Maverick calmly: “I’m bringing him in closer, Merlin.” Merlin exclaims: “You’re Gonna Do What?” Merlin, now frustrated: “This is it Mav.” Maverick, confidently: “I’m gonna hit the brakes, he’ll fly right by!” Spoiler alert number one for those of you already searching for Top Gun on Netflix- it goes down like this. Maverick slams on his brakes, yes in the air, and the other plane swoops by. Maverick shoots him down, wins the battle, gets the respect of his mentor and other pilots, the girl is waiting to take him back. End of scene, end of movie.. So has Hole Notes really gone to reviewing movies to keep you entertained during the winter months? Are you asking yourself am I really gonna be forced to read this guy’s review of Crocodile Dundee? Another 1986 gem, by the way, starring Paul Hogan as an Australian bushman who unimaginably travels to New York City to………Oh, never mind, I’ll spare you the details! The short answer is, no! The point here is there are certain
times in life when those closest to you say or do things that take you back to an exact moment forever engrained in your head. If you do find time to re-watch Top Gun check out Merlin specifically in that final scene, look deeply into his eyes, listen to his tone as he screams, “You’re Gonna Do What?” That movie, that scene, his tone, his excitement, his eyes, that’s my moment and here’s my story. I suppose my wife Liza thought it was an April Fool’s joke when I came home from work the first day of April, 2014 and proclaimed, “I’m gonna quit my job this week, probably tomorrow!” She snapped back unknowingly using her best Merlin, “You’re Gonna Do What?” Of course I figured it was a good time to recite what instantaneously came to the tip of my tongue. “I’m gonna hit the brakes and he’ll fly ………” “Stop it!” She interrupted. (I guess my timing was off, I don’t know.) “What?” “Why?” “How?” She
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