New Navy Fighter Attack Plane

[DeepSilentComplete]

Ah, the best recruitment film the Navy ever made. When will pilots - excuse me, naval aviators - move past Top Gun? I worked at a Joint command whose commander did some of the photography for the movie. I swear they played the Top Gun soundtrack in the hallways at least once a day.

Teasing aside, it still is a bad *** movie.

Well, I don't know about it being the best recruitment movie the Navy ever made. I think the Navy tolerated it b/c they had no choice. But I definitely know that Quentin Tarantino has NO idea what it is like to fly/land on "postage stamp sized ships" in a tossing sea in the dark of night.

Now to me, that is the stuff of real men and the stuff of legend.

As far as Tom Cruise, I guess he was the "preferred" candidate for that movie at the time, but I would like to see a remake WITHOUT that whiny bastard.

"I take a chance on the edge of life
Just like all the rest
I look inside and dig it out
Cause there's no points for second best!"

[circmand]

with that hamster garage as the star of the movie?:bwgr::bgwp:

[Osteomata]

Well perhaps QT doesn't know or appreciate that, but thats has little to do with criticism of a pretty hoaky movie that has not held up well. I was as enthused as anyone while watching it as a teenage midshipmen when it came out, but watching it today is dreadful.

Concur re Tom Cruise.

Well I don't think Cruise et al really know whats

Well, I don't know about it being the best recruitment movie the Navy ever made. I think the Navy tolerated it b/c they had no choice. But I definitely know that Quentin Tarantino has NO idea what it is like to fly/land on "postage stamp sized ships" in a tossing sea in the dark of night.

Now to me, that is the stuff of real men and the stuff of legend.

As far as Tom Cruise, I guess he was the "preferred" candidate for that movie at the time, but I would like to see a remake WITHOUT that whiny bastard.

"I take a chance on the edge of life
Just like all the rest
I look inside and dig it out
Cause there's no points for second best!"

[vt_maverick]

Well, I don't know about it being the best recruitment movie the Navy ever made. I think the Navy tolerated it b/c they had no choice.

The Navy permitted filming on its carriers and in its planes, and in most cases provided the aerial photography used in the dogfighting sequences.

By contrast, the CIA rejected every request for on-site filming until ***I believe*** Patriot Games came out, and that's only because they've come to like Tom Clancy. I also don't believe that NSA has ever permitted filming in their facilities.

The Navy was just as eagerly involved in Top Gun as NASCAR was in Top Gun II... er, I mean Days of Thunder.

[DeepSilentComplete]

...The Navy was just as eagerly involved in Top Gun as NASCAR was in Top Gun II... er, I mean Days of Thunder.

Yeah, it is definitely "All Tom all the time" no matter what movie he is in. As we used to say in the squadron, "We'll just call him ONE WAY."

And to be clear, ego maniacal TC should not be confused with even your average Navy and Marine Corps Nasal Radiator/Naval Flight Officer. They are a completely different breed, hot shots exuding confidence because they have been through the wringer, shown real skill, have been tested and tried, and are the best damn aviators in the world.

I'd like to see TC do something that is REALLY hard. Somehow looking cool, letting the stunt men do the hard things, and pulling in the mega bucks just doesn't cut it.

Ok, I'm off the soap box. Phew! It is really high up there...:bwgr:

[crager34]

He is an actor, not a fighter pilot. It's not that I particularly like him or have some vested interest in his future, but put it in perspective.

Yeah, it is definitely "All Tom all the time" no matter what movie he is in. As we used to say in the squadron, "We'll just call him ONE WAY."

And to be clear, ego maniacal TC should not be confused with even your average Navy and Marine Corps Nasal Radiator/Naval Flight Officer. They are a completely different breed, hot shots exuding confidence because they have been through the wringer, shown real skill, have been tested and tried, and are the best damn aviators in the world.

I'd like to see TC do something that is REALLY hard. Somehow looking cool, letting the stunt men do the hard things, and pulling in the mega bucks just doesn't cut it.

Ok, I'm off the soap box. Phew! It is really high up there...:bwgr: