October 31, 20223 yr On 10/8/2022 at 9:54 AM, futureman said: this has been posted already in this thread, not by me, but it’s a good watch for anyone interested so I’m putting it up again for anyone that didn’t see it. admittedly I know nothing about this world but these guys, unless they’re lying, say the flying is real and most of what happens in the movie is pretty believable other than a few minor procedural things on base. it’s interesting and contributed to my enjoyment of the movie. You mean besides Maverick being able to eject from a jet going Mach 11 and walking away instead of being turned into strawberry jelly?
October 31, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: You mean besides Maverick being able to eject from a jet going Mach 11 and walking away instead of being turned into strawberry jelly? I think it was down to Mach 8 or so when it broke up, so there.
October 31, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said: You mean besides Maverick being able to eject from a jet going Mach 11 and walking away instead of being turned into strawberry jelly? And besides the fact a Chinese stealth fighter would just, you know, FLY AWAY, if an old F14 shitbox got behind it. So what. Movie rocks.
October 31, 20223 yr 52 minutes ago, Parliament said: And besides the fact a Chinese stealth fighter would just, you know, FLY AWAY, if an old F14 bag of ass got behind it. So what. Movie rocks. FIF correct terminology.
October 31, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Dutch said: FIF correct terminology. Hey, Maverick shot down three MIGS in that bag of ass.
October 31, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, Parliament said: And besides the fact a Chinese stealth fighter would just, you know, FLY AWAY, if an old F14 shitbox got behind it. So what. Movie rocks. under normal circumstances, maybe. but maverick is the best fighter pilot to ever live.
October 31, 20223 yr under normal circumstances, maybe. but maverick is the best fighter pilot to ever live.That’s right! Future … man. He is dangerous.
December 22, 20223 yr It’s on now boys, hit at 2 am. I only paid the $5, so there will be some ads, but good refill time.
December 22, 20223 yr Goddamn, this movie rocks faces. Only the second time to see it. Hamm, Hondo, Bates all kill it. There aren’t words in the English language for Connelly. I dig Phoenix. Edited December 22, 20223 yr by shadow_operative2.0 Hondo, not Honda
December 22, 20223 yr On 10/31/2022 at 11:02 AM, Parliament said: And besides the fact a Chinese stealth fighter would just, you know, FLY AWAY, if an old F14 shitbox got behind it. So what. Movie rocks. this thing could barely fly away from a cox RC model
December 24, 20223 yr On 10/31/2022 at 10:51 AM, NeverMarryAStripper said: You mean besides Maverick being able to eject from a jet going Mach 11 and walking away instead of being turned into strawberry jelly? Maybe the test plane had an ejection pod a la the F-111 Aardvark instead of an ejection seat
December 24, 20223 yr Watched it last night for first time. Wish the small plane at very end would have slammed into a mountain because that would have been funny as hell after all the actual mission shit that went down
December 24, 20223 yr It’s pretty cool when he shoots a missile down the exhaust port to destroy the Death Star.
December 24, 20223 yr It’s pretty cool when he shoots a missile down the exhaust port to destroy the Death Star. Go further backhttps://www.gijobs.com/plane-inspired-star-wars-trench-run/amp/
December 25, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said: Worth every penny in IMAX. Better than the original, imo.
December 25, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, Surly Bevo said: Go further back https://www.gijobs.com/plane-inspired-star-wars-trench-run/amp/ Those pussies probably never turned off their targeting computers.
December 25, 20222 yr 20 hours ago, Surly Bevo said: Go further back https://www.gijobs.com/plane-inspired-star-wars-trench-run/amp/ Porkins is my favorite minor Star Wars character. Aptly named. Willrow Hood can get f***ed.
January 2, 20232 yr Watched it with the family again on New Year's Eve, and realized I'm tired of CGI. This had me excited, cause they were real planes and real people flying. With CGI, you know they're going to make it, so Captain America doing a back flip off a motorcycle onto the back of a fighter jet is kind of a yawner, as there's no real risk. Cruise may be the last standing movie star right now.
January 11, 20232 yr This movie is the new Shawshank. It holds up to multiple viewings, and you can flip it on at any point and get sucked in.
January 11, 20232 yr A little while ago my wife and I were flying back from somewhere, and on the first leg, the guy in front of me was watching it. So I watched without sound for about an hour. I told my wife about it, so we watched the whole thing on the second leg. I enjoyed both viewings.
January 11, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, miguelito said: A little while ago my wife and I were flying back from somewhere, and on the first leg, the guy in front of me was watching it. So I watched without sound for about an hour. I told my wife about it, so we watched the whole thing on the second leg. I enjoyed both viewings. That's a new way to join the Mile High Club.
January 11, 20232 yr 16 hours ago, Wade said: This movie is the new Shawshank. It holds up to multiple viewings, and you can flip it on at any point and get sucked in. Absolutely
January 22, 20232 yr Real life Top Gun. Thought this was cool and wanted to add it to the thread. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/asia/korean-war-fighter-pilot-soviet-shootdown-intl-hnk-ml/index.html “On a cold November day in 1952, Williams shot down four Soviet fighter jets – and became a legend no one would hear about for more than 50 years. The now 97-year-old former naval aviator was presented with the Navy Cross, the service’s second-highest military honor at a ceremony Friday in California.“
January 22, 20232 yr Not sure about other carriers, but DirecTV has MGM+ Marquee (ch. 560) free this weekend. Maverick is on at 7:00p tomorrow for anyone that needs it.
