Did the Chinese Military Use Top Gun Footage?

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Did the Chinese Military Use Top Gun Footage?

Posted by samzenpus on Monday January 31, 2011 @03:59AM from the stay-frosty dept.

heidaro writes "'As part of its ongoing expansion, has the People's Liberation Army signed up Goose and Maverick? Chinese bloggers are accusing state broadcaster CCTV of using re-purposed footage from the 1986 film Top Gun for a story on a recent air force drill.' Is it just me or are communist nations very skilled at embarrassing themselves?"

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In Communist China... by kerskine · 2011-01-31 04:10 · Score: 4, Funny

...Maverick Gooses You

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Damn! by PPH · 2011-01-31 04:14 · Score: 4, Funny

I was looking forward to a video of a Chinese pilot lip-syncing You've Lost That Loving Feeling.

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1. Re:Damn! by halivar · 2011-01-31 04:19 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  "You've rost... dat ruvvving feering... whoah dat ruvving feering...."
2. Re:Damn! by Tablizer · 2011-01-31 04:29 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  "You've rost... dat ruvvving feering... whoah dat ruvving feering...."
  -1 Twoll
  
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Riceman? by locutus53 · 2011-01-31 04:20 · Score: 5, Funny

Riceman?
You haven't experienced by confu2000 · 2011-01-31 04:30 · Score: 2, Funny

Top Gun unless you've watched it in the original Klingon.
It's macabre but commendable by bugs2squash · 2011-01-31 04:43 · Score: 1, Funny

That tolerances on fighter jets and A2A missiles have gotten so tight that every explosion is so repeatable and deterministic. Kudos to the engineers, mechanics and of course the pilots I say.

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Re:What does communist have to do with it? by Lumpy · 2011-01-31 04:57 · Score: 1, Funny

You mean like the entire presidency of George Doubleya Bush?

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Re:Chinese Innovation by Minwee · 2011-01-31 05:11 · Score: 3, Funny

I love it when the economy comes together.
Re:I doubt it by Belial6 · 2011-01-31 09:00 · Score: 1, Funny

I have to disagree. It is not uncommon to see people resort to spelling complaints after a fairly lengthy debate. I think we should have a nasty, long, drawn out argument about the motivation of spelling trolls, an if it looks like you are proving your point, I will just complain about your spelling. ;)