Top Gun: Maverick starring Tom Cruise was supposed to be released in June 2020. With theaters being closed for a time, the release date was pushed back to December 2020. This works well for me since, I do not remember anything about the first one apart from him dancing in his white shirt. I only remember that because it is the one clip they keep playing. I will have a chance to watch the original Top Gun and remind myself what the hype was all about. I will say that the trailer is definitely intriguing. Now you already know, I always look for a little speck of me in the trailers. To my pleasant surprise, I posted Jay Ellis in the 2.2-minute trailer. Yas! Come through Lawrence (Insecure in the house). The overall cast looks pretty impressive although I didn't think Val Kilmer was still doing movies like that. I am glad to see him make it to this second installment. Check out the trailer below.

Finally watched Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol with Tom Cruise and Paula Patton today, and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy the MI movies. Let's take it for what it is- an action packed movie that is high on the stunts but low on the reality. I do not really care about the obvious, "Oh no he can't really fall like that and survive" moments. I just liked it. Some of the comedic moments were duds but I enjoyed Simon Pegg and Benji very much. He has great comedic timing and sense of making himself present while playing a supporting role. Overall, it was an enjoyable movie with subtle twist that I enjoyed. Review: B