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Max Braden: I saw absolutely no advertising for this, so it seems like last minute whim purchases would have been the only box office action. On the other hand, I have trouble imagining that heavy advertising would have been well spent. And that's with Jack Reacher just recently in theaters. I'm glad these revivals are shown in theaters. I should be the target audience for them, and yet I never go.

Tim Briody: I admit I had absolutely no idea that this was happening, so that total's not that bad considering Top Gun is now most relevant as one of Archer's best jokes.

Felix Quinonez: I think Top Gun is awesome. As far as the result I guess it's okay. I really don't understand why this was re-released at all but I find it even more confusing that they would go through the trouble of converting it into 3D and barely advertise it. I didn't even know about its release until the weekend of. The same thing happened when they did the Raiders of the Lost Ark IMAX last year. If they're going to keep doing these I think they really need to rethink their marketing strategy.

Kim Hollis: Here's a movie that was released right as I was reaching the end of my high school career. I don't think I saw it in theaters at the time (though I saw most Tom Cruise films as they were released when I was that age) but I've seen it plenty on the pay channels over the years. It's one of those films I would definitely stop to watch if I saw it was on. For anyone who might struggle to figure out how Cruise became such a big deal, Top Gun is pretty much a key moment in driving that to happen. I still lament the loss of Tony Scott, and Top Gun is (in my opinion) his shining moment.

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