Top Gun Maverick | May 27, 2022 | Catch it in theaters...again on December 2nd! | Comes to Paramount+ on December 22!

[Alex SciChannel]

2 hours ago, Noctis said:

 

What a dumbass.

 

The movie barely had any hand guns at all! 

 

The reason why there are so many mass shootings in America is not because of any film - it's because of the amount of guns available, the gun culture, and the gun lobby. More and more guns are being bought which is why mass shootings happen every other day in the US. It won't stop until there is a massive surge in gun control. 

 

But dear God, the fact that person had the gaul to try and make that comparison is just mind-boggling.

Also the toxic masculine aspect of American culture that makes people susceptible to radicalization. You don't see many problems in Switzerland where gun laws are lax. 

 

And you know reactionaries mauld whenever they see a woman in the military so Phoenix is a welcome addition to Top Gun.

[Eric Prime]

 

[Maggie]

Just now, Eric Belcher said:

 

Thor with three spots. If the movie is good, it could explode

[wildphantom]

Fandango poll crowd more excited for Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie than Tom Cruise as Maverick? Lmao

[Eric Prime]

3 minutes ago, wildphantom said:

Fandango poll crowd more excited for Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie than Tom Cruise as Maverick? Lmao

Her arms tho 😍

[Ryan Reynolds]

1 hour ago, wildphantom said:

Fandango poll crowd more excited for Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie than Tom Cruise as Maverick? Lmao

Fandango polls are as useless as Twitter polls

[lorddemaxus]

10 hours ago, lorddemaxus said:

500m+ is happening

Just came back home from the movie and scratch that. 600m+ or bust.

[Macleod]

4 hours ago, Noctis said:

 

What a dumbass.

 

The movie barely had any hand guns at all! 

 

The reason why there are so many mass shootings in America is not because of any film - it's because of the amount of guns available, the gun culture, and the gun lobby. More and more guns are being bought which is why mass shootings happen every other day in the US. It won't stop until there is a massive surge in gun control. 

 

But dear God, the fact that person had the gaul to try and make that comparison is just mind-boggling.

 

Just want to clarify here who Ty Burr is; he has a decades-long history as a critic/cultural commentator for both EW and The Boston Globe.  

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Burr

 

It's not about corelating just "guns" to Top Gun, but of course the wider American cultural/pop movie history of ambiguous militarism without, in many cases, the real consequences being dealt with.  If true that the enemy in Top Gun is never really identified, that's a cop-out, I'd argue.  

 

Top Gun looks and sounds great, but there's no problem with asking these wider questions...especially of Americans.  

 

People are passionate about what they believe.  Arguments can be made that tie these deeper psychologies to popular culture.  It's worth reflecting on.  

[BruiseCruise]

Or you could just judge the movie on its own merits and not something thats out of its control, this movie was finished in 2019, nobody at the time could tell that russia would invade ukraine or that a school shooting would happen the week of release. The issue in this country is access to guns not the violent content that people consume otherwise all countries would have the same problems

[Alex SciChannel]

28 minutes ago, Macleod said:

 

Just want to clarify here who Ty Burr is; he has a decades-long history as a critic/cultural commentator for both EW and The Boston Globe.  

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Burr

 

It's not about corelating just "guns" to Top Gun, but of course the wider American cultural/pop movie history of ambiguous militarism without, in many cases, the real consequences being dealt with.  If true that the enemy in Top Gun is never really identified, that's a cop-out, I'd argue.  

 

Top Gun looks and sounds great, but there's no problem with asking these wider questions...especially of Americans.  

 

People are passionate about what they believe.  Arguments can be made that tie these deeper psychologies to popular culture.  It's worth reflecting on.  

If you want to do a wide ranging systematic analyses of art's impact on culture, write a paper and get it peer reviewed and published it in a journal. Writing a review is to assess the quality of a piece within the confines of the context it was made.

[WittyUsername]

Well, it looks like Ty Burr’s review was deleted anyway. 

[Macleod]

1 hour ago, Alex SciChannel said:

If you want to do a wide ranging systematic analyses of art's impact on culture, write a paper and get it peer reviewed and published it in a journal. Writing a review is to assess the quality of a piece within the confines of the context it was made.

 

I do these things, thanks.  😁  And Ty Burr is writing for his own blog, now, not for any journalistic publication, so he can write about what he likes.  Art is reflective and a refraction of culture, it's always been this way.  While I am an advocate for the idea that a film should be judged on its own merits storytelling-wise (i.e. not always compared to a book it might be adapted from), these productions are never just their own thing; they are reflective of all kinds of cultural thoughts and anxieties.  

 

Burr's essay is still posted, from what I can see.  I'll leave this here and we can focus more on Box Office, the point of this forum. 

Edited May 26, 2022 by Macleod

[Alex SciChannel]

3 minutes ago, Macleod said:

 

I do these things, thanks.  😁  And Ty Burr is writing for his own blog, now, not for any journalistic publication, so he can write about what he likes.  Art is reflective and a refraction of culture, it's always been this way.  While I am an advocate for the idea that a film should be judged on its own merits storytelling-wise (i.e. not always compared to a book it might be adapted from), these productions are never just their own thing; they are reflective of all kinds of cultural thoughts and anxieties.  

 

Burr's essay is still posted, from what I can see.  I'll leave this here and we can focus more on Box Office, the point of this forum. 

My geology major is making me too academic pilled. Looking forward to TG Maverick's BO performance.

[WittyUsername]

Just got back from seeing it. It was well made and the crowd I was with seemed into it. This definitely seems like the kind of movie that will play well with mainstream audiences. I imagine it’ll also play well with people who hold…certain viewpoints. 
 

By the way, damn, I knew Kelly McGillis wasn’t in this movie, but I figured there would’ve at least been a passing mention of Charlie. Nope. The movie acts like she never existed. 

[Borobudur]

Audience score hold well at 99% after 500+ verified votes. 

[Chaz]

15 hours ago, Noctis said:

 

What a dumbass.

 

The movie barely had any hand guns at all! 

 

The reason why there are so many mass shootings in America is not because of any film - it's because of the amount of guns available, the gun culture, and the gun lobby. More and more guns are being bought which is why mass shootings happen every other day in the US. It won't stop until there is a massive surge in gun control. 

 

But dear God, the fact that person had the gaul to try and make that comparison is just mind-boggling.

Absurd. Mass shootings weren’t even a thing until the ‘80s, and they didn’t become a “thing” in schools until the ‘90s. 
 

That a “gun culture” and “gun lobby” suddenly became a thing in the 1990s is ridiculous. 

Edited May 27, 2022 by Chaz

[Grebacio]

WoM is fantastic so far. 99% verified score with 1k+ ratings.

[CloneWars]

I thought it was okay, mostly a retread of the original Top Gun

[Ryan Reynolds]

seeing this tomorrow , think the original is only ok , big Cruise fan ,only found The Mummy and Jack Reacher 2 to be bad from Cruise of late

[lorddemaxus]

I'm kinda sad I wasn't able to experience this film in the US (I'm back home for a few weeks). Would've loved it if this and Dr Strange switched dates or something so that I could've seen this in a crowded US cinema with friends.