Top Gun: Maverick

... utterly reference

... reference Atmos

... Maverick's UK 4K release nearly defies criticism

... Cruise's Maverick proving that the impossible is very much possible

This is surely going to be THE go-to demo disc for years to come

.Top Gun: Maverick soars onto the UHD format with a stellar 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD presentation (with shifting aspect ratios). The picture is particularly bold and sharp, more so than the companion Blu-ray,...

The Atmos track is likewise perfect. That's unsurprising for a film that is the biggest release of 2022, which is also a big budget spectacle with countless opportunities for sonic excellence. It's the...

Top Gun: Maverick's UHD release includes five featurettes, one of which is exclusive to UHD, and all which are great. It also includes two music videos. The film screams for more, but what is here is great....

Top Gun seemed prime for some sort of sequel the minute it launched in theaters in May 1986. Fortunately, that sequel never materialized until 2022 (earlier Covid delays notwithstanding) with Top Gun:...

Top Gun: Maverick is really something else. In a world of cookie-cutter, generic, bland cinema, this is what movie making is all about: it's a sequel, yes, but it's a sequel with heart, determination,...

Paramount’s 4K release preserves that variable ratio, ensuring the best possible picture for those with large displays....

The soundstage is big, wide, and highly atmospheric, with crystal clear dialogue, smooth and active panning, effortless lift in the height channels during dogfight sequences, and firmly muscular bass....

Rounding out the disc-based extras are music videos for a pair of tracks, one that accompanies the “dogfight football” sequence and the other than closes the film....

Time and again, reviewers have fallen over themselves to ensure that you know they don’t approve of Scientology, Tom Cruise’s personal choices, American imperialism, or the notion of Hollywood filmmaking...

When all is said and done, Top Gun: Maverick remains everything you’d want from a sequel to Tony Scott’s original film, a brava blockbuster experience that’s trickier than a 4G inverted dive, has spawned...

Generous in Dolby Vision potential too, the brilliant contrast uses the glistening sun to its fullest potential, ricocheting from visors, windows, and sleek jet metals....

Likewise, motion accurately bounces between speakers, and height channels take on more notable work here by default than any other reference disc....

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Yet with that painter’s brush and cooperation with the US Navy, the script teeters between honoring its financial obligations, dressing the project in nostalgia, and continuing a dramatic saga....

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Flying at 10Gs, the unexpected sequel hits its target on Ultra HD with stunning results, striking screens with a breathtaking, reference-quality HEVC H.265 encode that amazingly improves on its Blu-ray...

Maverick soars into home theaters with a stupendously awesome, demo-worthy Dolby Atmos soundtrack that absorbs viewers with the emotional drama of the characters as effectively as it does throwing them...

For this UHD edition, Paramount grounds the film with the same selection of bonus material but throws in one exclusive featurette for 4K collectors. EXCLUSIVE Masterclass with Tom Cruise (HD, 49 min),...

The most impressive and praiseworthy accomplishment in Top Gun: Maverick is director Joseph Kosinski proving to moviegoers why they needed a sequel to Tony Scott's 1986 action drama. The film that skyrocketed...

From director Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick is an unexpected marvel and spectacular accomplishment, as the filmmakers not only justify the need for a sequel to Tony Scott's 1986 action drama but also...

Primary and secondary colors are beautifully rich, while whites appear gradational and vibrant. When brought together, the combination of rich color, sepia, and gradational gray tones literally pop off...

The immersive mix compliments the already top-notch soundtrack and enhances the experience of watching the film. The use of audio objects placed above and at ear level is a mix of atmospherics, discrete...

Cleared For Take Off—Witness the most intense film training program as the cast prepare themselves for filming while pulling multiple G's in a fighter plane.Breaking New Ground – Filming Top Gun: Maverick—Prepare...

Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his former wingman, "Goose". Bitter rivalries ignite as the pilots prepare for a specialized mission, which will require the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to...

It is among those rarest of sequels that rivals its predecessor. It arrives on Ultra HD Blu-ray in this Ultra HD Blu-ray/Digital release from Paramount Home Entertainment featuring audio/video quality...

Black Levels: Blacks are deep and hit natural levels to top out a masterful work here that’s on display from the opening scene of the film....

The subwoofer captures all the wooshing going on as well as engines, bass and drum in the music, crashes and much more....

”Breaking New Ground: Filming Top Gun: Maverick (HD, 7:56) – “Once I was satisfied with what the story was, it was time to figure out how to take it to the next level”....

Sure, the basis of the mission is very similar to Star Wars Death Star run, but the fact that you can clearly understand that and know the situation from conversation as well as visually has its heads...

Top Gun: Maverick provided the ultimate summer movie and did the impossible by soaring past its predecessor and becoming the biggest movie on the planet this year....