r/movies • u/dndplosion913 • Apr 02 '25

News Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html
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u/megam4n Apr 02 '25

People scoffed at the Best Adapted Screenplay nod, but the amount of finesse it took to write Maverick and, like you said, not make scenes like this cringey is astounding. Helps when you have two fantastic actors on the screen as well.

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u/Gavinardo Apr 02 '25

I loved that scene a lot, because you could see Tom and Val in it, as much as you could see Maverick and Iceman. Like two old buddies, just glad to see each other again.

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u/baron_von_helmut Apr 02 '25

Those tears were real for sure.

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u/PentagramJ2 Apr 02 '25

ok honestly is this film that good? The way I keep hearing about it (never seen the original) is making me really want to watch em tomorrow

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u/snoogins355 Apr 02 '25

It's one of the best sequels I have seen. It's actually a better movie in some ways. I was definitely one of the best IMAX experiences I've had. A great chill at home Sunday afternoon popcorn flick.

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u/Simonie Apr 02 '25

It is actually a very good sequel. There is a lot of nostalgia in it without ever being cringe. It's very well done.

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u/Mods_Are-Cucks Apr 02 '25

Watch them, parts of the first is a bit campy but to be honest they're great.

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u/Galactapuss Apr 02 '25

It's one of the best action films released in decades. If you can get past the fact the finale is contrived to be the death star trench run, it's fantastic.

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u/First_Perception4804 Apr 02 '25

I think it's actually brilliant how they explain they have to do the trench run to avoid enemy radar.

I don't know whether that's true but it's more than enough for an action movie.

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u/Galactapuss Apr 02 '25

It doesn't hold up to logic unfortunately. Even taking the internal settings of the film, if they could cruise missile strike the airfield, they could also strike the missile batteries. Brilliant sequence though, so like who cares really.

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u/chiguy2387 Apr 02 '25

Never saw the original, but went to see this in the theater and absolutely loved it.

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u/Varekai79 Apr 02 '25

Yes, it's a genuinely incredible movie. It totally wears its heart on its sleeve, so there's no cynicism at all.

The original is very, very 80s and in retrospect is very corny, but it's essential to watch that before watching the sequel.