Exploding Helicopter
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Watched PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025) Well, I guess it depends on what you want... if you want a Predator/Alien buddy movie then this is a perfect movie. If you think that humanising the predator is antithetical to the character then you'll consider this film, like me, a canonical atrocity.
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Watched PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025) Well, I guess it depends on what you want... if you want a Predator/Alien buddy movie then this is a perfect movie. If you think that humanising the predator is antithetical to the character then you'll consider this film, like me, a canonical atrocity.
Watched GOLD RAIDERS (1982) the 7️⃣0️⃣4️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter.
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This is a strange film that jackknifes between quirky entertainment and utter tedium. In addition to an exploding helicopter, Robert Ginty gets to utter the immortal line 'We got company'.
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This is a strange film that jackknifes between quirky entertainment and utter tedium. In addition to an exploding helicopter, Robert Ginty gets to utter the immortal line 'We got company'.
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Watched GOLD RAIDERS (1982) the 7️⃣0️⃣4️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter.
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This is a strange film that jackknifes between quirky entertainment and utter tedium. In addition to an exploding helicopter, Robert Ginty gets to utter the immortal line 'We got company'.
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This is a strange film that jackknifes between quirky entertainment and utter tedium. In addition to an exploding helicopter, Robert Ginty gets to utter the immortal line 'We got company'.
I had a look at the data and here are the European countries that have never made a film with an exploding helicopter.
- Greece
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Bosnia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Greece
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Bosnia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I had a look at the data and here are the European countries that have never made a film with an exploding helicopter.
- Greece
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Bosnia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Greece
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Bosnia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Albania
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
We got one! THE TERRORISTS (1986) aka Menumpas Teroris becomes the 9️⃣3️⃣3️⃣rd film we've found with an exploding helicopter.
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This is an Indonesian action film. There's undubbed, unsubtitled version on YouTube. It looks very entertaining, if you like model work, back projection, and wild overacting.
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This is an Indonesian action film. There's undubbed, unsubtitled version on YouTube. It looks very entertaining, if you like model work, back projection, and wild overacting.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
We got one! THE TERRORISTS (1986) aka Menumpas Teroris becomes the 9️⃣3️⃣3️⃣rd film we've found with an exploding helicopter.
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This is an Indonesian action film. There's undubbed, unsubtitled version on YouTube. It looks very entertaining, if you like model work, back projection, and wild overacting.
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This is an Indonesian action film. There's undubbed, unsubtitled version on YouTube. It looks very entertaining, if you like model work, back projection, and wild overacting.
"I'll finish these repairs myself." 🤣🚁💥
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"I'll finish these repairs myself." 🤣🚁💥
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
From GOLD RAIDERS (1982)
Watched THE LOST BUS (2025) There's a jarring moment in the film where Matthew McConaughey tells us that he's 44 years old. As we know, Matt is closer to 60 than he is 40 so it immediately took me out of the film - especially as there's no need for him to be specific about his age.
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Watched THE LOST BUS (2025) There's a jarring moment in the film where Matthew McConaughey tells us that he's 44 years old. As we know, Matt is closer to 60 than he is 40 so it immediately took me out of the film - especially as there's no need for him to be specific about his age.
Watched CARRINGTON VC (1954) an absorbing, low key, courtroom drama with David Niven fighting to save his army career. Among the cast is Laurence Naismith. He was only 46 at the time, but still manages to look at a decade older. Did he ever look young in anything?
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Watched CARRINGTON VC (1954) an absorbing, low key, courtroom drama with David Niven fighting to save his army career. Among the cast is Laurence Naismith. He was only 46 at the time, but still manages to look at a decade older. Did he ever look young in anything?
From POWER CONNECTION (1995)
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
From POWER CONNECTION (1995)
From COMMANDO NINJA (2018)
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
From COMMANDO NINJA (2018)
Watched RELAY (2024). The first half or even two-thirds of this thriller is very enjoyable. However, that just makes the routine last act feel more disappointing than it actually is. All the intriguing elements which drew you in disappear and you get some bog standard chase scenes.
November 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Watched RELAY (2024). The first half or even two-thirds of this thriller is very enjoyable. However, that just makes the routine last act feel more disappointing than it actually is. All the intriguing elements which drew you in disappear and you get some bog standard chase scenes.
Watched THE GORGE (2025), MOSCOW HEAT (2004), and BLOOD VOWS: THE STORY OF A MAFIA WIFE (1987) taking the total number of films I've seen with an exploding helicopter to 7️⃣0️⃣3️⃣.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Watched THE GORGE (2025), MOSCOW HEAT (2004), and BLOOD VOWS: THE STORY OF A MAFIA WIFE (1987) taking the total number of films I've seen with an exploding helicopter to 7️⃣0️⃣3️⃣.
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New podcast! The Exploding Helicopter returns to review ALIEN RUBICON (2024), the film's 1️⃣3️⃣exploding helicopters are the most in any one movie.
It's an absolute chopper fireball-fest, but can you have TOO much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods! 🚁💥🎥🎧
It's an absolute chopper fireball-fest, but can you have TOO much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods! 🚁💥🎥🎧
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
New podcast! The Exploding Helicopter returns to review ALIEN RUBICON (2024), the film's 1️⃣3️⃣exploding helicopters are the most in any one movie.
