areaseven Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) I feel the need, the need... for speed! Oh wait - wrong movie.Best Guy (ベストガイ) is a 1990 film made by Toei in cooperation with the JASDF. Apparently, the title of "Best Guy" is a rank higher than "Top Gun" in Japan. From what I've read, the movie, to no surprise, flopped at the box office and received poor reviews. Still, it's cool to see the F-15J in action for a change.Just by watching this sample clip, one can't help but insert Maverick, Goose and Iceman's random one-liners in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEt3CKfji0M Edited November 27, 2014 by areaseven Quote
Gaijin Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) I can't believe I watched the whole clip. Edited August 11, 2011 by Gaijin Quote
CoryHolmes Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 I can't believe I watched the whole clip. Fortunately, I'm smarter than that Quote
Vifam7 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 I have this movie on DVD. It's not that bad. In terms of plot, it's pretty much the same as TOP GUN and not any better or worse. Same "Maverick" type lead with questions about his father, woos the pretty girl, eventual loss of confidence, etc. The lead is played by Oda Yuuji. He became a big star after this movie. Why this movie is weak compared to TOP GUN is the fact that (1)it doesn't have a rockin' soundtrack (2) no cliche but cool one-liners (3) no shirtless beefy men to draw in the female audience (4)they don't get to blow up MiGs. On the positive side, the aerial shots and sound effects of the F-15s are pretty good. Quote
Funkenstein Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 The MiGs in Top Gun were F-4E trainers, right? Quote
505thAirborne Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 No they were F5's... If you hang out at Van Nuys Airport once in awhile (I recommend the 94th Aero Squadron for that) you'll see those F5's there! Quote
Bowen Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 If you hang out at Van Nuys Airport once in awhile (I recommend the 94th Aero Squadron for that) you'll see those F5's there! Do they still have the same paintjob? Quote
peter Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 looks tacky, but I might try to watch it, haha! One of my classmates used to fly for the JASDF. Quote
505thAirborne Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Do they still have the same paintjob? I moved from LA in 07, last time I saw those fighters, I saw one in black with the Red Star and another had a MIG Flanker like Camo pattern to it, looked awesome! Quote
David Hingtgen Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 They taxi around with the ladders hanging off the plane? I think any USAF crew chief would have a heart attack if they saw that. Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 I have this movie on DVD. It's not that bad. In terms of plot, it's pretty much the same as TOP GUN and not any better or worse. Same "Maverick" type lead with questions about his father, woos the pretty girl, eventual loss of confidence, etc. The lead is played by Oda Yuuji. He became a big star after this movie. Why this movie is weak compared to TOP GUN is the fact that (1)it doesn't have a rockin' soundtrack (2) no cliche but cool one-liners (3) no shirtless beefy men to draw in the female audience (4)they don't get to blow up MiGs. On the positive side, the aerial shots and sound effects of the F-15s are pretty good. Any place in the US or that is able to ship the US sell it? It's got JASDF F-15's, that's enough for me. Quote
areaseven Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 Any place in the US or that is able to ship the US sell it? It's got JASDF F-15's, that's enough for me. CDJapan has it in stock. Quote
areaseven Posted August 12, 2011 Author Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) According to the Japanese Wikipedia, the movie has the Tupolev Tu-16 and Sukhoi Su-27, but they were portrayed via special effects - which did not blend well with the F-15J live footage. At least they didn't use old American fighters and pretend they were MiGs. Edited August 12, 2011 by areaseven Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 The MiGs in Top Gun were F-4E trainers, right? The F-4E's were used in Iron Eagle II Quote
peter Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 According to the Japanese Wikipedia, the movie has the Tupolev Tu-16 and Sukhoi Su-27, but they were portrayed via special effects - which did not blend well with the F-15J live footage. At least they didn't use old American fighters and pretend they were MiGs. You talking about the F5s from Top Gun? Haha! Quote
Beltane70 Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) This video made me wonder. Did they use the idling F-15 engine noise for the Valkyries' idling sound, or do most fighter engines sound the same? Edited August 13, 2011 by Beltane70 Quote
David Hingtgen Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 Off the top of my head, the JASDF has always been very helpful to Japanese film makers etc, for recording sounds. Odds are good they did get an F-15 recording. Quote
Zor Primus Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 Ya know...I wouldn't mind seeing the entire movie Quote
VT 1010 Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 Does anybody know where one can obtain a subtitled copy? Quote
Duke Togo Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 Possibly the worst movie title in the history of mankind. Quote
Noyhauser Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 I can't believe I watched the whole clip. Well the end did have the use of the TDU-10 Towed Target... which is something I've never seen before. Kinda interesting in a way. Quote
areaseven Posted December 4, 2012 Author Posted December 4, 2012 For those still curious about this movie, Youku has this sample clip. Youku also has the full movie available, but only for Mainland China. Best Guy Sample Clip Quote
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