Yeah.  I’ll reluctantly have to objectify her sexually just to prove that guy wrong.  “Reese Witherspoon is hot.  I’d let her do me.”

Counterpoint: Scientology is a dangerous creepy cult and deserves all the scorn it gets and more. 

That would be a very cool movie - Top Gun 2, a story about Maverick’s life of regret and loss. Devastated by the death of (someone? goose? iceman? Val Kilmer?) long ago, Maverick could never form a meaningful relationship with anyone. In Top Gun 2, Maverick struggles with his grief and regret, before taking one final…

“watched today it’s practically a comedic parody, with many parts being unintentionally funny and flat out ridiculous”

I agree, and based on that picture, not only does she look great, she might look better than she ever has.  She is gorgeous.

Lukewarm take: Top Gun, the original, was vastly overrated. While many recognized it for being trope-y, shallow, and over-the-top even when it was released in 1986, watched today it’s practically a comedic parody, with many parts being unintentionally funny and flat out ridiculous.

I’m guessing the Navy blackballed Charlie after she blew the whistle on the Tailhook scandal in ’91.

“Next season: simple quad injury mismanaged. Mets’ Alonso to have leg amputated”

I cut people slack at the airport because not everyone has to fly 50 times a year, but the insanity of standing behind folks at a McDonalds who contemplate the menu board like it’s some Wall of Wonder and Mystery they they’ve never seen before.

“Hey boss, the guy who owns the local titty bar is here. He’s got a handgun. Should we let him in?”

“Excuse me, box? Can you explain the ingredients in a few of the items that I will end up not choosing? Thank you.”

love action

“love action remake” is much better than the phrase you were trying to write.

When I worked as a butcher in a grocery store, we’d occasionally have customers come in after we’d shut down and cleaned the cutting room and ask for something custom cut. When told no, but we have these precut steaks they’d ask for a discount because they “couldn’t get what they wanted”. No you fuck, there’s no…

Oh god, did Sean Connery do us all a favor. the LOTR movies aren’t my favorite, but Ian McKellan and Christopher Lee were definitely two of the best casting choices in those films.

I can’t disagree with you, but I would still have liked to see it.

I loves me my Christopher Lee, and I admit I’d be curious about him as Gandalf, but I think he was simply too strong and dominating for the part, especially when still Gandalf the Grey.

Agreed. Also, when you look back at Connery’s career, he isn’t really the best actor in the world. He’s kinda got a schtick and he goes with that. It’s a likable schtick, but he never seems to stretch his acting chops.

We dodged an arrow there!

Though, famously, Sean Connery turned down Fellowship of the Ring for that very reason, proving it’s maybe not a fool-proof policy.