Let's watch TOP GUN: MAVERICK for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction 

We had such a fun time watching Top Gun: Maverick, I hope you enjoyed hanging out with us as well. And of course a special thanks to today's sponsor! Use code HOLDEN50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3JeirOC!

Jennifer Connelly's character in this movie was actually mentioned (but not in) the original. She's the "Admiral's Daughter" they joked with Maverick about having a relationship with in the bar conversations from the first movie.

The fact that Matt chose to wait to watch this on Holden's video rather than seeing it in the theater? That's huge. That was a blessing to both Holden and the rest of us! Thanks for the sacrifice and holding out for so long when I'm sure you've been waiting for this since you first heard about the sequel being made!! I'm sorry to hear about your mom Matt! My mom went thru the same, had to get part of her thyroid removed because of it.

genuinely enjoyed seeing Matt be 100% emotionally invested also, much love to your mom, Matt! Hope she kicks this quickly and is totally healthy soon! 💛

I feel like the: "It's time to let go" is more about Maverick still being a pilot. As he says to Iceman, he wants to do the mission himself, he's not a teacher,... Iceman is basically saying: You've done your job, you can move on to other things like becoming an admiral for example. To which Maverick responds: "I don't know how (to let go of being a pilot, that's what he is)"

This is probably the most fun reaction to this movie that I've seen- Holden and Jen are their usual awesome selves, but having Matt, who grew up with and absolutely adored the first one, in the room just losing his mind over how cool everything is takes this over the top. Most of us superfans were part of that $1.4 billion they made! Fantastic job, you guys!

I hope you guys love this movie like I did. This was the last movie I went to go see with my father in the theater before he passed. This movie holds a special place in my heart. Hope y’all enjoy. - Josh 😊❤

Matts reaction to this movie was everything I was hoping for. My family is Navy and Top Gun Maverick was my favorite movie last year. You can tell Tom Cruise but everything into this project and the fact that he pushed for Val Kilmer to be part of it because he didn't want to make a sequel unless he was on board it was definitely a passion project for him. Everything from this movie was amazing the characters, the acting, the music, the emotions, the cinematography etc. the list can go on and everything was on point. I'm not sure if yall caught it but the girl from the first movie Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood wasn't in this one but I saw you guys were tying to tie her into the movie with Jennifer Connelly's character. Jennifer Connelly's character Penny Benjamin is a different character who was mentioned in the first movie and was the daughter of an Admiral that Maverick messed with but was never on screen and only mentioned by Stinger, Goose, and Carole. This movie is one of those feel good movies especially with the ending where Maverick and Penny fly away into the sunset and Lady GaGas music hits. I left the theater feeling so good inside. This movie while stressful was one of those feel good movies in the end where everything worked out in the end and from start to finish was such an impactful movie. I absolutely loved it.

I felt every emotion Matt went through with this movie, due to me going through it the same way when I first saw it 😂

shame all three of them missed who Penny Benjamin is, the admiral's daughter that Maverick went ballistic with.

Seeing this movie in IMAX was masterclass. And what a treat to have Matt in the video

I always liked Matt but I´ve never been so much aligned with him as in this reaction. He was exactly the same as me during the whole movie! Started from the hype till the very end! This was by far one of the best reactions to me -messured by a very high standard!

43:40 - John Hamm delivered that line flawlessly, with that little note of both choking up and anger in hitching. It's so perfectly done.

Nice to see Matt again! I absolutely love this movie and think it should’ve been the best picture last year. Hopefully, you guys love this movie. So sorry for matt’s mom.😢

I'm happy you guys got to see this, especially with Matt. Most of the time he seems unimpressed but knowing his genre of military films is a lot of fun in his excitement. This film reminded audiences of that less CGI and practical scenes with a good goes a long way. The other great thing is to what Jenn mentioned. This sequel gave us character growth beyond Maverick. While the first one created a tragedy from Goose's death we get to experience Rooster's impact as well. The death of Goose still lingers in their lives and they had to come to terms with it while overcoming each other. I say this may be one of the best films from 2022. I wish movies like this got Oscars or something instead of the artsy stuff.

