As someone who only saw the original one once back in '87 on a Pay-Per-View channel and it was a little after the beginning scenes, not to mention I've yet to watch it again, I actually liked this sequel made more than 30 years later with Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer reprising their roles of Maverick and Iceman, respectively. It's quite an engaging story with plenty of fine action-packed flying scenes. Also, Jennifer Connelly made a fine leading lady for Cruise here. It was at the request of Mom that I even decided to borrow the DVD from the library since she didn't get to finish this during a recent flight. Also, kudos for reprising the Harold Faltermeyer score and Kenny Loggins' theme song, "Danger Zone". So, yes, that's a high recommendation for Top Gun: Maverick.