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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
So how much better is the new Top Gun than the first one? Because I just watched it for the first time since I was a kid, and damn it didn't age well at all. The whole romance subplot is pointless and takes up half the movie, and the other half is just cheesy homoeroticism. Does the new one have more action at least?
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It's virtually a rehash of the first film, just now Maverick has "been around and seen some ####" so he has a very different vibe. There were some more touching moments here and there, especially with Val Kilmer, but nothing earth-shattering in improvement. The action is updated and very engaging, but doesn't necessarily take up more screen time. The romance is a total throwaway. Her character is so thinly developed she may as well have been a cardboard cutout.
But you go anyway because it's a fun movie. It's okay to just have fun watching a movie.