Out of all the movies you've seen, what is your all-time favorite and why?

Answer 1

My fav movie of all times is TOPGUN starring hollywood hottie Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise plays Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell a cocky young United States Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot with VF-1 "Wolfpack" flying off CVN-65 USS Enterprise. Maverick is the son of Duke Mitchell, a fighter pilot shot down during the Vietnam War and listed as missing in action with no details, a mystery which haunts Maverick.

The film begins "somewhere in the Indian Ocean" with Maverick and his RIO (Radar Intercept Officer, the back seater in the two-man F-14) "Goose" (Anthony Edwards), flying wing man to lead pilot "Cougar" and his RIO, "Merlin" (Robbins), en route to intercept an unknown inbound (a bogey). It turns out to be two hostile MiG-28 aircraft; the country is unnamed, though the adversary pilots (masked by flight helmets) are presumably Soviet advisors flying for some country which is presumably equipped with Soviet equipment and having Soviet military advisors such as South Yemen. Though restrained by rules of engagement against pre-emptive fire, and despite Cougar being outflown and trapped almost immediately, Maverick manages to intimidate both "bandits" into withdrawing. He scares the first one off by a missile lock and does an inverted flight over the second, ending in Maverick flipping off the pilot and Goose taking his picture. Alarmed and humiliated, the second enemy aircraft flies away also. Despite this, Cougar is thoroughly rattled and does not obey return-to-base orders, despite his fighter's dwindling fuel supply. Maverick, just as low on fuel, heroically risks his own plane in order to talk Cougar back to their aircraft carrier.


The famous scene where Maverick and Goose along with others sing Righteous Brothers' song You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' to Charlie in an attempt to charm her. The bar they sang in, which has since been demolished, was called "Roxy West."Cougar is unnerved by the incident, risking his life when he has a family to think about. He realizes he has lost his edge and "turns in his wings" (resigns). That means Maverick and Goose are now the best pilot-RIO team in the squadron, and are sent to the Navy's elite "TOPGUN" fighter pilot school (US Navy Fighter Weapons School) at Miramar, in San Diego, California.

While testing his instructors' patience with his reckless flying (on day one, he breaks two major flight safety rules) and establishing a rivalry with top student Tom 'Iceman' Kazanski (Val Kilmer), Maverick falls in love with his beautiful female civilian instructor, astrophysicist Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood (Kelly McGillis). Though an extremely talented pilot, Maverick lives up to his name when called upon to be a team player. At one point, flying a mock combat mission with the pilot-RIO team of "Hollywood" and "Wolfman," he breaks off to chase after TOPGUN's chief instructor, Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf (Tom Skerritt), the first TOPGUN winner, giving the older pilot a run for his money. But this allows Viper's wingman, "Jester" (Michael Ironside) to defeat first Hollywood, then Maverick himself, underscoring the message that you never leave your wingman.


Maverick contemplates whether he should return to the Navy.During the next engagement, Maverick and Iceman, ever competitive, chase the same target, with Maverick tailgating while Iceman attempts to gain a missile lock. When Iceman gives up and pulls out, Maverick gets caught in his jet wash, and enters a flat spin from which he cannot recover after his F-14's engines flame out. He and Goose are forced to eject; echoing a real-life accident, Goose hits the cockpit canopy and is killed. Although Maverick is officially exonerated of being at fault, he has lost his self-confidence. During a subsequent training exercise, Jester deliberately makes himself an easy target and literally begs him to attack; despite this, Maverick disengages and retreats.

Finally, unsure of his future, he begins to wonder whether he should remain in the Navy. When he goes to Viper for advice, Viper tells him that he served with Maverick's father in Vietnam, with the VF-51 "Screaming Eagles" off the CVA-34 USS Oriskany. During a fierce dogfight, Duke Mitchell's F-4 was hit, but he refused to disengage, saving three allied pilots before going down. Unfortunately, the engagement took place "over the wrong line on some map," and the State Department, hoping to avoid an international incident, covered up the details. Newly motivated by this conversation, Maverick elects to graduate Top Gun and remain a pilot.

