Kevin C. Wong

Movie - Top Gun (2016) [+]

I watched Top Gun again and I guess the last time was 2014 when I wrote a review. The movie is still awesome from the opening theme playing while carrier operations are going on to the ending. Soundtrack is great. Fighter jet sequences are very cool (filmed in cooperation of the US Navy). F-14 is such an iconic fighter even though retired from service almost 15 years ago.

There are not many fighter jet movies that come to mind. For example, this Top 10 Fighter Jets Movies List, has way too many movies that feature pre-jet fighters and maybe only Stealth (2005) also features fighter jet vs fighter jet combats. And actually one that came to mind that's not in that list is Firefox (1982) with Clint Eastwood.

Here's another list from IMDB and it's cool that you can click on keywords to narrow down the list. And now I believe that Top Gun is the only good fighter jet combat movie. Maybe Top Gun: Maverick will also have good sequences though I'm afraid they'll be heavy CGI. It's amazing what Top Gun did using real jets and real military pilots.