The only kind of shake my head moment was after they take the F-14 they are suddenly in an area with no snow?
Still, I watch it every time I see it on.
I actually watched both of them again last night, to compare and confirm some of the throwbacks and flashbacks. Like how "Penny Benjamin"s name was actually mentioned twice in the first movie (the Admiral's daughter to which he had a history of making "high speed passes").
When rooster and mav were in the dogfight near the end of the movie, and rooster desperately says, "come on mav, do some of your pilot shyt", I thought it was kind of cheesy. But then I saw that goose says the exact same thing in the first movie.
Also, I never before realized how often mav says, "talk to me goose" in the first movie BEFORE goose is killed. I had always thought it was a cheesy line and that he was literally trying to get Goose's spirit to give him some kind of sign, but it was really more of a habit/superstitious/reflexive behavior that brings him comfort/confidence during stressful moments (kind of like "turn and burn", which is said often in both movies) although maybe a sign too would be nice...
The first movie was pretty good, but I'm thinking the sequel might be better. The visuals and camera shots are much better, multiple storylines (mav, ice, rooster, penny), better dialogue, better acting, resuscitation of an F14, and of course a soundtrack with songs from 80s is always good...
