# China Uses Top Gun Footage to Fake Military Strength **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [February 16, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937 "2011-02-16T01:47:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/1 "2011-02-16T01:47:50Z")
[youtu.be/MXRSDGjyy5o&](https://youtu.be/MXRSDGjyy5o&) > **China fancies itself a maverick, but it might be just a goose.** > China’s state-run television media outlet CCTV recently came under fire for the misuse of a scene from [_Top Gun_](http://www.amazon.com/Top-Gun-Blu-ray-Tom-Cruise/dp/B000RZGIQ8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1296614137&sr=8-2) in a broadcast. The network was airing a segment about the country’s fighter jets, and apparently thought it needed a little more excitement that only a Tom Cruise movie could provide. > The segment, covering the People’s Liberation Army’s Air Force, included footage of the J-10 fighter jet soaring through the clouds. In one spot, a J-10 fires off a missile, and CCTV then shows an exploding jet from _Top Gun_. Smartly, it doesn’t leave in the next scene where Tom Cruise celebrates. > State-run Chinese media outlets have been criticized in the past for inappropriate use of intellectual property, and quite obviously it’s just happened again. In this day and age, I think it’d be pretty tough to convince anyone that the explosion shown on CCTV was real. CCTV has reportedly removed all links to the _Top Gun_ story, but hasn’t admitted to any wrongdoing. > The whole situation is beyond silly. It’d be like if U.S. media did a story on the war in Iraq and spliced in footage from [_Rambo_](http://www.amazon.com/Rambo-Complete-Collectors-Set-Blu-ray/dp/B003KV3E3G/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1296615558&sr=1-1). At the same time, I’m a little impressed by the gusto of someone at CCTV. > Thanks for the tip Amarante228! > Source: [Wall Street Journal](http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/01/28/video-cctv-tries-to-pass-off-%E2%80%98top-gun%E2%80%99-clip-as-military-drill/) That is awesome :rofl ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/2 "2011-02-16T04:28:05Z")
wow lolololol, how bad is it i remeber that movie ---
**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/3 "2011-02-16T05:12:16Z")
not bad at all, Top Gun is a masterpiece ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/4 "2011-02-16T05:40:53Z")
bahahahahahahaahahahha dude someone from the internet must work at CCTV. No way they did tryin to be SRS. :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/5 "2011-02-16T07:40:22Z")
lmao ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/6 "2011-02-16T09:16:00Z")
How completely stupid is china. why the fuck would you use fottage from one of the Greatest dude movies of all time. There probably isnt a man on this planet who hasnt seen Top Gun ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/7 "2011-02-16T09:17:46Z")
I haven’t seen it. I have, however, seen Hot Shots. ---
**Author:** ![OsoiNA6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/osoina6/32/6301_2.png) [@OsoiNA6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OsoiNA6)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/8 "2011-02-16T09:31:17Z")
Yo Hu Jintao can be my wingman anytime!! ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/9 "2011-02-16T09:54:26Z")
> [@1 of 287. someone please buy it](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1-of-287-someone-please-buy-it/39695/16): > > not bad at all, Top Gun is a masterpiece > [@What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW \*Pics on page 2\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-porcupine-and-a-bmw-pics-on-page-2/38954/68): > > How completely stupid is china. why the fuck would you use fottage from one of the **Greatest dude movies** of all time. There probably isnt a man on this planet who hasnt seen Top Gun Top Gun is one of my all time favorites. And :lol @ China ---
**Author:** ![McLen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mclen/32/6354_2.png) [@McLen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/McLen)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/10 "2011-02-16T18:30:24Z")
Legen… wait for it… ---
**Author:** ![car\_ramrod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/car_ramrod/32/6441_2.png) [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/china-uses-top-gun-footage-to-fake-military-strength/256937/11 "2011-02-17T05:11:32Z")
…DARY!