As someone who has not watched the first Top Gun (although I think i will now) this was still an amazing watch experience. All the stakes are simple enough where you're never confused of what's happening but real enough that they bring an impact. You get Goose's anger but also understand why Mav did what he did ( probably more if you watched the first from what get). It also helps that no character feels just there, sure some are less developed but that's because there's a central point of Mav and the direct personal influence with people in his life ( Goose and Penny)
Then can we talk about those flight scenes because they are so damn good. The moment where Mav needs to prove that the time limit is possible or the final flight or the scene where the roof flies off are all great. I especially love all the cuts they do during the flight sequences to give a more panic (not sure if that's the right word) sense of going beyond the sound barrier but also feel the pressure of several Gs at the same.
This is just a typical blockbuster movie with nothing too serious but it does it so well that it doesnt matter.
Then can we talk about those flight scenes because they are so damn good. The moment where Mav needs to prove that the time limit is possible or the final flight or the scene where the roof flies off are all great. I especially love all the cuts they do during the flight sequences to give a more panic (not sure if that's the right word) sense of going beyond the sound barrier but also feel the pressure of several Gs at the same.
This is just a typical blockbuster movie with nothing too serious but it does it so well that it doesnt matter.