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When people ask me what my favorite movie is, my usual response is “The Shawshank Redemption.” I mean, it’s the perfect story of friendship, hope and salvation; it’s a socially acceptable choice that garners respect. But, if I’m truthful, the film that captures my heart, the one I will watch over and over again is the highest grossing movie of 1986, the Tom Cruise classic Top Gun. It has something for everyone – an amazing soundtrack (Danger Zone might be the best song ever written), hot guys (seriously, Tom Cruise was delish back in the day), cute girls (as was Kelli McGinnis before she went butch), action (all of the fighter jet scenes), comedy (“You’ve lost that loving feeling….”), romance (although this was my least favorite part of the entire movie), and drama (if you didn’t cry when Goose dies or when Maverick throws his dog tags into the ocean, you have no soul). And now, almost 30 years after the masses originally felt the need for speed, it’s finally time for Top Gun 2.
According to Variety, Skydance CEO David Ellison told reporters during a press event in Berlin for “Terminator Genisys” that the long-awaited sequel is finally happening. Ellison said that the screenplay is being written and will include such modern concepts as drone warfare. He also essentially confirmed that Tom Cruise is going to be back to play everyone’s favorite fighter pilot, saying “There is an amazing role for Maverick in the movie, and there is no Top Gun without Maverick, and it’s going to be Maverick playing Maverick.”
It may be my ego writing checks my body can’t cash, but I’m not sure if the sequel can take my breath away like the original. Maybe it will take to me to bed and lose me forever, or maybe I’ll hit the brakes and it’ll fly right by. One thing I do know – if you didn’t get any of the references in this last paragraph, do me a favor and stay home when the sequel comes out – you aren’t worthy of the greatness of Top Gun.
[via Variety]
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Jenna Crowley
Jenna used to be known as 2NOTBrokeGirls, but then one of the girls actually went broke, so she's struck out on her own. Jenna spends her free time saving the world, one sorority girl at a time (usually while wearing yoga pants), questioning why she decided to get a doctorate, documenting her love of all things cheese related, and hosting the new PGP podcast Don't Take It From Us. You can ask her anything you want about football, using your boobs to get what you want, and pizza at @JennaLCrowley on Twitter or via email at JennaLCrowley@gmail.com.
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Calling Tom Cruise hot…You are just rubbing it in Shibby’s face now
Shibby dumped me, not the other way around. I’m still recovering.
I’ve been a rebound many times. What’s once more?
There are a few movies i can watch that have Tom cruise in them. A few good men. Top gun, jerry McGuire, anything new that comes out by him is just unwatchable. Can’t get over him jumping on couches and now he is trying to hard to redeem himself over that.
I beg to differ. He’s been in a TON of good movies. Old movies include, All the Right Moves, Risky Business, Born on the Fourth of July, The Firm. He was good in Valkyrie, The Last Samurai, hell all the Mission Impossible movies.
He may be a nut, or the Church of Scientology might have him by the balls. He might even be gay with John Travolta. But he has a bunch of good movies.
This. The fact that he’s had a very good career is his only redeeming quality in light of all the crazy. Definitely more hits than misses.
Edge of Tomorrow was pretty awesome, and I will judge the shit out of anyone that says different.
Eyes Wide Shut.
I agree, I don’t care for much of his new stuff, but his older stuff I’m down with.