During the post-graduation party, Iceman, Slider (his RIO), Hollywood, Wolfman and Maverick are ordered to report to Enterprise. (Viper says, "Maverick, you'll get your RIO when you get to your ship. And if you don't... give me a call, I'll fly with ya.") An intelligence gathering ship has 'broken down' inside hostile waters and the pilots are to fly cover for it until repairs are completed. ("Ice, Hollywood, sector two. And Maverick, you back 'em up with Merlin on Ready Five.")

While Hollywood and Iceman are on patrol, six MiGs ambush them, shooting Hollywood's Tomcat down and damaging Iceman's. After Maverick takes off, both of the Enterprise's catapults jam, preventing further reinforcement (though all modern carriers in fact have four catapults, not two, and the chances of all four failing simultaneously is highly improbable). When Maverick reaches the dogfight, he inadvertently flies his airplane through a MiG-28's jet wash and starts spinning out of control—circumstances identical to those which caused Goose's death. He manages to recover, but loses his nerve and flees. Clutching Goose's dog tags and begging his friend to speak to him one last time, Maverick finds his courage. He re-engages the enemy, his ********* tempered by experience, and downs three MiGs while covering Iceman (who scores a single kill of his own), showing that he has absorbed the lesson to not leave his wingman. Returning to Enterprise a hero, Maverick is given his choice of any posting, and he decides to return to Top Gun as an instructor, much to his squadron commander's amusement. On Maverick's return to Fightertown USA, Miramar, he goes for a drink in the local bar when You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling starts playing on the jukebox. Charlie then appears - she has decided to remain at Miramar - and they fall for each other again.

I know its kinda long, but its worth it.... i can watch it a million times more and not get bored!!! Watch it if u have'nt!!! Cheers!!!

Answer 2

Tim Burton Martin Scorsese Quentin Tarantino The Coen Brothers Steven Spielberg BQ- One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest BQ2- Zombieland BQ3- Meryl Streep

Answer 3

My all time favorite is hard to pick but my top 5 are all good movies that were unique when they came out and are still some of the most interesting and entertaining movies i have ever seen. They are in no specific order
1. The Godfather II
2. Rocky
3. Clue
4. The Craft
5. Halloween

Answer 4

Without a doubt The Shawshank Redemption. The story is excellent(Stephen King) and the actors are incredible in the movie(Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman). The ending is just perfect.

Answer 5

The Wizard Of Oz, this movie dosen't mean explanation, because, this movie is a gem on its own. The Wizard Of Oz, has stand the test of time, and is always reday for new generations to enjoy it. I''ve loved The Wizard Of Oz for 16 or 17 years now and i will this movie way past the day i die.

Answer 6

I have lots and lots of favorite movies, but only one touches me deeper than any other. And that is "Rain Man". I don't like Tom Cruise at all, I didn't even know who Dustin Hoffman was, but after watching that movie I found myself wanting to watch it again. It was a real eye opener for me, and just an overall excellent movie. Not something you really see coming out of Hollywood anymore.

Answer 7

Guess I'll have to go with "Forrest Gump"..... The entire cast was great, the way the character of Forrest was edited into actual news pieces was brilliant, the soundtrack was excellent, and the range of emotions the viewer went through was unbelievable! Just wish Hanks would've agreed to a sequel....

Answer 8

The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It's the scariest movie I've ever seen.

Answer 9

Braveheart was excellent and current labeled as my favorite movie. Gladiator is pushing for number 1 but its staying at 2 for now. Braveheart was excellent story, action, and acting.

Answer 10

I really love pirates of the carribean, film one and two were brilliant and the third movie is coming out may, I know the plot and every thing. But i'm not going to spoil it for anyone!!!

Answer 11

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind--It makes you really think about the effect that you have on people and it's one of the coolest cinematography efforts in a long time.