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Wow they really put Cruise and the cast in the actual F-18 Super Hornets for filming! Thought it was all the latest CGI. Although no doubt there is still a lot of CGI in it.

Stunning the Navy authorized this? I guess the original Top Gun was great for Naval recruitment?

This also explains the fighter pilot face (stretched probably from all the extreme Gs ) that Tom seems to be getting lately.

1 posted on 12/18/2019 7:46:11 AM PST by Enlightened1
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Wonder how his inner Thetan handled the g-forces?


2 posted on 12/18/2019 7:48:38 AM PST by HonorInPa
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Wonder how his inner Thetan handled the g-forces?


3 posted on 12/18/2019 7:48:48 AM PST by HonorInPa
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Wow!


4 posted on 12/18/2019 7:51:14 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Never take a centipede shopping for shoes)
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As opposed to my feelings towards the new Star Wars, I caught the trailer for this when I went to see Ford vs Ferrari and am really intrigued. No matter your personal feelings about Tom Cruise, he certainly understands the medium of moving pictures and rarely fails to deliver an entertaining flick.

Sure it's ridiculous that thirty years later he's still flying fighters and is only a captain, but, hey, don't think about it too much!

6 posted on 12/18/2019 8:01:01 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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The original 'Top Gear' was a re-hash of the storyline of 'An Officer and a Gentleman,' only it took place after flight school, whereas AOAAG was before.


Boy meets girl.

Boy gets girl.

Boy loses girl.

Boy loses best friend to horrific circumstances.

Boy gets girl back.

... and they all live happily ever after (except the one who died).


Samie-samie.

9 posted on 12/18/2019 8:45:51 AM PST by Paal Gulli
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Tom Cruise is the one actor i give a pass to.
I really like most of his movies.

Weird because i like a lot of De Nero movies as well but i would have zero problem throwing that d-bag off of a tall bridge if i ever met the runt..

Regarding a post above yea i saw that headline about Cruise ditching Scientology in the supermarket.
I hope it’s true but i really can’t believe it.


10 posted on 12/18/2019 8:49:51 AM PST by mowowie
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Looking forward to this, but the timing just doesn’t work. Pete Mitchell was probably commissioned in 1979-1980 and as a Captain, mandatory retirement would be 30 years, meaning retirement in 2009-2010. Interested to see if they backdate the story or go with the standard suspended disbelief since it’s Hollywood. Anyway, should be good fun.


13 posted on 12/18/2019 8:52:37 AM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America)
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Tom Cruise owns and flies a (2 seater) P-51 Mustang.


16 posted on 12/18/2019 8:57:42 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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I watch his movies because he never pushes his political view. Based upon tidbits I think he leans conservative.


17 posted on 12/18/2019 9:00:09 AM PST by setter
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For the original Top Gun, the Navy allowed them to film ONE missile launch from an F-14. You can see in all the fight scenes it's the same missile launch.

For this one they went all out because Top Gun was the single greatest recruiting tool the Navy ever had.

19 posted on 12/18/2019 9:02:02 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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I heard a story some time ago that in this new movie the patches on the back of his jacket were changed so as not to offend China?

Something like that.


29 posted on 12/22/2019 1:04:25 PM PST by JoeRender
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