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Only two problems with this movie…


1) The nerd who tells Ed Harris to “put that in your Pentagon budget” is extremely cringeworthy, and nothing more than a desperate attempt to copy the Q character from Craig’s bond films.

2) Jon Hamm sucks (and not just in this). How was he considered the single best person for this job?

Otherwise, the movie is pretty much perfect.

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I agree with #2. John Hamm sucks at everything outside of, "Mad Men." I don't know how he is still getting roles!!!

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I like him in that series of Progressive Insurance commercials.

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Tend to agree, something not work for him since his amazing role as Don Draper.

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What I find strange, is that the target of the group, is an unsanctioned military installation. How is something like that allowed in the US of all places, with so many intelligence agencies ?

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My only real complaint is the football scene. It was clearly just thrown in there to recapture the magic of the Volleyball scene from the original but the song that’s playing is pure cringe.

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My only real complaint is the [insert any scene here]. It was clearly just thrown in there to recapture the magic of the [insert any scene here] from the original but the song that’s playing is pure cringe.

I made a template for you.

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Wtf is your problem?

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What do you mean? I'm just trying to be helpful. Why loose your venom on me?

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Sounds like you were trying to mock me.

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No, I was mocking the movie. Take the template, insert [almost] any scene. It fits. Here, I'll give it a try.

My only real complaint is the [opening carrier launch scene]. It was clearly just thrown in there to recapture the magic of the [opening carrier launch scene] from the original but the song that’s playing is pure cringe.

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Oh I see. Well I therefore rescind my previous comment

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I don't think these were necessary problems though I do agree with them. I think the biggest problem I had was the love interest and Kelly McGillis not returning at least for a cameo of sort, but I understand she didn't want to so there was no way to get around it.

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... and Kelly McGillis not returning at least for a cameo of sort


I thought she could have played Maverick's father in a flashback scene.

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I've never liked Hamm, but that's possibly because he's played assholes in everything I've seen him in.

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