Top Gun

While well prepared prime rib is my favorite, I'm not above eating a Big Mac, knowing full well it barely constitutes food. We enjoy it nontheless. In other words Top Gun is what it is....a Big Mac. While I enjoy discussing what makes Casablanca such a masterpiece and the impact of Citizen Kane on the history of cinema and film studies, I am not ashamed to acknowledge or too haughty to admit that I enjoy watching Top Gun in it's entirety, not just the fight scenes. For me it captures a time and feeling and a certain nostalga of really over-the-top summer movies at it's infancy. Ask anyone to name a movie they want to see and hear in surround sound, and more times than not, Top Gun is at the Top of that list. I remember when the VCR entered into our households. Top Gun was one of the first movies available on tape at a whopping $99.99. The movie itself delivered then and I still believe for the MASSES, it still delivers now. I thought, and still do, that the supporting cast down to the Meg Ryan did what was needed for that style of film. Oscar worthy....no, but movie magic...yes. This movie deserves a little more respect than to review it with 2007 eyes, it deserves the respect it continues to get by the people who really count...the movie goers. So supersize that Big Mac order and pick up a copy of TopGun in HDDVD when it's released and let the magic of a big time movie classic "Take Your Breath Away". MovieGuy

Along with "300" and "Brokeback Mountain," "Top Gun" is one of the few gay-themed blockbusters of all-time. It at least deserves credit for that.

chris: you're right homosexuals have as little taste in movies as heterosexuals do.

movieguy: uh...the movie is not only "oscar worthy", it WON an oscar. that shows you how much the oscars suck.

OK, but "Best Song" is stretching the argument a bit thin...

But remember, "Top Gun" is still better than "Crash."

dude, a toilet bowl is better than "crash".

I did call it a Big Mac, metaphorically speaking. Maybe I should simplify: fun movie. When I say "Oscar Worthy" I mean "Unforgiven", "A Place In The Sun", "Sunset Blvd". It's certainly NOT in that catagory. (Sorry if you haven't seen the last two). MovieGuy out (Dudes)

i've seen all three of the movies that you mentioned. the first two are okay only "sunset blvd" is awesome.

"top gun" was also nominated in several other categories. at the time, the academy certainly thought that it was one of the high points of the year.

O.K. time the official review. Just picked up last copy at BestBuy (sold out in a day). The 4 stars for picture is acurate. Solid HD Picture no grain, artifacting, unwanted movement except on stock footage of flight scenes (mostly at the start of film). Beautiful picture. The audio more than meets the challenge of this movie. One observation, as mentioned the DTS has some certain advantages over Dolby True HD. Well I am here to confirm, the DTS option is by FAR the best track on the disk. Much more dynamic, immersive, and just plain louder by several DBs. I found it an obvious choice, much to my dismay over the HD audio. And yes unlike alot of people, I do have it set up correctly. More than correctly. I am using King Cobra Audioquest interconnects for the 5.1 channel outs from the XA1 to my Denon 3806. I think there may be some mistake with sound. Usually it's the TrueHD that has the difference. Maybe they are mislabeled on the disk? Bottom line: Not only is this a MUST HAVE for your HDDVD collection, but a great example of what HDDVD delivers to the experience. I have a dedicated theater room. 133" screen and sound to match, even have real Buttkickers in the theater chairs. This movie makes my investment worth every penny. Word of caution: If you don't have a serious system, the sound will punkout your system. Listen at low levels or pony up and get something with some backbone 鲸끔 High current Denon, Pioneer elite, Yamaha 2700 or higher or seperates like B&K, Krell, Macintosh etc). Extreme cinematic dynamics, just like the movies, and isn't that the whole idea? Highly Recommended

This disc is another early dissapoint for HD DVD. The audio for the Dolby TrueHD does not seem to work (using Xa2 and Onkyo 605).

Also, when you go to the scene selection menu at any point in the film, there are missing chapters!

The picture is the best part of the disc.