Post by Mod City on Dec 18, 2019 19:29:46 GMT -5
We have a lot of useful movie threads, but no "Coming Attractions" or something similar for upcoming releases, outside the Comic Book Movies thread. If we did I would likely have posted this there, as I don't really think this movie needs its own thread, but what the hey.
They're finally making a sequel to Top Gun. Whether we needed one or not is another question. But since it's been over 30 years since the original, I'll give them a pass. The first one was enjoyable enough, especially for the time. If you grew up in the 80s, you saw your fair share of the flick.
The aerial photography looks spectacular. It will probably be a real thrill on the big, big screen. I guess we'll see how the plot and acting go, but I'm interested.
One thing I do want to get off my chest. I enjoy watching reaction videos of people watching movie trailers for the first time - yes, I have no life. I get a kick out of it. But almost everyone I watched reacting to this trailer were going ape about how Tom Cruise is doing his own flying. These aren't even really Cruise fanboys/girls, but they are just so into Cruise flying in those trailer scenes.
The thing is, he's not.
A simple Google search reveals that he did fly some aircraft in the movie - civilian aircraft. He's a licensed pilot, and I believe he flew a helicopter for some scenes in one of the Mission: Imposssible movies. That's great! But he does not fly the F-18 Super Hornet, nor any other in-service military aircraft in TG:M. The United States military expressly forbids civilians from flying military aircraft, and unless Cruise enlisted and I didn't hear about it, those scenes showing him doing that fancy stunt flying are him as a passenger looking like he's flying or CGI trickery (i.e., him flying a smaller, non-military plane and then making it look like the F-18.)
I mean, think about it. Some of the operational details of the F-18 have to be classified, and they're not letting non-military personal take the controls, no matter how charming they are or however much Chinese money the producers offer.
I'm not knocking Cruise, here. He's a dedicated filmmaker and does go all-out on his stunts. He makes damn entertaining movies. I'm more annoyed that people don't take a little time to actually look into what they're talking about. I mean, come on. Do you think the U.S. Navy is letting Tom Cruise fly one of their F-18s? Do they have any idea how much those things cost? No way, no how they let him fly one.
Anyway, I feel better. And I still want to see the movie. Carry on, all.
They're finally making a sequel to Top Gun. Whether we needed one or not is another question. But since it's been over 30 years since the original, I'll give them a pass. The first one was enjoyable enough, especially for the time. If you grew up in the 80s, you saw your fair share of the flick.
The aerial photography looks spectacular. It will probably be a real thrill on the big, big screen. I guess we'll see how the plot and acting go, but I'm interested.
One thing I do want to get off my chest. I enjoy watching reaction videos of people watching movie trailers for the first time - yes, I have no life. I get a kick out of it. But almost everyone I watched reacting to this trailer were going ape about how Tom Cruise is doing his own flying. These aren't even really Cruise fanboys/girls, but they are just so into Cruise flying in those trailer scenes.
The thing is, he's not.
A simple Google search reveals that he did fly some aircraft in the movie - civilian aircraft. He's a licensed pilot, and I believe he flew a helicopter for some scenes in one of the Mission: Imposssible movies. That's great! But he does not fly the F-18 Super Hornet, nor any other in-service military aircraft in TG:M. The United States military expressly forbids civilians from flying military aircraft, and unless Cruise enlisted and I didn't hear about it, those scenes showing him doing that fancy stunt flying are him as a passenger looking like he's flying or CGI trickery (i.e., him flying a smaller, non-military plane and then making it look like the F-18.)
I mean, think about it. Some of the operational details of the F-18 have to be classified, and they're not letting non-military personal take the controls, no matter how charming they are or however much Chinese money the producers offer.
I'm not knocking Cruise, here. He's a dedicated filmmaker and does go all-out on his stunts. He makes damn entertaining movies. I'm more annoyed that people don't take a little time to actually look into what they're talking about. I mean, come on. Do you think the U.S. Navy is letting Tom Cruise fly one of their F-18s? Do they have any idea how much those things cost? No way, no how they let him fly one.
Anyway, I feel better. And I still want to see the movie. Carry on, all.