/2 Also, watching a movie without a lot of fast cuts is very different. And the dialogue, at 34 years remove (holy shit), is noticeably more stylized and less naturalistic.
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/3 Kelly McGillis is like five years older than Tom Cruise. That’s different than the modern standard when Tom Cruise or his equivalent is a quarter century older than the love interest.
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/4 Berlin is ridiculously evocative of the 80s for me. Also Kelly McGillis’ car is the most exciting vehicle in the movie. What is that
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/5. [long diversion omitted regarding how air superiority relies on relatively old and relatively stagnant tech while tech superiority in nearly everything else fades in like three months these days]
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It was the bomb in spring 1986. I watched it at the theatre 7 times in 2 weeks
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The best part of 80s movies is that the songs are sudden, unedited, and with full lyrics
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They also were considered important promotional tools for the movie, which is sort of a thing that went away after Don’t Wanna Miss A Thang from Armageddon (Or arguably One Shot from 8 Mile)
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