I’ve never quite understood the allure of Top Gun – don’t get me wrong, I too marvel at the sight of a fighter jet roaring to life and blaring off the pad of an aircraft carrier. And I, like many young men, have contemplated becoming a pilot simply out of its sheer coolness factor –…
Launching Tom Cruise into Hollywood stardom and having state of the art visual effects for its time, Top Gun finds itself to be an entertaining viewing experience even if there is no substance to its narrative. Top Gun follows fighter pilot Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell as he participates in the Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School…