top gun

when one is sick, there is little one can do other than watch movies. a kind friend reminded me this morning of a movie i had been dying to watch for years and years (though i was constantly forgetting about this burning desire to see it). there had been so many good reasons to watch 'top gun'... the phenomenal soundtrack, tom cruise in one of his all-time great roles (his smile is set to kill in this movie), kelly mcgillis and her hair that, i'd been told, many a time, resembled mine. and yet i got around to it only today.

i liked it, it was fun. and maybe i shouldn't be as critical as i was of 'the namesake' this time :). i learnt a few things - about the mig-28s and that they can do a negative 4g dive. even added to my vocab: wingman, r.i.o., jetwash... (crap, is that it?)

this i have to say - killing goose was entirely unnecessary. (and oh, i hope you've seen the movie.)