This month’s film is Tony Scott’s ‘Top Gun’ (1986).
It came out in the height of summer here, I think, and being a fan of war machines that went ‘whooosh’, I had to go see it for the flying sequences. The fact it was also jam-packed full of tasty young men was just the cherry on the cake as far as...
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Oh. Right. That. Yes, well, that little bit of film criticism came along a lot later..
The substitution of F-5s for the MiGs could be forgiven in the days of non-CGI, just as the substitution in other movies for equally good reasons has been.
Forever to be remembered for that theme song and smash hit by Berlin:
But it was crammed with plenty of other soft-rock favourites. In fact, so far, the only one of my soundtrack retrospectives which is not mostly instrumental. My personal favourite is this one:
I am a fan of Danger Zone, but I have to say I thought Top Gun was pants.
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ReplyDeleteLucky you - us men can't even hanker after Kelly McGillis anymore, as she has changed sides, so to speak.
Boo Hoooo....
I deeply suspect the film as American propaganda. The whole idea of turning lesbians into compliance with Bible shagging orders with a few whiffs of jet engine fuel is entirely unlikely.
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Tom Cruise, by Rich Hall
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Awesome film. The soundtrack was my first CD too.
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Though when it comes to soundtrack albums, I have to admit two of my favourites are by Queen: Highlander & Flash Gordon.
"...I have to say I thought Top Gun was pants."
ReplyDeleteIt hasn't aged too badly. I watched it the other day.
"...us men can't even hanker after Kelly McGillis anymore, as she has changed sides, so to speak."
Oh, yes! That was a .. I was going to say 'queer affair', but I'll settle for 'rum do' :)
"The whole idea of turning lesbians into compliance with Bible shagging orders with a few whiffs of jet engine fuel is entirely unlikely."
Never underestimate the aphrodisiac effects of the uniform... ;)
"...and most of the larger ones have "ghettos" based on racial lines ."
Really? I'm surprised at that!
"Tom Cruise, by Rich Hall"
:D
"The soundtrack was my first CD too. "
I probably shouldn't admit this, but mine was Chris De Burgh's 'Into The Light'. I bought it to play on my first new CD stereo system...
"Though when it comes to soundtrack albums, I have to admit two of my favourites are by Queen: Highlander & Flash Gordon."
Me too.
I didn't intend to watch that film when it came out but all the intellectuals started complaining about it so I changed my mind and went and saw it to spite them.
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