January 22, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Nicole44 said: Real life Top Gun. Thought this was cool and wanted to add it to the thread. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/asia/korean-war-fighter-pilot-soviet-shootdown-intl-hnk-ml/index.html “On a cold November day in 1952, Williams shot down four Soviet fighter jets – and became a legend no one would hear about for more than 50 years. The now 97-year-old former naval aviator was presented with the Navy Cross, the service’s second-highest military honor at a ceremony Friday in California.“
January 22, 20232 yr What an overrated POS. It's really sad we have so many delusional posters here. I assume/hope this has been posted:
January 28, 20232 yr Got around to watching part 1 and the new one in back to back days. Liked the new one better. The first one was way too cheesy at times with the same fucking songs playing over and over.
January 29, 20232 yr Finally got around to watching this because I guess I hate America and have misplaced priorities. Honest thoughts - there were a lot of super cheesy lines and too much call back and imitation of the first movie. Also a lot of it seemed extremely unrealistic and implausible - not sure how anyone could believe that any of this could ever happen in the modern day and age. The touch football scene was really fucking stupid, too. We already had a super gay beach scene in the first film - we didn't need another one.
January 29, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, ztejas said: Finally got around to watching this because I guess I hate America and have misplaced priorities. Honest thoughts - there were a lot of super cheesy lines and too much call back and imitation of the first movie. Also a lot of it seemed extremely unrealistic and implausible - not sure how anyone could believe that any of this could ever happen in the modern day and age. The touch football scene was really fucking stupid, too. We already had a super gay beach scene in the first film - we didn't need another one. I'm just kidding. It was fucking stupid but I loved it. It was better than the original. That's how you make movies. We need more movies like that to bring this country together. I mean we really do. We've entered this bizarre era of dogshit where we can't draw people together anymore to experience something worthwhile at a movie theater. This film reminded me of how it used to be - you used to make movies to get folks off their asses and have them go pay for a ticket to see your film. And then they shared that experience together. Now all any producer does is try and keep you hooked on watching their show on your Netflix or Hulu or HBO. You just sit at home and smash your head into your TV screen while you avoid interacting with other human beings. I don't think it has to be that way. I think there's still an audience for going out and interacting with your community and sharing a viewing experience. It might sound really fucking stupid or like a bizarre unrelated rant but this movie kind of rekindles my hope that that could still be a thing. And we all know that cinema dying is a very real thing. So - I don't know - give that shit best picture. Maybe it will wake the industry up a bit. Edited January 29, 20232 yr by ztejas
January 29, 20232 yr damn, son. I was about to write a strongly worded note and neg you for that first post.
January 29, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, ztejas said: Finally got around to watching this because I guess I hate America and have misplaced priorities. Honest thoughts - there were a lot of super cheesy lines and too much call back and imitation of the first movie. Also a lot of it seemed extremely unrealistic and implausible - not sure how anyone could believe that any of this could ever happen in the modern day and age. The touch football scene was really fucking stupid, too. We already had a super gay beach scene in the first film - we didn't need another one. agreed ETA nvm Well played. Edited January 29, 20232 yr by Parliament
January 29, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, ztejas said: You just sit at home and smash your head into your TV screen while you avoid interacting with other human beings. Sounds like a perfect evening to me. I enjoyed the movie, but Best Picture, really? Has the movie making business really fallen that far?
May 21, 20232 yr If you missed it in theaters, it's now streaming on Amazon Prime. I really enjoyed it. Some cheesy callbacks to the original but a better story that the original, IMHO. Fantastic flight scenes. Tom Cruise owns and flys the P-51 flown in the movie. If it's your movie and your aircraft, why not?
May 21, 20232 yr I'm just kidding. It was fucking stupid but I loved it. It was better than the original. That's how you make movies. We need more movies like that to bring this country together. I mean we really do. We've entered this bizarre era of dogshit where we can't draw people together anymore to experience something worthwhile at a movie theater. This film reminded me of how it used to be - you used to make movies to get folks off their asses and have them go pay for a ticket to see your film. And then they shared that experience together. Now all any producer does is try and keep you hooked on watching their show on your Netflix or Hulu or HBO. You just sit at home and smash your head into your TV screen while you avoid interacting with other human beings. I don't think it has to be that way. I think there's still an audience for going out and interacting with your community and sharing a viewing experience. It might sound really fucking stupid or like a bizarre unrelated rant but this movie kind of rekindles my hope that that could still be a thing. And we all know that cinema dying is a very real thing. So - I don't know - give that shit best picture. Maybe it will wake the industry up a bit.
May 21, 20232 yr I feel bad for all of you assholes that didn’t see it in IMAX. Probably the best IMAX film since Inception. The sound quality alone is worth every red cent you think you’re saving. Edited May 21, 20232 yr by billfromlaketravis
May 21, 20232 yr They should rerelease it after CGIing Ukrainian markings on the F-18s and Russian Markings on the MiGs
May 22, 20232 yr I thought it way better than the first. The flight scenes are incredible, and the actor/aviators did much of the inflight camera work. Saw it in IMAX. Fucking incredible.
May 22, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, Parliament said: They need to put it back in theaters over the 4th of July. I would 100% see it in theaters again if they did that. Especially if they did the IMAX release
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