top gun maverick movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, a redbox rental, 'top gun maverick'. i recognized tom cruise, val kilmer, and ed harris in it. even though this movie was just over 2 hours, it didn't seem that long. the action sequences were good. i had to laugh when one aviator was fine with 'bob' as his call sign. when not many actors from the 1986 version were in this one, it felt just as much like a remake as it did a sequel. there were some callbacks to the original, but not a lot. this felt like a decidedly different movie to me. likely due to the time passing between them, as some things have changed since then like people having cell phones. thankful i saw it, a coworker said i should see it in theaters but i still like watching movies at home way more. in fact the action moved quick enough to me that i didn't even ask where lady gaga's song was, it was at the end. this was why i bought the soundtrack a little while back. the credits do say it was dedicated to tony scott, who had directed the 1986 version. i read in wikipedia how there was plans for this movie as far back as 2010, but scott's passing was one reason why it was delayed, along with the pandemic. after the movie was done i needed to get on the road. i went to the post office, one e-bay order was picked up. then i dumped the movie at the gas station and went to get lunch at popeye's chicken. i used the drive-through, not typical for me, but i was pressed for time. i drove to como park and ate in my car. then i got out and went over to the pavilion and met the group for a meetup walk. we went around the lake, and tried to enter the zoo but tickets were needed. i was getting annoyed with the event coordinator, who couldn't get his facts straight. it was why i was fine with leaving at the end of the walk and not doing more with the group. i used the bathroom and noticed he had just sat down in the cafe with a beer. i really needed to get some other things done anyway. i got some christmas cereal at target, and printed a ticket at the copy store. i got a small box of peanut butter cookies at a cheese shop near the copy store, as i found them on the list of places where i could get airline miles. then it was home, where i laid down for a while. then i got up and went to aldi for my weekly grocery order. later on i placed 2 more e-bay orders. during my walks i found 27 cents.