Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

ShangLuda Admirable film.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

fluffset I watch this after I watch airplane & naked gun and expect to have the same kind of comedy, the kind of comedy that make me laugh out loud, too bad, this one is not funny at all, maybe because I never watch TOP GUN or FULL METAL JACKET to catch the gist of its parody but form every 10 jokes they thrown, I only laughed like from 2 of them. Maybe I need to watch TOP GUN first I guess.

zkonedog Here's the basic formula for dissecting this film: If "Airplane" spoofed a single film (in this case "Top Gun") instead of an entire genre (disaster films), you'd get "Hot Shots".For a basic plot summary, "Hot Shots" basically spoofs the movie "Top Gun" with any and all types of sight gags included. Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, Cary Elwes, and Lloyd Bridges provide the starring roles, and are all hilarious in every scene they carry.For some people, this type of humor is childish and won't elicit much more than a simple chuckle. For others (myself included), though, the sight gags and hilarious physical comedy will have you in tears of laughter. The chemistry between Sheen and Golino is incredible, Elwes is at his maniacal best, while Bridges basically steals the show as the hilarious old general who always seems to save the day in the end.This is a film that is kind of hard to explain in print. You really just need to sit down and watch it to determine if it is the right kind of comedy for you. You'll know within the first few minutes.

John Brooks Jim Abrahams, the director and co-writer of this film, is known for his completely wacky comedic adventures featuring antihero protagonists and absolutely stereotypical characters and villains, with notably the Airplane or Naked Gun series.Here, the theme is military, the lead is a young Charlie Sheen, and it's just about what one would expect out of these converging elements. Some parts are really funny, where the absurd is taken to a point made necessary to laugh, but mostly there's a lot of very forgettable filler, and the plot is obviously extremely thin, not that this would constitute a flaw for this sort of film but we're really not given too much else and have to settle for the on screen fun from scene to scene which there just isn't masses of.All in all it's alright, something of a fun watch, better than other similar efforts gone awry.

OllieSuave-007 This is a comedy from Jim Abrahams, spoofing Top Gun in which unstable fighter pilot Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) tries to complete his mission of destroying the Iraqi dictator's nuclear plants.It's non-stop laughs from start to finish, from unending gags to hilarious spoofs of movies such as Top Gun, Superman and Gone with the Wind. The acting was great, each character delivering funny performances that made the plot entertaining and engaging. I especially liked Lloyd Bridge's clueless and comedic performance as the incompetent Adm. Thomas Benson.This movie is not so much dumb as is pure fun and entertainment, as all the characters acted seriously on their "missions." The film has a fast-paced plot and story nonetheless, despite all the spoofed humor. It's a great comedy - ranking up there with the Naked Gun and Airplane films! Grade A