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BrianDavion
Colonel Posts: 20542 Avatar By Wombat  
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Even Bats had to go to China.
yeah cause Batman NEVER hunts down criminals fleeing justice in other countries, nope never 
seriously though, this is just another in a lineup of movies that is hollywood's greatest fad. attemping to ressurect movies that where popular 20 years ago. I think weather or not we like or dislike it, we can blame goerge Lucas who proved with the star wars prequals it's possiable to ressurect an old movie franchise sucessfully (and before the prequal haters come out the prequals where sucessful by the ultimate standard that matters in the end... they made Lucas RICH) |
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JadeHellbringer
Bird of Prey ModeratorPosts: 23921 Nnnnnooonan!
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*shrug* I'm not ready to rule out any movie just because of what's come before, so I'm willing to give it a shot. Considering I watched the original more for the bird then anything else, I'll be happy so long as we get some nice flying scenes.
Heh, someone didn't watch 'Stealth' 
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Istal Devalis
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Heh, someone didn't watch 'Stealth'  I'd probably give it a shot if it came on the tube. From what I've read, I doubt I'd pay to see it, but I'm not gonna automatically switch away from it just on hearsay. That's reserved for Sci Fi channel 'Original' movies. |
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PSJaguar
Major Posts: 3309 Taiidan Imperialist
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Good, now you know how I felt about Slap Shot 2.
They made a what? |
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Nope. Of course, I wouldnt REFUSE to watch Stealth either. I'd probably give it a shot if it came on the tube. From what I've read, I doubt I'd pay to see it, but I'm not gonna automatically switch away from it just on hearsay. That's reserved for Sci Fi channel 'Original' movies.
It's actually perfectly.. gaah, I can't say it, but really, its fine to sorta watch if it's on TV, really, I promise!
Also.. everyone was happy about a new Indy, everyone boos a new Topgun? Hmm...? |
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JadeHellbringer
Bird of Prey ModeratorPosts: 23921 Nnnnnooonan!
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They made a what?
When a movie is 'direct to DVD', you know its quality must be fantastic. |
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The only thing that could make this news better is announcing Uwe Boll as the director.
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Tigerstripe
Warrant Officer Posts: 548 With the clarity of Falcon vision...
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Thanks, dude.... you just jinxed this to suck like living hell...  |
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PSJaguar
Major Posts: 3309 Taiidan Imperialist
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When a movie is 'direct to DVD', you know its quality must be fantastic.
No doubt. But a Slapshot 2?
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Major Posts: 6198 Fan of Big Government, Big Brother, and Big Pharma
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I despise Top Gun. It is a cheap plot that could have been done with any high-risk profession. The fact that they flew fighter planes had absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the film. I far prefer Iron Eagle II. Sure, they both make outrageous use of incorrect aricraft identification, but at least they blew some shit up in Iron Eagle II. I recommend Firebirds for fans of helicopters.
For me, the announcement of Top Gun 2 proves that somebody (possibly the majority of people) in Hollywood are terminally stupid. All I have to look forward to now are comic book based movies and the occaisional Star Wars derivative. |
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Lerdo Martman Site MaintenancePosts: 7350 Yeah I want Cheesey Spoo
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Woohoo.
I look forward to it. I like most of Tom Cruises movies, I don't give a hoot about his religion. Top Gun had some awesome flying scenes, and if an sequel can have the same (real that is, not CGI), I'm all for it!
Story/plot? Pssht, gimme awesome flying scenes.
Even if they have NOTHING to do with air combat, tactical doctrine, actual flight characteristics, and are little more than a overpriced recruiting tool?
Which makes sense - recruitment is down, so it's time to make joining 'cool' to the fanboys again. |
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Even if they have NOTHING to do with air combat, tactical doctrine, actual flight characteristics, and are little more than a overpriced recruiting tool?
Yes. Espesially because of that. If I wanted a documentary I'd watch Discovery or something.
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Major Posts: 4360 With Falcon sight we choose our foes.
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| So if the mains are going to be in 18s or 35s, what are the agressors going to be in? And who are they going to be? TG had the soviets, which were an actuall threat, what do we have now? Bueller, Bueller? I'll probably see it on DVD or something. |
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Tigerstripe
Warrant Officer Posts: 548 With the clarity of Falcon vision...
