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[chefmike]

Top Gun Sequel in the works with Tom Cruise

I hope that they don't FUBAR this one. Let's hope it joins the ranks of The Godfather II, Empire Strikes Back, and the some of the very few sequels that exceed the original movie.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/10/14/top-gun-2-tom-cruise/

 

[coolhandlukesd]

He'd just anthro-out of most stuff.

Maybe the sequel will involve Iceman as a highly decorated senior officer on FEP, getting lifestyle counseling from a nutritionist... Or maybe all that happened between the original movie and the sequel and he's a sim instructor in the sequel. Maybe Maverick and Iceman could be two of the "four horsemen" at NAS _____

just out of curiosity does the "four horsemen" = Billy Bad Arse, or something else?

 

[Jim123]

just out of curiosity does the "four horsemen" = Billy Bad Arse, or something else?

Naval Aviation Dictionary - Four horsemen
-noun
Slang used by naval flight students in reference to the very most intimidating instructors.
Usage:
"Oh man, I'm on the schedule with one of the four horsemen tomorrow for my _____. Didn't he give _____ a down last week for doing ____ ?" "I heard he's always in a bad mood. You'd better study your _____. He likes to ask that."


I'd just about put money on it that the expression in naval flight training context is older than any living member of AW

 

[rondebmar]

Never heard the term at Saufley, Whiting, or Corpus in '61/'62.

 

[Swanee]

I hope that they don't FUBAR this one. Let's hope it joins the ranks of The Godfather II, Empire Strikes Back, and the some of the very few sequels that exceed the original movie.
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/10/14/top-gun-2-tom-cruise/

But you forget that all the great movie "sequels" were actually part of a series of movies that were intended from day 1 to be part of a (mostly 3) film series. Godfather, Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones (the 4th was the true sequel, and sucked), Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy, The Lord of the Rings movies... They were all really one long story.

This has a huge probability to suck.

 

[Jim123]

Never heard the term at Saufley, Whiting, or Corpus in '61/'62.

Doh!

I first heard it at Whiting about ten years ago. Around the same time I found out that some of my Corpus primary friends had also used it. I assumed that since none of us were clever enough to coin the term, it must have been much, much older...

 

[nittany03]

It's at least a Whiting/Meridian thing. Didn't ever hear it in NFO land.

 

[SynixMan]

That phrase is alive and well in Corpus. Although I've come to believe only a little of what studs say.

 

[RotorHead04]

http://www.m2film.dk/fleggaard/trailer2.swf

Absolutely. Brilliant. Film.

 

[coolhandlukesd]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!! I was on the edge of my seat, great Flick!
The best movie I have seen all year!

 

[Schnugg]

Never heard the Four Horsemen term when in flight school or the fleet. 85-02.

Did hear it referring to certain math / physics /chemistry teachers for plebes at USNA circa 2004.

 

[A4sForever]

Never heard of 'the' 4 Horsemen outside the Book of Revelation and one or two movies, I think ... BUT:

I'd like to think I'm one of the 'Horsemen' ... (and I KNOW I am) ... but the only adjectives that I can positively say have EVER been attributed to me by NAVAIR and/or airline STUDs were:

The Hammer

The Enforcer

One-Way

The Truth

Just a mean ol' Ha'Ole Man ...

 

[Jim123]

Heh Well I guess once in a while something new does happen in the training command. You learn the strangest things around here...

 

[twobecrazy]

The Hammer

The Enforcer

One-Way

The Truth

Just a mean ol' Ha'Ole Man ...

I think I wouldn't have been as scared of The Hammer, The Enforcer, One-Way, or The Truth as I would have realized those were all just lables albeit good ones. However, I would have been SHI#&*#$ my pants if I had "A MEAN OL' HA'OLE MAN" giving me a check ride! ... Those are the flights you go home afterwards and hopefully you have a caring/understanding woman to take care of you afterwards as you need to re-establish your manhood!

 

[MIDNJAC]

One-way is pretty clever.....never let stupid SNA/CONE questions interfere with true learning! We tend to mumble mindlessly anyway

As for the 4 horsemen, heard it in Corpus and Meridian. In hindsight, completely inaccurate in Corpus, and maybe half true in Meridian. As for Krock, I've never been, but I heard their sim guys were too busy coddling them and building up their self esteem to warrant such monikers