Top Gun 2...

ringo747 · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:22

Searched this forum but no mentions so here goes...

Heard something on the radio tonight about the possibility of a new Top Gun sequel Top Gun 2 - anyone else catch this? Would be awesome! Loved the first film!

Memphis · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:27

It wouldn't be awesome in any way shape or form.

Top Gun only worked because of when it was made. It simply won't work if a modern version is made.

PinkFloyd · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:28

Gonna have to agree with Memphis, if it did happen I can't see it being anything other than awful

Begbie · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:46

If it ain't 80s it ain't cheesy.

Then it ill suck!

Columbo · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:53

I love the eighties cheese but Top Gun is the worst film I ever seen period.

I'd look forward to a sequel like I'd look forward to a dose of Ebola.

Castiel · 1 Jul 2010 at 19:58

Tom Cruise is reported to be in talks...

Grandmaster Fap! · 1 Jul 2010 at 20:27

If there's no gayness in it im not watching it!!

stulid · 1 Jul 2010 at 20:40

B******* you can be my wingman anyday!

classic cheese

Amp34 · 1 Jul 2010 at 21:02

I can't see it being any good. I bet they'll do a Diehard 4 and get rid of pretty much everything that made the original(s) good.

Von Smallhausen · 1 Jul 2010 at 22:15

It was a great movie for its day but maybe it should stay there,

So much has changed since the original film in 1986.

Sadly, the F-14 is no longer in service.

A4's are no longer used as aggressors. The F-16 does that role now if I remember rightly.

Miramar base in California is no longer used as the Fighter Weapons School base. It moved to Nevada some years back.

I can't see a workable plot for Top Gun 2.

mrthingyx · 2 Jul 2010 at 09:22

Von Smallhausen said:
It was a great movie for its day but maybe it should stay there,

So much has changed since the original film in 1986.

Sadly, the F-14 is no longer in service.

A4's are no longer used as aggressors. The F-16 does that role now if I remember rightly.

Miramar base in California is no longer used as the Fighter Weapons School base. It moved to Nevada some years back.

I can't see a workable plot for Top Gun 2.

It worked for Indiana Jones... oh, wait...

It could actually be a reasonable film if they don't try and replicate the original and its 'spirit' (i.e. essence of gorgonzola

Amp34 · 2 Jul 2010 at 13:35

mrthingyx said:
It worked for Indiana Jones... oh, wait...

It could actually be a reasonable film if they don't try and replicate the original and its 'spirit' (i.e. essence of gorgonzola

I disagree, you have the Die Hard 4 issue then. The new IJ went for keeping the old style, the new DH went for updating the style... Both were nowhere near as good as the originals.

THMRK · 2 Jul 2010 at 13:42

I don't think there is a cockpit big enough for Val Kilmer now.

Efour · 2 Jul 2010 at 14:00

it would be hideous. Watch Hotshots instead !

The Mad Rapper · 2 Jul 2010 at 14:19

Von Smallhausen said:
It was a great movie for its day but maybe it should stay there,

So much has changed since the original film in 1986.

Sadly, the F-14 is no longer in service.

A4's are no longer used as aggressors. The F-16 does that role now if I remember rightly.

Miramar base in California is no longer used as the Fighter Weapons School base. It moved to Nevada some years back.

I can't see a workable plot for Top Gun 2.

Except they didn't use A4s in Top Gun, they used Northrop F5s:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5

Von Smallhausen · 2 Jul 2010 at 15:20

The Mad Rapper said:
Except they didn't use A4s in Top Gun, they used Northrop F5s:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_F-5

Yes they did.

The fictional MiG 28 was a Northrop F-5.

The plane flown by Viper in training was an A-4.

semi-pro waster · 2 Jul 2010 at 15:30

Castor said:
If there's no gayness in it im not watching it!!

I think we can safely say that if there's a lack of gayness then it can't be associated with anything called Top Gun in the first place.

I reckon any remake will be rubbish regardless of the gayness quotient, the film was a product of its time and any remake will miss that as it's a difficult thing to get right without either mocking the original material or taking itself too seriously.

jaybee · 2 Jul 2010 at 15:35

Memphis said:
It wouldn't be awesome in any way shape or form.

Top Gun only worked because of when it was made. It simply won't work if a modern version is made.

Summed up on the first reply. There are some films that just should have been left as one film.

jaybee · 2 Jul 2010 at 15:36

semi-pro waster said:
I think we can safely say that if there's a lack of gayness then it can't be associated with anything called Top Gun in the first place.

I reckon any remake will be rubbish regardless of the gayness quotient, the film was a product of its time and any remake will miss that as it's a difficult thing to get right without either mocking the original material or taking itself too seriously.

I see "gayness" talked about a lot with regard to TOPGUN, but really....is there much in there? Ok, ok, so the volleyball scene is a bit gay, but I'm sure we wouldn't be talking about lesbianism if it were a bunch of women doing it!

semi-pro waster · 2 Jul 2010 at 15:48

jaybee said:
I see "gayness" talked about a lot with regard to TOPGUN, but really....is there much in there? Ok, ok, so the volleyball scene is a bit gay, but I'm sure we wouldn't be talking about lesbianism if it were a bunch of women doing it!

If they were oiled up and slapping each others asses then you're right we wouldn't be talking about lesbianism, I'm sure some of us would never have got past the point of watching it.

The film is somewhat homoerotic in both what is said and what is done in it and I don't think that can fairly be disputed but it's entertaining cheesy trash which was a product of its time as I said, I don't think any remake will be able to capture that.