Two years from its original premiere date and Top Gun: Maverick is finally set to come flying into theaters.
Ahead of the Top Gun sequel's premiere on May 27, a handful of audiences got to see the movie at this year's CinemaCon and they couldn't help themselves but appreciate the body of work that everyone put into making the film happen.
Total Film's deputy editor, Matt Maytum, and editor-at-large, Jamie Graham, for example, had a lot of good things to say about the follow-up. The former referred to it as an "ESSENTIAL big-screen viewing" while the latter described it as a "perfect sequel." Both seem to be in awe of everything about Maverick from the plot to the cinematography and how it used the power of nostalgia to great effect.
Several others echoed the same things, suggesting that Top Gun: Maverick will give any film that it will go up against a good run for the money.
Here's a handful of tweets from people who left the early screening with their jaws on the floor: