27 August 2007

'top gun' vs 'airplane'

i was thinking about good aviation movies today. it didnt last long because there arent too many of them and even less of good ones. so my thoughts went to the best aviation movies ever... 'top gun' and 'airplane.' i've heard from many pilots that they wanted to be pilots (no, not naval aviators) ever since they saw the movie. when i saw that movie i had no desire to fly. but when i first saw the movie 'airplane' i had much desire to fly again. it just seemed fun even with fish poisoning and disco. i wonder if any pilots saw this movie as kids and said, "when i grow up, i'm going to be a pilot."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Airplanes frighten and confuse me. Give me a wooly mammoth to ride anytime.

I am taking judo from the university. Free undergrad classes for grad students. No tossing people about yet, but like Chuck Norris, I don't sleep, I wait.

Anonymous said...

after watching "airplane" kids probably thought, "when i grow up, i going to be an autopilot."

Yoohoo said...

i prefer fuzzy tractors aka grizzly bears. and the autopilot comment... ewww.