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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The only film to feature a helicopter being blown up by locusts. From LOCUSTS: THE 8TH PLAGUE (2005)

Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Attention UK Columbo fans. Poupee Boucar is beginning her immortal [and possibly unending] version of Volare on 5USA now...

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

John Wayne only ever starred in one film with an exploding helicopter, and naturally enough The Duke swaggers away from the carnage. From THE GREEN BERETS (1968)

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Watched NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT (1967) tepid alien invasion thriller. The low budget means action is largely confined to a pub where the cast greet ET's arrival by knocking back lager and whiskey. It's pretty boring, but Jane Merrow raises the temperature by rubbing ice cubes over herself. Awooga!

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Watched FOR THE LOVE OF BENJI (1977) 'Benji' is the best dog actor I've ever seen. The canine Marlon Brando. And given that Benji can only bark, he's about as easy to understand as the great method mumbler himself.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Fun fact: Colonel Sanders (yes, that one) has appeared in more films with an exploding helicopter than Al Pacino. The fried chicken king briefly appeared in HELL'S BLOODY DEVILS (1970) which features a chopper fireball. Meanwhile, Al Pacino has yet to make a film to interest us...

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Friends, I recently guested on the True Bromance Podcast to discuss the modern classic and film that many people [ok, just me] are calling the "thinking man's Heat", DEN OF THIEVES. Do yourself a solid and make sure you check it out.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Watched THE WEIGHT (2026) or The Wages Of Sierra Madre as I now think of it.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Watched ONE LAST SHOT (2026) Scott Adkins brings his espresso-themed series to a close. This was good, but at the moment I'd put the first two ahead of this one. Co-stars Dolph Lundgren and Nathan out of Corrie.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A helicopter becomes tangled in cables, crashes, and explodes. But is there enough fiery delight to pass the Exploding Helicopter test? We examine pilot error, lingering wreckage and Pierce Brosnan’s impressive career total in our latest episode on NO ESCAPE. Listen wherever you get your pods!

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Owen Wilson: laid-back comic charmer… or convincing action hero? On the new Exploding Helicopter podcast, we review No Escape – the surprisingly brutal, relentlessly tense thriller that lets Wilson bludgeon a man to death without apologising first. Listen wherever you get your podcasts 🚁💥📽️🎧

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Watched HEART OF THE BEAST (2026) and it was alright as far as it goes. The 'dog acting' in this film was tremendous though.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Exploding Helicopter podcast returns this week... This time we'll be looking at NO ESCAPE (2015) a film that gives us the never before seen sight of Owen Wilson caving a man's skull in with his bare hands. You don't get that in a Wes Anderson film...

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Watched OM - THE BATTLE WITHIN (2022) the 7️⃣2️⃣7️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥📽️ This was a bit of a chopper fireball-fest. The exploding helicopters and there's at least two other wrecked whirlybirds to savour.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watched ROOP KI RANI CHORON KA RAJA (1993) the 7️⃣2️⃣6️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥📽️ This was absolutely wild. What I love about Indian cinema is that there is no set of coincidences too outrageous that they can't be the plot. An incredible film.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A note to screenwriters: moments of high drama are not heightened by providing details of toasted sandwiches.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Watched EYES IN THE NIGHT (1942) where a blind detective, aided by his guide dog, stop a Nazi plot. This wasn't particularly good. The mystery was far from enthralling. That said, the dog - called Friday - was quite entertaining when allowed to take centre stage.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I can’t believe there’s an entire film franchise based on an old Stan Boardman joke.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Watched RESIDENT EVIL (2026). This has been very well reviewed and I found it... ok. Austin Abrams innocent abroad schtick gets a little old by the end, and for a film that's only 90 minutes I was really ready for it to end.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Watched THE FIX (2026) It's very watchable while also being very bland. The human drama is not compelling, the twists are unearned, while the big heist proves a damp squib. It reminded me a lot Triple Frontier. Another men-on-a-mission seemingly with something to say, only never articulating it.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Dolph doing Dolph things. From RED SCORPION (1988)

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just finished a Michael Dudikoff triple bill. The very fun GALE FORCE (2002), the solid COUNTER MEASURES (1998) and Mikey Dudds in erotic thriller mode in THE WOMAN WHO SINNED (1991). All for an upcoming @bulletproofpod.bsky.social feature.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Watched DIABLO (2025) caught up with an unseen Adkins. A few of his recent efforts haven't been great, but this was surprisingly good. Looked good, well shot and Mark Zaror was an excellent foil for Scotty. Think I detected the first signs of grey in his normally immaculate beard.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

