Top Gun (DVD)

In 1986, Tony Scott took the helm to direct Jerry Bruckheimer's production of Top Gun. This film is all about ego and bravado, and comes with a powerful soundtrack and a confident cast. The Plot Top Gun is where the best pilots in the US Navy go. It is the elit academy where they will compete to be the best of the best. Maverick is a pilot with a biot of history and known as a volatile and often unreliable bad boy. He must be on top form to turn out as the Naval Flying School's best pilot, but his fight is not just in the air. His father was a naval pilot who died in combat. Just to make matters worse, Maverick falls in love with one of his ...  Read the complete review

Can you believe it has been 22 years since Top Gun the movie came out. An absolute chick flick classic but I almost missed it. Years ago we were picking DVD's to watch and my uncle told me about this great movie he had about planes and fighter pilots, well that didn't sound very interesting, um no I said, I don't think I want to watch that. Had he mentioned the volleyball scene I might have changed my mind but as it was it took a few more years before I saw it and now it is one of my all time favourites! The main theme of the story is as follows: The film follows LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young Naval aviator who aspires to ...  Read the complete review

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is a hot shot, cocky Navy Fighter Pilot who flies by the seat of his pants. Along with his flight partner "Goose", he continually finds himself in trouble for his outrageous flying. This is brought to a head, when they disobey orders and go and assist a fellow pilot who is struggling to fly their plane after an encounter with some enemy aircraft. Although his flying escapades outrage his superiors, he is sent to the "Top Gun" academy in Miramar California, where they train the best of the best. Maverick's reputation goes ahead of him, and when he arrives at the academy, he receives a hostile welcome from ...  Read the complete review

Top Gun is a film that’s getting on a bit now, but it’s still good fun and you can get the DVD version really cheaply now, so get a little bit of film history and enjoy. It’s not brilliant but (for a Tom Cruise film) it’s pretty close. DVD Extras The DVD is feature packed with the film and… that’s it! No extras whatsoever! Deal with it. (You’d only get smarmy Tom Cruise features anyway so it’s definitely no loss… do you start to get the impression that I’m not a big Tom Cruise fan?) NB - there may have been an extras-packed DVD version released at some stage, but it ain't the version I've got! The Blurb ...  Read the complete review

Top gun is a 1986 action/ romance film that was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson. The screenplay was based on an article, 'Top Guns', written for the California Magazine. The film is rated 15 due to frequent mild language, war violence and one very tame sex scene and is 105 minutes long. Plot When Cougar, one of the top Navy Fighter Pilots gives in his wings, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his flight partner, Goose are chosen to go to the school for the elite, Top Gun. Mavericks superior isn't exactly pleased to be sending them because he knows Maverick is a quick tempered, hot shot who is always getting himself into trouble. As ...  Read the complete review