Top Gun Turns 40: Why Maverick's Celebration Scenes Are Total Bullshit | Mac Engel

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Mac has an evolved relationship with the popular Tom Cruise movie, Top Gun, which celebrates its 40th birthday this month.The film came out when Mac was an aspiring movie critic for his middle school newspaper in Indianapolis. As he grew older, and "Top Gun Maverick" was released, his views of the films changed. But a few things still gnaw at him.(Plus, this gives him the chance to tell you that he once flew with the Blue Angels).Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Mac Engel shares his hilariously specific problems with the Top Gun franchise as the original movie turns 40 years old. From his teenage review that trashed the 1986 classic to his current appreciation for both Top Gun and Maverick, Mac reveals the absurd details that really bother him about these beloved films. Drawing from his own experience flying with the Blue Angels, he tackles everything from oxygen mask usage to unrealistically long celebration scenes that no movie critic has ever complained about before. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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