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OT- Top Gun Maverick?

Not sure anything in your post is accurate....but I do know the patches were definitely back....I thought it was a good movie for what it's worth.

Classic '80s action flick Top Gun is back with a sequel. But for all its soaring aerial maneuvers, the most daring stunt may be a middle finger to China, to the joy of Taiwanese audiences hitting the theaters this week, Top Gun: Maverick features a prominent shot of the Japanese and Taiwanese flags—national symbols that were scrubbed from a 2019 trailer.
I read that China is not showing the movie. If they do or more accurately when they do, I suspect it will be much like every other Hollywood movie. It will be edited to please that countries audience. Most of the time, America don't even bother to show the non-China or rest of the world version. The versions edited for the rest of the world I am referring are anti-China(North Korean Army Red Dawn). The rest of the world versions really hate the gay message that is super cool in America. No LGBT++++++ version of any movie gets shown to the rest of the world that pays for movies.
 
Not sure anything in your post is accurate....but I do know the patches were definitely back....I thought it was a good movie for what it's worth.

Classic '80s action flick Top Gun is back with a sequel. But for all its soaring aerial maneuvers, the most daring stunt may be a middle finger to China, to the joy of Taiwanese audiences hitting the theaters this week, Top Gun: Maverick features a prominent shot of the Japanese and Taiwanese flags—national symbols that were scrubbed from a 2019 trailer.
I have read some follow-up about this. Turns out I was wrong. The Chinese financiers backed out due to it being too pro-American I guess. The Taiwan flag ended up back on Mav's jacket after that. In other news, John Cena sucks. He learned Cantonese for the sole purpose of apologizing to China a while back after he suggested that Taiwan was a country. Maybe Tom Cruise ain't that bad after all.
 
Saw it yesterday in Indonesia. I thought it was pretty good. Went over well here. Some funny moments for sure!
 
Ive watched a little more than a handful of movies in the last 20 years. when I start viewing I usually think to myself, ‘can I really stomach this garbage…?!’
But you dress your dogs up in Santa clothes?
 
What's the cost of living in Indo?
movie was 50,000 rupiahs, or $3.50 usd , so some things cost less here, but not everything.. any tech items like a phone, laptop etc is still the same. Housing is much cheaper.. can live like a king for $350 a month
 
movie was 50,000 rupiahs, or $3.50 usd , so some things cost less here, but not everything.. any tech items like a phone, laptop etc is still the same. Housing is much cheaper.. can live like a king for $350 a month
That's awesome. What do you do for work there? Or do you even work?
 
movie was 50,000 rupiahs, or $3.50 usd , so some things cost less here, but not everything.. any tech items like a phone, laptop etc is still the same. Housing is much cheaper.. can live like a king for $350 a month

WTH do you do there? I mean why did you move there and what do you do for a living? How is the healthcare?
 
Yup. My favorite was just walking into the hangar and stealing an F-14 after you just bombed the runway. Hollywood gonna Hollywood. Still a good movie.
I saw a movie called Superman. Dude in tights flew and shot lasers out of his eyes.
You gonna tell me thats fake too?
 
That's awesome. What do you do for work there? Or do you even work?
I'm mostly investing and trading these days, and doing some music composition as a little side hustle. Trying to resist the urge to do some computer programming again.. basically just trying to make it to retirement in a few years.

WTH do you do there? I mean why did you move there and what do you do for a living? How is the healthcare?
My wife lives here.. i had been traveling here yearly, sometimes 2 times a year to see her, then after being separated for 2 years because of covid lockdowns, I was able to get a temporary stay permit to stay here.

I don't know about their healthcare, but I did have a small operation done in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia back in 2017 that went well and was much cheaper than in the US. Awesome place to stay as well. They really built up their infrastructure and almost feels like the US there.

The dental care here in Indo is good. I had a cracked molar a couple of months ago, and got the tooth extracted for maybe $40 and then got a single tooth implant for $1000 complete. Once they put the implant in, you have to wait for the bone to heal around it, so I should be getting the tooth that screws on to the post sometime in July/August.

There are downsides.. some of the old men give you the stink eye.. you get stared at a lot, because many haven't seen a white person in real life, only in the movies. There are massive import taxes, so buying something online and having it shipped in was a big surprise.
 
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SIgn me up. How do I work over there?
Difficult to do. Some expats here teach English, but otherwise, they protect the locals jobs. You might be able to find work in Bali, since that is such a tourist destination, there is a need for more western people to bridge the cultural gaps.
 
I'm mostly investing and trading these days, and doing some music composition as a little side hustle. Trying to resist the urge to do some computer programming again.. basically just trying to make it to retirement in a few years.


My wife lives here.. i had been traveling here yearly, sometimes 2 times a year to see her, then after being separated for 2 years because of covid lockdowns, I was able to get a temporary stay permit to stay here.

I don't know about their healthcare, but I did have a small operation done in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia back in 2017 that went well and was much cheaper than in the US. Awesome place to stay as well. They really built up their infrastructure and almost feels like the US there.

The dental care here in Indo is good. I had a cracked molar a couple of months ago, and got the tooth extracted for maybe $40 and then got a single tooth implant for $1000 complete. Once they put the implant in, you have to wait for the bone to heal around it, so I should be getting the tooth that screws on to the post sometime in July/August.

There are downsides.. some of the old men give you the stink eye.. you get stared at a lot, because many haven't seen a white person in real life, only in the movies. There are massive import taxes, so buying something online and having it shipped in was a big surprise.

That is a great read. Thanks for taking the time to share all that. ...very fascinating.
 
Everyone just glossing over the fact that maverick survived a crash at Mach 10 and just walked into a diner?

the movie was good but there was a lot of unrealistic aspects and plot holes. It was entertaining but the first one is head and shoulders better
This guy liked it. Former instructor.

 
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Kelly McGillis was hot in Top Gun. I can't figure out why she isn't in the sequel?

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Maybe it was just a bad camera angle? Are you sure that's her? Damn. Hard to believe but it's true.
 
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I'm a slut for westerns....but that movie was total cheese. The scene when they were chasing bad guys and reached over to shake each others hand was soooo bad. BAHAHAHA!!
Hell ya!! It was great!! The other movie Wyatt Earp came out around the same time. I like Kevin Costner but Kurt Russell was way better. Val way better than Dennis Quaid as Doc. Loved Curly Bill and Johnny Ringo as well. Ton of great lines from Tombstone. Can watch 100 times. Never gets old.
 
Hell ya!! It was great!! The other movie Wyatt Earp came out around the same time. I like Kevin Costner but Kurt Russell was way better. Val way better than Dennis Quaid as Doc. Loved Curly Bill and Johnny Ringo as well. Ton of great lines from Tombstone. Can watch 100 times. Never gets old.

Quaid was better in Purgatory IMO....and Costner's version of Wyatt wasn't much better than Russell's...but I did enjoy it more than Tombstone.
 
I liked. I have not been to a movie theatre since 2015. Wow, reclining couch like seats. Blew my mind. Wish the would’ve blasted highway to danger zone more in the movie though.
 
Everyone just glossing over the fact that maverick survived a crash at Mach 10 and just walked into a diner?

the movie was good but there was a lot of unrealistic aspects and plot holes. It was entertaining but the first one is head and shoulders better
That diner is 5 miles from my place. It's been in a ton of things. Cindy Crawford Pepsi commercial comes to mind. GREAT breakfast food
 
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