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Speed & Angels (2008) -- From dogfights in the Nevada desert, to night landings on aircraft carriers in the Atlantic what begins as a story of realizing a childhood dream turns into a story of fighting for one's life.

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7.0/10   87 votes
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Behind Every Fighter Pilot Is A Dream
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Young Navy Officers, Jay and Meagan, have dreamt of becoming naval aviators flying the F-14 Tomcat since their childhoods... more | full synopsis
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Jay ... Himself
Meagan ... Herself
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Rated PG-13 on appeal for strong language.
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USA:95 min | USA:95 min (DVD)
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4 out of 24 people found the following review useful.
Top Gun, the mockumentary, 16 September 2008
4/10
Author: Karl Self from Yurp

When I first handed in my comment, six users had rated this movie, each giving exactly 10 points, creating an average of 10.0 points. Back then I commented: "Guys, if you're trying to push your movie, make it a bit less obvious please." In reaction someone reported my comment as "abusive" and it was consequently removed. Honi soit qui mal y pense ...

But about the movie: Speed and Angels offers a lot of eye candy in the form of a documentary about two fighter pilots (one of them -- a woman!). Neutrality or a balance of views are never the issue here, instead we are treated to a sort of Top Gun with real people, which looks nice enough as it is very well filmed and, overall, effective in making war look fun.

And yet this movie only proves how far ahead of its time Top Gun really was. Speed and Angels has a female flight cadet, whereas Top Gun in 1986 already had a female instructor, that very MILFy Kelly McGillis. So Top Gun wins once again!

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