Original artwork, not a still
That was some of the best flying I've seen to date - right up to the part where you got killed.
— Top Gun • 1986
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The praise lasts only until the final qualification. 'Some of the best flying' sounds like a triumph, then 'the part where you got killed' overturns it. The humour comes from delivering that enormous objection almost as an afterthought to an otherwise favourable review.
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