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

I love it when the economy comes together.