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Top Gun 2 on the way

For me it will not be Top Gun without the F-14. To me that is what made the movie. Seeing as they are focusing on the USAF you would think they would have chose the F-15 or something. Drones just do not sound exciting to me. I could be wrong, but that is just my thoughts on it. Some movies I think are just better left without sequels, but try telling that to directors these days.
 
Some things should be left to admire, instead of bringing them back around. The F-14's were the stars of the original and how can you improve on that?

CAD
 
Why is Top Gun 2 no surprise when they are remaking True Grit with Jeff Bridges in the Rooster Cogburn role?
 
Yep....with the original TOPGUN, I was really disappointed that the F-14 didn't get Best Actor for that year...

Quick edit: For a good read, pick up TOPGUN DAYS by Dave Baranek, who flew some of the film missions. It charts his career up through the TOPGUN filming. Good stuff!
 
It's all about the bank roll they foresee in the future.

[rant on]Top Gun 2. That's a joke. An insult to the actors, pilots and stuntmen/women involved.
...There's a lot of history behind that movie and I don't mean in the air force, naval or whatever government role was portrayed.

I won't be wasting my money to go see it in the the theaters. Nor will I be watching it at home.
...Unless they make credible mention related to their journeys to get where they are here, I see this movie as pure insult..[/rant off]
 
Agreed, no F-14, I wouldn't pay money to see TG2 - I'd go get the DVD of Hot Shots again... it has a better story line than the original TG!
 
Who cares about the realism/story/characters yada yada yada, what matters is, it is about aircraft, and if that inspires some kids to take an interest in the subject, then job done. Even better it may drag some into our simming world, and we need new blood in an ever contracting PC market.
 
Surely if it's focussing on the Air Force it should be an Iron Eagle remake....or perhaps call it Red Flag. Top Gun was/is the NAVAL fighter weapons school.
Storyline won't interest me if it features UAV/UCAV's....the real stars of the original Top Gun were the aircraft...Tomcats,Skyhawks and the "MiG-28"/F-5 Tiger II.
 
I read the comments on the one link. If some of those are combined, TG2 COULD be a good movie. I agree with Cruise coming back, seeing the training in disarray, and volunteering to improve it. The main pilot should be Goose's son, who would now be of age to fly the F-18E, the new star of the movie.

Don
 
Bushpounder said:
I read the comments on the one link. If some of those are combined, TG2 COULD be a good movie. I agree with Cruise coming back, seeing the training in disarray, and volunteering to improve it. The main pilot should be Goose's son, who would now be of age to fly the F-18E, the new star of the movie.

Don
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Now that sounds like a good movie script - but it must be naval aviation if they keep the name "Top Gun".
 
Chris H said:
I wonder if Top Gun 2 will be as homoerotic and camp as the first film?
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Agreed! I always wondered just what sort of people turned up on the Air Force recruiter's doorstep the day after they saw that film.
Instead of Don't ask don't tell, it should be Don't ask, I saw Top Gun :salute:
 
Aviator32 said:
Agreed! I always wondered just what sort of people turned up on the Air Force recruiter's doorstep the day after they saw that film.
Instead of Don't ask don't tell, it should be Don't ask, I saw Top Gun :salute:
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Don't get me wrong, I've certainly no problem with the way Top Gun turned out. It just tickles me when people hold it up as a shining paradigm of machismo when it's as camp as a row of pink tents.

I'm with Quentin Tarantino on this one. ;)

Warning, colourful language:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyN8VN4BSzM
 
would this be akin to Blues Brothers 2000 to the original? While the music in 2000 was awesome the story line wasnt that great, no where near the original. Seems that the subject matter of TG2...the airplanes will be great but will have to ignore the plot :jump:
 
If you really think about it . The movie could be just great . There are new planes (F-18,F16,F22). New tactics and new bad guys . Plus that fake cockpit with Maverick will look more realistic . But as some have posted,this could be a blessing for the military aircraft world . Before topgun there were relatively little in the modern jet age movies or even in games .
 
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