Aw dude, prayers for Matt’s mom, my mom has been living 13 years cancer free but I remember how rough the years she did have it were so, hope she comes through. Also never seen Matt so hyped lol it’s awesome

Top Gun: Maverick was undisputably the BEST movie of 2022. If you're not a pilot, this movie would make you seriously wanna be a fighter jet pilot after watching it. Even if you're already a pilot (hobby or commercial), you'd still seriously wanna be a fighter jet pilot after watching it. So so so so good, this movie was.

I'm glad you all liked Top Gun: Maverick. This is in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. I was watching the first one for the first time on Netflix and then the trailer for Top Gun: Maverick dropped, and I was thinking to myself, this is the weirdest coincidence to happen in my life. I also recommend that Hooden and Jen should watch Karatie Kid 1-3 and Cobra kai. Cobra Kai also does a lot of great callbacks to the Karatie Kid movies, and it's one of my top 3 favorite shows.

I think Jen is kinda missing the reason Maverick disobeyed orders in this movie. In both instances it was him being entirely unselfish - he acted for the better of his team. In the first instance he did it so that the other people would not lose their positions and the project they were all working on. He knew he'd probably get into serious trouble, but he did it anyway. In the second instance he did it to inspire the team and give them confidence in their abilities by showing them that the mission can be flown. Again, he knew he'd probably get into very serious trouble, but he did it for his team. So, IMHO, in both instances it was not a case of arrogance or pride, it was a case of taking one for the team. And that is real character development.

Best one with Matt yet. He showed a side of himself we don't generally as much & I thoroughly enjoyed his open reaction. Glad he was part of this with you two & this might be one of my top 5 favorite reactions videos from your channel!!!

Sending all the positivity to Matt for the “Matt crushed our spirits” segment. Keep smiling bud, stay strong for her.

The Darkstar is actually a physical prop that was designed and built by Skunkworks (you see the skunk different places on the airplane, on the stick, tail etc.) Skunkworks also made the SR-71 Blackbird, fastest jet to ever fly. The physical prop was outside and made the chinese fly over the area with a satelite. The roof lifting was actually not planned.

1st of all Matt sorry to hear about your mom sending her good wishes. Second fo all Great reaction from all 3 of you! W need more Matt in these videos! the banter, the companionship loved all of it

Matt's reaction was the best. Dude was a wreck 🤣

Jennifer Connelly’s character is the Penny Benjamin mentioned between Maverick and Goose in the first movie when they are being chewed out about buzzing the tower and a ‘history of insubordination including one general’s daughter’.

Seeing the 3 of you react to something together is great. Loved seeing Matt again.

Have to admit I don't think I've seen Matt get emotional watching a movie before. It's awesome to see him let it out and not hold back. Love this reaction all around! I've only seen this movie one time before and I thought it was okay for the most part. But watching this reaction made me like it a whole lot more. I'm going to watch it this week at some point and I'm excited to watch it. Good to see Jen change her opinion on Maverick at least a little bit. Hopefully she reads my first comment and it can help her see it a little different and help her appreciate him a little more.

This movie is hands-down a 10/10, and my second-favorite Tom Cruise movie, and within a breath of Last Samurai, my absolute favorite TC movie. Great reaction, guys, as always! Take care, be safe!

ok i’m only like 2 minutes into the actual reaction to the film, but i am LOVING that Matt is playing Holden’s role so far! 😂

My dad was in the navy, so I was born in a naval hospital there in Pensacola! Cool to see you guys checking it out, and this movie was SO good! Hope y'all loved it as much as I did!

How much time Matt waited without watching Top Gun Maverick is mind blowing to me( since he's a huge fan of the original) Loved you guys reactions. One of the best reactions I ever seen.

