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By the power vested in us as certified Danger Zone devotees, we hereby declare Ma(r)ch 10 as Top Gun: Maverick Day!
As a salute, we’re buzzing the tower with all the great things about the Tom Cruise movie that saved Hollywood:
- Dogfight Football (whatever that is).
- Jennifer Connelly being a gift to mankind.
- Jon Hamm’s stink eye.
- The fact that Mav and Iceman were texting buddies.
- Ed Harris saying: “You’ve got some balls, Stick Jockey.”
- The takeoff of the Glen Powell era.
- The story doubling as a metaphor for Cruise’s place in Hollywood. “The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction.” “Maybe so, sir. But not today.” Damn right not today.
- An action movie with real skies, planes, mountains, and people? Practical effects FTW.
- Mav and Rooster talking to Goose, healing old wounds, and winning the hearts of moviegoers around the world.
- Every scene from start to finish playing like a friggin’ Greatest Hits album.
