China's CCTV news report was 'Top Gun' scene

[Newsjock]

Source: Agence France-Presse

China's state broadcaster is facing questions after Internet users spotted that footage in a report on air force manoeuvres in a national newscast was taken from the 1980s Hollywood film "Top Gun".

China Central Television, or CCTV, aired the footage in a January 23 report on a People's Liberation Army Air Force training exercise, showing a plane firing a missile at another.

The second aircraft plane was destroyed in a fiery explosion, and the dramatic footage was shown in between interviews with air force officers.

However, some Internet users recognised the explosion from the dogfight in the final scene of the 1986 film "Top Gun" starring Tom Cruise.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/chinamediamilitaryfilmoffbeat

[boppers]

1. Cute.

Well, if they're going to "steal" movies, they might as well get creative with their use.

[harmonicon]

3. Steal?

That's a case of fair-use if I've ever seen one.

[DJ13]

2. I hear this was their pilot

[jtuck004]

4. I guess they've lost that lovin' feelin... n/t

[micraphone]

5. ROFLMAO

Idiot Chinese DICKtators.

Idiots.

[micraphone]

6. PS they think we are all stupid

Not to see their disconnect from the real world.

Old farts who are so arrogant they think they can get away with this crap.

epic FAIL.

[grahamhgreen]

7. Classic PR!

[DFW]

8. What is Roger Ailes doing moonlighting for the Chinese military?

Doesn't Rupert Murdoch pay him enough?

[liberal N proud]

9. They need lessons from FOX on how to prepare propaganda

They will have to step up their level of propaganda as the people of China learn more about the outside world.

[FreakinDJ]

10. Sad part is Chinese Citizens probably don't have access to this information

aren't ALL Intel Processors that are made in China equipped with an internal switch that allows the Chinese dictators to control what they see on the internet

[TexasProgresive]

11. Could be there are more pirated copies of Top Gun in China then legit

copies in the rest of the world.

[Javaman]

12. And here I thought they were talking about the famous "volleyball" scene.nt

[Odin2005]

13. China PWNT!!!

:rofl:

[GeorgeGist]

14. OMG

the Chinese fake news, too.