Top Gun
Taste attributes: actionadventuredramavehiclesromancetried & testedwholesomesimplelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allunlikely connections
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Boxlist takeExpect a sweeping, simple action adventure, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
A heart-pounding combination of action, music and incredible aerial photography helped make Top Gun the blockbuster hit. of 1986. Top Gun takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise is superb as Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a daring young flyer who's out to become the best. And Kelly McGillis sizzles as the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can't learn in a classroom.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1986
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Paramount
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