“Your kind,” says a grizzled Navy Admiral played by Ed Harris, “is headed for extinction.” “Maybe so, sir,” Maverick replies, “but not yet.”
Welcome to 2022’s first and almost certainly best blockbuster movie. Whether you were around in 1986 when Top Gun landed or not, you’ll surely know the film, an ultra-slick ‘high concept’ studded with snappy one-liners, outrageous images of US Naval fighter jets in close manoeuvres, and soundtracked by none-more-Eighties poodle-haired pop. Well, the new film – Top Gun: Maverick – pre-loads a huge nostalgia kick for those who remember what an impact the original made, before propelling the story and the visuals to stratospheric new heights. This is as massive a piece of pure cinematic entertainment as you’re likely to see, a Mach 10 riposte to the CGI-saturated Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Source: Top Gun Maverick: ‘a massive piece of pure cinematic entertainment’ | Top Gear