He felt the need, the need to bleed
A story about movie fandom, seeing the Top Gun sequel, and working for The Mann
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Like tens of millions of people around the world, Christina and I felt the need, the need for speed. We saw Top Gun: Maverick on opening day, but we didn’t love the movie. Christina thought the pacing was off and felt that the emotional beats could’ve landed with greater oomph. I wanted more homoeroticism, which along with killer aerial photography and a kickass soundtrack, is what made the original so great. I also felt Top Gun: Maverick owed a narrative debt to Iron Eagle 2, but I kept that complaint under my hat because aside from Louis Gossett Jr., I’m probably the only person alive who even remembers that there was a second Iron Eagle.
Of course, a few days after Top Gun: Maverick came out, the word on the street was that movie was so amaze-balls that it might single-handedl…
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