IMHO the high watermark of PM Entertainment stuntwork. From THE SILENCERS (1996)

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Our collab with @cultmovie.cards celebrating helicopter explosions in films concludes with BLACK DYNAMITE (2009). 🚁💥📽️ Our hero survives the chopper fireball via parachute jump. It may seem an unlikely means of escape, but Ewan McGregor used the same trick in preposterous fashion in Angels & Demons.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Watched SHRAPNEL (2023). Tactical gunplay specialist William Kaufman does a Mexico-set version of Taken with Jason Patric showing off his particular set of skills. Clearly a modest enterprise, but it does everything it sets out to do.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Watched DR JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE (1971) Excellent Hammer reworking of the classic tale that cleverly incorporates real-life Victorian murder lore. Roy Ward Baker works wonders on many fronts, not least putting this together with what appears to be an incredibly limited number of sets.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We got ANOTHER one! ROOP KI RANI CHORON KA RAJA (1993) becomes the 9️⃣7️⃣2️⃣nd we've found with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥📽️ Spotted this one myself!

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We got one! THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH (2026) becomes the 9️⃣7️⃣1️⃣st film we've found with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥📽️ Word on the street is that Zack Snyder's latest is not very good.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Watched PRESSURE (2026). If you wanted to design the ultimate British film, you'd probably start with World War Two and the weather.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Watched RUNNER (2026). I did not watch Runner (2025), Runner (2023), Runner (2022), Runner (2021), Runner (2019), Runner (2018), or Runner (2015).

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

An ex-CIA agent turned what? I’ll be adding this to my list of strangely transferable skills boxd.it/GBmLG

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Only two films in history have featured an exploding helicopter in their end credits. From 22 JUMP STREET (2014)

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

At least Ritchie doesn't use this film as an advert for the outdoor barbecue he's designed. You may remember a pointless scene in The Gentlemen where characters were sat round one in a shameless bit of product placement.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Watched MORT D'UN POURRI (1977) aka Death Of A Corrupt Man. Very good thriller with Alain Delon, Ornella Muti and Klaus Kinski. France is notorious for its corruption scandals and this is a deeply cynical film with shady worlds of politics, crime and the police all converging.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Watched IN THE GREY (2026) the 7️⃣2️⃣5️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥🎥 It's not hard to see why this Guy Ritchie film sat on a shelf for two years, before finally being exposed to the projector's light this year.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Watched SNIPER: THE LAST STAND (2025) I really enjoyed this. I don't know what more you could ask from a DTV actioner. Good characters, good story, and some well choreographed and well shot action sequences. Just need to see No Nation and Rogue Mission to complete the series.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Watched SNIPER: LEGACY (2014). Berenger makes his return to the sharpshooter series. This was decent, despite featuring some of the worst expository dialogue I've ever heard. Now wondering if I should change my name by deed poll to Master Guns.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Watched RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: RETRIBUTION (2026). It's cannot be overstated what a spectacularly odd film series this is. This is the seventh film but there's only been one sequel. The other five films are all prequels as Craig Fairbrass' character died in the first film.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Watched COYOTE VS ACME (2026) the 7️⃣2️⃣4️⃣th film I've seen with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥🎥 This was mildly amusing (a view seemingly shared by the rest of the audience in my screening). I think this has been very generously reviewed.

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Re-watching this classic for a guest spot on a podcast. Can’t wait to chew the fat about this one #BigNickEnergy

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Our @cultmovie.cards collaboration celebrating helicopter explosions in films continues! 🚁💥📽️ This time we're celebrating X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE (2009). As you all know, action heroes never look at exploding helicopters...

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On the new Exploding Helicopter podcast we're reviewing THE JEWEL OF THE NILE (1985). We discuss Kathleen Turner's Nubian dancing, Michael Douglas wardrobe, Danny De Vito's pharmaceutically enhanced performance, and this chopper fireball. Listen wherever you get your pods 🚁💥📽️

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Exploding Helicopter podcast returns! We're back to review THE JEWEL OF THE NILE (1985). We discuss Kathleen Turner's Nubian dancing, Michael Douglas' wardrobe and ponder Danny De Vito's pharmaceutically enhanced performance. Listen wherever you gets your pods

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Exploding Helicopter @chopperfireball.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Watched PRISONER IN THE MIDDLE (1977) and THE SWISS CONSPIRACY (1976) a couple of David Janssen films that I hoped might have exploding helicopters. Sadly, a no on both films (although the ending of The Swiss Conspiracy came close). Prisoner In the Middle was very boring with DJ

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