Dumbest Movie Moments Ever...

[ceebeegee]

From the Washington Post:

Top Gun is full of unintentional comedy, and, more hilariously, unacknowledged homoeroticism. I loved the move as a kid, but watched it again as an adult a couple of years ago and couldn't get over how incredibly gay the whole movie is, from beginning to end! Ripped, shirtless guys playing volleyball in tight jeans whilst slapping eachother on the butt? The locker-room confrontation between the Ice Man and Tom Cruise, where they seriously look like they're a moment away from kissing and starting a towel-snap-a-licious orgy? That coupled with the utter lameness of the jokes and plot devices (which I thought were "so cool" when I saw it as a kid) had me in stitches throughout the movie. I'm amazed that no one seemed to notice this stuff when the movie came out...of course, maybe they did, but I was nine, what did I know?

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[dje2004.livejournal.com]

You might appreciate this review.

There is a volleyball game that just might be the most homoerotic scene in film history. Not only is there a song on the soundtrack that contains the lyrics "playing with the boys," but each man is shirtless, sweaty and/or oiled, and there are enough high-fives and butt-slaps to last a lifetime. It is telling that Maverick is late for a "date" with a woman because of this very game.

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

Don't you just love "towel-snap-a-licious orgy"? And "date"?

[dje2004.livejournal.com]

Hehe yep.

[wonderpanther.livejournal.com]

I saw that movie too late to ever appreciate it. I had been told of the totally hot and sexy volleyball scene and it just did not do it for me. Then again, I have never been a huge Tom Cruise fan. I liked John Stamos and Chad Allen.