Wordiezett So much average

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

LeonLouisRicci A High Body Count and a Decent Cast Highlight this slightly Above Average B-Western. Sterling Hayden is a Laid-Back Gunslinger trying to Outlive His "Top Gun" Status. Returning to His Hometown seeking something Memorable He finds Animosity and Trouble but manages to make Amends and Help out. The Bad Guys are on Their way to Take Over. Said to have Killed 36 People in Their Last Rampage, this is a Gang to be Feared.There's an Early Role for Rod Taylor as a Cocky Squirt and John Dehner is Slimy as the Gang Leader. The Ending Shootout with Guns Blazing contain come Good Stunts and the Whole Thing is Over before Much Happens.Overall, Worth a Watch for Western Fans, but there isn't enough to attract Anyone Outside followers of the Genre.

alexandre michel liberman (tmwest) Going through the first part of "Top Gun" you think you are seeing the same western you already saw for the millionth time. Even though the cinematography brings to mind "High Noon" , and it is fun to see a beginner, Rod Taylor, as a bad guy hiding his Australian accent, the film looks too "déjà vu" to be good. Karen Booth looks too old for the part she is playing. But the story of the gunfighter who returns and finds that the woman he loves is engaged to the bad guy is just too ran down. But about halfway through the film everything changes. When the bad guys with their leader Tom Quentin (John Dehner), come to take over the town, there is a great exchange of words between Quentin and Rick Martin (Hayden). There is also the incredibly two faced Canby Judd (William Bishop). And also some good shoot ups, and all this adds up to make "Top Gun" an enjoyable western.

sowestluv I liked Top Gun. It held my interest. Predictable plot, decent character development and story line. It is pretty similar to High Noon in that the town people appear weak and scared to stand up to a villain. This movie has some quality actors who really did not get a chance to share all of their talents. Also some of the actors did not receive credit for their roles. Denver Pyle was a good looking man in his younger days. John Dehner, Rod Taylor are outstanding in their roles. Sterling Hayden did the best that he could with poor material. It is hard to imagine him as a gunslinger. Laura, played by Karen Booth, was a nauseating character. She seemed flattered that two men may have been fighting over her. Ugh. Finally, How can people travel without luggage? Especially women.

chipe An awful western. The trite screenplay and minimal sets are especially bad. That it has a top notch cast makes it particularly laughable, and the acting was surprisingly poor; maybe the cast members were sickened by the embarrassing script and direction. Big disappointment as I am a big Westerns fan.To give one example of how lame the movie is, I mention this laughable "gem:" the hero (Hayden) tries to gain the confidence of the leader of the outlaws (Dehner) by offering to tell him where $50,000 in money is hidden in the town they just shot-up. Dehner seriously replies: we're so bad there is no town we can go to spend it! Hayden then has to tell him of a wide open town. Good grief!Karin Booth shined though. Very beautiful woman.I'm surprised that the TV Guide and MSN movie web sites gave it relatively high ratings (2-1/2 of 4 stars; and 3 of 5 stars). I wonder if they really saw the movie they reviewed. (The MSN site incorrectly said that the Booth character was married to the main bad guy. Not so, just engaged.)