Top Gun - Watching as a Tribute

Procrastastudy

Who else has had the urge to watch that gay classic - Top Gun today.

Hande hoche!

Tempted to watch the Last boy scout myself.

pragmatic1

Not me. It's shyte.

krudler

I'm watching True Romance. Top Gun is cheesy awesomeness though, most unneccessary beach volleyball scene ever.

mikemac1

Saw it a good few times before I copped that Tim Robbins was in it

Pumpkinseeds

I can't watch it without seeing Val Kilmer as he is today. He won't be getting into a flight suit any time soon, a damn shame that he seems to be following Marlon Brando's diet.

krudler

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I can't watch it without seeing Val Kilmer as he is today. He won't be getting into a flight suit any time soon, a damn shame that he seems to be following Marlon Brando's diet.

Batman really let himself go.

Kilmer is meant to be an absolute dickhead to work with as well, which is a pity as he can act when he wants, he's great in Heat, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is ****ing hilarious.

af_thefragile

It is a better love story than Twilight...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekXxi9IKZSA

Basq

Have the Director's Cut of 'True Romance' in the ol' DVD drive..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_svnsF5OLbI

Rented Mule

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzY9a-WmE6o

This says it all when it comes to Top Gun.

Colmustard

I nearly know the ending dialogue of that film by heart.

It is a strange Iconic film we all know parts of it.

Last week I texted my mate who was waiting in the pub

"Maverick going supersonic be there in 30 seconds"

seven_eleven

Why would I have an urge to do that? Is today of some significance or something?

Basq

seven_eleven wrote: »

Why would I have an urge to do that? Is today of some significance or something?

Ummmmmm...

Colmustard

seven_eleven wrote: »

Why would I have an urge to do that? Is today of some significance or something?

The Director committed suicide.

seven_eleven

Colmustard wrote: »

The Director committed suicide.

Ah. Sorry Ive never heard of him. I dont really watch films or tv.

Rented Mule

seven_eleven wrote: »

Ah. Sorry Ive never heard of him. I dont really watch films or tv.

You came to the right thread then.

JupiterKid

I intend to watch True Romance. Top Gun is as gay as a film can get (and as a gay guy myself - believe me - I know what I'm talking about) without being an actual gay porno. It's also not that great a film really.

The beach volleyball scene is like something straight out of a TitanMan or HotHouse porn film.:pac:;)

Trivia - another gay aspect of Top Gun is that Kelly McGillis, the female lead, came out as a lesbian herself a few years back. What does that tell you about TG?:D

Cienciano

Rented Mule wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzY9a-WmE6o

This says it all when it comes to Top Gun.

Pity they had to invent the "ride my tail" quote to make it sound gay. Top Gun is gay and cheesy enough without having to make up gay quotes.

Aidric

JupiterKid wrote: »

Trivia - another gay aspect of Top Gun is that Kelly McGillis, the female lead, came out as a lesbian herself a few years back. What does that tell you about TG?:D

Nothing.

Procrastastudy

JupiterKid wrote: »

I intend to watch True Romance. Top Gun is as gay as a film can get (and as a gay guy myself - believe me - I know what I'm talking about) without being an actual gay porno. It's also not that great a film really.

The beach volleyball scene is like something straight out of a TitanMan or HotHouse porn film.:pac:;)

Trivia - another gay aspect of Top Gun is that Kelly McGillis, the female lead, came out as a lesbian herself a few years back. What does that tell you about TG?:D

Don't spoil my childhood memories of watching this every time we were at RAF Benson waiting for a 35 minute flight in a Chipmunk - then getting up there pretending it was a fighter jet!

Colmustard

Wesley Snipes had a sneaky role in it to.

Keedowah

Colmustard wrote: »

Wesley Snipes had a sneaky role in it to.

Did he?

Where To

Procrastastudy wrote: »

Who else has had the urge to watch that gay classic - Top Gun today.

Is Jerry Bruckheimer gone too?:eek::p

I don't go in for all this Top Gun bashing, aesthetically it's hard to beat.

Logical Fallacy

krudler wrote: »

Batman really let himself go.

Kilmer is meant to be an absolute dickhead to work with as well, which is a pity as he can act when he wants, he's great in Heat, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is ****ing hilarious.

I don't know if I believe the dickhead thing I have to say. When he was doing Kiss Kiss with Downey he stopped drinking for the whole shoot to support Downey who had just gone dry at the time. The whole crew would be out partying sometimes and he'd stay with Downey just shooting the **** and keeping him company.

Snowie

Where To wrote: »

Is Jerry Bruckheimer gone too?:eek::p

I don't go in for all this Top Gun bashing, aesthetically it's hard to beat.

if I'm playing battle felid 3 I always play that song if I'm flying jets :cool:

if im in a helicopter i play air wolf and if I'm in a russian van thing I play the A-team...

The Master of Disaster

JupiterKid wrote: »

It's also not that great a film really.

Listen we all say crazy things in the heat of the moment but lets not make outlandish statements like that . . .

Now lets get on with what we all came here for:

ArtyM

True Romance is my favourite movie, could watch it over and over - in fact I am gonna watch it now.
Some really great scenes, great characters, great score, and what a cast...
Alabama Whorley, what a peach.
Only realised today that he had directed it - kudos to him

holystungun9

Procrastastudy wrote: »

Who else has had the urge to watch that gay classic - Top Gun today.

It's hardly gay. It's got top hetero actor Tom Cruise.

holystungun9

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

I don't know if I believe the dickhead thing I have to say. When he was doing Kiss Kiss with Downey he stopped drinking for the whole shoot to support Downey who had just gone dry at the time. The whole crew would be out partying sometimes and he'd stay with Downey just shooting the **** and keeping him company.

