Chaaaappppppyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the greatest war movies of all time, Iron Eagle, on AMC right now.

 

I can think of 10 better in 5 seconds:

Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
Patton
The Deer Hunter
Glory
Platoon
Das Boot
Bridge on the River Kwai
Red Dawn

 

You had me until Red Dawn.

 

Don't forget Forrest Gump.

 

WOLVERINES!!!!!!!

(Hey ... it's on AMC, too ... so it's gotta be a classic! )

 

Yes. Nothing says badass like Jason Gedrick.

 

Should've used the blue font, obviously. This thing is so bad on so many levels (the most believable part of the plot may be a teenager boosting a fully-armed F-16) that it becomes an awesome 80s classic.

 

Saw it was on last night. I can't remember, does Chappy actually die or does he resurface in the air at the very end? I remember Doug putting the tape in.

And Doug Masters produced the most humiliating moment of my career, two weeks into my first job at a small daily

Some kid with the last name of Masters had a kickoff return for a key TD. I typed, "Doug Masters returned the kickoff blah blah blah." Even quoted him. Got home, went to bed, woke up at 2 in the morning. Wait, did I call the kid Doug Masters? Doug Frickin Masters?"

The kid's first name was not Doug. Was Matt or Tom or Mitch or something. Not Doug. Snuck back into the office to see if I had screwed up and confirmed it. It was too late to do anything. Called the coach at home first thing in the morning to ask him to apologize to the kid for me.

 

He dog-paddled until he got picked up by an Egyptian trawler, IIRC. My memory on that movie has grown a little hazy beyond the excellent choice of Queen's 'One Vision" for the key soundtrack element.

 

Doug: I thought you went into the Med!?
Chappy: Idid. Dog paddled for a little while until I got picked up by an Egyptian trawl-er.

 

Wait. Is this the movie where one of the soldier's girlfriends sends him a sex tape of her and another dude -- then one wing nut is adamant about watching it again, alone?

 

No, that sounds more like Road Trip.