Ever since Karl Benz first powered up his Patent-Motorwagen in 1885 man has salivated & swooned over automobiles & none more so than the motoring fanatics at Top Gear who have test-driven critiqued & worshipped some of the best cars in motoring history While many have fallen short of Top Gear's exacting standards others have triumphed proving so damn cool they're Sub Zero In this unique bible of motoring coolness Top Gear's Matt Master recounts the stories behind history's greatest cars from pre-war vintage motors to the supercars of the future pairing stunning Top Gear photography & rarely seen archive photographs with expert commentary He'll break down the technology behind these incredible machines & place each car in the context of its time with anecdotes & analysis that explain just what's so cool about each one From the quintessential British luxury of the Bentley Brooklands to the Italian sex appeal of the Bizzarini Strada the old Hollywood glamour of the Chrysler Airflow to the futuristic lines of the Aston Martin Bulldog via Steve Mc Queen's Ford Mustang & James Dean's doomed Porsche Spyder this will be social history as much as car worship The only book like it on the market this is the evolution of cool Top Gear-style; the definitive guide to the undisputed coolest cars on the planet ...

Packed full of analysis & interpretation historical background discussions & commentaries York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you re studying whether it s poetry a play or a novel You ll learn all about the historical context of the piece; find detailed discussions of key passages & characters; learn interesting facts about the text; & discover structures patterns & themes that you may never have known existed In the Advanced Notes specific sections on critical thinking & advice on how to read critically yourself enable you to engage with the text in new & different ways Full glossaries self-test questions & suggested reading lists will help you fully prepare for your exam while internet links & references to film TV theatre & the arts combine to fully immerse you in your chosen text York Notes offer an exciting & accessible key to your text enabling you to develop your ideas & transform your studies! ...

Filmed at the Miramar Naval Base in San Diego Tom Cruise stars as a top F-14 pilot who flies by instinct not by the rule book Kelly Mc Gillis stars as an astro- physicist whom he falls for during his training at the prestigious Fighter Weapons School ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Leading a phenomenal cast including Val Kilmer Kelly Mc Gillis Anthony Edwards Meg Ryan & Tim Robbins Tom Cruise soars as Maverick the young in-your-face US fighter pilot with a need for speed a lot to prove & even more to learn Forever ranking with the best action films of all time Top Gun remains a high-octane adrenaline rush certain to take your breath away Days of Thunder With Days of Thunder director Tony Scott tried to do for the Indy 500 what he did for the US Air Force with Top Gun But without Top Gun&s go-go soundtrack & visual feats Scott merely ends up with a Tom Cruise vehicle that&s out of gas Cruise plays (what else?) a cocky upstart stock-car racer who faces down ruthless racing opponents Nicole Kidman Robert Duvall Cary Elwes & Randy Quaid do the laps around this movie&s tiresome track with Cruise while director Scott attempts to propel the action along with his trademark visceral gritty but glamourous visual style Days of Thunder is notable however as a turning point in Cruise&s then one-dimensional career After this film--having tired even his most devoted fans by playing a bartender an air force pilot & a stock-car driver--Cruise was forced to take on real character parts --Ethan Brown Top Gun Jingoism beefcake military hardware & a Giorgio Moroder rock score reign supreme over taste & logic in this Tony Scott film about a maverick trainee pilot (Tom Cruise) who can&t follow the rules at a Navy aviation training facility The dogfight sequences between American & Soviet jets at the end are absolutely mechanical though audiences loved it at the time The love story between Cruise&s character & that of Kelly Mc Gillis is like flipping through pages of advertising in a glossy magazine This designer action movie from 1986 would be all the more appalling were it not for the canny casting of good actors in dumb parts Standouts include Anthony Edwards--who makes a nice impression as Cruise&s average-Joe pal--and the relatively unknown Meg Ryan in a small but memorable appearance --Tom Keogh --This text refers to an alternate Blu-ray edition ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Leading a phenomenal cast including Val Kilmer Kelly Mc Gillis Anthony Edwards Meg Ryan & Tim Robbins Tom Cruise soars as Maverick the young in-your-face US fighter pilot with a need for speed a lot to prove & even more to learn Forever ranking with the best action films of all time Top Gun remains a high-octane adrenaline rush certain to take your breath away ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play A hip heart-pounding combination of action music & incredible aerial photography helped make Top Gun the blockbuster hit of 1986 Top Gun takes a look at the danger & excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy&s prestigious fighter weapons school Tom Cruise is superb as Maverick Mitchell a daring young fighter who&s out to become the best & Kelly Mc Gillis sizzles as the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can&t learn in a classroom Actors Tom Cruise Kelly Mc Gillis Val Kilmer Anthony Edwards Tom Skerritt Michael Ironside John Stockwell Meg Ryan Tim Robbins Rick Rossovich & Duke Stroud Director Tony Scott Certificate 12 years & over Year 1986 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (61) ; Dolby True HD (51) Additional Languages French ; Spanish Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Hebrew ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 1 hour & 50 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Ride into the danger zone like never before with Top Gun--now in stunning 3D Leading a phenomenal cast including Val Kilmer Kelly Mc Gillis Anthony Edwards Meg Ryan & Tim Robbins Tom Cruise soars as Maverick the young in-your-face US fighter pilot with a need for speed a lot to prove & even more to learn Forever ranking with the best action films of all time Top Gun remains a high-octane adrenaline rush certain to take your breath away ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A hip heart-pounding combination of action music & incredible aerial photography helped make Top Gun the blockbuster hit of 1986 Top Gun takes a look at the danger & excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy&s prestigious fighter weapons school Tom Cruise is superb as Maverick Mitchell a daring young fighter who&s out to become the best & Kelly Mc Gillis sizzles as the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can&t learn in a classroom Actors Tom Cruise Kelly Mc Gillis Val Kilmer Anthony Edwards Tom Skerritt Michael Ironside John Stockwell Meg Ryan Tim Robbins Rick Rossovich & Duke Stroud Director Tony Scott Certificate 15 years & over Year 1986 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish Subtitles English For The Hard Of Hearing ; Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Greek ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 45 minutes (approx)
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Since its release Top Gun has captured the American imagination with an action-packed self-portrait of who we want to be
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Top Gun Strategy Game puts players in the pilot seats of Team Maverick Goose & Team Iceman Slider Each team takes on the other during a intense air-combat training exercise Pilots must strategically maneuver their planes & coordinate with their Weapons System Operator Conducting intense gravity-defying aerial maneuvers & securing a valuable target lock on their opponent will secure a swift victory Being Top Gun is a mental challenge as well as a physical one When they aren't in the air pilots will face off in a volleyball card game in which they strut their stuff to gain rewards or intimidate an opponent In order to ensure victory players must succeed at their ground game to increase their education & confidence giving them the tools & the nerve to excel in the air game Players 2-4 Playing time 30-40 mins Ages 10 ...