It's an absolute chopper fireball-fest, but can you have TOO much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods! 🚁💥🎥🎧
It's an absolute chopper fireball-fest, but can you have TOO much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods! 🚁💥🎥🎧
New: The Exploding Helicopter podcast returns!
We look at cinema history and the film with the most exploding helicopters ever, ALIEN RUBICON (2024).
The film has an incredible 1️⃣3️⃣ exploding helicopters, but can you have too much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods 🚁💥🎥🎧
We look at cinema history and the film with the most exploding helicopters ever, ALIEN RUBICON (2024).
The film has an incredible 1️⃣3️⃣ exploding helicopters, but can you have too much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods 🚁💥🎥🎧
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New: The Exploding Helicopter podcast returns!
We look at cinema history and the film with the most exploding helicopters ever, ALIEN RUBICON (2024).
The film has an incredible 1️⃣3️⃣ exploding helicopters, but can you have too much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods 🚁💥🎥🎧
We look at cinema history and the film with the most exploding helicopters ever, ALIEN RUBICON (2024).
The film has an incredible 1️⃣3️⃣ exploding helicopters, but can you have too much of a good thing?
Listen wherever you get your pods 🚁💥🎥🎧
A unique exploding helicopter on so many levels.
From SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997)
From SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997)
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A unique exploding helicopter on so many levels.
From SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997)
From SHADOW CONSPIRACY (1997)
It's coming... someday. And thank you for your words. It's what keeps me going.
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's coming... someday. And thank you for your words. It's what keeps me going.
We got one! MOSCOW HEAT (2004) becomes the 9️⃣3️⃣1️⃣st film we've found with an exploding helicopter.
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A spectacular cast in this: Michael York, Richard Tyson, Joanna Pacula, Andrew 'the Wishmaster' Divoff, and the TV Highlander himself, Adrian Paul.
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A spectacular cast in this: Michael York, Richard Tyson, Joanna Pacula, Andrew 'the Wishmaster' Divoff, and the TV Highlander himself, Adrian Paul.
October 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We got one! MOSCOW HEAT (2004) becomes the 9️⃣3️⃣1️⃣st film we've found with an exploding helicopter.
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A spectacular cast in this: Michael York, Richard Tyson, Joanna Pacula, Andrew 'the Wishmaster' Divoff, and the TV Highlander himself, Adrian Paul.
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A spectacular cast in this: Michael York, Richard Tyson, Joanna Pacula, Andrew 'the Wishmaster' Divoff, and the TV Highlander himself, Adrian Paul.
Tubi US is now back...
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Tubi US is now back...
Watched WARHORSE ONE (2023) the 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter.
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Think Lone Survivor, but made for less than the hire cost of Mark Wahlberg's trailer.
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Think Lone Survivor, but made for less than the hire cost of Mark Wahlberg's trailer.
October 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Watched WARHORSE ONE (2023) the 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter.
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Think Lone Survivor, but made for less than the hire cost of Mark Wahlberg's trailer.
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Think Lone Survivor, but made for less than the hire cost of Mark Wahlberg's trailer.
Just saw the poster for the new Korean film The Old Woman With the Knife and it got me thinking: who could be the female Liam Neeson?
An actress who's aged out of the dramatic roles that made her famous, but could spend the next 15 years rescuing her kidnapped daughter.
Who’s your pick?
An actress who's aged out of the dramatic roles that made her famous, but could spend the next 15 years rescuing her kidnapped daughter.
Who’s your pick?
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just saw the poster for the new Korean film The Old Woman With the Knife and it got me thinking: who could be the female Liam Neeson?
An actress who's aged out of the dramatic roles that made her famous, but could spend the next 15 years rescuing her kidnapped daughter.
Who’s your pick?
An actress who's aged out of the dramatic roles that made her famous, but could spend the next 15 years rescuing her kidnapped daughter.
Who’s your pick?
Watched MUMMY SHARK (2024) the 6️⃣9️⃣9️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter.
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Are there any Mark Polonia afficionados out there? I'm thinking his films could well be a treasure trove of chopper fireballs.
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Are there any Mark Polonia afficionados out there? I'm thinking his films could well be a treasure trove of chopper fireballs.
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Watched MUMMY SHARK (2024) the 6️⃣9️⃣9️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter.
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Are there any Mark Polonia afficionados out there? I'm thinking his films could well be a treasure trove of chopper fireballs.
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Are there any Mark Polonia afficionados out there? I'm thinking his films could well be a treasure trove of chopper fireballs.
From THE PROTECTOR (1985)
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
From THE PROTECTOR (1985)
Everything on Tubi US has gone missing from Letterboxd again...
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Everything on Tubi US has gone missing from Letterboxd again...
Watched A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) and I have to say, it's left me profoundly troubled. Who has 8 sugars in their coffee?!?
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Watched A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) and I have to say, it's left me profoundly troubled. Who has 8 sugars in their coffee?!?
David Hasselhoff exploding a helicopter as only David Hasselhoff can.
From W.B., BLUE AND THE BEAN (1989)
From W.B., BLUE AND THE BEAN (1989)
October 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
David Hasselhoff exploding a helicopter as only David Hasselhoff can.
From W.B., BLUE AND THE BEAN (1989)
From W.B., BLUE AND THE BEAN (1989)
From TORNADO aka The Last Blood (1983)
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
From TORNADO aka The Last Blood (1983)