Terrible ending and a Spielberg penchant for children, in this case one doing really stupid things as far as I recall. But the movie was a good one that pales in comparison to the original film version of War of the Worlds.

Cinco Ranch Aggie said:

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Terrible ending and a Spielberg penchant for children, in this case one doing really stupid things as far as I recall. But the movie was a good one that pales in comparison to the original film version of War of the Worlds.

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The audio version that people heard on the radio decades ago is the best one.

People tuned in and thought we were being invaded by aliens.

Texasgardens said:

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Either of the Top Gun movies. As a former fighter pilot, arrogance gets you killed. Skill, acquired through study and training, with a natural aggressiveness give you an edge. It translates into a quiet self confidence others recognize. Before I began pilot training, a senior NCO walked up behind me and told me I was a fighter pilot. He''d been around flyers his entire career and recognized it when he saw it.

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I would say anyone who can't suspend belief regarding his/her profession when watching a movie is arrogant, themselves. Get over it... it's a movie. You do realize there are others of us out here who see similar things in movies. There are professions out there, other than that of a fighter pilot. The reason they seem to be the most vocal about it is because of their arrogance.

There are also plenty of fighter pilots who love the Top Gun movies. Hell, Jocko interviewed a former lead instructor from Top Gun who loved both movies.

Also, if your arrogance is easily recognizable just by looking at you, I would say "quiet self confidence others recognize" is a bit of an oxymoron.

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I never got the hate for Vanilla Sky, Eyes Wide Shut, or Magnolia. All great movies.

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Because they're not bang bang explosion drive fast movies.

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This seems unwarranted.

Yeah that guy's post sounds like Barnes.

gggmann said:

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The Mummy

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Didn't even know this movie existed until a few minutes ago stumbling around on Prime. I thought this original post was joking by confusing him with the other Mummy movies. Apparently not. Thanks for the tip. I almost went for it.

Watched Vanilla Sky across 2 nights I feel partially because of this thread. The discussion here spurred my interest in seeing what all it was about.

Anyways, I think it's an overall good movie. Really good twist and ending that I feel bring it home. It definitely meanders at times but Cruise's performance is very good and compelling.

So I had to go see what Rotten Tomatoes had.

but the bottom 5 movies for Tom Cruise are

5. Days of Thunder 37%
4. Lions & Lambs 27% ( Robert Redford, Meryl Streep )
3. Losin' It 18% ( Shelly Long) never heard of it
2. The Mummy 15%
1. Cocktail 7%

Cocktail and Days of Thunder that low is ridiculous.

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Cocktail and Days of Thunder that low is ridiculous.

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Agreed. That 7 on cocktail needs either another 7, or even an 8, in front of it.

Texasgardens said:

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Either of the Top Gun movies. As a former fighter pilot, arrogance gets you killed. Skill, acquired through study and training, with a natural aggressiveness give you an edge. It translates into a quiet self confidence others recognize. Before I began pilot training, a senior NCO walked up behind me and told me I was a fighter pilot. He''d been around flyers his entire career and recognized it when he saw it.

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I am a scientist. Can you imagine if I got butt hurt each time a movie takes liberties with a scientist?! Grrrrr, that damn Gilligans Island. No way the professor could make a radio out of a coconut. What a mockery they are making of my profession. Grrrr.

I once slid a pack of lit matches across a bar to a hot chick that had an unlit cigarette in her hand.... ala Tom Cruise in Cocktail.

Only problem was I wasn't a smooth Irish bartender from the city, I was a drunken Aggie idiot from a small town. The matches ended up in her lap on fire and I was kicked out of said bar along with my laughing friends.

Not my finest moment, but one I'll never forget.