Why Top Gun 2's Rotten Tomatoes Score is WAY Better Than The Original
Reviews for Top Gun: Maverick are highly positive so far, earning the movie a huge 96 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, which stands in contrast to a much lower score from the original Top Gun. While the original Top Gun is an iconic '80s movie staple for many, it wasn't actually that well-reviewed, making Top Gun: Maverick's high score stand out even more.
It's not uncommon for modern reboots or revivals of popular older movies to draw rave reviews and high Rotten Tomatoes scores, such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens; although, as the Star Wars franchise went on to show with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, franchise revivals can also lean too far into nostalgia and lose critics and audiences entirely. While Tom Cruise returning to the role of Lt. Pete Maverick Mitchell may seem like a recipe for critical success, a number of critical bombs in his recent past (including his last movie with Top Gun: Maverick's director Joeseph Kosinski) could be seen as signs of concern.
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Fortunately, Top Gun: Maverick's reviews aren't just positive, but the movie debuted to a perfect score (before dropping just a few percent), standing out in clear contrast to the original movie. Taking a closer look at the scores and individual reviews for each movie gives a good idea of why critics didn't like the original, but love the sequel.
It may be regarded by many as a classic, but Top Gun had a mixed critical reception on release, and many newer critical reviews still pan it, resulting in a Rotten 57 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Reviews from 1986 and more modern reviews seem to agree that most of what happens during the flight sequences is thrilling and the movie has a generally
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