No one Cruise's age would be flying in the Navy as a fighter pilot, would they?
Nah, but he could be a Colonel giving shit to all the young guys.
River ,'Out Of Gas'
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No one Cruise's age would be flying in the Navy as a fighter pilot, would they?
Nah, but he could be a Colonel giving shit to all the young guys.
I wouldn't say I regret seeing it, but I wasn't totally impressed. I cried at all the crypoints (which is to say, basically the entire movie), but thinking back I'm not sure I actually liked it.
Thank you! The more I think about it, the more problems I find. Especially after rewatching most of their other films.
No one Cruise's age would be flying in the Navy as a fighter pilot, would they?
Nah, but he could be a Colonel giving shit to all the young guys.
I'd love to see a scene where some young stud buzzes the tower, Col. Cruise give him/her hell, and someone who knew him back in the day is all, "Really?"
he could be a Colonel giving shit to all the young guys
Nah, he wouldn't. Mainly because he's Navy and the Navy doesn't have Colonels. They do have Commanders, though, and it would be extremely possible he'd be one. And he'd still be flying.
Edited to add: I know from whence I speak; I was stationed with Topgun and transferred out the year before the movie was made.
Lewis Black as Anger
A rare case where being redundant is a great thing.
Oh, duh! I forgot they were Navy pilots, I thought they were Air Force...
There were, occasionally, Air Force pilots who came through the course. More in the early days of the squadron, during the Vietnamese war. I don't think the AF had their own school yet; they do now.
Awesome movie aside, I can't stop watching the trailers for Fury Road. And the more I watch, the more I am awed by the editor and sound mixer, having now heard the full tracks samples were taken from. And also the fact that the awesome drums and horns are actually from the movie. It makes me want movie trailer end credits and awards. I want this talent acknowledged and celebrated.
Self/Less was enjoyable in that generic Hollywood action thriller sort of way.
Is Ben Kingsley in Acadamy Award Winning Actor mode or A Sound of Thunder/Uwe Boll videogame movie overacting mode?