EBJ Directed by Jim AbramsStarring Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golerino and Lloyd BridgesGeneral:Overall: I understand that comedy is subjective and I am fine with that. People will find this movie funny and I accept that. I won't accept poor acting, stupid story and horrible effects. Don't give me that rubbish 'It's a parody' because great parodies have competent stories and acting. I laughed ONCE during this film. That's not good. People will find this funny and I can understand that but I believe that comedies should, or at least attempt to, include comedy/offence that everyone can enjoy. Parodies like 'Scary Movie' feature toilet humour, references, cringe comedy - it reaches a wide variety of humour and understands that its not supposed to just appeal to one specific demographic. I could comment on the cinematography, or even the genuinely bad acting but that would be redundant because the comedy is the only point I need to make. If you like this, then fine but don't scream in my face that it's comedic genius and should be given a spot on the Greatest Films of All Time list because no comedy should. In summary, this movie will appeal a specific demographic(which I can't decide who that demographic is) and maybe children but aside from that I can't recommend it.The type of people who will like this movie will be fans of stupid, cartoony comedy that's essentially 'Tom and Jerry' meets 'Looney Toons' with a vague splash 'Top Gun' sprinkled in there. Wouldn't Recommend!Detailed:None of the actors in this film do good jobs. I realise that it can be hard to judge acting with comedy(especially in spoofs) but I just don't see any effort or charm that any of them posses. It's a stupid and boring plot followed by a stupid and boring ending. Honestly, the cinematography was fine in the movie. It was competently shot and wasn't too poorly edited either.The costume and set design were fine. The effects were truly, truly awful and just looked fake. This movie was just so boring and so unfunny that it actually made me question what people will accept as art or comedy.I found ONE joke in the movie funny and, to be fair, that was a very funny joke. I'm not gonna say it wasn't but aside from that one joke, the rest of the film was so bland for me that I just couldn't enjoy any of it.2/10Wouldn't Recommend

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.

gwnightscream Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, Cary Elwes, Jon Cryer and Lloyd Bridges star in this 1991 comedy. This is obviously a spoof of "Top Gun," but also pokes fun at other classic films like "Dances with Wolves," "Gone With The Wind" and "Superman." Sheen (Wall Street) plays Topper, a navy pilot who has issues mainly dealing with his father's death. Soon, he's recruited to lead a mission to destroy a nuclear plant with other fighter pilots and they eventually learn that someone's sabotaging the planes. Golino (Rain Man) plays Ramada, a psychiatrist whom he gets help and finds romance with, Elwes (The Princess Bride) plays Kent, a pilot and Ramada's ex-boyfriend who doesn't get along with Topper, Cryer (Two and a Half Men) plays pilot, Washout who has walleye vision and the late, Bridges (Airplane) plays senile Admiral, Tug Benson. This is a good comedy spoof with a good cast and if you like "Airplane" and "The Naked Gun" films, I recommend this.

SanteeFats This is an awesome movie that is sooo funny. Lloyd Bridges is great as the dumb ass admiral. Charlie Sheen is excellent as Topper Harley the main character of this show. It is a parody of Top Gun and it is spot on!! Valeria Golino does a nice job and she is super hot (pun intended) in the 9 1/2 Weeks scene. The humor, puns, and overall parody is just hilarious in my opinion. The coed barracks scenes . Why Kristie Swanson took her role is beyond me. She never really did much in the movie. Wash Out is played very well by John Cryer and Dead Meat is such a douche but also very funny. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. is the greedy defense contractor who has corrupted the performance data of his equipment with the help of one of the officers involved with the tests. Of course he gets his in the end. I think the closing scenes when the credits roll are extremely funny. I think this is one kick ass movie.