Jennifer Connelly’s character was not in the first one but she was referenced as the daughter of a general that maverick hooked up with. And they mentioned her being that girl in this movie early on.

I went into this movie knowing how cool the fighter jet sequences would be. What I didn't know was how much I was going to love the story. It's one of my favorite movies of all-time! My grandfather's favorite movie was Top Gun and I wish he would've been able to see this before he passed because I know he would've loved it.

Words cannot describe how good seeing this in IMAX was. The sound of the afterburners was absolutely deafening.

I love seeing the trio!! You guys always make the interactions, jokes and facts so entertaining every time.

Tom Cruise is an aviation buff and put in a nugget for pilots in the audience. In the last dogfight, the ejection handles didn't work because the F-14 had a real feature requiring them to be manually armed before each flight, but Rooster wasn't trained on the F-14 so he wouldn't have known. But the movie still works if you assume the plane was just old.

This is one of rhe best reactions, oh my god. All three of your guys have such distinct energy and you're all bouncing off each other. Jen saying "Walmart Goose" and then seeing your reactions had me dying 😂

The actor who plays Hangman also plays a Navy pilot in an excellent film called Devotion. It's the story of the first black naval aviator.

I love how the usual Holden-Matt dynamic is the other way around for this movie, where Matt is all excited and has fun facts to spit to Holden, and Holden is like "mh, yeah, got it". I''m excited to see Matt excited, because I'm around the same age as you guys, and although I'm not from the US, the first Top Gun was huge to me when I was younger and this one really blew me away. Thanks for the video!

Great reaction, y'all. The live experience in the theater was unbelievable. People started sniffling during that familiar music at the start of the movie! And the crowd lost it when Hangman saved the day. By the time Maverick and Rooster embrace at the end, I was 100% DONE. So much fun to rewatch it with y'all.

Holden, Jennifer Connelly's character is not the same character from the first one, but she was referenced in the last movie. The scene at the beginning where Mav and Goose were getting yelled at right before being sent to top gun, the "admirals' daughter" is mentioned. To which Goose looks at Mav and says "Penny Benjamin". Just wanted to point that out since you guys all seemed to think she was supposed to be the same girl from the original. Loved this reaction tho! Been waiting for this one for quite some time.

That was a great one-take ad read from Jen! 😄

The only film I've ever gone and seen twice at the cinema, it's such a masterpiece

One of my favorite reactions from all of you- so glad you brought Matt, wouldn’t have been as good without him

I actually got to see an advance screening of the movie 3 days before it came out in theaters worldwide. I gotta say that it was one of the best movie theater experiences ever

Tom knows how to fly many different planes (he owns the one in the last scene and it was him flying it with Jennifer Connely onboard), but he wasn't allowed to fly the F18 in this movie. So yes, all the actors actually experienced those maneuvers because they were in the planes for real, but navy pilots were flying all the jets, Tom's included.

Now Holden knows how other people feel when he watches Spider-Man with them. 😅

Getting to see this in imax with my dad was probably the most exhilarating theater experience for both of us. Nothing has compared to seeing this movie for the first time for me but every rewatch I’ve done has had the same feeling every single time.

2 things. The new love interest is not the same girl, it’s Penny who is mentioned as an admirals daughter in a throw away line in the first one. And also the Navy would let let Tom Cruise fly the jets, but they were in the jets for all the scenes

I was actually a sailor on the ship they filmed the movie on. Interesting experience to say the least. I loved the first one and I love this one even more.

Seeing Matt's excitement throughout the whole vid, this may be one of my fav video with Matt!

The moment they both looked at Holden at the same time was priceless. My sides started to hurt from replaying that moment again and again for about 5 minutes solid

Dang, Matt caught the Star Wars similarity before Holden. I'm impressed!

