Top Gun
UK Release Date: 3 October 1986 Certification: 15 Director: Tony Scott Cast: Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, Michael Ironside, Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis, Tim Robbins, Tom Skerritt Rating: 43% "I feel the need... The need for Speed!" Review: Top Gun was an interesting watch ahead of a trip to the critically acclaimed Top Gun: Maverick . It's very much a film of it's time and doesn't hold up at all today. Starring a young Tom Cruise - who's still on a motorbike - and helmed by Ridley Scott's brother, Tony Scott, it had the makings of a fun 80's action movie but unfortunately, it was far from it for me. However, the movie really works when it focuses on the pilots in the air. It feels astonishingly real, immersing the audience head first into the action, which saw a huge surge in people joining the navy. You feel a sense of achievement when an aviator takes out a MiG and are on edge during tense moments. It was a phenomenal feat that they were abl...