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Post by Mocha on Jul 18, 2019 20:32:47 GMT -5
More relevant question, will there be a volleyball scene?
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Post by mikegarrison on Jul 18, 2019 22:28:36 GMT -5
Just what nobody was wondering: "What is Mav from Top Gun doing today?"
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 18, 2019 22:46:16 GMT -5
As the trailer hinted, as a fighter pilot, Maverick would be a geezer at his age. Many retired in the mid to late 30's (or early 40's top), but Cruise is now 56, really old to be a fighter jock. In most cases, if they choose to remain in the Navy, Maverick would have long ago been promoted to a desk job. So how are they going to explain Maverick still flying like he did 30+ years ago? And Goose's son is going to be in it? As well as Iceman? Last time I heard Val Kilmer is really out of shape and pretty obese, I guess he is going to shape up for the moive...or will he play the "look what age has done to me" routine.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2019 22:57:07 GMT -5
Waiting for the sequel to Risky Business. Tangerine Dream could use the work.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jul 18, 2019 23:57:15 GMT -5
Waiting for the sequel to Risky Business. Tangerine Dream could use the work. Joel's son is applying to college, but first his friends try to set him up with a call-girl, who turns out to work for madame Rebecca De Mornay. She recognizes him as Joel's son. So she arranges to meet Joel, whose wife has recently died, and they decide to go into business together -- Joel's son is allowed to think he's setting up the same kind of party as his dad did, but really Joel and Lana are pulling all the strings. Hijinx and hilarity ensue. |
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Post by jayj79 on Jul 19, 2019 8:13:02 GMT -5
happened across this article that was written in 2016 (prior to the sequel being announced), comparing how the "Top Gun" fighter pilot training program has changed since the time of the movie. www.raytheon.com/news/feature/top_gunof course, it is published by Raytheon, a company that produces some of the military aviation tech, so some of the focus is on that tech |
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Post by ironhammer on Jul 19, 2019 11:00:58 GMT -5
happened across this article that was written in 2016 (prior to the sequel being announced), comparing how the "Top Gun" fighter pilot training program has changed since the time of the movie. www.raytheon.com/news/feature/top_gunof course, it is published by Raytheon, a company that produces some of the military aviation tech, so some of the focus is on that tech Another thing that needs to be mentioned is that Top Gun today incorporates a lot more air-to-ground missions (bombing ground targets), the Super Hornet after all is a multi-role combat aircraft equally adept at both air-to-air missions as well as destroying enemy installations on the ground. The Tomcat, towards its twilight years of service, was also used extensively in ground attack missions given the Navy's lack of sufficient bombers after the retirement of their A-6 Intruder ( which by the way, was also the subject of a bestselling novel, "Flight of the Intruder" by former naval aviator Stephen Coonts, and later made into a movie with mixed reception). Speaking of the Super Hornet vs Tomcat, that's an interesting discussion. The Hornet is the more advanced plane aerodynamically and with more modern flight controls (i.e. fly-by-wire) and glass cockpit displays. But in terms of capability, the Tomcat was arguably better than the plane that replaced it. The F-14 had longer range, could carry more ordinance and could launch the phoneix missile, which in theory, could hit targets up to a 100 miles away. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2019 12:25:19 GMT -5
Waiting for the sequel to Risky Business. Tangerine Dream could use the work. Joel's son is applying to college, but first his friends try to set him up with a call-girl, who turns out to work for madame Rebecca De Mornay. She recognizes him as Joel's son. So she arranges to meet Joel, whose wife has recently died, and they decide to go into business together -- Joel's son is allowed to think he's setting up the same kind of party as his dad did, but really Joel and Lana are pulling all the strings. Hijinx and hilarity ensue. Oddly enough, that would probably sell -- or has already been pitched. |
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Post by Mocha on Jul 19, 2019 16:56:36 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Jul 19, 2019 17:11:37 GMT -5
happened across this article that was written in 2016 (prior to the sequel being announced), comparing how the "Top Gun" fighter pilot training program has changed since the time of the movie. It's not like the movie at all accurately portrayed it anyway. |
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Post by Wolfgang on Jul 19, 2019 17:34:05 GMT -5
I never even saw the original.
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Post by mikegarrison on Jul 19, 2019 17:54:22 GMT -5
I never even saw the original. You missed some excellent cinematography. |
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Post by XAsstCoach on Jul 19, 2019 18:50:53 GMT -5
As the trailer hinted, as a fighter pilot, Maverick would be a geezer at his age. Many retired in the mid to late 30's (or early 40's top), but Cruise is now 56, really old to be a fighter jock. In most cases, if they choose to remain in the Navy, Maverick would have long ago been promoted to a desk job. So how are they going to explain Maverick still flying like he did 30+ years ago? And Goose's son is going to be in it? As well as Iceman? Last time I heard Val Kilmer is really out of shape and pretty obese, I guess he is going to shape up for the moive...or will he play the "look what age has done to me" routine. Haven’t seen the trailer, but in the first movie Tom Skerritt (aka Viper) was old as well and was flying the aggressors in mock combat. Even offered to fly with Maverick if he couldn’t pair up with another. |
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Post by ilikecorn on Jul 19, 2019 21:18:27 GMT -5
I never even saw the original. Goose dies. |
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Post by jayj79 on Jul 19, 2019 21:19:40 GMT -5
I never even saw the original. Goose dies. but makes for a wonderful Christmas dinner for Bob Cratchet and Tiny Tim |
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