If that's true then that's pretty cool of him.

Run_to_da_hills

GPZ 900 my memories of Top Gun..

girl2

I intend to watch both seasons of The Good Wife as a tribute.

dodderangler

Na I'd rather watch top gun in a funny version
( puts HOT SHOTS! Into the Xbox)
Gigity

Motorist

JupiterKid wrote: »

I intend to watch True Romance. Top Gun is as gay as a film can get (and as a gay guy myself - believe me - I know what I'm talking about) without being an actual gay porno. It's also not that great a film really.

The beach volleyball scene is like something straight out of a TitanMan or HotHouse porn film.:pac:;)

Trivia - another gay aspect of Top Gun is that Kelly McGillis, the female lead, came out as a lesbian herself a few years back. What does that tell you about TG?:D

It's a good action film, stunning fighter jets, good dog fight sequences. The sex scenes between McGillis and Cruise weren't all that gay. The beach volley ball game was just to keep the girlfriends happy.

The movie takes numerous liberties in order to entertain, but the basic setup, in which fighter pilots from the fleet get sent to NAS Miramar, aka, "Top Gun" for intensive training, is 100% accurate. The Navy, back during Vietnam, was getting sick of losing too many pilots in air-to-air combat.

I don't think that any movie, before or since, has ever rendered air combat in a more convincing and dramatic fashion. For nearly 100 years fighter pilots have been the modern equivalent of olden knights, men who brought a sense of glamour and romance to the deadly art of war, and this movie gives them a fitting tribute.

Rented Mule

Motorist wrote: »

I don't think that any movie, before or since, has ever rendered air combat in a more convincing and dramatic fashion.

The inverted Polaroid picture taking, while flipping off the other pilot was the most realistic that I have ever seen.

Biggins

Anything with Tom Cruise in it?

No thanks.

mathie

Biggins wrote: »

Anything with Tom Cruise in it?

No thanks.

Katie Holmes?

(send this joke to a few months ago)

krudler

Biggins wrote: »

Anything with Tom Cruise in it?

No thanks.

seperate the person from the artist I say, I like a lot of his movies. Mel Gibson too. Batsh1t crazy he may be but he can act

mikemac1

Biggins wrote: »

Anything with Tom Cruise in it?

No thanks.

If I was bothered by his personal life I'd be buying glossy celebrity magazines. Maybe this personal stuff interests you

But since I don't care I just watch to be entertained.

And the man is money and can make a film successful

I want to see the actor, let celebrity fans worry over the other stuff

Biggins

mathie wrote: »

Katie Holmes?
(send this joke to a few months ago)

krudler wrote: »

seperate the person from the artist I say, I like a lot of his movies. Mel Gibson too. Batsh1t crazy he may be but he can act

mikemac1 wrote: »

If I was bothered by his personal life I'd be buying glossy celebrity magazines. Maybe this personal stuff interests you
But since I don't care I just watch to be entertained.
And the man is money and can make a film successful
I want to see the actor, let celebrity fans worry over the other stuff

I think his acting is dire, end of story.

mikemac1

You clearly have not seen Magnolia

Masterpiece of acting

JupiterKid

Biggins wrote: »

I think his acting is dire, end of story.

I wouldn't go so far as to say Tom Cruise is a dire actor - he's very good in Rain Man and Born On The Forth Of July - it's just that his choice of films is not the Mae West.

I'm certain Tony Scott was taking the p*ss in directing Top Gun. There's just too many homoerotic scenes in that film for it to be just a coincidence.

Biggins

JupiterKid wrote: »

I wouldn't go so far as to say Tom Cruise is a dire actor - he's very good in Rain Man and Born On The Forth Of July - it's just that his choice of films is not the Mae West.

I'm certain Tony Scott was taking the p*ss in directing Top Gun. There's just too many homoerotic scenes in that film for it to be just a coincidence.

Each to their own. I personally find his acting irritating.
I'm very sure that maybe actors I like - other would dislike too.

As regards Top Gun by the way, its generally acknowledged that many of the scenes in that film were rehashed previous scene he created for a number of car adverts he did involving a plane flying in them too.
(Thats NOT a put down for the film or the ads)

amacca

I dont give a good god damn how gay Top Gun is

Top Gun can be my wingman any day!

its part of the holy trinity of sh1t cheesy action movies that despite all their failings never once fail to entertain

Top Gun - Point Break - The Rock....amen


honorable mentions to Days of Thunder (top gun on wheels), Face Off, Con Air, Die hards and lethal weapons


disliking any of these films because of the quality of acting etc is missing the point entirely - they were never meant to oscar contenders (at least in the best film / best actor type categories)

Colmustard

The cruiser is 50, even though he is older from Risky Business to the mission impossible films I somehow feel I grew up with him.

I think he can act, he has had his moments, my favourite cruiser performance was Jerry Maguire followed by Vanilla sky.

Colmustard

The Cruiser wont come out of the closet.

Scientology is meant to have a cure for gayness (not that it is a disease)

Obviously it works, Tom Cruise was married to Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes, and Mimi Rogers John Travolta is married to Kelly Preston all those women are fine things. So they are definitely cured of the gay.

Motorist

I read in a newspaper article that Scott was planning to shoot Top Gun 2, that there is a script and that Tom Cruise had been "checking out airforce bases" (for some reason!).

Is there any truth to this or is it just a bs rumour. Would be dodgy having a sequel to such a brilliant (but ultimately cheesy movie). Worth a look though if it had huge budget and a good script.