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Maverick is really good
May 24, 2022, 09:39 PM
redlickranchMaverick is really good
I was able to watch Maverick tonight and it is really good. Sound and action shots are amazing in this film. Opens this Friday.
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May 24, 2022, 09:45 PM
old rugged crossNever liked anything he has done, nothing.
Can't hold a candle to Denzel.

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May 24, 2022, 09:49 PM
ElToroI live pretty close to NAS Pensacola ( where they teach navy pilots and the blue angels are based)
They had a special screening for the aviator trainees the other night. I thought that was very cool.
I saw the original in the theater several times the summer it came out when I was a teen. I may have go to a real theater for the first time in several years to see this
May 24, 2022, 10:49 PM
JohnOquote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Never liked anything he has done, nothing.
Can't hold a candle to Denzel.
I disagree, They are both good actors and both nut jobs.
May 24, 2022, 10:51 PM
1s1kHe’s a nut job but I loved the first Top Gun and the trailer for this one looks amazing. I’ll probably wait and buy the Blu-ray so I can give my system a workout.
May 24, 2022, 10:51 PM
iron chefWe have at least two Maverick threads going on in The Lair.
May 24, 2022, 11:45 PM
reloader-1Unless they are downright treasonous (Jane Fonda), I’ve learned to separate the actor from the acting… it makes movies much more enjoyable.
May 24, 2022, 11:51 PM
bigdealIs he flying a cargo plane full of dog shit out of Hong Kong in this movie.

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May 25, 2022, 12:08 AM
Dave BeanI'll be watching it in iMax this Friday. First movie in a theater in 2 years. First iMax viewing in.... I don't even remember the last time I went into an iMax theater.
May 25, 2022, 01:29 AM
corsairDoesn't this topic belong in The Lair?
May 25, 2022, 06:40 AM
walker77quote:
Originally posted by 1s1k:
He’s a nut job but I loved the first Top Gun and the trailer for this one looks amazing. I’ll probably wait and buy the Blu-ray so I can give my system a workout
They still sell Blu-ray?

May 25, 2022, 06:47 AM
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May 25, 2022, 07:26 AM
StarTravelerarfmel, my first thought exactly. Then...oh. haha
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May 25, 2022, 07:51 AM
stickman428Ohhhhhh a Top Gun thread. I was almost coming in here expecting to argue that Maverick hasn’t been good since he left factory Yamaha.

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May 25, 2022, 09:28 AM
lymanquote:
Originally posted by JohnO:
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Never liked anything he has done, nothing.
Can't hold a candle to Denzel.
I disagree, They are both good actors and both nut jobs.
this,
both are even better when they are in a role that is not stereotypically them
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May 25, 2022, 09:37 AM
gearhoundsTom Cruise is a bit of a douche nozzle and is as nutty as Christmas cake, but to say he isn’t a good actor is nothing but personal bias.
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Rawnyquote:
Originally posted by lyman:
both are even better when they are in a role that is not stereotypically them
I'm still waiting for that spin-off.
May 25, 2022, 01:16 PM
Rey HRHI have two free tickets from eating at applebee's. I'm going to watch it just because I saw the first one.
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May 25, 2022, 01:21 PM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by gearhounds:
Tom Cruise is a bit of a douche nozzle and is as nutty as Christmas cake, but to say he isn’t a good actor is nothing but personal bias.
The problem with Tom Cruise is that he essentially plays the same character in every movie he's in. He does do it well, but I would say that that does not a good actor make.
Compare him to DiCaprio. No contest. The latter
becomes the characters that he is playing vs. the characters becoming Tom Cruise. You don't see DiCaprio in the film, you see the character.
That is the mark of a good actor.
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May 25, 2022, 02:22 PM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by walker77:
quote:
Originally posted by 1s1k:
He’s a nut job but I loved the first Top Gun and the trailer for this one looks amazing. I’ll probably wait and buy the Blu-ray so I can give my system a workout
They still sell Blu-ray?
For sure.
Is Blu-ray a thing anymore?
The streaming market is booming, but movie lovers are still buying DVDs and Blu-Rays. Collectors told Insider that physical discs offer higher movie quality than streaming services do. Even Netflix, which started in the DVD business, still makes money renting discs to customers.