As a teenager, I loved watching "Flying Tiger Condor" starring Charlie Sheen and Michael Bean, which was full of fiery action scenes that could stir up young manhood like Top Gun.
Growing up, I still love Flying Tiger Condor because it's not a classic action movie, and even now it's cheesy and exaggerated, but it inadvertently becomes very entertaining.
In fact, "Flying Tiger Condor" is almost bad to the point of almost spoofing, which may be why Charlie Sheen will later star in a spoof version of "Top Gun" "Anti-Condor".
As for the plot of the story, I don't know how to start, because although the film begins with a group of Navy SEALs rescuing several American helicopter pilots from terrorists and accidentally discovering that a batch of missiles is hidden there, the overall narrative lacks cohesion.
The Navy SEALs then engaged the terrorists intermittently, from kidnapping informants to finally entering the terrorists' hinterland to destroy the weapons, without forming a complete and coherent story line.
"The Condor" is full of clichéd ancillary plots, such as Lieutenant James Curran (Michael Bean) who is close to a beautiful female reporter to get intelligence, and Dale Hawkins (Charlie Sheen) who loves to make a splash and causes the death of a team member.
In addition, there are plenty of manly action scenes, such as Hawkins recklessly running through buildings braving the gunfire of terrorists, and teaming up on the golf course when they don't need to eliminate bad guys overseas.
It sounds old-fashioned, but so many clichés, macho lines piled together, create a fun that is close to spoofing.
That's why I say that Flying Tiger Condor is still entertaining, because inadvertently it feels funny, such as Dale, played by Charlie Sheen, who is still adrenaline-pumping after completing a rescue mission, and telling his teammates that he is still full of talent.
Speaking of Charlie Sheen, he ran down the street and shot non-stop, while also doing his best to play treasure, with almost as many witty words in his mouth as he killed.
If it weren't for Michael Bean seriously playing the role of Curran, "Flying Tiger Condor" would undoubtedly become very funny.
In addition to Michael Bean and Charlie Sheen, familiar faces in the film include Bill Paxton, Jonny Willie, and Rick Rosovich, who starred in Top Gun, all of whom played tedious roles.
To sum up, "Flying Tiger Condor" is heavy on action and light in plot, with both action scenes and comedic ridicule, and the overall style is between "Top Gun" and "Anti-Fighting Condor".
Although rough, it has an unexpected entertainment, and even over time, it has become more pleasant.