecture of the blockbuster. Jan 3, 2018 | Full Review…
The movie, in short, hits its emotional marks, but it does so with such insistence that it feels less like real life than an object lesson in the architecture of the blockbuster.
Paul Attanasio
There are elements that hold up - especially Cruise's blinding charisma. The aerial scenes are still thrilling, and perfectly suited to a giant screen. Everything else? Well, that depends on how nostalgic you're feeling. Feb 7, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There are elements that hold up - especially Cruise's blinding charisma. The aerial scenes are still thrilling, and perfectly suited to a giant screen. Everything else? Well, that depends on how nostalgic you're feeling.
Elizabeth Weitzman
The aerial sequences in Top Gun are as thrilling -- while remaining coherent -- as any ever put on film. Feb 6, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The aerial sequences in Top Gun are as thrilling -- while remaining coherent -- as any ever put on film.
Gene Siskel
Whether you love Top Gun or hate it -- or hate yourself for loving it -- the fact is that when it became the top-grossing film of 1986, Hollywood in its infinite wisdom took all of the worst lessons from its success and overlooked what made it so... fun. Aug 25, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Whether you love Top Gun or hate it -- or hate yourself for loving it -- the fact is that when it became the top-grossing film of 1986, Hollywood in its infinite wisdom took all of the worst lessons from its success and overlooked what made it so... fun.
Chris Nashawaty
Top Gun is about the training of the Navy's best fighter pilots and their blooding in cold war incidents, and the only thing Director Tony Scott has not brought up to date is the story. Mar 8, 2011 | Full Review…
Top Gun is about the training of the Navy's best fighter pilots and their blooding in cold war incidents, and the only thing Director Tony Scott has not brought up to date is the story.
Could Top Gun actually be a portrait of the dark side of American individualism? May 2, 2017 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Could Top Gun actually be a portrait of the dark side of American individualism?
Josh Larsen
Slickly made, it's a fairly entertaining watch that doesn't provide much beyond surface thrills, although many have had fun analyzing its (unintentional?) homoerotic content. May 7, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Slickly made, it's a fairly entertaining watch that doesn't provide much beyond surface thrills, although many have had fun analyzing its (unintentional?) homoerotic content.
Matt Brunson
"Top Gun" works best as a sort of time capsule, a window into a pretty spectacular decade for big-budget filmmaking. Apr 17, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
"Top Gun" works best as a sort of time capsule, a window into a pretty spectacular decade for big-budget filmmaking.
J. Olson
Cruise, the cheesy soundtrack and the stunning aerial photography that marks out its combat scenes are its three main selling points. Feb 22, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Cruise, the cheesy soundtrack and the stunning aerial photography that marks out its combat scenes are its three main selling points.
Jennie Kermode
You can argue that it's a cool movie, but is "Top Gun" a good movie? I'd definitely say "Hell no," topped with "Are you kidding me?" Aug 3, 2014 | Full Review…
You can argue that it's a cool movie, but is "Top Gun" a good movie? I'd definitely say "Hell no," topped with "Are you kidding me?"
Felix Vasquez Jr.
The unashamedly goofy 1986 dogfighting classic flips on the afterburners to make yet another pass on Blu-ray, this time soaring into the third dimension. Feb 18, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
The unashamedly goofy 1986 dogfighting classic flips on the afterburners to make yet another pass on Blu-ray, this time soaring into the third dimension.
Phil Villarreal
Still one of the best action films around.
Super Reviewer
Top Gun is a really good film, and is well worth watching. It is entertaining to watch, as something is always happening. Tom Cruise plays Maverick, a cocky pilot, who goes to Top Gun - for the best of the best. He is quite big headed, and gets the lady he likes .. eventually!!! There are some great moments in this play - funny, happy and sad. It has something for everyone - comedy, action, romance. It is really worth buying this film, as it is great to watch, however many times you have seen it. This film has stood the test of time. It came out about 20 years ago, and yet it is still enjoyed by many people. which just proves what a fantastic film it is! 4 Stars 2-1-2001 (Updated)
One can appreciate the film for being iconic, yet it is frustratingly bland and corny. Though Top Gun is full of action, nothing really happens, and the charming romance that inspires the classic hit "Take My Breath Away" becomes a vague, second-thought.
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