Can we just take a minute to appricate Holden for uploaded in 4K only 3-4% of his audience watch RU-vid on a 65' 4k TV and I'm omw of them so thank you very sir this was epic! 🍿🙌🏻💯

As someone who use to be in Navy Aviation for 13 years and worked on F/A-18 Hornets, I cried also Matt!!! but for different reasons. yes about 80% of the jet shots was practical shots and how they did the flying "Head Shots" in the jets was, they used 2 seater Super Hornets with a camera rig above and behind the back seat's HUD displays that way they got the illusion of them piloting without the actors actually flying the jets.

“Matt, get it together“ 😂😂😂😂 Leave Matt aloneee!

Not seeing this movie in theaters is a crime. Best movie theater experience I’ve ever been apart of. Watched it 5 times in theaters because it’s so good

Matt getting emotional in this movie is just the best thing ever ❤

I dont think ive ever seen Matt so hyped throughout a movie

This might be the best reaction on the channel. Between Matt’s amazing reactions and chemistry/jokes with holden, and Jen hating the jokes.

So just in case you guys missed it because it's easily missed, the lead female role in this movie was not the same female character from the first movie. There is a quick reference in this movie to where they speak on she is the daughter of an admiral that he messed around with earlier in his military career which is ironically referenced in the first movie as well. They didn't list the female by name in the first movie which is why it allowed this character to come forward in the sequel. It's unfortunate but they did not recast the original female character simply because the audience probably wouldn't have believed they would have stayed together because the actress has not aged well over these past 30 years if you were to look her up and see what she is like now. It's an unfortunate truth and I hate to say it but it is true.

Hope matts mom is OK. Wishing her luck🙂

12 Minutes into this reaction, movie hasn't even started and I'm already having a BLAST! Matt adds so much fun.

Having the chaos in the intro really emphasizes why we keep coming back to these reactions, the inside jokes that also allow us to take part in makes this channel so fun

For those of you that are new here Like and Subscribe! It’s hard to say with all the great content you have made already but I think this video is my favorite! I love the intro with Holden and Jen flying the jets. I love the museum tour and “I wonder what Matt is doing?” You both nailed the sponsor bit as well. But the best parts were the reactions and collective banter throughout the movie. I can’t wait for the next one! ✌️😎👍💕

Love love love this reaction guys! Top Gun Maverick was an amazing movie I’m happy to rewatch! BTW: the way I took Maverick’s dilemma is HIM letting go of being a pilot as his identity and him not being ready to “move on” or retire. 🤔 👏🏾 No lack of continuity there!

This is one of the most fun reactions I have ever watched! The intro at the Naval Aviation Museum was so cool, and the joking between you all had me CRACKING UP. I really appreciate the work that was put into this! Awesome job y’all!

Intro was probably the most creative and funniest thing I've seen from you guys lmao

Its honestly one of the best made movies I've ever seen.

This movie to me, is one of the greatest sequels of all time. T2: Judgement Day, The Empire Strikes Back, and Top Gun: Maverick.

Love this reaction! Top Gun is a huge movie of my childhood, and watching the new one in theatres was AMAZING and the sequel was AMAZING. Watching all of you having fun watching it, and watching matt enjoy it, was super fun!!

*Matt having an emotional breakdown* "Matt, get it together!" 🤣🤣🤣

So surprised that Matt didnt catch her name "Penny Benjamin" shes mentioned in the ferst few mins of the original Movie (Admorals daughter) thought he was a huge fan????

Also hating 80’s music is criminal

"next time we are on the water i'll take you on a cruise!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 LEGENDARY!!!

This was one of the best reactions I've ever seen on this channel. Seriously so fun guys! Keep up the good work 👍

This movie means so much to me. It was the last movie we've ever watched as a family until my father passed away. I pushed it to my best abilities to watching this amazing movie opening night. I'm forever thankful for that experience alongside him. He had so much respect towards tom and jackie performing their own stunts. He and my entire family loved every second of this movie.

That was a cute intro.

Woke up to the best surprise ever…MATT’S BACK!!!!

