[ggambetta]

I don't know. Part of the appeal of Tom Cruise doing it for real is that you know it's real. They emphasize that in the behind the scenes materials. The experience is vastly different to mostly-CGI movies like Marvel.

[noduerme]

Agreed; watching Marvel movies these days feels like watching someone else play a video game. Less interesting, actually.

[krapp]

But the Marvel movies make more money and sell more merchandise, which is really all that matters.

[VanTheBrand]

Don’t be so sure! Top Gun Maverick made more money than any marvel movie last year.

[polygamous_bat]

Yes, but I am sure Marvel made it up in volume. There are only so many Tom Cruises on bikes to go around, while Marvel is pumping out something every other week.

[CuriouslyC]

They also didn't field a marquee marvel title, and people are suffering a bit from marvel fatigue at any rate.

[krapp]

TIL they made a sequel to Top Gun...

[ggambetta]

Today? Go watch it, it might still be in cinemas, it's a fantastic movie.

(Disclaimer: I'm a big fan of Tom Cruise's movies, especially the Mission:Impossible franchise)

[dmonitor]

Yep. They absolutely could have done that stunt for much much cheaper by using a stand in. Tom Cruise does his own stunts because its marketing for the movie, and he enjoys it

[raverbashing]

Yeah. It feels overdone because it can all be CGI so just go crazy with it. Sure, it's a fantasy movie, but at a certain point it feels too much

(they're not the only ones guilty on that, obviously)