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OT: Top Gun, Maverick - Friday Special

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  • CPFC1905
    CPFC1905 Posts: 2,121
    ksmyrl said:
    Great post and even better recap @JohnInCarolina. I was a wee teenager when I saw the movie and damn near joined the Navy myself. 

    I do however respectfully disagree on one point...Tombstone was Val Kilmer's best role. Period. End of discussion. But that's for another thread and another day. 

    Happy Friday boys and girls, "I'm your huckleberry"

    Keep the faith
    You’ve not seen Top Secret then???? 
    Other girls may try to take me away 
    But you know, it's by your side I will stay
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  • Hook_emHornsfan_74
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 Posts: 1,504
    The sequel is getting good reviews and yes @ksmyrl Tombstone is his best movie by far.
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    CPFC1905 said:
    ksmyrl said:
    Great post and even better recap @JohnInCarolina. I was a wee teenager when I saw the movie and damn near joined the Navy myself. 

    I do however respectfully disagree on one point...Tombstone was Val Kilmer's best role. Period. End of discussion. But that's for another thread and another day. 

    Happy Friday boys and girls, "I'm your huckleberry"

    Keep the faith
    You’ve not seen Top Secret then???? 
    “Alright , be an arsehole.”
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    CPFC1905 said:
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/12/top-gun-maverick-review-tom-cruise-is-still-needy-less-speedy-in-a-rocknroll-sequel  
    Please tell me you guys can read this article. The first paragraph is probably the best I have ever seen in a review, any paper - maybe even anywhere. 

    "Cruise presides over some surprising differences from his first outing as the navy pilot hotshot in a film that’s missing the homoerotic tensions of the 80s original"

    No homoerotic tension? Well... count me out.

    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,330
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    1. Starship Troopers
    2. Seventh Seal
    3. Top Gun

    So many movies deserve to be in the top 3, but this is my definitive 5.13.2022 list.
    #1 had the better shower scene.  
    "First method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him."
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,625
    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    1. Starship Troopers
    2. Seventh Seal
    3. Top Gun

    So many movies deserve to be in the top 3, but this is my definitive 5.13.2022 list.
    #1 had the better shower scene.  
    Not even a contest.  Also had a more poignant death.  Dizzy's death was tragic.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,663
    theyolksonyou said:
    The thought and effort you put into this post is impressive. 
    dmchicago said:
    Jesus, John. When you don't feel like working, you don't f&ck around!
    Haha.  Not much effort frankly, as evidenced by all the mistakes in the OP.   

    I had just seen Ed's ( @CPFC1905) comment early this morning and started thinking about the movie.  A quick search of Top Gun gifs reminded me of so many things about the original film.   So much gold.   I figured it was Friday so what the heck, maybe the Buffalo would permit some harmless fun on the front page.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    If you really want to make a "manly" flick, just add plenty of the stereotypical 'merican homoeroticism.  You know, same stuff you see in the institutions of manliness, like football butt pats, locker room towel snaps, wrestling for no reason at all in the dressing room (gotta end up in the old head-in-crotch lock for it to be legit).

    It saddens me to hear there's less of that.  Probably the same folks banning books and siphoning off "freedom" with a big barber shop pole straw.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Or just add some advertising clips of Abercrombie and Fitch.
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    HAHA!  This post is GREAT BALLZ OF FIRE!!!
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,625

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,663
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Always liked that guy.  I hope he went peacefully.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,395
    I could never really get in to Tremors.  Never cared for Kevin Bacon either.  Maybe they go hand in hand.  
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,663
    kl8ton said:
    I could never really get in to Tremors.  Never cared for Kevin Bacon either.  Maybe they go hand in hand.  

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    JohnInCarolina said:
    kl8ton said:
    I could never really get in to Tremors.  Never cared for Kevin Bacon either.  Maybe they go hand in hand.  


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  • Hook_emHornsfan_74
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 Posts: 1,504
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Always liked that guy.  I hope he went peacefully.
    Thought he did a good job in The Right Stuff. Felt sorry for him in that movie. 
    Midland, TX XLBGE
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,663
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Always liked that guy.  I hope he went peacefully.
    Thought he did a good job in The Right Stuff. Felt sorry for him in that movie. 
    The movie I liked as a kid that he was in was Remo Williams.  I am sure that one does not hold up well at all, lol.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • SamIAm2
    SamIAm2 Posts: 1,997
    Agree on Remo Williams.  Joel Grey as Chiun made that movie great for me.  
    Ubi panis, ibi patria.
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  • CTMike
    CTMike Posts: 3,641
    Am I the only here wondering if @JohnInCarolina is being sarcastic and trolling us all with this post?
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,625
    CTMike said:
    Am I the only here wondering if @JohnInCarolina is being sarcastic and trolling us all with this post?
    He is tenured.  That means he has unlimited time to watch movies AND to troll.  Tenured is even better than being retired.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,660
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    CTMike said:
    Am I the only here wondering if @JohnInCarolina is being sarcastic and trolling us all with this post?
    He is tenured.  That means he has unlimited time to watch movies AND to troll.  Tenured is even better than being retired.
    Never having been tenured I cannot factully compare the above options but if reasonable, then the tenured have no incentive to retire.  Thus I suspect the "age of a tenured professor" is a driver, never mind the clearing house factor, salary and demands for publishing.  B)   But when one is young...
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,663
    lousubcap said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    CTMike said:
    Am I the only here wondering if @JohnInCarolina is being sarcastic and trolling us all with this post?
    He is tenured.  That means he has unlimited time to watch movies AND to troll.  Tenured is even better than being retired.
    Never having been tenured I cannot factully compare the above options but if reasonable, then the tenured have no incentive to retire.  Thus I suspect the "age of a tenured professor" is a driver, never mind the clearing house factor, salary and demands for publishing.  B)   But when one is young...
    There are very few incentives for tenured faculty to retire, especially at a top private school.  That’s part of the reason our average retirement age is probably closer to 75 than 65.

    That being said most of us work plenty of hours and don’t take much of any time off.  Junior faculty routinely work 80-90 hrs a week.  Making tenure at a place like this is akin to making partner at a top tier law firm.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    CTMike said:
    Am I the only here wondering if @JohnInCarolina is being sarcastic and trolling us all with this post?
    He’s not being sarcastic.  He’s actually this immature. 
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,330
    edited May 2022

     
    Deleted, this was started as a happy thread.  
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Botch said:

     
    Deleted, this was started as a happy thread.  
    And…:?
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,663
    theyolksonyou said:
    Botch said:

     
    Deleted, this was started as a happy thread.  
    And…:?

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • theyolksonyou
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,625
    Botch said:

     
    Deleted, this was started as a happy thread.  
    Wow, dude.  Uncalled for.  Thought you were nicer than that.  Did Focker hack your account?

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,663
    now now, simmah down now
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,625
    Back to regular programming.  Movie trivia:


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