I literally rewatched it yesterday and now today with you guys again... The excitement and reaction was amazing

“that gnk gnk 9000” HOLDEN THOMAS HARDMAN 💀💀💀

I love the complete opposite Matt and Jen had lol. Matt’s crying the whole time and Jen’s busy calling rooster Walmart goose lmao

Love the museum opening. Iv never been able to go. Thank you so much for what you guys do so well

Matt made this video for me! I loved how into this movie he was. The beauty of movies and shows is allowing yourself to be lost in another world and story. This might be my new favorite video from your guys 🙌🏽

That was easily the BEST reaction to _TG: Maverick_ I have ever seen! You guys are awesome! I'm not afraid to admit this movie brought me to tears multiple times. Too bad you guys didn't catch this in the theater. It was an incredible theater experience!

This is one of my favourite videos you’ve done recently, reactions were amazing in this vid

The whole thing about Maverick throwing Goose's tags in the ocean was like his version of giving him a burial at sea. The flying sequences did have the actors in the jets but the Navy did not allow them to actually fly them. I love that you guys enjoyed the movie. I'm not one to pick favorites but this definitely one of my top favorites. The whole trench run really gave me goose bumps.

This was my favorite reaction from yall ever because all 3 of yall had so much genuine over the top reactions that I loved so much it was amazing and felt close to home❤❤❤

I haven‘t even watched the reaction itself, but judging from the intro alone: please have Matt react along with you more often! The vibe, good relation and plain friendship is just infectious, I‘ll hope you guys can keep that up! Also, great reaction to an awesome movie as always, keep up the great work as well, love watching your reactions. All the best back from Germany!

We were exhausted too 😱😰🫣 Matt was a fun replay of us! He even made me tear up again…dang it! Great reaction

been watching you guys for years. your videos are starting to look so good. good camera quality, editing, sound… love it 👌

Loved the little insight into the naval aviation museum. That was cool. Thanks for that.

Fun little factoid The E-3 AWAC's dialog was written by a Navy E-3 radar operator, she was later hired, reading the lines that she wrote.

that gawkgawk9000 comment LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO This movie honestly blew me away I wasn't much of a top gun fan but I was so surprised how good it was

I was a Weapons Control Systems Tech. on the F-4 C, D, & E & served in Viet. at Cam Ranh Bay during the Tet Offensive (1968). In the 1st "Top Gun" movie it was revealed that Maverick's Dad was shot down in Viet. flying a F-4. After Viet., I was assigned to a test squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. outside of Pensacola. I enjoyed see you & Jen at the Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum. I noticed that they had several different Blue Angel aircraft on display & hope that you were able to see a F-4 Phantom II. The F-4 was a beast! I was fortunate enough to see the Blue Angels perform at Pensacola flying the F-4 while I was stationed just down the beach at Eglin AFB. "Goose's" death in the 1st movie via the Baker ejection seat & lack of air speed to blow the canopy out of the way due to a flat spin was factual. In my yr. in Viet. we had at least 3 or 4 pilots & tech. killed while being ejected on the ground (no air speed).

Praying for your mother Matt. I lost my mom back in may at 55 years old. Much love brotha ❤

I loved the trip to the Museum, I love this extra touch you add to the reaction videos

Always good to see Matt. And excited about seeing a movie? I didn't know that was even possible!

The eject handle not firing have been explained on another channel as possibly the ejection seats not having been enabled ("remove before flight" type of lock) before take off and given some credibility as Rooster doesn't know the F-14 and Maverick not having done a full pre-flight inspection/walk-around due to circumstances. Penny's 911 is not the same Porsche as Charlie's and Penny, as others have mentioned, is a character referenced but not shown in the original movie. Glad you three enjoyed it. It's a rare sequel being better than the original in my book and large part of that is having offered fan service and played nostalgia just right.

He is not flying the Super Hornet. He is in the rear seat of a two seater but shot to make it look like he is flying it. 100% sure of that fact. He did however fly the P-51 Mustang at the end which he owns and has flown for years.