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Well the majority of the action in TG was training. I guess a major part of any TG2 would be, too...
As for the baddies... there's still a couple guys out there with red stars on their wings. (*cough*Die Another Day*cough*) |
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ColBosch
Colonel Posts: 19780 Burn the betrayers.
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Berzerkerstan.
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While Top Gun was nothing more than porn for aviation nuts
But ... you say that like it's a bad thing? 
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BlazingSky
Lieutenant Colonel Posts: 9384 Planetary Annihilators at ten paces!
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Well the majority of the action in TG was training. I guess a major part of any TG2 would be, too...
As for the baddies... there's still a couple guys out there with red stars on their wings. (*cough*Die Another Day*cough*)
So they'll fight some schlub with diamonds in his face? |
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DougGlendower
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Salsa out the nose! Augh!
It's picturesque. The way the flocks of Trff fly over the huge stands of Trff, their Trff swaying in the wind... |
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Tigerstripe
Warrant Officer Posts: 548 With the clarity of Falcon vision...
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So they'll fight some schlub with diamonds in his face?
Yes! Don't you see? The North-Koreans are experimenting with enhanced blingaging!
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I am Belch
Captain Posts: 3065 Space is where they play.
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| The real star of the movie the F14 Tomcat is retired so I wonder what is going to replace that?? |
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Sadly, artificial intelligence will probably never be a match for natural stupidity!
Only 1 more warship at Gencon but 425 makes a good total.
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Bedwyr
Lieutenant Posts: 1466 Faithful one
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Maybe they'll base the whole thing at Miramar and it'll be one big anachronism.
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rifleman101
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This thread is funny.
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Darrian Wolffe
Punisher of Odessa Major Posts: 3794 Feed us, Fight us, Frak us, or get out of our way!
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Fear not: Tom Cruise not returning for TG sequel
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DougGlendower
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| Heck, the plot itself is so 1994. |
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BrianDavion
Colonel Posts: 20542 Avatar By Wombat
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this is proably a case of Cruise knowing damn well this movie's going to bomb.
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Tigerstripe
Warrant Officer Posts: 548 With the clarity of Falcon vision...
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| Of course, now it's doomed to go straight to DVD. (Well, you never know who they can still get for the lead roles. But I think all of you who dreaded this can breathe a sigh of relief now ) |
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| Thank you Tom Cruise! I knew that without him this thing would just be another sequel bound to fail. |
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Major Posts: 3269 I am the Stainless Steel Rat (MIM)
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I liked Top Gun when I was a teenager, but I think I'd hate it now. "Dogfights" and "Battle 360" on the History Channel make it look like a Saturday morning cartoon.
As far as Tom Cruise is concerned, he's excellent at playing himself playing someone else. The Last Samurai would have been excellent without him. And I will never forgive him for what he did to the Mission Impossible franchise. |
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Clarke Marek
Major Posts: 5964 Come here, wiseguy!!!
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The real star of the movie the F14 Tomcat is retired so I wonder what is going to replace that??
Oh, I can think of one or two ways for them to sneak it in. That's as far as I'm going. |
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Istal Devalis
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On the plus side, with the way Russia seems to be selling to anyone willing to pony up the cash, maybe they could get some ACTUAL MiG's to play with this time around? 
To comment on something else...originality IS nice, but I dont see it as the mecca of filmmaking a lot of people do. Some of the best movies of all time were either remakes or adaptions to begin with. Never mind that there's very little REAL originality left in entertainment, anyways. It's all the same plots and tropes just mixed together slightly differently.
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Tigerstripe
Warrant Officer Posts: 548 With the clarity of Falcon vision...
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To comment on something else...originality IS nice, but I dont see it as the mecca of filmmaking a lot of people do. Some of the best movies of all time were either remakes or adaptions to begin with.
Agreed! Looking back, many of the better flicks lately have been comic-based... that in itself is pretty unoriginal. (And not necessarily a prime indicator of fine cinema... there have been some comic-based terrors over the past years!) Still: there they are: Iron Man, Dark Knight... Unoriginal can still be very well done! |
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